How the British Empire Lost America—With Andrew Shankman How the British Empire Lost America—With Andrew Shankman
Danny and Derek are joined by historian Andrew Shankman to talk about the road to US independence from Great Britain.
Jul 6, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
Mamdani’s Momentum, Plus “The Radical Fund” Mamdani’s Momentum, Plus “The Radical Fund”
On Start Making Sense: Bhaskar Sunkara comments on the tasks facing New York City’s new socialist mayor, and historian John Fabian Witt talks about left politics in the 1920s.
Nov 12, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Voters, Democrats, and Redistricting—Plus, Confederate Monuments in LA Voters, Democrats, and Redistricting—Plus, Confederate Monuments in LA
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Harold Meyerson previews the elections next Tuesday, and Christopher Knight comments on the new art exhibit at MOCA.
Oct 29, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
How We Defeated Trump on Jimmy Kimmel—Plus, the Attacks on Harvard, Past and Present How We Defeated Trump on Jimmy Kimmel—Plus, the Attacks on Harvard, Past and Present
On Start Making Sense: Bhaskar Sunkara analyzes the resistance to Trump’s attacks on freedom of speech, and Beverly Gage talks about Anti-intellectualism in American Life.
Sep 24, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
A New History of the Americas, Part 2, With Greg Grandin A New History of the Americas, Part 2, With Greg Grandin
The second of a two-part American Prestige series, exploring US–Latin American relations from the Civil War to today, and why revolutionary currents still shape the region.
Sep 23, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
Here Comes the Sun—Plus, “Our Fragile Freedoms” Here Comes the Sun—Plus, “Our Fragile Freedoms”
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Bill McKibben explains why solar power makes him optimistic, and Eric Foner talks about Trump and history.
Sep 3, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Trump’s National Guard Strategy—Plus, the Secret Behind “Huckleberry Finn” Trump’s National Guard Strategy—Plus, the Secret Behind “Huckleberry Finn”
On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols on the military in the cities, and Adam Hochschild on Mark Twain.
Aug 27, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Welcome to the Crusades, Episode 1: Rome, 1095 Welcome to the Crusades, Episode 1: Rome, 1095
On this episode of American Prestige, we launch a miniseries about the Crusades.
Jun 17, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
The History of the US War on Prostitution The History of the US War on Prostitution
On this episode of American Prestige, Eva Payne on the imperial roots of the American fight against sex work.
Jun 3, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
Winning Rural Voters—Plus, J. Edgar Hoover Winning Rural Voters—Plus, J. Edgar Hoover
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Anthony Flaccavento and Erica Etelson explain the Rural New Deal, and Beverly Gage says the FBI’s first Director actually did some good thin...
May 28, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener