Daniel Bessner

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Daniel Bessner is an historian of US foreign relations, and cohost of American Prestige, a podcast on international affairs.

Members of the Mexican armed forces, in Mexican Revolution-era uniforms, parade to mark the 114th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 20, 2024.

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

Greg Grandin on “Democracy Now!”

A New History of the Americas, With Greg Grandin A New History of the Americas, With Greg Grandin

The first of a two-part American Prestige series.

Sep 16, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Morgan Spector during an interview on Wednesday, July 30, 2025

From the Gilded Age to American Decline, With Morgan Spector From the Gilded Age to American Decline, With Morgan Spector

On American Prestige: The Gilded Age star has some things to say.

Sep 9, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Christianity and 20th-Century European Politics

Christianity and 20th-Century European Politics Christianity and 20th-Century European Politics

On American Prestige: Udi Greenberg discusses his new book.

Sep 2, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Workers carry sacks of shrimp to load into trucks at a shrimp farm in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, India, on August 28, 2025. India's shrimp export industry faces significant challenges following a recent increase in United States tariffs.

Nasser Hospital Bombing, Trump’s Eyes on Venezuela, India Tariffs Nasser Hospital Bombing, Trump’s Eyes on Venezuela, India Tariffs

The news, with American Prestige.

Aug 29, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Rashid Khalidi speaks during a welcome rally for Mahmoud Khalil in Manhattan, New York.

Columbia, Trump, and the Palestine Exception Columbia, Trump, and the Palestine Exception

On this episode of American Prestige.

Aug 26, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Donald Trump welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Trump-Putin Summit, India’s Turn From the US to China, and Olivia Arigho-Stiles on the Bolivia Election Trump-Putin Summit, India’s Turn From the US to China, and Olivia Arigho-Stiles on the Bolivia Election

The news, on American Prestige.

Aug 22, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Glenn Loury

Self-Censorship, With Glenn Loury Self-Censorship, With Glenn Loury

On this episode of American Prestige.

Aug 19, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

U.S. President Donald Trump (C), Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L), and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R) sign the joint declaration 'peace roadmap' following their trilateral meeting at the White House in Washington D.C., United States on August 08, 2025.

Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal, Israel Seeks Country to Expel Palestinians, Upcoming Russia-Ukraine Summit Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal, Israel Seeks Country to Expel Palestinians, Upcoming Russia-Ukraine Summit

The news, from American Prestige.

Aug 15, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

A protester against the asylum seekers being housed in the Brook Hotel holds a sign saying “Deport Every Illegal” during the demonstration on August 8, 2025, in Norwich, United Kingdom.

“Of This World”: Politics in the Era of Rage, With Carlo Invernizzi Accetti “Of This World”: Politics in the Era of Rage, With Carlo Invernizzi Accetti

A special edition of American Prestige.

Aug 12, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins and Daniel Bessner

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