American Prestige

A podcast hosted by Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison that provides listeners with everything they need to know about what’s going on in the world.

A woman walks past a mural depicting the US flag with the stars substituted with skulls and the white and red stripes with silhouettes of soldiers firing assault rifles, painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran, colloquially-referred to as the “Spy Den,” on April 8, 2025.

Tariff Chaos, US-Iran Talks, Trump Considering Drones Against Cartels Tariff Chaos, US-Iran Talks, Trump Considering Drones Against Cartels

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Apr 11, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Alternative Media, Trump 2.0, and the Moment in Politics

Alternative Media, Trump 2.0, and the Moment in Politics Alternative Media, Trump 2.0, and the Moment in Politics

On this episode of American Prestige, Katrina vanden Heuvel on the current state of politics, left journalism, Ukraine, and more.

Apr 8, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

US and Iran Inch Toward Conflict, an Earthquake Rocks Myanmar, Trump Tariffs Hit Global Markets

US and Iran Inch Toward Conflict, an Earthquake Rocks Myanmar, Trump Tariffs Hit Global Markets US and Iran Inch Toward Conflict, an Earthquake Rocks Myanmar, Trump Tariffs Hit Global Markets

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Apr 4, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Single-family homes in a residential neighborhood in Aldie, Virginia, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

Mobility in America’s Past, Present, and Future Mobility in America’s Past, Present, and Future

On this episode of American Prestige, Yoni Appelbaum on his new book.

Apr 1, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan in the vehicle, chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council and commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces SAF, departs from the Presidential Palace in Khartoum, Sudan, on March 26, 2025.

Protests Rock Turkey, the Sudanese Military Makes Gains, Israel Takes More of Gaza Protests Rock Turkey, the Sudanese Military Makes Gains, Israel Takes More of Gaza

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Mar 28, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

The CIA’s Imperial History, Pt. 1

The CIA’s Imperial History, Pt. 1 The CIA’s Imperial History, Pt. 1

On this episode of American Prestige, Hugh Wilford on his book, The CIA: An Imperial History.

Mar 25, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Huthi fighters check the damage in an area struck by a US air strike in Sanaa on March 20, 2025.

Israel Breaks the Ceasefire, US Bombs Yemen, DRC Fighting Continues Israel Breaks the Ceasefire, US Bombs Yemen, DRC Fighting Continues

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Mar 21, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Scene at the signing of the Constitution of the United States.

The End of Resistance History The End of Resistance History

On this episode of American Prestige, Charlotte Rosen on the short life of a liberal historiography that emerged during the first Trump administration.

Mar 18, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

US-Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal, Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant, Sea Ice at Lowest Recorded Level

US-Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal, Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant, Sea Ice at Lowest Recorded Level US-Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal, Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant, Sea Ice at Lowest Recorded Level

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Mar 14, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Police confront protesters at a Donald Trump rally.

Sheriffs as Members of the Security State Sheriffs as Members of the Security State

On this episode of American Prestige, Jessica Pishko on the history of sheriffs and their power.

Mar 11, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

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