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.

Supporters of Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group block the streets with burning tires as they rally in cars and motorbikes to protest the government's endorsement of a plan to disarm it, in Beirut’s southern suburbs early on August 8, 2025.

Lebanon Moves to Disarm Hezbollah, Netanyahu Announces His Gaza Occupation, and It’s the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing in Hiroshima Lebanon Moves to Disarm Hezbollah, Netanyahu Announces His Gaza Occupation, and It’s the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing in Hiroshima

On American Prestige: the week's news.

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

A worker stands inside the pawpaw farm owned by Matsamo Community Property Association (Matsamo CPA) in the Kaalrug area near Malalane on March 12, 2025. The Matsamo Communal Property Association (CPA) now owns over 14,000 hectares which they farm in two joint ventures, as one of the rare models of successful land reform in South Africa.

How Land Determines Our Fate How Land Determines Our Fate

On American Prestige: Michael Albertus on his new book, Land Power.

Aug 5, 2025 / Podcast

A Palestinian woman carries a wooden pallet as she returns from an area in which aid trucks entered Gaza through the Zikim crossing point, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 1, 2025.

Israel Continues Starving Gaza, Thailand and Cambodia Agree to a Ceasefire, the Global Fresh Water Supply Is Dwindling Israel Continues Starving Gaza, Thailand and Cambodia Agree to a Ceasefire, the Global Fresh Water Supply Is Dwindling

Podcast / American Prestige / Aug 1, 2025 Israel Continues Starving Gaza, Thailand and Cambodia Agree to a Ceasefire, the Global Fresh Water Supply Is Dwindling Get the news…

Aug 1, 2025 / Podcast

Trump and Xi in 2017.

The Perils of Competition With China The Perils of Competition With China

On American Prestige: Michael Brenes on how the US-China rivalry threatens democracy and peace.

Jul 29, 2025 / Podcast

A Thai soldier stands guard amid the escalation of the Thailand-Cambodia dispute in Surin Province, Thailand on July 25, 2025.

Gaza Starvation, ICJ Climate Ruling, Thai-Cambodian Border Clash Gaza Starvation, ICJ Climate Ruling, Thai-Cambodian Border Clash

On this episode of American Prestige, all the news you need to know this week.

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

CIA chief Allen Dulles in 1958.

The CIA’s Imperial History, Part 2 The CIA’s Imperial History, Part 2

On this episode of American Prestige, the final part of our conversation with Hugh Wilford.

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

A view of damage at the Syrian General Staff headquarters and nearby buildings following Israeli airstrikes targeting the capital Damascus, Syria on July 17, 2025.

Israel Bombs Damascus, Militant Violence Erupts in Haiti, France Withdraws Troops From Senegal Israel Bombs Damascus, Militant Violence Erupts in Haiti, France Withdraws Troops From Senegal

On this episode of American Prestige, all the news that’s fit to hear.

Jul 18, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner

Ford assembly line workers in 1914.

The History of America’s Entrepreneurial Work Ethic The History of America’s Entrepreneurial Work Ethic

On this episode of American Prestige, Erik Baker on the deep-seated roots of US hustle culture.

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

An activists reacts with emotion as she joins others holding Kenyan flags during the funeral of Boniface Kariuki, a street hawker who died from gunshot wounds days after being shot by Kenyan police during nationwide protests against police violence and government policies, in a village near Kangema on July 11, 2025.

Houthis Resume Red Sea Attacks, New IDF Strikes in Lebanon, Deadly Kenya Protests Houthis Resume Red Sea Attacks, New IDF Strikes in Lebanon, Deadly Kenya Protests

On this episode of American Prestige, all the news that's fit to hear.

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

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks about US sanctions on Russia.

The Human Cost of Economic Sanctions The Human Cost of Economic Sanctions

On this episode of American Prestige, Mark Weisbrot talks about economic sanctions and how they affect people’s lives.

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

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