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.

Palestinians queue for a hot meal at a charity kitchen run by the United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on April 26, 2025.

The WFP Is Out of Food in Gaza, the US and Rwanda Negotiate a Migrant Deal, National Security Adviser Waltz Is Reassigned The WFP Is Out of Food in Gaza, the US and Rwanda Negotiate a Migrant Deal, National Security Adviser Waltz Is Reassigned

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

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

The Sino-Soviet Split, Part 2

The Sino-Soviet Split, Part 2 The Sino-Soviet Split, Part 2

On this episode of American Prestige, Jeremy Friedman on the Sino-Soviet Split.

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

Yemeni mourners carry a coffin of a child killed in a recent alleged air strike during a burial procession on April 23, 2025, in Sana'a, Yemen.

Kashmir Attack, US Air Strikes in Yemen, Faltering Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Kashmir Attack, US Air Strikes in Yemen, Faltering Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks

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

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

People run for cover as a plume of smoke rises above tents at a camp for displaced Palestinians in northern Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, during an Israeli strike on April 19, 2025.

Israel Ramps Up its Campaigns in Gaza and the West Bank Israel Ramps Up its Campaigns in Gaza and the West Bank

On this episode of American Prestige, Mohammad Alsaafin on what's happening in Gaza and the West Bank.

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

Ukrainian emergency workers search through the rubble at the site of a missile attack in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, on April 14, 2025.

Sudan Rival Government, US Pushing Ukraine-Russia Deal, US-Saudi Nuclear Tech Talks Sudan Rival Government, US Pushing Ukraine-Russia Deal, US-Saudi Nuclear Tech Talks

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

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

Nikita S. Khrushchev (right) chatting with Mao Zedong.

The Sino-Soviet Split, Part 1 The Sino-Soviet Split, Part 1

On this episode of American Prestige, Jeremy Friedman on the relationship between China and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Apr 15, 2025 / Podcast

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

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