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President Donald Trump attends the US-UAE Business Council in the capital Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on May 16, 2025.

Trump’s Gulf Tour & Deals, Gaza Updates, US Habeas Corpus Trump’s Gulf Tour & Deals, Gaza Updates, US Habeas Corpus

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

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

White House senior adviser and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attends a cabinet meeting at the White House on April 30, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Elon Musk Is Remaking the US Space Program Elon Musk Is Remaking the US Space Program

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Tim Fernholz on Elon Musk’s influence in the White House and, consequently, the US space program.

May 15, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY) listens as President Donald Trump speaks at his first cabinet meeting of his second term at the White House on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Antisemitism and Free Speech—Plus, Farewell to Musk Antisemitism and Free Speech—Plus, Farewell to Musk

On this episode of Start Making Sense, David Cole explains why universities must resist Elise Stefanik, and David Nasaw comments on the end of the White House bromance.

May 14, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Anti-abortion rights demonstrators march to the Supreme Court for the 52nd annual March For Life in Washington, D.C. on January 24, 2025.

Amy Littlefield on Why We Have to Defend All Abortions Amy Littlefield on Why We Have to Defend All Abortions

On this episode of The Nation Podcast: Roe v. Wade may have been overturned, but the conservative effort to destroy any and all abortion access in America rages on.

May 13, 2025 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan and Amy Littlefield

American politician and diplomat Daniel Patrick Moynihan delivers a speech, circa 1980.

White American Liberals, Part 2 White American Liberals, Part 2

On this episode of American Prestige, Kevin Schultz returns to continue discussing his new book.

May 13, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

A cartoon image of US President Donald Trump with Bitcoin tokens at a Coinhero store in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, March 7, 2025.

How Crypto Corruption Took Over Washington How Crypto Corruption Took Over Washington

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Jacob Silverman on why it’s hard to regulate the high tech ponzi economics.

May 11, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Military spokesman of Yemen’s Houthi group Yahya Saree addresses a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and the Gaza Strip and in condemnation of Israel and the United States, in the capital, Sanaa, on May 2, 2025.

A US-Houthi Ceasefire, Israel’s Gaza Plans, and Global Trade Tensions A US-Houthi Ceasefire, Israel’s Gaza Plans, and Global Trade Tensions

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

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

A bust of Elon Musk that was recently vandalized is seen near the SpaceX projects in Brownsville, Texas, on May 3, 2025.

The Roots of Elon Musk’s War on Empathy The Roots of Elon Musk’s War on Empathy

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Julia Carrie Wong on Elon Musk, the Christian right, and longtermism.

May 8, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

The Book MLK Historians Are Learning From

The Book MLK Historians Are Learning From The Book MLK Historians Are Learning From

On this episode of Edge of Sports, noted historian Jeanne Theoharis joins the show, and Arya Shirazi talks Celtics.

May 7, 2025 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

US Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) talks with voters during a campaign stop at Rainbow Bakery, a Puerto Rican–owned and –operated grocery store in Lorain, Ohio, on October 30, 2024.

Sherrod Brown: Winning Back the Working Class— Plus, “The Tide Is Turning” Sherrod Brown: Winning Back the Working Class— Plus, “The Tide Is Turning”

On this episode of Start Making Sense, the former Ohio senator talks politics, and Dahlia Lithwick argues that Trump is failing in the courts, and also with the public.

May 7, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

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