Podcasts

The Nation produces various podcasts, available on all major platforms. For details on each of our original series, visit this link.

Sign up and be the first to learn about new podcasts, special episodes, and more.

Republican vice presidential candidate Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz greet each other ahead of a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1, 2024, in New York City.

Did the Veep Debate Change Anything? Did the Veep Debate Change Anything?

On this episode of See How They Run, Chris Lehmann and Jeet Heer discuss the Walz-Vance showdown.

Oct 5, 2024 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

Don’t Fall for Mark Zuckerberg’s Rebrand Don’t Fall for Mark Zuckerberg’s Rebrand

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Karl Bode on Zuck's latest makeover.

Oct 3, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Travels in Trumpland—Plus, the Fight Over “Freedom”

Travels in Trumpland—Plus, the Fight Over “Freedom” Travels in Trumpland—Plus, the Fight Over “Freedom”

On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols reports on Democrats in Red districts, and Eric Foner talks about Kamala’s campaign to claim a key concept of Reaganism.

Oct 2, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Welcome to Gun Country

Welcome to Gun Country Welcome to Gun Country

On this episode of American Prestige, Drew McKevitt on how America's postwar gun culture was shaped by surplus arms, consumerism, and the National Rifle Association.

Oct 1, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

People bury the bodies of Palestinians killed by the Israeli military during operations in Gaza and returned this week, in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Thursday, September 26, 2024.

Lebanon, Ukraine, and Bolivia: This Week in World News Lebanon, Ukraine, and Bolivia: This Week in World News

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

Sep 27, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

What Happens to Our Digital Footprints When We Die?

What Happens to Our Digital Footprints When We Die? What Happens to Our Digital Footprints When We Die?

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Tamara Kneese on an afterlife as A.I. chatbots.

Sep 26, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Republican vice presidential nominee, US Senator JD Vance (R-OH) speaks with media on September 14, 2024, in Greenville, North Carolina.

Trump and Vance, Cats and Dogs, and Haiti; Plus, Small-Town Trumpers Trump and Vance, Cats and Dogs, and Haiti; Plus, Small-Town Trumpers

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Amy Wilentz talks about Haitians in the US, and Sasha Abramsky reports on MAGA as a local political movement.

Sep 25, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Palestinians search for survivors amid the rubble of a building, which collapsed after Israeli bombardment on a building adjacent to it, in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City on September 23, 2024.

Palestinian Nationalism and Gaza 1 Year Later Palestinian Nationalism and Gaza 1 Year Later

On this episode of American Prestige, a discussion with Rashid Khalidi about Palestinian nationalism and the diaspora 12 months after the October 7 attacks. 

Sep 24, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

Lebanese army soldiers stand guard near a hospital in Beirut on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters.

Israel’s Expanding War Against Lebanon Israel’s Expanding War Against Lebanon

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Trita Parsi on the dangers of a lame-duck president with spiraling crisis.

Sep 22, 2024 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Ambulances are surrounded by people at the entrance of the American University of Beirut Medical Center, on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters.

Lebanon, Mexico, and Mali: This Week in World News Lebanon, Mexico, and Mali: This Week in World News

On this episode of American Prestige, a roundup of world headlines from the last week.

Sep 21, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

x