Best Zachary Schultz Podcasts (2025)

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OpenAI vs Google, Oil Billionaire Taking Over College Sports, & Toughest Championships Ranked 27:06

2d ago27:06

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Welcome To The Real Oshow, 0:00 Intro 0:50 Jony Ive Joins Sam Altman & OpenAI 10:00 Chat GPT vs Elon Musk 17:00 The 1919 Black Sox's 22:00 10 Hardest Championships To Win In Sports 26:00 Closing Thoughts This week on The Real OShow, brothers Joshua and Zachary discuss how Sam Altman and OpenAI are making their boldest moves yet. Teaming up with des…

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News - Ukraine Talks Collapse, India Threatens Pakistan’s Water Supply, IDF Operation Gideon’s Chariots 51:03

2d ago51:03

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Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and much more content! This week in the news roundup: the Ukraine peace talks collapse (3:30) as Trump stuns European allies with his sudden pivot back to positions beneficial to Russia (7:21); in EU elections, a Romanian centrist wins the presidency (11:06), a Polish centrist wins the first round of the pres…

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E211 - Henri Bergson's Restless World w/ Emily Herring 1:05:02

5d ago1:05:02

1:05:02

Danny and Derek welcome Emily Herring, a writer based in Paris, to the program. They discuss her new book, Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People. The conversation delves into Henri Bergson's philosophy and its enduring relevance, particularly concerning contemporary anxieties surrounding the mechanization of…

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Special - What Could Go Right? w/ Zachary Karabell (Preview) 10:34

5d ago10:34

10:34

Subscribe now for the full episode! Danny and Derek invite ⁠Zachary Karabell⁠, historian and founder of ⁠the Progress Network⁠, as well as host of the podcast ⁠What Could Go Right?⁠, to talk about the big things: liberalism, American political capitalism, Trump, "abundance," and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Bonus - Trump, China, and U.S.-China Relations w/ Jake Werner (Preview) 9:08

7d ago9:08

9:08

Derek welcomes back Jake Werner, director of the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute, to talk about the latest New Cold War developments. They discuss the Chinese government’s view of Donald Trump, US-China trade negotiations, Beijing’s approach to great power politics, Taiwan’s position in US-China relations under Trump, China’s role in dome…

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The NBA Draft Is Rigged Deep Dive 24:36

9d ago24:36

24:36

This week on The Real OShow, Joshua and Zachary go deep on one of the NBA’s oldest debates: is the draft actually rigged? From frozen envelopes to suspicious lottery luck, the brothers break down the moments that made fans question everything. Then, they turn the heat up even more—taking aim at Michael Jordan’s Defensive Player of the Year award. D…

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News - Trump's Gulf Tour & Deals, Gaza Updates, US Habeas Corpus 56:04

9d ago56:04

56:04

Alex Jordan rejoins the show to see if he can impersonate Danny as well as he impersonated Derek a couple of weeks ago. He and Derek discuss the India-Pakistan ceasefire (01:23); Donald Trump’s big Persian Gulf tour (04:24)(filled with Deals, Bribes, and announcements about Syrian sanctions (7:49) and Iranian nuclear talks (10:40)); the latest deve…

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AP x Nonzero - Trump Flips on Bibi, Putin, and Xi w/Robert Wright 32:37

11d ago32:37

32:37

The bi-monthly collaboration between AP and Nonzero Newsletter continues! Our dear paid subscribers also get access to the additional "Overtime" conversation and a discounted membership to Nonzero, so ⁠subscribe now for that and much more content⁠! Part One Video 0:00 The week's major international stories 2:58 Trump's approach to everything 8:40 T…

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E210 - White American Liberals, Pt 2 w/ Kevin Schultz 57:04

12d ago57:04

57:04

Kevin Schultz, Chair of the Department of History at the University of Illinois-Chicago, returns to the program to continue the discussion of his new book⁠ ⁠Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals): A History⁠. In this second part of the discussion, Danny, Derek, and Kevin get into the origins and power of the "radical chic" and…

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Bonus - What’s Going on with Trump and Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement w/ Vincent Bevins (Preview) 9:38

14d ago9:38

9:38

Danny and Derek invite Vincent Bevins, author of The Jakarta Method and If We Burn, back to the podcast to talk about the early days of the Trump Administration; how the rest of the world views Trump; what Vincent thinks is going on; and his recent article in The Nation on Brazil's Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (Landless Workers' Mov…

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GaryVee's Vee FriendsTopps Chrome, Why MrBeast Ignores Adin Ross & NBA YoungBoy's Youtube Crown 32:36

16d ago32:36

32:36

Welcome To The Real Oshow, 0:00 Intro 0:41 Gary Vee Vee Friends Topps Chrome 6:26 Sinners -Michael B. Jordan 10:00 Mt. Rushmore Of Actors 15:44 Adin Ross Pull Charzard 25:00 NBA Youngboy #1 On Youtube 31:21 Closing Thoughts In this episode of The Real Oshow, the boys break down three of the internet’s wildest storylines. First up: GaryVee’s Vee Fri…

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News - US-Houthi Ceasefire, Israel's Gaza Plans, and Global Trade Tensions 58:45

16d ago58:45

58:45

Though Jake is absent for the week, Danny and Derek remain steadfast in their dedication to bring you news. They discuss the U.S.-Houthi ceasefire (2:04); the Israeli government's plans for Gaza (6:49); Trump’s push for a Gaza ceasefire and Saudi deal on his upcoming Middle East trip (12:54); new clashes between India and Pakistan as well as more d…

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Special - India attacks Pakistan (Preview) 2:51

18d ago2:51

2:51

Danny and Derek talk about India’s attack on Pakistan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

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E210 - White American Liberals, Pt 1 w/ Kevin Schultz 1:04:08

19d ago1:04:08

1:04:08

Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and much more content! Kevin Schultz, Chair of the Department of History at the University of Illinois Chicago, joins the program to talk about his new book Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals): A History. In this first part of the discussion, they get into liberalism’s consistent spir…

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Bonus - Dispatch from Russia w/ Peter Slezkine (Preview) 8:37

21d ago8:37

8:37

Subscribe now for the full episode and much more content! Peter Slezkine, Senior Fellow and Director of the Russia Program at the Stimson Center and host of The Trialogue Podcast, joins the program for a conversation about his recent visit to Russia and his impressions of the political discourse there. They talk about the atmosphere in light of the…

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Why Justin Bieber Isn’t Dropping Music, Drake Is The Petty King, and Kanye’s Wild Take On J Cole 32:44

23d ago32:44

32:44

Welcome To The Real Oshow, 0:00 Intro 1:00 The Studio Seth Rogan 8:29 Justin Bieber vs Scooter Braun 16:00 Drake Is The Petty King 23;10 Kanye West Going Live On Kick 32:00 Closing Thoughts On this episode of The Real OShow, brothers Joshua and Zachary dive into the rumors surrounding Justin Bieber’s silence in music and fashion. Is it creative bur…

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News - WFP Out of Food in Gaza, US-Rwanda Migrant Deal, National Security Advisor Waltz Reassigned 57:36

23d ago57:36

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May Day is no more, but the world, sadly, does not revolve around the left. This week: a new report on 2024 global military spending shockingly shows it has increased (2:05); the UN’s World Food Programme is out of food in Gaza (4:05), the IDF herds people into Rafah (5:55), and the PLO creates a vice presidency in anticipation of a successor to Ma…

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Special - 50 Years Since the Fall of Saigon w/ Carolyn Eisenberg (Preview) 6:18

24d ago6:18

6:18

Subscribe now for the full episode! Danny and Derek welcome back to the program Carolyn Eisenberg, professor of history at Hofstra University, to talk about the fall of Saigon on its 50th anniversary. Be sure to check out Carolyn’s award-winning book ⁠Fire and Rain: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Wars in Southeast Asia.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices…

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E207 - The Sino-Soviet Split, Pt. 2 w/ Jeremy Friedman 58:43

26d ago58:43

58:43

Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and much more content⁠. Please listen to ⁠our Sino-Soviet primer episode⁠ and part one of this discussion for some background! Danny and Derek welcome back Jeremy Friedman, assistant professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy at Harvard, to talk about the Sino-Soviet Split. The conversat…

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Bonus - The Trump 2.0 First Hundred Days Panel w/ Van Jackson, Elizabeth Shackelford, and Ishaan Tharoor 14:00

28d ago14:00

14:00

Subscribe now for the full episode and much more content! Danny and Derek are joined by Van Jackson, author of the ⁠Un-Diplomatic⁠ newsletter and podcast, Elizabeth Shackelford, Senior Policy Director at Dartmouth’s Dickey Center and foreign affairs columnist with The Chicago Tribune, and Ishaan Tharoor, foreign affairs columnist and anchor of Toda…

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News - Kashmir Attack, US Airstrikes in Yemen, Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Falter 56:24

30d ago56:24

56:24

Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and much more content. Derek makes his grand return to the AP newsroom! This week: Pope Francis dies (0:30); India sees the worst attack on civilians in Kashmir in years, prompting fallout on India-Pakistan relations (6:35); the US carries out its deadliest airstrike on Yemen to date (14:39); Qatar and Egypt …

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NFL Draft Is Boring, WWE Writers Room, and Blue Origins Fake Space Flight 34:28

1M ago34:28

34:28

On this episode of The Real OShow, Joshua and Zachary dive into the wild world of WWE and why it’s having a serious moment right now. With Triple H pulling back the curtain and showing fans the writers’ room, it’s clear that storytelling—not just smackdowns—is what’s keeping wrestling relevant. WrestleMania keeps going viral year after year, and it…

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E208 - Israel Ramps Up its Campaigns in Gaza and the West Bank w/ Mohammad Alsaafin 1:04:29

1M ago1:04:29

1:04:29

Subscribe today for an ad-free experience and much more content! Derek once again speaks with Mohammad Alsaafin, journalist at AJ+, this time to talk about where things stand in Gaza and the West Bank. They discuss the collapse of the January ceasefire, the blockade on Gaza aid, the push for outright ethnic cleansing in Gaza, what country would be …

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Bonus - The 2025 Canadian Election Preview w/ Luke Savage (Preview) 10:52

1M ago10:52

10:52

Subscribe now for the full episode! Danny and Derek welcome to the program Luke Savage, writer at Jacobin and host of the Michael and Us podcast, to talk about next week’s election in Canada. They delve into why Justin Trudeau resigned, Liberal Party candidate Mark Carney, how Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative Party are handling Trump, the US t…

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News - Sudan Rival Government, US Pushing Ukraine-Russia Deal, US-Saudi Nuclear Tech Talks 1:11:14

1M ago1:11:14

1:11:14

Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and much more content! One last news roundup without Derek, but Danny and Alex Jordan of the Quincy Institute are on the case! This week: the RSF announces plans to form a parallel government in Sudan (1:33); US-Iran nuclear negotiations continue in Oman (7:21); the US and Saudi Arabia discuss giving the King…

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E207 - The Sino-Soviet Split, Pt. 1 w/ Jeremy Friedman 1:01:08

1M ago1:01:08

1:01:08

Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and much more content. Please listen to our Sino-Soviet primer episode for some background! Danny and Derek welcome back Jeremy Friedman, assistant professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy at Harvard, to talk about the Sino-Soviet Split. They lay out the state of play in the mid-1950s,…

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Unlocked: The Sino-Soviet Split Primer w/ Jeremy Friedman 44:32

1M ago44:32

44:32

In anticipation for our two-part conversation on the Sino-Soviet split, we're reposting the episode we did laying the groundwork. Danny and Derek welcome Jeremy Friedman, Marvin Bower associate professor at Harvard Business School, for a discussion about the Sino-Soviet split. They talk about the early days of the revolutionary states’ relationship…

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Bonus - South Africa: Land Policies, Musk, and a Crumbling Coalition w/ Ben Fogel 10:01

1M ago10:01

10:01

Subscribe now for the full episode! Danny and Derek welcome back to the program Ben Fogel, head of publishing at the Alameda Institute and contributing editor at Jacobin, to chat about South Africa. They get into the struggling coalition government, the stories of “white genocide” stemming from eminent domain policies, Musk and how South Africa hel…

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Special - The Mahmoud Khalil Ruling w/ Branko Marcetic (Preview) 5:02

1M ago5:02

5:02

Subscribe now for the full episode and access to all breaking news specials. Danny sits down with Jacobin’s Branko Marcetic to talk about yesterday's ruling that Columbia organizer Mahmoud Khalil may be deported for his political views. They discuss precedents, the use of Cold War anti-communist laws as a means to arrest and deport people, whether …

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Spotify Removes Bot Streams, PGA Tour’s Falloff, Top 5 College Basketball Teams Net Worth 25:27

1M ago25:27

25:27

Welcome to The Real Oshow, 0:00 Intro 0:55 Nav OMW2 Rexdale Album Sales 3:18 Spotify Removing Bots 11:00 PGA Tours Falloff 16:40 Tiger Woods 1997 Masters 20:20 Top 5 College Basketball Teams Net Worth 25:00 Closing Thoughts This week on The Real Oshow, brothers Joshua and Zachary dive into the chaos unfolding on Spotify. The platform just removed m…

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News - Tariff Chaos, US-Iran Talks, Trump Considers Drones Against Cartels 1:05:56

1M ago1:05:56

1:05:56

We reluctantly approved Derek’s vacation time, but the news marches on, so Danny welcomes back to the show Alex Jordan of the Quincy Institute to help bring you headlines from around the world. They first take some time to catch up about where things stand with Trump 2.0 and critique what they see as premature analyses of this administration before…

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E206 - Alternative Media, Trump 2.0, and the Moment in Politics w/ Katrina vanden Heuvel 56:52

2M ago56:52

56:52

Danny and Derek welcome to the show Katrina vanden Heuvel, editorial director and publisher of The Nation, for a wide-ranging discussion on this moment in politics. They delve into the radicalization that led to Trump, the Democrats’ devotion to the Third Way, the need for a coherent leftwing media structure, Ukraine, NATO, the “Pivot to Asia”, the…

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Bonus - Trump, Xi Jinping, and Tariffs w/ Andy Liu (Preview) 9:59

2M ago9:59

9:59

Danny and Derek welcome to the show Andy Liu, professor of history at Villanova, for a discussion on Trump, Xi, their respective histories, and the current trade situation between the US and China. They explore Trump’s relationship with Japan in the 80s and how that helped shape his idea of trade and tariffs, the US security apparatus emboldening T…

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Special - The Trump Tariffs Escalate w/ Vivek Chibber (Preview) 5:51

2M ago5:51

5:51

Danny and Derek welcome to the show Vivek Chibber, editor of Catalyst and host of the Confronting Capitalism podcast, to talk about the widespread tariffs Trump announced this week, what it would mean to try and bring back manufacturing to the US, the leftist critique of this approach, neoliberalism and neomercantilism, and what we might expect to …

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Breaking Down Kanye West Interview With Akademics and Lil Durk Deep Thoughts Album Review 35:45

2M ago35:45

35:45

Welcome To The Real Oshow, 0:00 Intro 1:14 Kanye West Interview With Akademics 4:40 Kanye West Wearing A Cappa Rota 15:15 Kayne West Exposing Industry Plants 30:40 Lil Durk Deep Thoughts A;bum Review 34:00 Closing Thoughts This week on The Real O Show, Joshua and Zachary break down Kanye’s wild new interview with Akademiks. Ye didn’t hold back—call…

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News - US and Iran Inch Toward Conflict, Myanmar Earthquake, Trump Tariffs 42:17

2M ago42:17

42:17

This week on the news roundup: the US and Iran are making moves risking escalation to a conflict (0:43); Israel rejects another Gaza ceasefire as it plans to carve up the Strip (7:28); the IDF resumes bombing Beirut (11:41); Myanmar suffers a devastating earthquake (13:44); the South Korea supreme court will rule on Yoon’s impeachment today (17:16)…

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E205 - Mobility in America’s Past, Present, and Future w/ Yoni Appelbaum 1:08:26

2M ago1:08:26

1:08:26

Yoni Appelbaum, a deputy executive editor at The Atlantic, joins the program to talk about his book Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity. They discuss mobility in the US and how that might sacrifice community for opportunity, the “frontier” as a way of taking land and easing class antagonism, the bir…

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Bonus - The Constitutional Order Leading to Trump w/ Aziz Rana (Preview) 9:27

2M ago9:27

9:27

Aziz Rana, J. Donald Monan, S.J., University Professor of Law and Government at Boston College, is back on the program to talk about the 20th and 21st century constitutional order leading to the current crisis under Trump. They delve into the attack on racial liberalism, the balance between the disavowed and embraced aspects of McCarthyism, the the…

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News - Turkey Protests, Sudan Military Gains, Israel Takes More of Gaza 41:35

2M ago41:35

41:35

This week in the world: the IDF seizes more territory in Gaza (1:01) and the Israeli government forms a “voluntary emigration bureau” (5:19), while protests against Hamas break out in the Strip (7:53); there’s unrest in Turkey over the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor (10:27); a court in South Korea overturns the impeachment of PM Han Duck-soo (13:31); i…

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DDG Live Streaming Album, Francis University moving from D1 to D3, NBA Expansion Outside Of U.S 41:17

2M ago41:17

41:17

Welcome to The Real Oshow, 0:00 Intro 0:25 Silna Brothers Made $800M From NBA 5:30 Lebron James & Maverick Carter New Basketball Leauge 14:00 Francis University moving from Division I to Division III 33:15 DDG Making Album While Streaming 40:00 Closing Thoughts My brother Joshua and I (Zachary) are breaking down what’s happening in culture, includi…

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E203 - The CIA’s Imperial History, Pt 1 w/ Hugh Wilford 1:03:01

2M ago1:03:01

1:03:01

Hugh Wilford, professor of history at California State University, Long Beach, is on the program for the first of two episodes on his book The CIA: An Imperial History. In this first part, they explore the historiography of intelligence today, how the CIA fits into an imperial lens of US history, whether the CIA is a liberal way of managing the wor…

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Bonus - The War in Ukraine in 2025 w/ Mark Ames (Preview) 6:19

2M ago6:19

6:19

Danny and Derek welcome back to the program Mark Ames, co-host of Radio War Nerd, to talk about where things stand in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. They discuss Trump and Putin's relationship, the state of the Russian economy, the situation on the ground in Ukraine, Zelensky and Trump's infamous meeting, the so-called "minerals deal", Trump potentia…

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March Madness Money Vs College Football Playoff, Gary Brecka & Grant Cardone Lawsuit 25:11

2M ago25:11

25:11

Welcome To The Real Oshow, 0:00 Intro 0:25 Our Car Got Broken Into 4:35 March Madness Money Vs College Football Playoff 12:05 Rick Pitino On Pat McAfee 19:35 Gary Brecka & Grant Cardone Lawsuit 24:00 Closing Thoughts On this episode of The Real OShow, Joshua and Zachary kick things off with a wild story—Zachary’s car got broken into, and (spoiler a…

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News - Israel Breaks Ceasefire, US Bombs Yemen, DRC Fighting Continues 39:44

2M ago39:44

39:44

In this week’s news: Israelis break the Gaza ceasefire (0:33); Trump resumes America’s war on Yemen’s Ansar Allah/Houthis (6:09); clashes break out on the border of Syria and Lebanon (10:15); a presidential candidate is arrested in Turkey (12:27); the South Sudan peace process continues to break down (16:02); calls for a ceasefire go unheeded in th…

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E202 - The End of Resistance History w/ Charlotte Rosen 1:07:14

2M ago1:07:14

1:07:14

Danny and Derek speak with Chicago-based historian and writer Charlotte Rosen about the end of so-called “Resistance history”, a particular strain of liberal historiography that emerged during the first Trump administration. They talk about Resistance history’s defining characteristics, how it might have been an overcorrection to defend liberal dem…

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Bonus - Is the Rules-Based Order Dependent on the US? w/ Charli Carpenter (Preview) 5:29

2M ago5:29

5:29

Danny and Derek speak with Charli Carpenter, professor at UMass-Amherst, about US influence on the “rules-based order”. They discuss whether this “system” has become the US unilaterally delegating the rules, how the Biden administration undercut any remaining semblance of these norms, America’s cynical use of this concept in a context like Ukraine,…

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Bronny James Is A Top 5 Rookie, TKO Mega Event, Andrew Schultz: LIFE Netflix Special 35:26

2M ago35:26

35:26

Welcome To The Real Oshow, 0:00 Intro 0:46 Barber Shop Fight NYC 5:50 TKO Mega Event in Saudi Arabia 12:10 Bronny James Top 5 Rookie 18:50 Church Made Millions Selling Land In Heaven 22:40 Andrew Schulz: LIFE 32:10 Chat GPT $20,000 a Month For PhD Level AI 34:40 Closing Thoughts In this episode, my brother Joshua and I (Zachary) break down why Bron…

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News - US-Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal, Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant, Sea Ice at Lowest Recorded Level 46:48

2M ago46:48

46:48

This week on the news roundup: the Copernicus Climate Change Service reports that global sea ice fell to the lowest level ever recorded in February (1:18); Alawites in northwestern Syria have been massacred over several days (3:19) while the government and SDF cut a deal (6:49); Israel intensifies its blockade of Gaza (9:38) as the US proposes a ne…

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Special - The Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil w/ Spencer Ackerman 39:06

2M ago39:06

39:06

Spencer Ackerman of Forever Wars joins the program to talk about the arrest by ICE of activist Mahmoud Khalil. Read Spencer's piece on the matter, "Mahmoud Khalil's Detention Is A War on Terror Milestone". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

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Re-Post - Jewish Anti-Imperialism from the 1930s Onward w/ Benjamin Balthasar 1:04:09

2M ago1:04:09

1:04:09

Chag Purim Sameach! Enjoy this discussion from 2022 where Danny speaks with Benjamin Balthasar, associate professor of English at Indiana University-South Bend, about the history of Jewish anti-imperialism from the 1930s until today. Subscribe today for more episodes like this and ad-free content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…

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