Episodios

  • Re-Post - The Global Turn of American Policing w/ Stuart Schrader

    Re-Post - The Global Turn of American Policing w/ Stuart Schrader
    Jan 8 2026
    Originally published August 31, 2025. Danny and Derek speak with historian Stuart Schrader about the global history of American policing and how US police power has been shaped by struggles both at home and abroad. They discuss police opposition to oversight in the 1960s, the development of the Border Patrol and ICE, Joe Biden’s “tough on crime” record, Trump’s plan to outsource detention, the ways counterterrorism blurred into immigration enforcement, and the resistance on display in Los Angeles this summer. Read Stuart’s book Badges without Borders: How Global Counterinsurgency Transformed American Policing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 11 m
  • E241 - Venezuela, Latin America, and the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy w/ Greg Grandin

    E241 - Venezuela, Latin America, and the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy w/ Greg Grandin
    Jan 6 2026
    Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes. Danny and Derek are joined by historian Greg Grandin to go in depth on the recent U.S. operation in Venezuela. They talk about the removal of Nicolás Maduro while leaving the existing state structure intact, implying America’s preference for coercion over governance; the role of oil in U.S. rhetoric; internal divisions within the Trump administration; comparisons to past interventions in the region; and the weakening of regional resistance to U.S. dominance. The group also looks at Venezuela amid a shifting global order with declining hegemony, rising multipolarity, and limited state capacity for the U.S. Producer’s note: This episode is out a day early given how fluid the situation is around Venezuela. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Bonus - Regime Change in Venezuela w/ Gabriel Hetland (Preview)

    Bonus - Regime Change in Venezuela w/ Gabriel Hetland (Preview)
    Jan 4 2026
    Subscribe now for the full episode and access to all of our bonuses! Danny and Derek welcome Gabriel Hetland back to the show, this time to talk about the U.S. military operation capturing Nicolás Maduro and what it says about American power in Latin America. They discuss how years of sanctions and economic warfare set the stage for direct intervention, the unresolved contradictions of the so-called Pink Tide, the role of oil and regional politics in America’s policy, the implications for the broader hemisphere, and what it means when the United States abandons even the pretense of restraint. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 m
  • Special - The U.S. Kidnaps Nicolás Maduro w/ Alex Jordan (Preview)

    Special - The U.S. Kidnaps Nicolás Maduro w/ Alex Jordan (Preview)
    Jan 3 2026
    Subscribe now for the full episode and access to all of our specials. Danny and Derek are joined by Alex Jordan of the Quincy Institute and Always at War to discuss the U.S. seizure of President Nicolás Maduro. They discuss what we know so far about the operation, how it differs from past U.S. interventions in the region, the risks of political fragmentation inside Venezuela, the potential of prolonged U.S. involvement, and the implications about the future of American power in the Western Hemisphere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 m
  • Bonus - Fort Bragg and the Rise of U.S. Special Operations w/ Seth Harp

    Bonus - Fort Bragg and the Rise of U.S. Special Operations w/ Seth Harp
    Jan 2 2026
    Subscribe now to skip the ads and get access to all of our bonus episodes. Danny and Derek are joined by journalist Seth Harp to discuss his book The Fort Bragg Cartel, which covers murder and drug trafficking around the North Carolina military installation. They talk about the rise and institutionalization of U.S. special operations after 9/11, how JSOC and related units expanded their role, permanent war reshaping military culture, special forces’ role in assassination campaigns, the end of the draft, reporting on drug trafficking networks, and the social effects of special operations culture on the families and communities connected to Fort Bragg. Read Seth’s piece in Harper’s, “Mission Impossible.”
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    1 h y 2 m
  • E240 - Manosphere Politics and the Climate Crisis w/ Daniel Waite Penny

    E240 - Manosphere Politics and the Climate Crisis w/ Daniel Waite Penny
    Dec 30 2025
    Subscribe now to skip commercials and get all of our episodes. Use the code XMAS2025 for a $45 annual subscription! Danny and Derek speak with journalist and cultural critic Daniel Waite Penny to discuss the relationship between masculinity, the manosphere, and climate politics, as explored in the new season of Non-toxic, Carbon Bros. They talk about the “manosphere,” libertarians promoting techno-fixes, and Silicon Valley elites pushing solutions like space colonization; how gendered ideas about strength, autonomy, and grievance have fused with climate denial and hostility toward environmental regulation; where these dynamics fit within broader shifts in political economy and the interests of fossil capital; and the roots of these alignments, their role in contemporary right-wing politics, and what they mean for efforts to build public support for climate action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 m
  • Bonus - Venezuela, the Drug War, and U.S. Power in the Caribbean w/ Aileen Teague (Preview)

    Bonus - Venezuela, the Drug War, and U.S. Power in the Caribbean w/ Aileen Teague (Preview)
    Dec 28 2025
    Subscribe now for the full episode. Get an annual subscription for $45 with the code XMAS2025. Danny and Derek are joined by historian Aileen Teague to discuss the renewed U.S. focus on Latin America as part of the War on Drugs. They talk about recent U.S. actions in the Caribbean and Venezuela; the return of “narco-terror” rhetoric; political forces driving Washington’s approach to the region; where these developments fit within the longer history of U.S. intervention, sanctions, and militarized security; and what this all means for regional stability, migration, and U.S.–Latin America relations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 m
  • Re-Post - The Medievalist's Guide to Christmas w/ Eleanor Janega

    Re-Post - The Medievalist's Guide to Christmas w/ Eleanor Janega
    Dec 25 2025
    Danny and Derek welcome back to the podcast Eleanor Janega, medieval historian, author, and broadcaster, to get down to brass tacks: What is Christmas? They discuss its practice in early and medieval Christian societies, mummers’ plays and gambling, Saint Nicholas providing dowries and resurrecting boys killed for their meat, the post-Reformation treatment of Christmas, and more. Grab a copy of Eleanor’s book The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society.
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    1 h y 3 m
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