Best Derek Davison Podcasts (2025)

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967 - Whitehat feat. Derek Davison (9/8/25) 1:14:41

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Chapo Senior Foreign Policy correspondent Derek Davison is back once again to talk about the escalating possibility of war in Venezuela. We discuss the recent strike on a Venezuelan boat by Trump and his newly-Christened Department of War, a botched raid into North Korea, our collapsing relationship with India, China’s SCO summit with Russia, and c…

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World roundup: October 6-7 2025 21:58

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Stories from Somalia, France, Venezuela, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribeBy Derek Davison

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E229 - How The Simpsons Reshaped American Comedy w/ Alan Siegel 57:23

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Subscribe now to skip the ads and get much more content. Don’t forget to vote for AP in the 2025 Signal Awards! In a break from the (overtly) political, Derek and Danny are joined by The Ringer’s Alan Siegel to talk about his new book Stupid TV: Be More Funny, a cultural history of The Simpsons and how it changed American comedy. They discuss how a…

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975 - Like a Virgin feat. Séamus Malekafzali 1:35:46

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Séamus joins us to talk about Trump’s proposed “Gaza peace plan” and what horrific policies it would actually entail in practice, as well as the Democratic Party’s desperate attempts to triangulate on the issue. We also wade into the increasing possibility of regime change in Venezuela as well as ICE’s pillaging of Chicago apartment buildings. On t…

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Special - The Gaza Negotiations w/ Sami Al-Arian (Preview) 26:53

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Derek speaks with Sami Al-Arian, Public Affairs Professor and Director of the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) at Istanbul Zaim University, about the forthcoming Gaza talks and the prospects for a ceasefire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

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World roundup: October 4-5 2025 16:06

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Stories from Israel-Palestine, Japan, Russia, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribeBy Derek Davison

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UNLOCKED: ICE is Coming to a City Near You feat. Memo Torres 43:07

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Will interviews Los Angeles reporter Memo Torres, whose site L.A. TACO shifted from covering food and culture in the city to some of the most indispensable and horrific coverage of ICE raids available. Memo tells us about what happens to people when they get kidnapped, covering the horrors of fortress America, and practical advice for those who mig…

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Bonus - The Death of the Iran Deal w/ Esfandyar Batmanghelidj (Preview) 10:03

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Subscribe now for the full episode. Don’t forget to vote for AP in the 2025 Signal Awards! Derek welcomes back to the show Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, founder of the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation and professor at Johns Hopkins, to talk through the slow demise of the Iran nuclear deal. They delve into Europe’s decision to trigger the UN “snapback” mechani…

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Special - The Gaza Ceasefire w/ Mohammad Alsaafin and Dalia Hatuqa 13:18

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Subscribe now for the full episode! Vote for us in the 2025 Signal Awards! Danny and Derek update everyone on what we know about the Gaza ceasefire that Hamas just accepted and where things go from here. Then, for subscribers, they speak with Mohammad Alsaafin, journalist at AJ+, and Dalia Hatuqa, a journalist specializing in Israeli/Palestinian af…

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News - Trump’s Gaza “Peace Plan,” UN Reimposes Sanctions on Iran, "Gen Z Protests" in Madagascar and Morocco 50:46

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Subscribe now to skip the ads and get more content. Don’t forget to vote for AP in the 2025 Signal Awards! Danny is back on American soil and joins Derek to bring you the news. This week: Trump circulates a Gaza ceasefire proposal with Hamas’ response pending (2:39), Israel issues its final evacuation notice for Gaza City (9:30), and the Samud flot…

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The Progress Report: China’s Climate Change Commitment 20:14

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Get ready for a Progress Report season finale packed with good news as Emma shares some life-changing breakthroughs! The Gates Foundation is funding a game-changing GBS vaccine, while a cutting-edge AI stroke diagnosis system in England is significantly improving recovery rates. Plus, China steps up with a bold pledge to slash greenhouse gas emissi…

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MM43 - Punks & Bad Boys 2:25:50

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Greetings Horror Sickos,Listener, please light a circle of candles and begin to scrawl out the ancient sigils in salt, and begin the accursed chant … “Let’s All Go to the Lobby, Let’s All Go to the Lobby, and Grab Ourselves a Snack”That’s right! Spooky season is upon us and to inaugurate another edition of Ghoulvie Screamset Horrortober, Will Massa…

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PANIC WORLD: The Big Dumb Weather Conspiracy with Chapo Trap House 1:08:38

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Like many things, there used to be a bipartisan consensus that in a disaster, you help as many people get through it as quickly and safely as possible. In the past 20+ years, though, we’ve seen a shift in how the right responds to climate catastrophes — including building out a robust selection of conspiracy theories from chemtrails to Flat Earth. …

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Whatever Happened to Civics? with Nick Capodice 55:11

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It’s time for a lesson in civics! Zachary and Emma are joined by Nick Capodice, co-host of the Civics 101 podcast where he gets into the basics of how the U.S. government works and also helps teachers design lesson plans to pair with the show. Nick highlights how our collective grasp on how things work in Washington is slipping, the decrease of civ…

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World roundup: September 30 2025 18:23

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Stories from Israel-Palestine, China, Ukraine, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribeBy Derek Davison

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UNLOCKED: The Sumud Flotilla Interview feat. Zue Jernstedt 24:57

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Zue Jernstedt joins us live from the Global Sumud Flotilla to talk to us about delivering aid to those in Gaza and weathering attacks from Israel.By Chapo Trap House

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E228 - How The Internet Broke America w/ Garrett Graff 41:14

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Subscribe now to skip the ads and get more content. Don't forget to vote for American Prestige in the Signal Awards! Danny welcomes to the show journalist and historian Garrett Graff, host of the podcast Long Shadow. They talk about the show’s latest season on the internet, tracing how its promise of democratization and liberation devolved into an …

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973 - Cross on the Moon feat. Brendan James (9/29/25) 1:37:40

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It’s Chapo—in person! Will, Felix, and Brendan James of Blowback (formerly Chapo Trap House) gather at Will’s apartment to talk about Eric Adams dropping out of the NYC mayoral race. They then read a profile of Adam Jentleson and his new PAC, Searchlight, and its novel plan to win elections by pulling Democrats to the right. Also this episode: Pete…

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World roundup: September 27-28 2025 25:00

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Stories from Israel-Palestine, Somalia, Venezuela, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribeBy Derek Davison

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Bonus - Dead End Democrats w/ Ross Barkan (Preview) 10:09

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Subscribe now for the full episode! Vote for American Prestige in the Signal Awards! Danny and Derek talk with writer Ross Barkan about his new essay collection Fascism or Genocide. They get into the “uncommitted” revolt during the 2024 primary and what that says about the Democratic Party’s failures, the decline of party elites from the Hillary co…

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Bonus - The U.S. Military vs. the Environment w/ Gretchen Heefner 55:47

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Subscribe now to skip the ads and get more content. Vote for us now in the Signal Awards. No news today because Derek needs a break! Danny and Derek speak with historian Gretchen Heefner about how the U.S. military (unsuccessfully) set out to conquer extreme environments and what those efforts reveal about empire, climate, and power. They discuss t…

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The Progress Report: This Bacteria Beats Dengue Fever 20:08

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Emma brings you a solo edition of the Progress Report, highlighting several positive global advancements. Brazil goes bold with a two-part strategy against dengue fever, involving both a homegrown vaccine and specially bred mosquitoes that carry an anti-dengue bacteria. Africa is leading a major expansion of school meal programs for children. And a…

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Turning Science Fiction Into Reality with Ed Finn 55:52

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Can today’s science fiction become tomorrow’s guidebook for change? Zachary and Emma sit down with Ed Finn, the visionary behind the Center for Science and the Imagination at ASU and academic director of Future Tense. Ed explores the intersection between sci-fi and real world science, the complexities of new technologies like AI and gene editing, a…

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E227 - A New History of the Americas, Pt. 2 w/ Greg Grandin 1:10:48

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Subscribe now to get skip the ads and get more content! Danny and Derek once again speak with historian Greg Grandin about his recent book, America, América: A New History of the New World. In this second part of the conversation, they follow US–Latin American relations from the American Civil War through the present. The discussion covers the Span…

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971 - The Years of Whatever feat. Will Sommer (9/22/25) 1:17:39

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Will Sommer of The Bulwark returns to Chapo to talk about the right’s reaction to the assassination of Charlie Kirk as well as his funeral proceedings in Arizona. We recap the Groyper War that preceded the assassination and the pressure it put on Kirk to move right, as well as the conspiracies surrounding his shooting. Was Israel involved? Why was …

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Bonus - Maduro, Trump, and Washington’s Narco-Terrorism Fixation w/ Alex Aviña and Gabriel Hetland (Preview) 10:02

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Derek welcomes back Gabriel Hetland, associate professor at the University at Albany, and Alex Aviña, associate professor at Arizona State University, to talk about America’s latest moves against Venezuela. They discuss the long US campaign to topple Nicolás Maduro, Washington’s resurrection of the “narco-terrorism” label, the oil politics behind U…

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News - Gaza City Ground Invasion, US War on “Narco-Terror” in the Caribbean, Russia Sanctions Standoff 1:06:33

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Subscribe now to skip the ads and get more content! Derek is joined once again by guest co-host Alex Jordan to bring you the news. This week: in Israel-Palestine, Israel commences its ground operation in Gaza City (1:50), a UN commission rules that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza (8:14), and Netanyahu touts a “Sparta” model for Israel while S…

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The Progress Report: Techie to Trekkie: AirPods That Translate! 13:43

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Get ready for another uplifting Progress Report! This week, Zachary and Emma bring you inspiring stories of innovation and hope from across the globe. Trekkies rejoice as Apple’s new AirPods push tech into sci-fi territory with real-time language translation, Europe is seeing fewer flood fatalities and less damage thanks to cutting-edge warning sys…

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The Guardian of Public Lands with Josh Jackson 51:33

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How do we protect America’s wild open spaces while meeting the demands of conservation, recreation, and development? Zachary welcomes Josh Jackson, author of The Enduring Wild: A Journey Into California's Public Lands. Founder of the Forgotten Lands Project, Josh aims to connect people with these landscapes through immersive storytelling and experi…

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World roundup: September 16 2025 18:40

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Stories from Israel-Palestine, Sudan, Colombia, and elsewhere This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.foreignexchanges.news/subscribeBy Derek Davison

Derek Davison Podcasts

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American Prestige

Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

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Foreign Exchanges: the Podcast

Derek Davison

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Chapo Trap House

Chapo Trap House

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What Could Go Right?

The Progress Network with Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas

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967 - Whitehat feat. Derek Davison (9/8/25) 1:14:41

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World roundup: October 6-7 2025 21:58

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E229 - How The Simpsons Reshaped American Comedy w/ Alan Siegel 57:23

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975 - Like a Virgin feat. Séamus Malekafzali 1:35:46

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Special - The Gaza Negotiations w/ Sami Al-Arian (Preview) 26:53

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World roundup: October 4-5 2025 16:06

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UNLOCKED: ICE is Coming to a City Near You feat. Memo Torres 43:07

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Bonus - The Death of the Iran Deal w/ Esfandyar Batmanghelidj (Preview) 10:03

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Special - The Gaza Ceasefire w/ Mohammad Alsaafin and Dalia Hatuqa 13:18

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News - Trump’s Gaza “Peace Plan,” UN Reimposes Sanctions on Iran, "Gen Z Protests" in Madagascar and Morocco 50:46

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The Progress Report: China’s Climate Change Commitment 20:14

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MM43 - Punks & Bad Boys 2:25:50

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PANIC WORLD: The Big Dumb Weather Conspiracy with Chapo Trap House 1:08:38

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Whatever Happened to Civics? with Nick Capodice 55:11

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World roundup: September 30 2025 18:23

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UNLOCKED: The Sumud Flotilla Interview feat. Zue Jernstedt 24:57

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E228 - How The Internet Broke America w/ Garrett Graff 41:14

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973 - Cross on the Moon feat. Brendan James (9/29/25) 1:37:40

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World roundup: September 27-28 2025 25:00

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Bonus - Dead End Democrats w/ Ross Barkan (Preview) 10:09

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Bonus - The U.S. Military vs. the Environment w/ Gretchen Heefner 55:47

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The Progress Report: This Bacteria Beats Dengue Fever 20:08

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Turning Science Fiction Into Reality with Ed Finn 55:52

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E227 - A New History of the Americas, Pt. 2 w/ Greg Grandin 1:10:48

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971 - The Years of Whatever feat. Will Sommer (9/22/25) 1:17:39

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Bonus - Maduro, Trump, and Washington’s Narco-Terrorism Fixation w/ Alex Aviña and Gabriel Hetland (Preview) 10:02

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News - Gaza City Ground Invasion, US War on “Narco-Terror” in the Caribbean, Russia Sanctions Standoff 1:06:33

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The Progress Report: Techie to Trekkie: AirPods That Translate! 13:43

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The Guardian of Public Lands with Josh Jackson 51:33

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World roundup: September 16 2025 18:40