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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3566 - Bolton Raided & Trump’s Christo-Fascist Crusade w/ Eleanor Janega & Derek Davison 1:13:08

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It's Casual Friday on the Majority Report On today's show: John Bolton's home and office have been raided at the behest of Pam Bondi but Trump "knows nothing about it". despite a five-year history of threatening Bolton with much worse than a raid. Publisher of the Foreign Exchange Newsletter and host of the American Prestige, Derek Davison and Medi…

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Introducing Fiasco: Benghazi — The Dictator 49:13

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Here’s a preview from a podcast you might enjoy, Fiasco: Slow Burn co-creator Leon Neyfakh transports listeners into the reality of America’s most pivotal historical events, bringing life to the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present. In his new season, Leon looks at the 2012 Benghazi attack that left four Americ…

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World roundup: September 13-14 2025 17:40

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Stories from Nepal, Libya, 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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Bonus - Gulf Politics after the Doha Strike w/ Giorgio Cafiero and Annelle Sheline (Preview) 10:55

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Subscribe now for the full episode! Derek is joined by Giorgio Cafiero of Gulf State Analytics and Annelle Sheline of the Quincy Institute to take a closer look at Israel’s bombing of Doha, Qatar, this week. They discuss how the strike undermines Qatar’s role as mediator in Israel-Hamas negotiations, US complicity, and why Gulf leaders now view Isr…

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3580 - Trump's Reichstag Aspirations & World's 2nd Oldest Profession w/ Adam Friedland 2:29:33

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The governor of Utah irresponsibly releases partial information about the Charlie Kirk shooter, even encouraging people to interpret it themselves. He then admits to praying that the shooter would be from another country or not one of "us". Donald Trump goes on Fox & Friends and proclaims, "he doesn't care about radicals on the right". Donald Trump…

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News - Israel Bombs Qatar, Nepal Protests, Russian Drones Enter Polish Airspace 1:12:23

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Subscribe now to skip the ads and get more content! While Danny remains in talks with Russia, Alex Jordan again helps Derek bring you the headlines. This week: Israel targets Hamas negotiators in a Doha strike (3:30), effectively ending ceasefire talks (8:43); the IDF orders the evacuation of Gaza City (13:11) while reports emerge that the Gaza Hum…

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3579 - The New Economic Nationalism; AI Bubble Already Bursting? w/ Jostein Hauge, Ed Zitron 1:26:29

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It is an Emmajority Report Thursday on the Majority Report. On today's show: Right Wing broadcaster Charlie Kirk is shot and killed on a university campus in Utah. Simultaneously three teenagers were wounded in a shooting in a high school in Colorado. As of writing this the Kirk shooter is still at large and unknown but that has not stopped right-w…

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3578 - ICE Raid Falls Flat; Big Union Victory in CA; Israel's West Bank Annex w/ Simeon Benit, Leila Espinosa & Jasper Nathaniel 1:45:47

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It's Hump Day on the Majority Report On today's show: Trump teases another National Guard Deployment to an American city, promises to make announcement tomorrow. In Rochester, New York, ICE Agents swarm two roofers working at a private residence and within minutes 200 protestors assemble and successfully deflect the Feds. Unrelated, one of the ICE …

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Welcome to the Crusades, Episode 3: Baghdad and Cairo, 1096 1:18:49

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Danny and Derek recently reunited with Eleanor Janega and Luke Waters of ⁠We’re Not So Different⁠ for a special mailbag episode of their cross-pod collaboration, ⁠Welcome to the Crusades: The First Crusade⁠. We have already posted ⁠Episode 1⁠ and ⁠Episode 2 ⁠in the feed, so we figured we’d give everyone the third episode to further entice you to di…

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Democracy’s Next Chapter: Hope or Decline? with Brink Lindsey 44:30

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What really went wrong with global politics? Emma welcomes Brink Lindsey, Senior VP at the Niskanen Center and author of The Captured Economy: How the Powerful Enrich Themselves, Slow Down Growth, and Increase Inequality. Lindsey traces how politics, culture, and economics became unstable, from the development of liberal capitalism since the 1990s …

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World roundup: September 9 2025 22:47

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Stories from Qatar, Nepal, 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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3577 - Epstein's Birthday Card; Schumer & Jeffries Cave Plans w/ David Dayen 1:29:06

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It's News Day Tuesday on The Majority Report On today's show: The Jeffrey Epstein estate has released the infamous 50th birthday book, which led Trump to sue the Wall Street Journal after it reported on it, claiming the coverage was false. Rep Dave Min (D-CA) pushes back on CNN's John Berman claiming there are no reasons to believe that Donald Trum…

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Special - Israel Bombs Qatar (Preview) 3:53

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Subscribe now for the full episode and access to all of our breaking news specials. Grab the last couple of Robo Washington posters from our store! Danny and Derek break down Israel’s strike on Doha, which targeted a meeting of Hamas’s political leadership. They discuss the possibility of US complicity in the attack, its impact on negotiations, and…

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E225 - From The Gilded Age to American Decline w/ Morgan Spector 1:22:40

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Subscribe now to skip the ads and get much more content! Danny and Derek welcome actor Morgan Spector (The Gilded Age, The Plot Against America) to the show for a conversation on politics, Hollywood, and capitalism. They trace his political development from the Iraq War and Obama era to Bernie Sanders and democratic socialism, discuss his documenta…

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3576 - McTrump Slump; The Immigrant Rebuild of NOLA w/ Sarah Fouts 1:12:21

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It's Fun Day Monday on the Majority Report On Today's Show: The Trump slump is really starting to punish Americans as farmers panic and stagflation builds McDonald's CEO breaks down the dual realities of the American economy. People making over 100k are living in a strong, healthy economy while lower income people are skipping breakfast to save mon…

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Bonus - Language, Genocide, and American Power w/ Shadi Hamid 58:41

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Subscribe now to enjoy all of our Sunday bonus episodes. Danny and Derek welcome Washington Post columnist and Wisdom of Crowds co-host Shadi Hamid to the show to discuss the shift in rhetoric and framing around the genocide in Gaza. Shadi explains why he hesitated to use the word “genocide” until this year, reflects on reactions to his Washington …

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3575 - Trump Slump Hits Jobs; Epstein Files Loom; Trump as Murderer-In-Chief w/ Heather 'Digby' Parton 1:44:18

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It's Casual Friday on the Majority Report On today's show: Revisions to the June and July job numbers show they were actually 21,000 less jobs added than initially reported. However, the ever optimist Howard Lutnick tells us to wait until a year from now when the job numbers will be amazing. Contributing writer to salon.com and proprietor of the Hu…

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News - AI and Drone Warfare in Ukraine, “Trump Riviera” Gaza Plan, US Bombs Venezuelan Boat 1:06:16

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Subscribe now to skip the ads, get more content, and generally support us! Danny is in talks with the Kremlin to unfreeze his accounts, so Derek is joined instead by the Quincy Institute’s Alex Jordan to bring you the news. This week: a new study warns that the Atlantic circulation system could collapse (2:32); Ukraine introduces AI-driven drone sw…

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3574 - Trump Family’s Crypto Cash-In; Israel Threatens Aid Flotilla w/ Molly White, Greg Stoker 1:25:09

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It's Emmajority Report Thursday on Majority Report On today's show: RFK, Jr is grilled at a Senate Finance Committee hearing over the chaos he has created at the CDC. Crypto and Tech Industry researcher and publisher of the Citation Needed newsletter, Molly White joins the show to talk the Trump family crypto cash in. Host of the Colonial Outcasts …

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The Players Club Episode 1: Metal Gear Solid (1998) - Am I My Brother’s Streaker? 2:11:46

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In 1998, the world was ruled by Rayman. You could not go anywhere without seeing Rayman street art. Thousands of children died attempting to cut their own limbs off and suspend them from midair. All that changed when Solid Snake was brought into the third dimension.Brendan and Felix kick off their journey through the greatest story ever told by sur…

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965 - A Chorus Line feat. Alex Nichols (9/2/25) 1:24:10

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Alex is back for some speculation about the health of Donald Trump (after his disappearance) and Rudy Giuliani (after his “not targeted” car crash). Then we turn to the weird world of Democratic Party influencers and the dark-money group secretly funding their American Girl Doll memes. Finally, we chat a little about phones in schools and Adam Frie…

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3573 - Epstein Survivors vs White House; RFK, Jr vs Public Health w/ Jonathan Cohn 1:26:07

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It's a solo Sam Hump Day on the Majority Report On today's show: Rep Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep Ro Khanna (D-CA) host a press conference at Capitol Hill with several survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex traffic ring. Speaker Mike Johnson throws his own simultaneous press conference in a sad attempt to distract people from the Epstein survivors. JB …

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Parent by Numbers with Emily Oster 50:12

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How can parents use data without becoming overwhelmed by getting things right and wrong? Zachary and Emma welcome Emily Oster, a professor of economics and author of several data-driven parenting and pregnancy books, including Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong and What You Really Need to Know. Known for her data-drive…

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World roundup: September 2 2025 23:20

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Stories from Israel-Palestine, Thailand, 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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3572 - Progressive Packs Maine Arena; Tariffs Take Toll 1:20:14

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Sam has returned from vacation for a classic News Day Tuesday On today's show: Graham Platner and Bernie Sanders held a rally in a sold-out arena in Portland, Maine. In his speech, Platner says we should be spending our tax money to build schools and hospitals in American rather than destroying them in Gaza. Here's a link to donate to Graham Platne…

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E224 - Christianity and 20th Century European Politics w/ Udi Greenberg 1:01:54

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Subscribe now to skip the ads. Danny and Derek welcome back to the program historian Udi Greenberg to discuss his reinterpretation of modern Christianity in The End of the Schism: Catholics, Protestants, and the Remaking of Christian Life in Europe, 1880s–1970s. They explore the alliances Catholics and Protestants forged under the pressures of fasc…

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Labor Day Show 2025 45:28

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Happy Labor Day! The MR Crew is off today but in the meantime please enjoy our annual audio compilation of labor-themed excerpts from luminaries such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Mario Savio, John L. Lewis, as well as Sen. Bernie Sanders reading the words of Eugene Debs.

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Bonus - The Global Turn of American Policing w/ Stuart Schrader (Preview) 9:25

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Subscribe now for the full episode! 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” reco…

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3571 - GOP Braces For A Big Beautiful Backlash; Trump’s CDC Purge w/ Brendan James, Amanda Seales 1:33:47

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It's Casual Friday on the Majority Report On the show today: In response to terrible polling and rising anger, Donald Trump sends JD Vance around to sell the rebranding from Big Beautiful Bill to a tax cut for the middle class. In response to another unpopular policy Trump sends Speaker Mike Johnson to try and sell his national guard deployment int…

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News - Nasser Hospital Bombing, Trump’s Eyes on Venezuela, India Tariffs 56:35

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Subscribe now to skip the ads! Danny and Derek get in one last news update before Danny moves to an undisclosed American Prestige satellite campus. This week: In Israel-Palestine, the IPC formally declares a famine in Gaza (3:21), Israel bombs Nasser Hospital (6:34), and Trump hosts a White House “day after” meeting (13:25); Europe moves to reimpos…

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The Progress Report: Clean Energy Is Crushing It 14:30

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On this week’s Progress Report, Emma covers a whopping five reports of optimism from around the world. Poverty is declining in Iraq and Indonesia, and risk of child poverty is down across Europe. China reports a dip in its emissions that may continue, and Africa has invested heavily in solar energy over the past year. There are positive development…

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3570 - Nationalize the Defense Industry; GOP's War on Voting Rights w/ Julia Gledhill & Ari Berman 1:35:23

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It's an Emmajority Thursday on the Majority Report. On today's Show: After another school shooting the right-wing media plays defense for the gun lobby. Kristi Noem wants us to know that the shooter was a transgender woma Co-Host of the Un-Diplomatic Podcast, Julia Gledhill joins us to make the case for nationalizing the defense industry. Voting ri…

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3569 - America Tips Into Fascism; Canada's Largest Union Flexes w/ Garrett Graff & Mark Hancock 1:12:03

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It's hump day on the Majority Report On today's show: Israeli Knesset member Ofer Cassif posts on his social media a plea for Israelis to use every democratic avenue to end this holocaust of Palestinians. The New Yorker's Isaac Chotiner interviews the former ambassador to Israel under the Biden administration about their policy in Gaza. Palestinian…

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Godfather of the New Right with Sam Tanenhaus 1:11:56

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What can we learn from the history of the American Right? Zachary and Emma welcome Sam Tanenhaus, historian and author, whose most recent work is his biography Buckley: The Life and Revolution That Changed America. Sam shares insights from his deep dive into the career of conservative icon William F. Buckley Jr., the country’s “first intellectual e…