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The Wars for Palestine (w/Seth Anziska) - Ep126 - 2.24.24

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 55:45


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony needed some informed perspective on the war in Gaza, so they spoke with historian Seth Anziska of University College of London. His book Preventing Palestine: A Political History from Camp David to Oslo offers what might be the best diplomatic history of the period and sheds light on present crisis.

The Fog of War in Israel and Palestine - Ep125 - 12.18.23

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 57:31


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony are back after a...half a year break! They dedicate their comeback episode to the war in Gaza and try to figure out how to figure out what to believe.

SCROTUS - Ep124 - 7.12.23

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 49:54


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony discuss the latest from the highest court in the land and try to assess just how terrible the rulings this year were (Spoiler: they were pretty terrible).

Racist? Who? Moi? - Ep123 - 7.7.23

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 40:40


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony bring on a true friend of the show to discuss policing in France: Amit! The police murder of Nahel Merzouk last week is the spark for this discussion. Also, check out Amit's book and or piece in The Nation on this very topic. Book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/empire-on-the-seine-9780192898876?cc=us&lang=en& Article: https://www.thenation.com/article/world/france-racist-policing-history/

GOP Field vs. AI Apocalypse - Which is Worse? - Ep122

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 62:59


Brothers-in-law (or are we just all robots?) Amit and Tony discuss what comes next for the GOP presidential primary race and the looming figure of the Terminator.

This Podcast Might Be Classified w/Matthew Connelly - Ep121 - 4.3.23

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 53:56


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony talk confidentiality, secrets, and top secrets...and whatever other superlatives that somehow beat out top secrets with historian Matthew Connelly. Matt comes on to talk about his new book The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals about America's Top Secrets, and it's a must-listen and must-read.

Social Media? No Thank You. - Ep120 - 4.1.23

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 44:54


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony talk Trump indictment and its relative meaning--good, bad, and probably definitely ugly. The main event, however, is the recent scrutiny of TikTok at the Capitol and social media in general in Utah.

American Fantasia: The Iraq Invasion at 20 - Ep119 - 3.18.23

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023 54:04


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony think about the 20th anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq. We will never understand why George W, Bush, Dick Cheney, and crew are not locked up as war criminals, but we do have our differences on American power in the world.

Florida Man - Ep118 - 3.8.23

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 47:55


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony take stock of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' pro-school and pro-children policies: more guns, less books. Do you like it or do you LOVE it? Also, Biden on the border and stick around for Party Favors.

Eastern Promises - Ep117 - 3.3.23

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 31:06


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony consider what a year of the Russo-Ukrainian war has meant for the world order, how much and how long America will continue to back Ukraine, and what endorsing Zelensky's war aims might mean. Spoiler: all of it is not good.

Catch Me If You Can - Ep116 - 1.19.23

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 41:06


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony discuss Amit's new obsession--a certain freshman Congressman from New York and all of his tales.

Fascists, Strongmen, and Authoritarians, Oh My! (w/Ruth Ben-Ghiat) - Ep115 - 12.13.22

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 61:49


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony mull over Warnock's win and Sinema's official defection, and then flip the script by starting with Party Favors! After that, stay tuned for Amit's interview with historian and MSNBC contributor Ruth Ben-Ghiat about fascism and what's going on in Italian and global politics these days.

The Barbed World (w/Todd Miller)- Ep114 - 11.12.22

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2022 37:34


In this special episode, Amit has a solo interview with renowned border control journalist Todd Miller about his latest book, Empire of Borders. Among other things, they discuss how border journalism has become a thing and what we can learn about rethinking borders from indigenous people.

The Red Puddle - Ep 113 - 11.12.22

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2022 59:53


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony break down the outcome of the midterms and do some forecasting. Fo example: Ron DeSanctimonious? Not going to stick.

Celebrity Politicians: JD and Oz

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2022 45:30


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony reboot the reboot after a looong summer break. And it's just time to talk mid-term elections in PA and OH and, unfortunately, anti-Semitism from pop culture icons.

The Reputation Laundromat - Ep111 - 6.21.22

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 58:07


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony discuss their takes on the January 6th Commission and Amit gives the kiss off to SCOTUS.

Title 42 and the Man Who Sold the World - Ep110 - 4.26.22

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 37:38


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony discuss just how and why the Biden administration has not departed from Trump's border policy. Along the way, we get to Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard and Elon Musk's latest app purchase.

Appetite for Destruction (w/Benjamin Teitelbaum) - Ep109 - 4.7.22

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 55:49


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony discuss what makes Sufis, neo-fascists, and Russian imperialists get hyped up: a weird theory called Traditionalism. We speak with the guy who wrote the book on it, Benjamin Teitelbaum, and learn about how maybe Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff" could be a Traditionalist anthem.

Judge Jackson and QAnon Questioning - Ep108 - 3.24.22

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 58:45


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony rank the Republic Senators on the Judiciary Committee we love to hate the most. Along the way, we discuss Judge Jackson's performance during the confirmation hearings and remember Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford.

De-Escalation Game - Ep107 - 3.16.22

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 38:02


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony ponder why Putin never learned that to assume makes an ass out of u and me. Also, what does de-escalation look like and when is it coming??

Never Get Involved in a Land War in Asia- Ep106 - 3.3.22

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 58:42


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony talk over Biden's State of the Union Address--what he said and didn't say--the war in Ukraine, and why the NY Times is both essential and awful.

Ukraine and Putin's Empire - Ep105 - 2.25.22

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 43:02


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony tackle Putin's stress test of the liberal order in eastern Europe: his aggressive war on Ukraine. One thing to remember: he's an imperialist.

Educating for Freedom (w/Roosevelt Montas) - Ep104 - 1.31.22

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 58:30


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony get educated by Roosevelt Montás on why reading some old books--very old books--might be just what our society needs right now. He's got a great new book about Great Books and a lot of people are upset about it.

The Adams Family - Ep103 - 1.24.22

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 38:23


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony mull over the early weeks of the Eric Adams' administration in New York City. He's appointing family members to high positions and advocating for workers in not-so-great terms. Which do you think the mainstream liberal press focuses on more?

Happy Anniversary to the Stupid Coup - 1.6.22 - Ep102

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 53:07


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony discuss the causes and consequences of the storming of the Capitol on its first anniversary. Upshot: America is polarized but maybe not as polarized as Amit and Tony on Don't Look Up.

The American War (w/Spencer Ackerman) - Ep101 -12.6.21

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 72:04


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony have on one of the most accomplished national security reporters, Spencer Ackerman, to discuss his new book Reign of Terror. This is a must-read, must-listen if you want to get a full account of the war on terror since 9/11 and its main features (hint: they predate 9/11).

The 100th Episode Special - Ep100 - 11.24.21

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 56:56


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony celebrate their 100th (!!!) episode with some highlights from the past--from shows going back to early 2016 to all the way through 2021. Featuring, as always, the amazing music of Jeet Baidyaroy!

War with a Human Face (w/Samuel Moyn) - Ep99 - 10.8.21

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2021 55:34


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony welcome back historian and law professor Sam Moyn to discuss his new must-read book -- Humane: How the US Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War. Spoiler alert: lots of unexpected consequences to humanitarianism.

War Machine - Ep98 - 9.11.21

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 52:26


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony are back from a summer hiatus to discuss 9/11 and its aftermaths in American society and globally. Also, we discuss one way to stop the forever war: reinstate the draft.

Cuomosexual Harassment - Ep97 - 8.12.21

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 36:21


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony discuss your favorite soon-to-be former governor Andrew Cuomo, his serial harassment, and also think about slogans to get rid of ICE.

Dicks in Space - Ep96 - 7.29.21

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 36:46


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony ponder why the hell billionaires are trying to outdo each other in achieving space flight, something that's been done since 1961 many times over. Besides the shape of the rockets, what else is this a phenomena a metaphor for?

Judgment Day (w/Michael Clune) - Ep95 - 7.9.21

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 54:42


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony speak with the brilliant Mike Clune about how we all need to acknowledge the fact that we are all judgy and that's ok. In fact, it's better than ok and Mike's got a powerful argument for it. Read his book: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/D/bo41988264.html Subscribe to our weekly newsletter: https://npdt.substack.com/

Burn, Rummy, Burn! - Ep94 - 7.6.21

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 38:47


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony contemplate the passing of that other horrible Donald (Rumsfeld) and the legacy of the US response to 9/11. Also, did Kamala Harris think Veep! was a how-to documentary?

New York State of Mind - Ep93 - 6.8.21

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 54:03


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony discuss their ranked choices for New York's mayoral Democratic primary. Yang? Adams? Nah. We've got much better choices.

Rosaries and Ovaries - Ep92 - 6.4.21

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 38:22


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony fulfill every woman's dream: two men talking about abortion. We also ponder why the Dems are in power yet so weak.

Free Palestine - Ep91 - 5.14.21

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 50:03


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony talk about the ongoing Israeli attack on Gaza why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is covered in the way it is in the US.

The SuperDuperMega League (w/Michael Davies) - Ep90 - 4.25.21

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 63:22


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony get an education on soccer/football, the 48-hour history of the Super League, and why all soccer fans are really Eagles fans from soccer savant Michael Davies of the Men in Blazers podcast (https://meninblazers.com/). Sign up for the No Politics newsletter: npdt.substack.com

Problems From Hell - Ep 89 - 4.14.21

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 49:20


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony discuss yet another police killing in Minnesota just a few miles away from the Derek Chauvin trial. They also tackle the return of Samantha Power to D.C. Conclusion: not good.

The Trials of Amazon and Derek Chauvin - Ep88 - 4.1.21

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 46:23


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony talk about Amazon's anti-union tactics in Alabama and the Derek Chauvin trial. Literal and figurative shittiness is the general theme.

The Archives of Anti-Asian Fear (w/Jack Tchen) - Ep87 - 3.24.21

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 67:34


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony discuss the Atlanta massacre, anti-Asian ideology, and culture in the plural with historian, museum curator, and archivist Jack Tchen. Amongst many things, we learn that George Washington was really into Chinese dinnerware.

100 Years' War (w/Rashid Khalidi)- Ep86 - 3.8.21

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 68:36


A No Politics first! Just Amit this time interviewing the distinguished historian Rashid Khalidi about the question of Palestine and his new book. One of the many takeaways: David is Goliath.

Biden Our Time - Ep85 - 3.4.21

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 60:58


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony talk about Biden's retreats and the number one danger in America right now: cancel culture.

Everybody Hates Ted - Ep84 - 2.24.21

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 45:32


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony commune over the universal hatred of Ted Cruz and the wonderful memes that are the byproduct. Along the way, they talk the Texas energy grid and the Republican monopoly on freedom.

Impeach the Motherf***er - Ep83 - 2.13.21

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 40:44


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony talk impeachment 2.0--good idea or great idea?--and what Biden should be doing with these early days of setting priorities.

OMG (w/Katherine Stewart) - Ep82 - 2.2.21

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 49:53


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony get schooled on a certain type of church with journalist Katherine Stewart who has followed the religious right for over a decade.

No Brainers for Biden - Ep81 - 1.19.21

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 41:23


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony talk over what Biden and should do straight out of the gate. Hint: aim high and be ruthless.

The Stupid Coup - Ep80 - 1.7.21

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 60:20


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony contemplate how such a stupid coup could be nearly successful. Along the way, they discuss the Vietnam War, the Klan, and Chief Justice John Roberts--they're all related.

The BJ Party and the Love Jihad (w/Gyan Prakash) - Ep79 - 12.18.20

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 64:30


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony keep it a family affair this week with a very special guest: Princeton historian, authority on Indian history and politics, and Amit's dad--Gyan Prakash. We talk India, Hindu nationalism, neoliberalism, and the new "love jihad" conspiracy.

What is to be Done?(w/Sam Moyn)- Ep78 - 12.8.20

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 56:07


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony have on historian and legal scholar Sam Moyn to discuss the dangers of the Never Trumpers, the coming Biden administration, and what needs to be next for the Democrats. We also get to war and peace, Jeff Bezos, and why we all need to celebrate AOC's 35th birthday.

Border Trouble - Ep77 - 12.4.20

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 55:13


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony mull over the fact that pieces of paper, barbed wire, and harsh environments all decide where we get to walk around the world. Along the way, Amit's eating habits, creepy uncles, and criminal doctors are all tackled.

Nurses of the World Unite! (w/Bill Engle) - Ep76 - 11.23.20

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 63:42


Brothers-in-law Amit and Tony follow a story from Tony's ancestral homeland, Bucks County, PA, about a strike of 800 nurses. We are lucky enough to have on one of them, Bill Engle, who has heroically worked throughout the COVID crisis, and in addition to taking on a global pandemic is also taking on a massive hospital conglomerate to get what nurses deserve.

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