The Nation Podcasts

Climate writer Katan Joshi joins host Paris Marks to discuss the escalating environmental crisis driven by AI data centers, highlighting the surge in…

Leah Greenberg of Indivisible discusses the October 17 "No Kings" action, which shifts focus from mass protests to driving record early voting turnout to counter election interference.

In this episode of the Fighting Fascism Podcast, co-host Aaron Regenberg interviews Jen Steinfeld, the field director for David Morales’s successful mayoral campaign in Providence.

Kate Wagner, The Nation’s architecture critic, discusses the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, arguing it functions as a "cenotaph" that…

Host Shilby Chotro introduces Season 2 of A People's Climate, an award-winning podcast exploring the fight for climate and environmental justice.

Noam Scheiber discusses the rise of a "college-educated working class" in his book *Mutiny*, arguing that white-collar workers are experiencing industrialization and downward mobility.

Norm Eisen analyzes the controversial settlement allowing the Paramount-Warner Bros.

Ben Shanahan, campaign manager for David Morales, discusses the strategy behind the progressive’s upset mayoral victory in Providence, Rhode Island.

The Nation’s Cheat Ahern and Joan Walsh analyze the 2026 Georgia Senate race, focusing on John Ossoff’s strategy to link Trump administration corruption with economic pain.

Danny Bester and Alex J.

Akbar Shahid Ahmed, diplomatic correspondent for The Washington Sun, joins to discuss his book *Crossing the Red Line*, which examines the Biden administration’s role in the Gaza war.

David Cole analyzes the Supreme Court's 7-2 ruling blocking Trump's attempt to use the Postal Service to restrict mail-in voting, noting the decision was based on timing rather than the merits.

Hosts Aaron Regenberg and Jonathan Smucker interview movement facilitator Yo Tom Marome about his new book, *Four Louder Days*, which critiques the "politics of powerlessness" in social movements.

Hosts Danny Besner and Derek Davison discuss the Houthi capture of Mocha, escalating US-Iran naval clashes driving oil prices above $100, and the IAEA's referral of Iran to the UN.

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Historian Patrick Wyman discusses his new book, Lost Worlds, exploring how climate change and resource scarcity drove the formation of states and the Bronze Age collapse.

Host Danny Bessner and guest David Grissom discuss Texas politics and the radical left-wing history of the state in Grissom’s new book, *The Myth of Red Texas*.

David Wallace Wells discusses the surprising bipartisan opposition to AI data centers, noting that 75% of Americans reject local construction despite corporate promises.

Rob Weissman discusses the Supreme Court’s dismissal of a lawsuit against Trump’s White House ballroom on standing grounds, highlighting concerns over executive overreach and corporate influence.

Peter Parcy joins The Nation to critique the Trump administration’s new sanctions on Iran, arguing they lack clear objectives and risk escalating conflict without achieving regime change.

Hosts Danny Besner and Derek Davison discuss the Trump administration’s new sanctions on Iran, diplomatic efforts regarding the Strait of Hormuz, and the US-Saudi nuclear deal.

Host Paris Marks interviews Clarissa Redwine and JS Tahn, authors of *Against Tech Oligarchy*, about the evolution of tech worker organizing.