Robert Wright and American Prestige podcast hosts Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison discuss Trump’s changing vibes re Bibi, Putin, Xi, etc.

Jon Hoffman of The Cato Institute and Connor Echols discuss the Houthi ceasefire, US-Iran talks, whether Trump has given up on Gaza, and more

Robert Wright and Holly Elmore, executive director of PauseAI US, discuss the state of AI safety, the pace of AI acceleration, the real reasons to worry about AI, and more.

Matt Duss of the Center for International Policy and Robert Wright discuss Israel’s new “operation” in Gaza, global (dis)order under Trump and Biden, the tariff chaos, AI, China, and more.

Robert Wright and Connor Echols discuss Trump’s decision to fire National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, and what the move means for the GOP’s foreign policy civil war.

Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute and Robert Wright discuss the current state of the Russia-Ukraine war, what both sides would need for peace, and whether the president can make it happen.

Michael Brendan Dougherty and Connor Echols discuss the late pontiff’s foreign policy legacy.

Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss Trump’s and Elon’s recent defeats, the Canadian election, signs of escalating authoritarianism, embryo-screening ethics, and more.

Robert Wright and political scientist and author Pratap Bhanu Mehta compare and contrast the authoritarian tendencies of the American and Indian leaders.

Journalists Ron Kampeas and Robert Wright discuss the president’s deportation push and campus speech crackdown—what’s driving them, their effects, and potential blowback on the Jewish community.