On this episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek speak with David Halperin, retired professor of Jewish studies at UNC Chapel Hill, about his book Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO. The group looks at the phenomenon of UFO encounters as part of a longer tradition of mythology, examining their relationship to the historical epochs in which they occur, their place in politics and culture, and what ultimately the search for aliens says about our own views of humanity.
Pat Robertson’s Terrible Legacy
Start Making Sense: The Far Right’s Takeover of Shasta County, plus the Enslaved Black Family: Sasha Abramsky on politics, Brenda Stevenson on history
Time of Monsters: Car Dealers Versus Electric Vehicles
Start Making Sense: D.D. Guttenplan on Biden and the Vision Thing; plus Disappearing Islands
Time of Monsters: How Ron DeSantis Botched His Launch
Edge of Sports: Shine On, Denver Nuggets
Start Making Sense: Is Planned Parenthood Too Cautious? Plus: Writing and Politics
Time Of Monsters: Biden, The Republicans, and The Debt Ceiling
Start Making Sense: Jeffrey Toobin on the Roots of Jan. 6; Adam Hochschild on Anti-Woke History
Time of Monsters: Slaying the Debt Ceiling Dragon
Start Making Sense: Bhaskar Sunkara on Biden in 2024, plus Josh Gondelman on the Writers Strike
Time of Monsters: Can the Corrupt Courts Be Fixed?
Start Making Sense: Impeach Clarence Thomas; plus Joe Biden, the GOP, and 'Freedom'
Edge of Sports: Lamar Jackson And The State of the Black Quarterback
Time of Monsters: A Corrupt Court Faces No Accountability
Start Making Sense: Anatol Lieven Reports from Ukraine, plus Amy Wilentz on Haiti
Time of Monsters: Tucker, Twitter and Taibbi
Edge of Sports: David Aldridge on The End of Dan Snyder
Start Making Sense: Rebecca Solnit on Climate Action, plus John Nichols on Abortion Politics
Time of Monsters: Resurgence In The Midwest
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