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American Prestige

Bonus - Third Parties plus Analyzing Trump w/ Matt Karp (Preview)

American Prestige

Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

History, Politics, News

4.8705 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Subscribe now for the full episode. "Top Secret" subscribers get a free one-year digital subscription to The Nation! Danny speaks with Matt Karp, associate professor of history at Princeton, about party formation in the 1850s as well as his take on the Trump phenomenon. They explore the downfall of the Whigs and rise of the Republicans, the structure of the political parties at the beginning of the republic, the relationship of ideology and party, why we have a giant two-party system despite regional differences, mass democracy in the 19th century and today, Trump minimalists vs. maximalists, and more.    Check out Matt’s book This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy and his article on Trump for New Left Review, “Maxed Out.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:07.0

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0:10.0

And to her, the sound of machinery in need of repair, reminds her of how far she's come.

0:18.0

In two years, she's landed her dream job, providing her with valuable skills.

0:23.6

That's up to £8,000 for education and training at Amazon. Eligibility conditions apply.

0:29.6

That's kind of conversation to your soul. That's conversation

0:37.8

To be a song

0:40.1

And then

0:40.4

I'm going to know

0:40.8

Hello

0:51.5

Prestige heads

0:52.1

Welcome to American Prestige.

0:53.6

I'm Danny Bessner here all along this

0:56.0

week because Derek has floated away on a balloon. We are taking gifts for his family. But I'm very

1:00.9

happy to welcome to the pod for the first time, I believe, Matt Karp. Matt's an associate professor

1:06.1

of history at, I think it's pronounced, Princeton University. And he's also the author of a book, This Vast Southern Empire, which is about Southern

1:15.7

Foreign Policy, which is really interesting before the Civil War.

1:19.8

Check that book out.

1:20.4

And he's written many, many essays.

1:22.0

And I've invited him to talk about a couple things.

1:24.6

First, this new essay he has in the new left review called Maxed Out about

1:28.9

Trump, but I also want to talk about research that is underway. So you're all getting a free

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