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American Prestige

News - Thailand–Cambodia Fighting, Venezuela Escalation, Yemen Separatists

American Prestige

Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

History, News, Politics

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes. Use the holiday discount code XMAS2025 for a $45 annual subscription (offer valid through 1/1/26)!  Jolly Saint Nick is giving the U.S. government lots of coal this year, a boon to fossil fuel companies. In this week’s news: Thailand–Cambodia fighting resumes despite Trump’s ceasefire claim (1:52); an Israeli airstrike in Gaza threatens what remains of the ceasefire (6:00), and a winter storm devastates Gaza as Israel continues blocking shelter materials and aid (9:10); Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council prepares to declare a new government amid Saudi threats (12:08); the U.S. approves the largest-ever arms package to Taiwan (16:10); China reportedly unveils a prototype advanced chipmaking tool (18:18); the Bondi Beach attack in Australia has possible Islamic State links (19:48); a New America Foundation report documents extensive U.S. airstrikes in Somalia (22:01); M23 announces its withdrawal from Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (24:49); Ukraine peace talks continue as the war nears its fourth year, including disputes over Kupiansk (27:59); Chile elects far-right president José Antonio Kast (32:23); the U.S. escalates pressure on Venezuela with military deployments and a partial oil blockade (33:27); and Congress passes a $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act, including a repeal of Syria’s Caesar Act and changes to Selective Service registration (41:40). Listen to our special with Annelle Sheline on what’s going on in Yemen. Don’t forget to listen to our Chinese Prestige miniseries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey folks, Derek here to wish a happy holidays to you and yours.

0:03.6

For a limited time, American Prestige is celebrating with a special discount on annual

0:07.7

subscriptions. Get one today for just $45 for your first year. That means you'll get all of our

0:13.2

content, including weekly bonus episodes, specials, and great series like our new Chinese

0:18.1

prestige for 10% off the regular price. Use the code Xmas 2025, that's XMAS,

0:24.7

20205 when you subscribe to unlock the deal. This offer expires on January 2nd, so please take

0:31.2

advantage while you can, and thanks for listening.

0:36.4

Let's find the conversation to your soul. Thanks for listening. Hello, Prestige Heads and welcome to American Prestige. I'm Danny Bessner, here as always

1:01.0

with my friend and comrade Derek Davison. And we're excited to bring you the news. Even though I am sick,

1:06.7

I decided to do the podcast because Derek threatened to dock my pay and cut my benefits.

1:11.9

So I'm doing it anyway.

1:13.1

So just very quick housekeeping, as they say in the podcast, biz.

1:16.6

I mean, that's just good business.

1:19.4

I don't understand why I'm going to be dragged for this.

1:22.2

You learned from the best, Derek, the best oligarchs in the world.

1:25.7

You are reading their books.

1:26.9

You are learning the art of the

1:28.1

deal. And I can't begrudge someone for being good at business. But very quick, housekeeping,

1:35.5

Chineseprosagepod.com. Check it out. We got a lot of cool episodes coming up next week for the

1:41.4

Christmas week. So keep your eyes and ears open for those.

1:47.2

And as always, if you'd like to get into some fun convos, join our Discord. And you can check

1:54.0

out all of our old series at AmericanPersagepod.com. And Derek, I'll hawk something I haven't

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