News - Trump-Xi Summit, Iran Ceasefire Breakdown, CIA Mexico Strike

American Prestige

Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

News, History, Politics

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and more episodes. Danny and Derek fight fake news as they fight their allergies. This week: Trump and Xi meet; Trump rejects Iran’s ceasefire terms (3:09); Gulf states continue strikes against Iran-linked targets (5:53); U.S. intelligence estimates show Iran retains most missiles (8:48); Asian economies cut energy use with fertilizer shortages threatening crops (10:24); Gaza ceasefire plans appear to proceed without Hamas disarmament (12:58), Israel moves toward an early election (15:47), and Netanyahu publicizes a UAE visit as Abu Dhabi denies it (17:40); Lebanon and Israel pursue talks as Israeli attacks continue (20:03); jihadist attacks intensify in Mali (24:37); Russia and Ukraine resume attacks after a brief ceasefire (27:45); Wes Streeting quits while Labour pressure builds on Starmer (30:09); CNN reports the CIA’s involvement in cartel killings in Mexico (32:20); and U.S. military activity raises fears of a Cuba operation (34:02). Don’t forget to listen to our latest miniseries, Marx Prestige. And join us for our livestream every Wednesday at 8pm ET. Enjoy the replay of this week’s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.0	Hello, prestige heads and welcome to American Prestige.
1:03.3	I'm Danny Bessner, here as always with my friend and comrade, Derek Davidson.
1:05.9	And we are excited to bring you the news.
1:12.5	But before we do some quick updates, we just did a live stream on Wednesday evening. We're going to start doing these every week at 5 p.m. PST, 8 p.m. EST. We're also going to be making them available solely
1:18.8	on the YouTube channel. So if you haven't yet subscribed to the YouTube channel, please just search
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1:32.2	We've also got a big episode coming up this Sunday for our bonus with Jake Warner of the Quincy Institute.
1:34.6	It's going to be a big thing on China.
1:39.2	So if you're interested in what's been going on with the U.S. China, we really do a deep dive and we think it'll be of interest to people who listen to the show.
1:43.0	And finally, I just wanted to mention the Discord. Again, you get access to one channel if you are not a paying subscriber.
1:50.0	But if you are a paying subscriber, you get access to everything.
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