#Extremism

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Reed Galen: Getting in Trump’s Head

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Reed Galen, co-founder of The Lincoln Project, talks about how impactful his ads have been, how Trump has responded to them, and the MAGA movement...
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Bruce Hoffman & Jacob Ware: The Rise of Extremism

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Bruce & Jacob discuss their book, God, Guns, and Sedition, in which they map the rise of far-right terrorism in the US....
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Dr. Kathleen Belew: Their Plan is Violence

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Dr. Kathleen Belew, an expert on the modern white power movement, explains how extremists groups have continued to grow, and what their plans are ...
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John Cohen: Combating Domestic Terrorism

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Terrorism expert John Cohen talks about the rise of domestic terrorism, and how law-enforcement is attempting to counter it....
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Charlie Sadoff: Right-Wing Extremism

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Charlie is the director of Against All Enemies, an award-winning documentary which tracks the rise of violent extremism in the US, and the role so...
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Matson & Tawni: Infiltrating Hate Groups

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Matson, an undercover cop, and his wife Tawni, infiltrated and took down white supremacist groups in Arizona....
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Kaivan Shroff: Mobilizing Gen-Z

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Kaivan discusses Gen-Z’s approach to politics, the right wing political machine, and the 2024 election....
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Zander Moricz: Facism in Florida

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Activist Zander Moricz talks about his efforts in Florida, Gen-Z, and the SEE Alliance....
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Tim Alberta: Evangelical Extremism

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Journalist Tim Alberta discusses his book, The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, and his personal experiences with the evangelical movement....
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Dr. Steven Hassan: MAGA is a Cult

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Dr. Hassan explains how cults indoctrinate members, and how the radical right has copied these strategies....
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Dr. Bandy Lee: A Duty to Warn

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Psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee discusses Trump’s mental state, and the danger he poses to the country....
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Tristan Snell: Trump’s Legal Strategy

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Tristan, who prosecuted Trump as the Assistant Attorney General of New York, talks about Trump’s legal strategy, our current judicial system, and ...
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Trump is an Aspiring Dictator: Eugene Vindman

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Eugene Vindman describes blowing the whistle on Trump’s infamous call with Volodomyr Zelensky, and talks about the 2024 elections....
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Tina Nguyen: Inside the Conservative Movement

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Tina discusses once being a young conservative, working with Tucker Carlson, leaving the right-wing, and witnessing the insurrection first-hand....
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SSG Aquilino Gonell: Defending the Capitol

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SSG Gonell was one of the police officers who defended the capitol against insurrectionists on January 6th, 2021....
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Jared Yates Sexton: The Mythology of America

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Jared’s book, The Midnight Kingdom, examines how the right has created a mythologized version of our country which allows them to push an extremis...
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Frank Schaeffer: A Plea from Evangelical Royalty

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Formerly “Evangelical Royalty,” Frank Schaeffer describes how the American Evangelical movement has radicalized, and how the Republican party has ...
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Ravi Gupta: Power-Hungry Politicians

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Gupta says his former friend, Senator Josh Hawley, will say and do whatever helps him gain power....
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Mark Chiusano: Who Really is George Santos?

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Mark’s new book, The Fabulist, peels back the lies, grifts, and alter-egos of Santos to reveal who really represents the 3rd district of New York....
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Amy McGrath: Republicans Have Undermined Our Military

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Marine Corps Vet and former Senate Candidate Amy McGrath discusses Tuberville’s military promotion block, authoritarianism, Project 2025, and Oper...
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