Genocide in Gaza, Repression in the US
Click Here To Listen On YouTube Click Here To Read The Transcript Sam comments on the downward spiral of the legal cases against Trump and the further consolidation of the RNC and “conservative movement” around MAGA fascism. Then, we share two interviews with people who have been actively resisting the escalating genocide in Gaza. […]
Ep 193: Rick Perlstein: The Infernal Triangle + Christian Nationalist Project 2025
Click Here To Listen On YouTube Click Here To Read The Transcript Sam talks with historian Rick Perlstein, author of multiple books about the US conservative movement including Nixonland, about his latest work on the contemporary era and the nexus between the fascists, the media, and the Democratic Party; what he calls “the infernal triangle.” […]
The Cataclysm of a Second Trump Term
Click Here To Listen On YouTube Click Here To Read The Transcript Sam comments on SCOTUS hearing Trump’s presidential immunity claim and Trump and Biden visits to the Texas-Mexico border. Then, she talks with Dr. Clarence Lusane to discuss the catastrophe for humanity of a second Trump presidency & lessons from the international rise […]
Combatting Disinformation
Click Here To Listen On YouTube. Click Here To Read The Transcript. Sam talks with Dr. Lee McIntyre, philosopher and author of numerous books including How to Talk to A Science Denier and his latest, On Disinformation: “Drawing on his twenty years of experience as a scholar of science denial, McIntyre explains how autocrats wield […]
The Fascist Fringe + Fascist Mainstream
Click Here To Listen On YouTube. Click Here To Read The Transcript. Sam speaks to developments in Trump’s trials, the “pendulum swing” of political power, Gaza and the 2024 election, and more. Then, she talks with Jared Holt, Senior Research Analyst with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. His writing can be found in various […]
The institutions Still Won’t Save Us
Click Here To Listen On YouTube. Click Here To Read The Transcript. Sam talks with historian, activist and RefuseFascism.org editorial board member Paul Street about the coming year and his take on all the wild things happening as well as to come. Follow Paul’s work on Substack at paulstreet.substack.com. Find out more about Refuse Fascism […]
Civil War Historians: Trump Is Disqualified + Report from Eagle Pass, TX
Click Here To Listen On YouTube. Click Here To Read The Transcript Sam talks with Dr. Manisha Sinha, historian of the US Civil War and Reconstruction and one of 25 historians who signed onto the amicus brief supporting Colorado’s decision to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot according to the 14th amendment (which […]
The White Power Movement in 2024
Click Here To Listen On YouTube. Click Here To Read The Transcript It’s been quite the week! Sam recaps some of the stories we’re watching most closely: the Texas + other fascist controlled states v. federal government confrontation in the wake of a SCOTUS decision the fascists actually don’t like (shockingly, Roberts and Coney Barrett […]
The Year Ahead and the New Fascism Syllabus
Click Here To Listen On YouTube. We want to hear from listeners! What are some of your most urgent questions keeping you up at night as 2024 begins? Let us know via this survey: https://bit.ly/rf-pod-survey On this episode, we share Jessica Valenti’s testimony before Senate Democrats on the state of abortion rights ahead of the Roe […]
The Nightmare Immigrants Face At The Texas Border
Click Here To Listen On YouTube. Click Here To Read The Transcript Sam talks with Faisal Al-Juburi from RAICES Texas to get an update on what has changed (and what hasn’t) for our siblings seeking refuge as of January 2024 at the deadly US border. Follow their work and get involved at https://www.raicestexas.org/. We want […]