The Originalism Trap With Madiba K. Dennie
Click Here To Listen On Youtube. This week Sam shares commentary on the second anniversary of the overturn of Roe & the stripping away of the federal protection of abortion rights. Then she welcomes Madiba K. Dennie back on the show to discuss originalism as the underlying theory behind some of the worst […]
Constructing MAGA Lore: Trump’s Convictions, January 6 and American Political Violence
Listen On Youtube. Read The Transcript This week Mark Tinkleman guests hosts the pod, covering SCOTUS decisions on the abortion medication mifepristone as well as gun control, Trump’s support from powerful people, the Southern Baptist Convention’s attack on IVF, and a listener’s feedback. Then Sam welcomes researcher Teddy Wilson back on to discuss how […]
Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy
Click Here To Listen On Youtube. Click Here To Read The Transcript. Sam interviews filmmaker Stephen Ujlaki about his latest film Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy. This feature-length documentary is available for streaming on Apple TV+, Amazon Prime, Google Play & YouTube. See trailer here. For information about the film, including a listing of screenings […]
The Convicted Felon & “Day One” Dictator
Listen On Youtube. Read The Transcript Sam discusses the historic guilty verdict that was just rendered by a jury against Trump this past week (34 felonies for falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to Stormy Daniels, all for the purposes of ensuring his illegitimate election in 2016), along with the slew […]
The Freedom to Dominate with Jefferson Cowie
Listen On YouTube Read The Transcript Sam interviews historian Dr. Jefferson Cowie, author of Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power (winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize). Jeff serves as the James G. Stahlman Chair in the Department of History at Vanderbilt University. He was recently honored with a 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship – […]
Perspectives on Stopping Fascism in the US in 2024
Click Here To Listen On YouTube This week Sam Goldman (@SamBGoldman) and Coco Das (@Coco_Das) have a wide ranging conversation with Dr. Clarence Lusane and Sunsara Taylor over what it will take to stop fascism in the United States. We discuss the 2024 elections in the context of the prospect of civil war, the […]
The Wannabe Fascist
Click Here To Listen On YouTube Click Here To Read The Transcript Sam discusses the events of this past week including Trump’s trials (including what’s getting prosecuted and what’s being postponed indefinitely), the escalating genocide in Gaza as the Israeli military started to invade Rafah and the ongoing bravery of students across the […]
This American Fascism: A Retrospective
Click Here To Listen On YouTube Click Here To Read The Transcript We’re sharing a round-up of excerpts from interviews over the past four years with 20 experts on fascism. If you want to know “what is US fascism in this century” or “who are the fascists in America” or “where did fascism in […]
“White Rural Rage” with Tom Schaller
Click Here To Listen On YouTube Click Here To Read The Transcript It’s been one of those weeks… Sam shares commentary on the wildly fascist logic coming from the Supreme Court this past week (the president is likely immune from prosecution for the attempted coup in Jan 2021, and federal law will likely no longer […]
Constitutional Sheriffs, Militias, and Other Local Fascist Initiatives
Click Here To Listen On YouTube Click Here To Read The Transcript Sam talks with three experts on widespread local fascist organizing around the country including the so-called Constitutional Sheriffs movement, the embrace by local governments of right wing militias and fascist efforts to modify the constitution itself. Devin Burghart (@dburghart) is the Executive Director, at […]