Purges in the Military and Growing Resistance in the Street
Listen On YouTube Episode 238 In this episode Sam shares clips from voices of conscience who’ve spoken up this past week before joining Mark to dissect and analyze the state of the fascist ascent one month in. Topics include CPAC, growing protests, and major moves of the regime this week: their military purge, […]
Unprecedented: Sasha Abramsky & Thomas Zimmer on the Crisis We Face
Listen On YouTube Episode 237 Sam shares an excerpt from Refuse Fascism’s Virtual Forum “Only The People Can Defeat Fascism” featuring commentary from Paul Street and Sunsara Taylor. You can view the entire forum here. She then interviews Sasha Abramsky, author of Chaos Comes Calling and Western Correspondent for The Nation. In this conversation, Sasha discusses the […]
Watering The Seeds of Resistance
Listen On YouTube Episode 236 Sam shares the call from Refuse Fascism to take the streets on Presidents Day (Monday, February 17) and shares some of the developments that marked week 3 of Trump 2.0. She interviews Daniel Hunter, author of What If Trump Wins? and founder of Choose Democracy. They discuss resistance to […]
The First Two Weeks: Fascism is a Package Deal
Listen On YouTube Episode 235 Sam recaps and analyzes the onslaught of fascist orders and actions as of this morning, February 2, 2025. Then we share snippets from the Patron-only call earlier this week discussing the fascists’ agenda and progress towards implementing it including their primary targets (trans people and immigrants) plus their plans for […]
Week One of Trump Regime 2.0 w/ Chrissy Stroop
Listen On YouTube Episode 234 One week in, Sam talks with Chrissy Stroop, Senior Correspondent for Religion Dispatches, and co-founder of The Fly Trap. Subscribe to Chrissy’s Substack: https://www.bugbeardispatch.com/. Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 8PM ET / 5PM PT, join us for a Patron-only Zoom discussion with historian Paul Street & host of the pod Sam Goldman, to discuss […]
Sheriffs As Trump’s Shock Troops w/ Jessica Pishko
Listen On YouTube Episode 233 Sam comments on the eve of Trump’s inauguration and shares highlights from our virtual forum “Offense and Defense: How to Defeat Trump/MAGA Fascism & Defend Those Under Attack.” Catch the full program here. Then, Sam interviews Jessica Pishko, journalist, lawyer, and author of The Highest Law in the Land: How the […]
Resistance on Hold: The Crisis of Inaction in Perilous Times
Listen On Youtube Episode 232 Sam comments on the fourth anniversary of the January 6th coup attempt. Then, she chats with co-producer of the pod, Mark Tinkleman, exploring questions we’ve received. In this conversation, Sam and Mark discuss the current political landscape in the U.S., focusing on the lack of visible resistance against the rising fascism represented by […]
2024: Year in Review
Listen On Youtube Episode 231 We find our power together, not by finding a way to get by or accommodate to the new horrific normal, but together paving a path for mass nonviolent noncooperation, mass nonviolent disobedience. Prepare for the fight ahead in 2025 with some guests from this past year including: Zoltán Grossman […]
How Trump’s Leveraging “Unitary Executive” Theory to Harness Supreme Power
Listen On Youtube Episode 230 Sam discusses “The Great Capitulation” and the need for us to come together now to defeat Trump/MAGA fascism through collective action. Then she interviews veteran legal scholar, activist and political analyst, Marjorie Cohn, to discuss the implications of the “unitary executive” theory with Trump returning to power next month. They explore […]
Gender Liberation, Radical Defiance & The Power of Street Art
Listen On Youtube Episode 229 Sam recaps some of the fascist developments from this past week and interviews author and activist, Raquel Willis, co-founder of The Gender Liberation Movement (@genderlib). Raquel discusses the current anti-trans landscape, focusing on the implications of the U.S. v. Skrmetti case and the broader cultural backlash against trans rights. Willis highlights […]