Podcast Episodes

Death of a Demagogue

Sometimes when a weird little guy gets shot, the guy who killed him is just a weirder little guy.

Sources:

Schmaltz, William H. (2000). Hate: George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi Party. Washin…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

American Fart Party

The American Freedom Party and the American Fart party have a couple things in common - the acronym, for one thing. They've also both filed paperwork with the federal election commission claiming to …

Published on 2 months ago

Recalled, Replaced

In 2017, Judd Blevins marched in Charlottesville with men chanting 'you will not replace us.' In 2024, voters in Enid, Oklahoma replaced him - a recall election removed him from office as a city comm…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

A Secret Third Thing

After the 2012 election, the American Third Position Party rebranded. Not because their candidate lost, they expected that. But probably because their candidate didn't know what the party's name mean…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Third Position

In 2012, a newly formed white nationalist political party tried to get their candidate on the ballot. The American Third Position Party wanted Americans to vote for Merlin Miller, but how did the par…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

In Minecraft

After Devon Arthurs murdered his roommates, he claimed he'd only done it to prevent the loss of innocent lives. The man he said was planning a terrorist attack was arrested with a car full of guns, b…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

The Roommates

In 2017, police investigating a double homicide found more than just bodies in a Tampa condo. The founder of a neonazi group was making bombs in the garage.

Sources:

https://ctc.westpoint.edu/the-thr…

Published on 3 months ago

Magic Beans

In 2017, a man showed up at the emergency room and confessed that he'd accidentally poisoned himself with homemade ricin. He was federally charged with possessing a biological agent, but his case was…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Slow Decline

In 2016, Nicholas Young became the first American police officer to be arrested and charged with a federal terrorism offense. At trial, jurors were shown mountains of evidence about his collection of…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Red Flag

When FBI agents started combing through the digital footprint of a dead school shooter, they found more than the usual missed warning signs.

Sources:

https://www.maargentino.com/narrative-examination-o…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago