Best Refuse Fascism Podcasts (2025)

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What's Next After No Kings? 53:52

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October 18, the No Kings protests around the country mobilized 7 million people into the streets "denouncing Trump" as the New York Times put it. Now it's time to bring that strength to the seat of power in DC. The time has come for…THE FALL of the TRUMP FASCIST REGIME – Beginning November 5, 2025 – Washington DC Today we're sharing speeches from t…

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S1E7 - Imperfect Strike | Refuse Fascism (LUCHA) 1:07:22

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Recorded August 2025 In this episode, Alice speaks with Lucha of Refuse Fascism. Together, they discuss the need for all to unite under the sentimentality that Trump must be removed from office now, not later. To learn more about their organization and the upcoming November 5th event, please visit refusefascism.org. This podcast is powered by Pinec…

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S1E9 - Imperfect Strike | 50501 DC (ALISA) 1:07:30

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Recorded August 2025 Alice speaks with Alisa of 50501 DC, sharing the experience of the occupation of DC and information on 50501 as an organization. They cover topics such as the stages of morality, how people find themselves in a cult, and why is it so hard to leave, and the antidote to fascism (spoiler alert: it's community!) Find your local No …

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Katie Bradshaw on Refusing to Become a Professional 1:10:11

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My guest is Katie Bradshaw. Katie is a doctoral candidate in English literature at the University of Southern California. She is a critic and essayist, and she wants to stay a student and an amateur, and to never become a professional. She has a forthcoming essay in Cambridge Quarterly about writers who draw. Recorded at the University of Southern …

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S1E8 - Imperfect Strike | B'More Community Fridge (LIZ) 1:23:35

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Recorded August 2025 Liz of B'More Community Fridge joins Alice to discuss the work of maintaining a community fridge in Baltimore. A community fridge is a mutual aid resource. A committed group of neighbors secure a refrigerator in an accessible public space, build a shelter for it, and it is stocked and maintained by and for anyone in the communi…

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The Freedom to Silence You — Dr. Mary Anne Franks on Trump’s War on Dissent 50:41

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Sam recaps some of the developments from the past week including the escalating attacks on cities (such as the Black Hawk helicopter raid on an apartment building in South Shore Chicago), the Trump/Hegseth meeting to direct generals to get ready to wage war crimes and train troops against the US population, the government shutdown and more. Then, s…

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Lukas Walczak on the Fight Against Fascism 1:28:38

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My guest is Lukas Walczak. He is a former community organizer, and at the time of our conversation was the senior advisor to Congressman Robert Garcia in California’s 42nd district. He is now the campaign manager for Perry Meade in California’s 40th congressional district. Recorded in March 2025 in Long Beach, CA.…

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Defeating Trump/MAGA Fascism CAN Be Done… But We Have to Do It 54:23

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This week we're sharing the presentation Sunsara Taylor gave at the mass organizing meeting in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, plus a brief recap of just some of the developments over the past week, both positive (Jimmy Kimmel was reinstated after groundswell of outrage) and ominous (the regime's declaration they are going to target "antifa" now), among m…

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S1E6 - Imperfect Strike | We have to laugh or we're going to cry (Michelle) 46:19

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Recorded July 2025 Alice and Michelle discuss the experience of working in the government and the concerns around a general strike and the impacts it might have on people dependent on the income of their jobs. Most importantly, this episode demonstrates the relieving power of laughter and how we need to have a supportive community around us to thri…

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Kimmel Stays — Trump Must Go Now! 45:22

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We’ve reached the stage of fascist consolidation where the regime directly censors the media (either “the hard way or the easy way” in FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s words). We’re sharing clips from the emergency demonstrations Refuse Fascism organized in response to ABC/Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel. While the fascists lionize Charlie Kirk and are attempti…

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S1E5 - Imperfect Strike | A look into anarchy (CRAZY) 1:24:12

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Recorded July 2025 In this episode, Alice speaks with Crazy and together they explore the topic of anarchy. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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The Danger Grows — So Must the Movement to Drive Trump Out 1:02:10

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Sam speaks with Baltazar Enriquez from the Little Village Community Council in Chicago, which has been the center of Trump's threats in recent weeks. Then, we share excerpts from the organizers' webinar with Andy Zee, Sunsara Taylor and Coco Das held on Friday September 19, discussing how the murder of Charlie Kirk has nothing to do with any positi…

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S1E4 - Imperfect Strike | Blackout The System ( NOVA ) 48:19

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Recorded August 2025 NOVA shares his time with Alice to have a chat about Blackout The System, a national movement meant to make a statement: we the people hold the power in our democracy, not corrupt and broken systems made to benefit billionaires and corporations. First break: 24min Additional InformationBlackout The System - https://blackoutthes…

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Against the Mass Deportation Machine in the Sky 40:04

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Trump and Hegseth have declared that with the renamed Dept. of War, the U.S. is "going on offense." Sam digests this, along with the news that unknown people have been murdered by this "most lethal" military through random strikes on boats recently near Venezuela and during Trump 1.0 just off the coast with North Korea. Then, she speaks with flight…

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S1E3 - Imperfect Strike | Mayday Movement USA (Hannah) 1:16:35

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Recorded July 2025 In this episode, Alice speaks with Hannah about the grassroots coalition called Mayday Movement USA. They discuss the group's perspective of the Capitol since their sustained presence on May 1, 2025. In light of the current events, we hope for the safety of all in DC. content warningAt 44min - mention of police behavior towards d…

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Nov 5: Drive the Trump Regime from Power 1:14:52

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This week we're sharing highlights from the organizing webinar last week that kicked off the push towards the Nov 5 mobilization. Watch the full August 28 Organizing Webinar: The time has come for the fall of the Trump Fascist Regime Call for the 5th & organizing resources Commit to be in DC New Neil Young song: Big Crime "got to get the fascists o…

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S1E2 - Imperfect Strike | Intergalactic Orgies (Ripley) 1:14:48

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Recorded: July 2025 In which Alice and Ripley discuss the descent of DOGE into the workplace, how feds are living through the uncertainty, favorite conspiracy theories, and much more. First break: 30minSecond break: 49min As many of us know, the resources available to us are overwhelming and many people are not comfortable with asynchronous study. …

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Trump’s DC Takeover - Straight Out of the Fascist Playbook 46:23

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Sam recaps the latest ways that fascism is ratcheting forward including Trump’s latest threats to sic the military on other cities besides LA and DC. Then she speaks to Dr. Moustafa Bayoumi, author of ⁠Trump’s Washington DC takeover is straight out of a fascist playbook⁠ (The Guardian). Follow his work at ⁠moustafabayoumi.com⁠. What do we need to d…

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S1E1 - Imperfect Strike | Us taking care of one another (Andy) 1:18:27

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Recorded: July 2025 Alice speaks with Andy, a General Strike chapter facilitator for Oregon. Together they discuss chronic illness, disability justice, and mutual aid and what all of that means for a growing movement like General Strike US. Book mentioned: The Viral Underclass by Steven Thrasher First break: 37min Second break: 59min Sign your stri…

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Time For the Fall of the Trump Regime 1:05:22

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Yesterday Refuse Fascism led marchers to the White House demanding Trump Must Go NOW, as Trump took federal control of the DC police and deployed national guard and other federal agencies onto the streets of the city to terrorize residents. Visit refusefascism.org for videos and coverage. We share Sam's speech from the kickoff rally at Dupont Circl…

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Imperfect Strike | Pre-series overview 9:36

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Alice and Maeve discuss the podcast. What is a general strike? How are people finding hope, building resilience, and strengthening their community? What are we covering this season? This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Shut Down ICE, Shut Down the Trump Regime 1:29:18

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Sam explains why the time to refuse fascism isn’t someday—it’s now: from ICE terror and mass disappearances to Trump’s executive order targeting unhoused people, to blatant defiance of the courts and violent threats against political opponents. Refuse Fascism is calling on people in every sector—healthcare, tech, education, government, culture—to j…

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No More Business As Usual 57:20

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After a recap on this past week, we share Sam's interview with Anna O. Law, the Herbert Kurz Chair in Constitutional Rights at CUNY Brooklyn College. Her forthcoming book The Origins of American Citizenship and Migration—African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants will be out from Oxford University Press in the spring of 2026. Read her late…

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A Breathtaking Disregard for Human Rights With Michele Goodwin 52:36

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Sam recaps some of the events from the past week including both the escalating ICE raids and the righteous resistance that shows people are not bowing down to this terror. Then, we share the speech from Reverend William H Lamar IV, pastor of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, DC during the week of protest against Trump J…

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Gerrymandering the Law for the GOP + Declaring Independence from Trump’s Fascist America 49:47

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Shout out to everyone who was in the streets on July 4! Read the recap from around the country here and the report from DC here. We are sharing an interview with Leah Litman, one of the hosts of the Strict Scrutiny podcast and author of the best-selling book, Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vi…

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All Out for July 4 to Declare Independence from Trump Fascism 17:34

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On the heels of the major SCOTUS ruling that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson calls “an existential threat to the rule of law,” we are busy mobilizing for a week of protest in DC culminating in a march on the White House demanding Trump Must Go Now: Meet Friday July 4 at 2pm at Logan Circle Sunsara Taylor recaps and analyzes the stakes of this ruling,…

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From War on Iran to Trans Bans: Trump's Escalating War on Us All 1:12:04

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Sam discusses some of the ways the Trump regime has tightened its fascist grip this past week, including through their unprovoked and criminal war on Iran, and calls on people to join in declaring independence from Trump's fascist America with four days of nonviolent struggle July 1-4 in DC culminating on July 4 with the biggest chant heard around …

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The Fascist Military Spectacle, Genocidal Ideology + The Movement We Need 1:02:44

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Sam talks with Judith Levine about the significance and symbolism of the fascist military parade on June 14 against the backdrop of what she calls a new phase for the regime: from soft authoritarianism to the government’s war against the people. Follow "Today In Fascism" at judithlevine.substack.com and read these articles: We’re minimizing the hor…

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Raids, resistance, and believing what’s in front of our eyes 1:05:21

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This week Sam discusses the cruel militarized ICE raids sweeping Blue cities kidnapping thousands of immigrants, the righteous resistance to them and the violent repression protesters are being met with. She interviews David N Smith sociology professor at the University of Kansas to discuss the relationship between Trump and his base. Then we share…

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June 14: Trump’s Military Parade Must Be Opposed 42:06

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Call to act: JUNE 14:TRUMP'S MILITARY PARADE MUST BE OPPOSED! DEMONSTRATE in Washington, D.C and nationwide This episode includes excerpts from The RNL (Revolution Nothing Less) Show. To hear the full episode this was taken from, visit YouTube. Mentioned in this episode: Beware: We Are Entering a New Phase of the Trump Era by M Gessen Trump adminis…

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“We Are Responsible for Each Other” — Building Solidarity to Defeat Fascism Together 1:12:47

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We share clips from speeches at protests Refuse Fascism organized around the country this past week demanding Trump Must Go NOW! Then, Sam talks with Carlos Álvarez Aranyos, founder of AmericanOpposition.org, a non-profit, non-connected political action committee created to counter the rise of fascism in the United States of America. For more foot…

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Intent and Atrocity: Dr. Raz Segal on Gaza, Genocide and the Machinery of Fascism 58:59

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Sam provides updates on the Trump regime discussing ending the foundational right to Habeas Corpus, plus the ominous arrest of Newark, NJ Mayor Ras Baraka, and the expanding and intensifying cruelty of Trump’s ICE agents. Then, she talks with Dr. Raz Segal, Program Director, Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies & Associate Professor of …

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The Danger Is Real. So Is Our Power to Stop It. 51:51

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This week we’re sharing some excerpts of remarks from Andy Zee and Sam Goldman from the regional assemblies last week along with Coco Das speaking in Houston on May 1. Salute to everyone across the country in the streets on May 1! Thursday May 15: PROTEST at the US SUPREME COURT Washington DC 9:00 AM HANDS OFF BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP! In the Name of…

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Academics Speak out Against Fascism 1:14:54

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Visit RefuseFascism.org for additional resources and links relevant to this episode. It was great to see many listeners of the pod in the streets last week, including in Washington DC where the demand Trump Must Go NOW was brought to the gates of the White House. The fascist Trump regime has universities in their sights and are moving against stude…

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We’re In It Now: Trump Defies the Courts, Targets Us All 1:02:32

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Shout out to everyone in the streets yesterday saying Trump Must Go NOW! After a short recap from Sam of the terrifying events of the past week (Trump is directly flaunting the Supreme Court ruling that Kilmar Abrego Garcia must be brought home, and threatening to send “homegrown” people to the torture prison / death camp in El Salvador that he’s b…

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Artists Refusing Fascism 1:14:53

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This week Sam discusses: deporting students for their ideas, Trump locking away hundreds in a torture prison in El Salvador, SCOTUS rubber-stamping use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, installing concentration camps along the U.S/Mexico border; you know, fascism. Then she interviews artists who are using their talents in the fight agains…

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All Out For April 5: Silence = Collaboration 1:33:24

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Listen to reports and excerpts from the protests demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil and against the the broader fascist repression of the student movement to free Palestine. Sam and Mark discuss the moment we're in and the critical need to mobilize intensely for the upcoming protest on April 5 in DC (with additional gatherings in cities around…

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How Young Men are Recruited into Fascism - And How to Stop It With Craig Johnson 55:23

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Sam discusses how the Trump regime is taking the attacks on the rule of a law to a whole new level and the alarming leaps towards fascist consolidation from this past week, emphasizing the urgent need for mass resistance to defeat Trump/MAGA fascism. Then she interviews Craig Johnson, author of How to Talk to Your Son About Fascism and host of the …

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Mahmoud Khalil Must Be Freed - Trump Must Go 47:03

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Sam and Coco talk about the ominous significance of the kidnapping, ICE detention and plans for deportation of Columbia graduate and activist Mahmoud Khalil (not to mention, green card holder married to a US citizen) and the need to quickly and dramatically step up resistance to the whole Trump MAGA fascist program. "NOW IS THE TIME WHEN WE MUST RI…

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Decorum Vs. Determined Resistance with A.R. Moxon 52:46

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Sam recaps this past week including Trump's fascist address to Congress, the regime's progress towards their goals and the protests demanding Trump, Musk and the fascist regime's removal around the country. Then, she talks to author and essayist A.R. Moxon (author of Very Fine People and The Revisionaries). Follow his work at www.armoxon.com and su…

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Stop the War on Women and LGBTQ People 1:01:54

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Mark recaps the latest from the fascist shitstorm... then we share highlights from the live forum this week featuring Sunsara Taylor, Debra Sweet and your questions leading into this week of protests. Watch Sunsara Taylor on The RNL - Revolution Nothing Less - Show every week on Youtube. Mentioned in the episode: Protest Trump Tuesday March 4 outsi…

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Purges in the Military and Growing Resistance in the Streets 1:10:40

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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, the terror they're unleashing against immigrants, their expanding cu…

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Unprecedented: Sasha Abramsky & Thomas Zimmer on the Crisis We Face 1:21:38

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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 rapid ascen…

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Watering The Seeds of Resistance 1:04:07

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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 ofWhat If Trump Wins? and founder of Choose Democracy. They discuss resistance to stop Trump and how we overcome fear and uncertainty. Find out …

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The First Two Weeks: Fascism is a Package Deal 43:57

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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 radically changing the US…

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Week One of Trump Regime 2.0 with Chrissy Stroop 1:12:53

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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 Trump's fir…

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Sheriffs As Trump’s Shock Troops w/ Jessica Pishko 59:59

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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 Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threate…

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The Most Dangerous Anti-Immigrant Bill Yet + An Announcement 10:21

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Sam recaps the far-reaching and ominous effects of the "Laken Riley" (anti-immigrant) Act on the eve of Trump's return to power. Sign up for the virtual forum on January 15 5pm PT/7pm CT/8pm ET: https://bit.ly/4014smc Offense and Defense: How To Defeat Trump/MAGA Fascism & Defend Those Under Attack On January 20, Trump will re-take the reins of pow…

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Resistance on Hold: The Crisis of Inaction in Perilous Times 1:01:56

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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 Trump/Re…

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2024: Year in Review 1:43:19

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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 Lee McIntyre Sasha Abramsky Jefferson Cowie Ece Temelku…