Sam Goldman (@SamanthaGoldm19) talks to Joshua Shanes, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, and Director of the Center of Israel Studies, at the College of Charleston. He has published widely on modern Jewish politics, culture and religion, antisemitism and nationalism, as well as American and Israeli politics in both academic and popular outlets including Slate, Washington Post, Haaretz and Tikkun. He'll have a new article out this week on the popularity of Trump among Orthodox Jews in the online Tablet Magazine. Read his recent piece on Slate.com: This Was the Week American Fascism Reached a Tipping Point.

RefuseFascism.org is calling for protests on the day marking the expected 200,000 death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. on September 21: March Against Death, Lies, and Fascism and For Humanity, and this Wednesday September 16 to Indict Trump for Inciting and Defending Murders by Fascist Mobs and Commemorate the Fallen - Drive Out The Trump/Pence Regime. Find out more and get involved at RefuseFascism.org.

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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown.