Author of “THE POWER WORSHIPPERS” comes on the pod to discuss the Christian Right in her must-read piece “The Rise of Spirit Warriors on the Christian Right”. https://newrepublic.com/article/170027/rise-spirit-warriors-christian-right-politics?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tnr_weekly

Podcast host & far right researcher, Jay McKenzie of “Did Nothing Wrong Pod” returns to the podcast to discuss the latest far RW conspiracy theories, “world economic forum”, Bannon, covid lies and so much more

Scott G. Nelson is Associate Professor in the Dept. of Political Science at Virginia Tech & Bradley Klein, Ph.D, authors of “Democracy After Trump: Authoritarianism versus Democracy in a Post-Pandemic Era” —we discuss their article, “It can (and almost did) happen here

Authoritarian dynamics are global; their symptoms are national.”: It can (and almost did) happen here

Mary Angela Perna sat down w/ Rick Tyler

MSNBC Political Analyst

Partner and Co-Founder

Foundry Strategies, we discuss Trumpism — how toxic it is, the extreme wing of the GOP and more!

Shavaun scott is a practicing psychologist in practice in California & OR, & author of “The minds of mass killers—understanding and interrupting the pathway to violence”

We discuss her piece “Conspiracy Thinking May Kill Us All” https://shavaunscott.medium.com/conspiracy-thinking-may-kill-us-all-b4bbdce7f45f

David R. Lurie is an attorney who practices in New York City. Bylines in The Daily Beast, Just Security, Slate and more. Piece: https://aaronrupar.substack.com/p/trump-bannon-antisemitism-globalists-soros

Disinformation researcher, Jay McKenzie sat down with me to discuss all-things far right extremism, the FTX scandal, far RW “influencers” and more!

Important conversation with psychotherapist Nick Carmody, insights regarding the far right wing, dealing with friends and family we disagree with in today’s political climate and more. Subscribe to Nick’s informative Patreon! —> https://www.patreon.com/NickCarmody

We discuss the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. His 40 years reporting give him a vast wealth of knowledge! At Newsweek, Alter wrote more than 50 cover stories, which included everything from Bill Clinton’s first interview after leaving the presidency, to Barack Obama’s first-ever magazine cover, to Alter’s personal story of living with cancer. Beyond politics and media, he has written extensively over the years about foreign policy, education, fiscal policy, terrorism, anti-Semitism, at-risk children, national service and a wide variety of other issues. On this episode, we discuss Jonathan’s piece for “Washington Monthly” https://washingtonmonthly.com/2022/02/27/russias-invasion-of-ukraine-was-a-dumb-move/ —- Jonathan’s substack: https://oldgoats.substack.com/p/putin-in-a-time-warp —- Jonathan’s latest book, “His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life”

Columnist for Raw Story, Joshua Green joins Mary Angela Perna to discuss his piece, “The same far-right influencers behind the effort to overturn the election are pushing for a convoy on DC”& what’s happening in the overall far RW extremist movement.

Joshua’s knowledge of the right wing is extensive and his column is a must-read! https://www.rawstory.com/freedom-convoy-2656591373/