Caleb Cain (@faradayspeaks) is a self-described “gamer who fell down the alt-right rabbit hole” before eventually making his way back to the left. He joins Sam to discuss the YouTube personalities who drove his radicalization as a young college dropout, what helped bring him back, and his current project of de-radicalizing white nationalists and far-right […]

Alexandra Minna Stern, professor of American Culture at the University of Michigan, joins us to discuss her book, ‘Proud Boys and the White Ethnostate: How the Alt-Right Is Warping the American Imagination.’ From a loose movement that lurked in the shadows in the early 2000s, the alt-right has achieved a level of visibility that has […]

Author Dale Beran (@DaleBeran) joins Sam to discuss his new book, “It Came From Something Awful: How A Toxic Troll Army Accidentally Memed Donald Trump Into Office.” On today’s show: Brian Mier reports on fires in the Amazon, Bolsonaro’s role. Author Dale Beran (@DaleBeran) joins Sam to discuss his new book, “It Came From Something Awful: […]