J6 One Year Later, Ep 2: The Radical Right Shows Up
Brad speaks with journalist and researcher Teddy Wilson, who has spent a decade covering the Radical Right in the United States. Teddy describes the J6 rioter network map he has built, showing the connections among the 725+ rioters who have been arrested in the year since the Insurrection. He paints a picture of how radical […]
Weekly Round Up: J6 Past, Present, Future
Brad and Dan begin this J6 anniversary episode by zooming in on certain religious elements manifest at the Insurrection. Dan decodes the various Braveheart references and signs on display, connecting them to a form of Christian nationalist masculinity via work by Kristin Kobes du Mez. Brad talks about how and why the rioters prayed as […]
You Don’t Belong Here: Religion, Politics, Identity Ep. 1
On the first episode in this series, Dan Miller explains why identity politics gets a bad rap and why that’s a mistake. He introduces basic concepts in identity formation, group dynamics, and cultural identity in order to explain how identity is at the core of everything we do–including politics. It’s not a matter of doing […]
J6 ONE YEAR LATER, Ep. 1: Christian Supremacy and Holy War – with Sarah Posner
In the first installment of J6 One Year Later, Brad speaks with the journalist Sarah Posner. Sarah discusses the various aspects of Christian supremacy and myth that provided a basis for the religious dimensions of the Insurrection. She and Brad touch on the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, and the Jericho March in order to uncover […]
Weekly Roundup: Alpha Male Anti Vaxxers
Brad and Dan kickoff this New Year’s Day roundup with a look at the false binary anti-vaxxers use to criticize the COVID vaccine and put forth a bad argument as to why they shouldn’t get it. Dan discusses the case of NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers, while Brad uses the binary reference point to show why […]
Christian Nationalism: The Principles, the Statistics, the Threat- with Samuel Perry
In an interview from early 2020, Brad talks with Dr. Samuel Perry, co-author of Taking America Back for God and a leading scholar on the phenomenon of Christian nationalism. They discuss the principles, structures, statistics, and threat of Christian Nationalism. For Perry, Christian Nationalism isn’t just theocracy. As they discuss, it’s a code word–a dog-whistle–used […]
The Evangelical Anti-Vaccine Movement 50 Years in the Making
Brad speaks with scholar Mark Fugitt whose recent work explores the various sources and factors in evangelical opposition to the COVID vaccine. He provides the historical context for this movement, showing that it is half a century in formation. He explains to Brad how everything from creationism, to Christian wellness, to anti-abortion sentiment, and the […]
Weekly Roundup: Mad Mirth and the War on Christmas
+ Americafest and Joe Manchin Gives Everyone Coal for Christmas
The Proto-History of the Religious Right: the KKK
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White Evangelicals and Mass Incarceration
Law, Order, and Divine Punishment