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The Refuse Fascism podcast is an independent and all-volunteer show that produces weekly episodes that expose, analyze, and oppose the very real danger and threat of fascism coming to power in the United States.Hosted by Sam Goldman, produced by volunteers with Refuse Fascism.
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Two Views of Trump/MAGA Fascism. Two Very Different Paths Forward. (opens the original)
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Sam and Mark discuss the Trump regime's escalating fascist project—from moves to subvert the elections and ICE withholding detainees' locations to the normalization of Trump on the world stage. Mark provides commentary on two drastically different ways of understanding Trump and MAGA, why telling the truth about the fascist nature of what we face matters, and how those different understandings lead to very different conclusions about what it will take to defeat it. Sam also shares a conversation
Fascism, Faith and the Cost of Silence with Father David Gierlach (opens the original)
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Sam talks with Father David Gierlach about white Christian nationalism, Trump MAGA fascism and what it means to recognize fascism as a moral reality demanding action. How can moral outrage become organized resistance? What does this moment demand of people of conscience—religious or not? And what would it mean to act on the principle: In the name of humanity, we refuse to accept a fascist America? Follow Father Gierlach on YouTube , Substack , and read his book Christian Transformation . Get Tru
From Alarm to Action: Confronting Fascist Consolidation (opens the original)
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The warnings are becoming more extraordinary, while the response remains remarkably ordinary. As the Trump Regime makes increasingly overt moves around the midterms, Sam talks with historian, author and Refuse Fascism leader Paul Street about where we are now: how far fascist consolidation has advanced, how extraordinary acts become normalized even as more people recognize the danger, and why recognition alone doesn’t necessarily lead to resistance. What accounts for the gap between widespread o
Defending the Vote—and Defeating Fascism (opens the original)
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As the Trump regime moves to subvert the midterms, thousands marched on Washington this week to defend voting rights. What will it take to defend those rights—and to stop the fascist regime attacking them? Sam talks with fellow Refuse Fascism leader Coco Das about the escalating assault on the elections, where the power to stop fascism actually lies, and what history can teach us about moments when ordinary political channels are under attack . They dig into the dangers of relying on the midterm
Opposition Puppet Master: Criminalizing the Opposition (opens the original)
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Newly revealed government documents expose Operation Puppet Master , an expansive DHS surveillance and infiltration operation targeting people and organizations opposing ICE in Minnesota. This week, we dig into what was exposed and the escalating criminalization of dissent under the Trump fascist regime, drawing on conversations with Stop Cop City organizer Keyanna Jones , legal scholar Dr. Mary Anne Franks , and investigative journalist Adam Federman . What Operation Puppet Master exposes shoul
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