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Sr. Editor for The Daily Beast, Anthony L. Fisher comes talks with Mary Angela Perna about his piece, “Why Do These Racists Keep Getting Hired by Us?’ —> https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-right-needs-to-ask-why-do-these-racists-keep-getting-hired-by-us —Anthony has a FAB Substack: https://anthonylfisher.substack.com/

The Daily Beast & MSNBC commentator, Matt Lewis joins Mary Angela Perna to discuss his fab new book, “Filthy Rich Politicians: The Swamp Creatures, Latte Libera Ruling-Class Elites Cashing in on America” & the current GOP primary & more! The book: Filthy Rich Politicians: The Swamp Creatures, Latte Liberals, and Ruling-Class Elites Cashing in on America https://a.co/d/7eaOnrO

Professor Boedy, of Univetsity of North Georgia has vast knowledge of all-things Charlie Kirk, his Turning Points USA & their network, Kirk’s impact and influence on the radical right. Check out his website detailing Charlie Kirk: https://medium.com/@mboedy

Freelance journalist, Noah Berlatsky returns to the pod for season 7! We discuss his piece “Burying the White Working Class Defining the working class by whiteness serves the capitalists” — Noah’s writing is invaluable, particularly as we kick off the 2024 POTUS race and attempt to examine the electorate in America. https://open.substack.com/pub/noahberlatsky/p/burying-the-white-working-class?r=utry&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

Veteran freelance journalist, Noah Berlatsky joins Mary Angela Perna to discuss his piece, “Why does Clarence Thomas's billionaire benefactor own Nazi napkins?” & his piece on his Substack, “Our Problem Isn't Polarization. It's Fascism.” https://noahberlatsky.substack.com/p/our-problem-isnt-polarization-its 2nd piece. https://www.publicnotice.co/p/idaho-abortion-travel-ban

senior IT/cybersec reporter, Tom McKay shares his article for Rolling Stone & the ridiculousness of CPAC. figures on the MAGA right, Twitter nonsense & more!

Jay McKenzie, friend of the show returns to discuss Trump’s (possible) indictment in New York, Kevin McCarthy, and overall RW ridiculousness of the week! Follow his pod —> “Did Nothing Wrong Podcast” —> https://www.didnothingwrongpod.com/

I sat down with journalist & writer of “Shadow Network”. We discuss the radical right, the Council for National Policy & the radical right’s 40 year plan to shape America. Through RW media, messaging, propaganda & so much more. Anne’s book is vital: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/46020029-shadow-network

Co-host of “Did Nothing Wrong” podcast, RW/MAGA disinformation researcher & pal of the pod, Jay McKenzie returns to talk about the ridiculous “Twitter Files” & other MAGA insanity

A queer, chronically ill, freelance writer based in Kansas City, Kelsey Rhodes comes on Lush Left Media to discuss her well-informed piece re medical abortion & how a judge could take it away. Her piece: “How a Texas judge could disrupt access to medication abortion” —> https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronrupar/p/mifepristone-kacsmaryk-texas-abortion-pill-case?r=utry&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

Professor, Jennifer Mercieca, author of “Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump. “, bylines in the Washinton Post, USA Today & more, talks with me about her piece for Resolute Square, “How To Save Democracy: Weirdify Fascism”: How To Save Democracy: Weirdify Fascism

The great far RW researcher & cohort “Did Nothing Wrong” pod returns to Lush Left Media to talk this week in RW nonsense, Jim Jordan’s “oversight committees & more!

Matthew D. Taylor - Scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies (ICJS) discusses Christian Nationalism, 1/6, NAR, Trump, and the series “Charismatic Revival Fury 1/6 & the New Apostolic Reformation” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/straight-white-american-jesus/id1441649707?i=1000588776189

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

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

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

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/

Nina Burleigh is the author of six books and a national journalist whose work has been published widely, including in Rolling Stone and The New York Times, to name a few outlets. She is also an executive producer on the docuseries Epstein's Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell, streaming on Peacock and Sky. We discuss her piece published in The New Republic, The Rich Mothers of the Insurrection” —> https://newrepublic.com/article/161208/trump-women-capitol-riot-funding & more!

Murtaza Hussain of The Intercept joins me to discuss his piece about how wealthy right wing families are funding measures to undermine our democracy, in the name of “voter integrity”. This impacts state legislatures, the right to vote & more! The piece: https://theintercept.com/2021/08/07/election-fraud-bradley-impact-fund-donors/

A. C. Thompson is a reporter and doc filmmaker of two vital docs on RW extremism, “American Insurrection” & “ DOCUMENTING HATE: NEW AMERICAN NAZIS” — both with Frontline PBS & ProBublica. We discuss the far right, RW groups emboldened and more.

Jill Filipovic, a weekly columnist for CNN and a 2019 New America Future of War fellow, she is also a contributing writer to The New York Times and a former columnist for The Guardian. She’s also a yoga instructor! We talk democracy, yoga & more!

Journalist, Sam Theilman returns to Lush Left Media to talk RW fuckery & more!

Veteran music producer & now podcast producer of the wildly popular, The New Abnormal, Fever Dreams, Killed By Desk & more, Jesse Cannon sits down w/ me to dish on the music industry & political podcasting!

Visiting Georgetown University professor, Thomas Zimmer, w/ a background in history & Transatlantic history & global health joins me to discuss RW authoritarianism both here in the U.S. —past, current & the future—also the rise of RW movements abroad.

Staff writer at The Atlantic, Edward-Isaac Dovere joins me for a fab (& juicy!) convo regarding the 2020 Democratic Party primary—outlined in his new book, “Battle for the Soul INSIDE THE DEMOCRATS' CAMPAIGNS TO DEFEAT TRUMP”

JENNIFER MERCIECA is professor in the Department of Communication at Texas A&M University. She is the author of Founding Fictions and coeditor of The Rhetoric of Heroic Expectations: Establishing the Obama Presidency, and Her latest published in July 2020, “Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump” (very prescient!)

Documentary filmmaker & now author, Jen Senko chats with me about RW media, her new book “Brainwashing of My Dad” & more!