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Podcast series covering various topics in security and technology

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United States

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Podcast series covering various topics in security and technology

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@theloopcast

Language:

English


Episodes

Mainstream Politics and American White Nationalism

12/10/2023
Spencer Sunshine discusses the white nationalist/supremacist milieu in the United States. Spencer is the author of the forthcoming book, "Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege." You can find Spencer's Patreon here, selected publications here, and organizing guide here.

Duration:00:59:51

Remembering the Confederacy and the Normalization of Extremism

4/8/2023
Dr. Karen L. Cox discusses her book, "Dixie's Daughters: The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Preservation of Confederate Culture" and how we understand the intersection of memorializing history and the normalization of extremism. You can purchase a copy of Dixie's Daughters from Amazon or Bookshop. During our conversation we touched on Professor Cox's other two books "Dreaming of Dixie: How the South Was Created in American Popular Culture" (Amazon || Bookshop) and "No Common Ground: Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice." (Amazon || Bookshop) You can also find Professor Cox's website here.

Duration:01:11:50

Gospel According to the Klan: The KKK’s Appeal to Protestant America, 1915-1930

2/17/2023
Kelly J. Baker discusses her book, "Gospel According to the Klan: The KKK's Appeal to Protestant America, 1915-1930." (Amazon || Bookshop) Kelly's personal website can be found here and her Substack can be found here. The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider becoming a subscriber to our Substack. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:01:30:41

What Makes an Extremist Group Successful?

12/15/2022
Samantha and Chardon discuss what makes or breaks an extremist group. Don't forget to check out The Glitterpill Community and The Khalifa Institute contribution to the January 6th Select Committee. The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon and subscribing to our Substack. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:01:52:16

CHECKMATE, LINCOLNITES!

12/8/2022
Andrew Rakich the creator of Atun-Shei Films discusses Checkmate, Lincolnites!. You can find the latest episode of Checkmate, Lincolnites! here. The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon and subscribing to our Substack. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:01:37:40

Decoding Fox News

11/30/2022
Juliet Jeske the creator of Decoding Fox News discusses Fox News. You can find the Decoding Fox News Substack here. The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon and subscribing to our Substack. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:01:07:40

Content Rules Everything Around Me

11/8/2022
Moustafa and Emmi discuss the interaction of aesthetics, content, and the normalization of extremism. The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:03:30:07

The Darkness Inside

10/27/2022
Tam Hussein discusses his book "The Darkness Inside." (Amazon) Tam is also the coauthor of "To the Mountains: My Life in Jihad, from Algeria to Afghanistan" with Abdullah Anas. (Amazon) The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon, and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:00:46:14

Get To Know a Mutual!

10/15/2022
We get to know one of the creators of VibeCamp, Brooke Bowman. The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:00:44:18

Ecofascism: An Examination of the Far-Right/Ecology Nexus in the Online Space

10/5/2022
Brian Hughes and Amarnath Amarasingam discuss the paper they co-wrote with David Jones, "Ecofascism: An Examination of the Far-Right/Ecology Nexus in the Online Space." The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:01:09:58

Conceptualizing Counter Terrorism Law

9/14/2022
Amanda Rogers discusses how counter terrorism law is conceptualized. Please consider becoming a contributor to Amanda's Patreon. You can listen to Amanda's previous appearance on the show discussing Tom Metzger here. The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:01:35:14

Terror in Transition: Leadership and Succession in Terrorist Organizations

9/5/2022
Tricia Bacon and Elizabeth Grimm discuss their new book "Terror in Transition: Leadership and Succession in Terrorist Organizations." (Amazon | Bookshop) The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon, and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:00:47:28

Historiography with Friends

7/31/2022
Enze Cartassi sits down with us to discuss how history is conceptualized and thought about. The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:01:54:34

Gun Culture and Tacticool Aesthetics

7/7/2022
Theo Hansen discusses the impact of /k/, gun culture more broadly, and the aesthetics of being tacticool. The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:02:03:39

Utopia or Oblivion?

7/1/2022
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Madison Urban discuss their paper "Utopia or Oblivion? An Examination of War Games & Futurism - How Games Can Contribute & Best Practices for Doing So." The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon, and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:01:09:13

Ask a Professor: What Is Stochastic Terrorism? With Kurt Braddock

6/22/2022
Kurt Braddock helps us answer the question "what is stochastic terrorism?" The Twitter thread that inspired this conversation can be found here. Make sure to check out Kurt's book Weaponized Words: The Strategic Role of Persuasion in Violent Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization (Amazon | Bookshop). You can listen to Kurt's previous appearance on the show here. The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:00:58:02

Breaching the Mainstream

6/12/2022
Devin Burghart discusses his latest Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights paper "Breaching the Mainstream: A National Survey of Far-Right Membership in State Legislatures." Additional reading for this podcast: "Tea Party Nationalism: A Critical Examination of the Tea Party Movement and the Size, Scope, and Focus of Its National Factions" and "Blood and Politics: The History of the White Nationalist Movement from the Margins to the Mainstream." The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:01:16:18

Online Narrative Design and Extremism

5/13/2022
Emmi discusses narrative design and extremism. The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:01:35:50

The Right and Extremism

5/8/2022
Jared Holt discusses the political right and it's relationship to extremist ideologies. You can check out Jared's profile and investigative work here and his writing and podcast here. The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:01:06:59

Financing Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century

4/29/2022
Jessica Davis discusses how terrorists finance themselves and their respective organizations. You can check out Jessica's works here: newsletter, "Financing the Toronto 18," and Illicit Money: Financing Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century (Amazon | Lynne Rienner Publishers). The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon, and the show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a donation to the show through our Patreon. We greatly appreciate it.

Duration:00:38:33