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Historians At The MoviesEpisode 75: Red Dawn with Kathleen BelewThis week my good friend and native Coloradan Kathleen Belew drops in to talk about the movie that etched the word "wolverines" into our lives forever: Red Dawn. We talk about how Red Dawn depicts Cold War fears on the big screen, and how it has been perceived in the *checks notes* forty years since its release. As usual, Kathleen and I talk about where to get the best food in Colorado, skiing, and god knows what else. This is a pod you've been asking for. I hope you like it.About our guest:Kathleen Belew...2024-05-011h 06
Burn the BoatsDr. Kathleen Belew: Their Plan is ViolenceDr. Kathleen Belew is a historian and expert on the American white power movement. She’s a professor at Northwestern University and author of Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America. You can find Kathleen on Twitter at @Kathleen_Belew, and learn more about her at kathleenbelew.com.Head to https://Rhone.com/BOATS and use code BOATS to save 20% off your entire order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-04-0947 min
Jen Rubin's Green RoomBringing The War Home with Professor Kathleen BelewJen welcomes Professor Kathleen Belew to lay out the history of post-war white power movements in the United States leading up to MAGA, QANON conspiracy theories, and the 1/6 insurrection. They discuss how these groups recruit followers, their relationship to Trump, and the role of former military members, religion, and women in their organizations. More importantly, they explore the part that journalism, properly understood free speech, and the judicial system play in limiting their growth and ensuring that they never take control of our country.
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Chicago Humanities TapesRachel Maddow on History, Now, and What’s NextHear MSNBC's Rachel Maddow go deep into the rough and inspiring American past in a conversation with Northwestern University’s Professor Kathleen Belew. Topics include Henry Ford, media literacy, and optimism for 2024. SHOW NOTES: Read the podcast transcript. PHOTO: Rachel Maddow and Kathleen Belew on stage at Northwestern University at the Chicago Humanities Fall Festival in October 2023. Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Facism Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra Kathleen Belew, Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America Subscribe: http...2024-03-051h 12
Chicago Humanities TapesRachel Maddow on History, Now, and What’s NextHear MSNBC's Rachel Maddow go deep into the rough and inspiring American past in a conversation with Northwestern University’s Professor Kathleen Belew. Topics include Henry Ford, media literacy, and optimism for 2024. SHOW NOTES: Read the podcast transcript. PHOTO: Rachel Maddow and Kathleen Belew on stage at Northwestern University at the Chicago Humanities Fall Festival in October 2023. Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Facism Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra Kathleen Belew, Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America Subscribe: http...2024-03-051h 12Chicago Humanities TapesRachel Maddow on History, Now, and What’s NextHear MSNBC's Rachel Maddow go deep into the rough and inspiring American past in a conversation with Northwestern University’s Professor Kathleen Belew. Topics include Henry Ford, media literacy, and optimism for 2024. SHOW NOTES: Read the podcast transcript. PHOTO: Rachel Maddow and Kathleen Belew on stage at Northwestern University at the Chicago Humanities Fall Festival in October 2023. Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Facism Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra Kathleen Belew, Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America Subscribe: http...2024-03-051h 12
Refuse FascismThe White Power Movement in 2024It's been quite the week! Sam recaps some of the stories we're watching most closely: the Texas + other fascist controlled states v. federal government confrontation in the wake of a SCOTUS decision the fascists actually don't like (shockingly, Roberts and Coney Barrett agreed that the federal government has the authority to remove the murder wire that the state of Texas is strewing all over the border and in the Rio Grande), the latest on Trump's legal troubles (which, spoiler alert: do not portend a solution to our fascism troubles), and the ICJ ruling on the escalating genocide in Gaza. 2024-01-291h 01
Getting Better with Jonathan Van NessIs White Supremacy A Covert Killer?If you loved our episode on the women of the far right then this one’s for you! We’re returning to the world of white nationalism to uncover the connections between the growing anti-woke backlash movement and the rise of white power. Historian Kathleen Belew joins Jonathan to answer questions about the rise of Christian nationalism including: what’s the current state of white supremacy in America? How is the Charlottesville riot related to the January 6th insurrection? And what can we do if we see people being radicalized in our own communities?
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Burn the BoatsDr. Kathleen Belew: Trump is Quoting HilterDr. Kathleen Belew is a historian and expert on the American white power movement. In this episode, she explains how the rhetoric used by Trump and Alt-Right groups is both dangerous and purposeful. Dr. Kathleen Belew is a professor at Northwestern University and author of Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America. You can find Kathleen on Twitter at @Kathleen_Belew, and learn more about her at kathleenbelew.com.Head to MANUKORA.com/BOATS or use code BOATS, you’ll auto...2023-10-2442 min
The Gedunk ShowTrump crosses a new line quoting HitlerDonald Trump just amplified a key piece of Nazi ideology during an anti-immigrant diatribe, in which he responded to an interview question by saying that immigration is "poisoning the blood of our country.” That is a direct lift from Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler’s prison manifesto. Ken Harbaugh interviews Dr. Kathleen Belew about the impact of such rhetoric in our politics. Buy Kathleen Belew’s book here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/bring-the-war-home-the-white-power-movement-and-paramilitary-america-kathleen-belew/17984302?ean=9780674237698Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687Credits:Producer...2023-10-1711 min
Politics War Room with James Carville & Al HuntBiden’s White House with Frank Foer & The Extremist Threat with Kathleen BelewJames and Al welcome journalist Frank Foer for an inside look at the Biden White House, its strengths and policy successes, how his novel transition strategy kicked off a strong first year, and the factors defining the 2024 race as we head into the fall. Then, they talk with Professor Kathleen Belew to discuss the growing domestic threat of white power groups, how they operate and recruit, their obsession with controlling white women, and Trump’s role in fomenting energy around the great replacement theory while merging extremists and the Republican party.
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Historians At The MoviesEpisode 26: Con Air with Kathleen BelewThis week Kathleen Belew joins us to talk about maybe the most '90s action movie ever made, Con Air. We get into everything on this film, including Kathleen's work on white power and paramilitary movements in the United States, the cultural production of the South, Nicolas Cage as an action star, and yes, maybe the worst Southern accent in history. This movie has it all.About our guest:Kathleen Belew specializes in the history of the present. She spent ten years researching and writing her first book, Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement...2023-05-241h 23