<description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Fighting Fascism, a new podcast hosted by The Nation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Long-time political organizers Aaron Regunberg and Jonathan Smucker, and their normie friend Matt DaSilva, discuss the history of fascist takeovers, the conditions enabling them, and the resistance movements that have defeated them, to find lessons for today’s fights against Trump, MAGA, and the growing threat of modern authoritarianism. Want to piss off fascists? This is the podcast for you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the first episode, Aaron, Matt, and Jonathan are joined by Astra Taylor, author of &lt;em&gt;End Times Fascism&lt;/em&gt;, and Mark Bray, author of &lt;em&gt;Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook&lt;/em&gt;, for a big picture conversation about what it means to fight fascism in this historical moment. Topics include popular resistance to ICE, tensions between “radical” and “normie” mobilization, how much we all hate AI, and why it shouldn’t actually be &lt;em&gt;that&lt;/em&gt; hard to build a majoritarian coalition around the idea that like 25 creepy pedophiles shouldn’t own literally everything on the planet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</description>

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Let’s Fight Some Fascists (w/ Astra Taylor and Mark Bray) | Fighting Fascism

MAR 30, 202678 MIN
The Nation Podcasts

Let’s Fight Some Fascists (w/ Astra Taylor and Mark Bray) | Fighting Fascism

MAR 30, 202678 MIN

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Welcome to Fighting Fascism, a new podcast hosted by The Nation.Long-time political organizers Aaron Regunberg and Jonathan Smucker, and their normie friend Matt DaSilva, discuss the history of fascist takeovers, the conditions enabling them, and the resistance movements that have defeated them, to find lessons for today’s fights against Trump, MAGA, and the growing threat of modern authoritarianism. Want to piss off fascists? This is the podcast for you.In the first episode, Aaron, Matt, and Jonathan are joined by Astra Taylor, author of End Times Fascism, and Mark Bray, author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, for a big picture conversation about what it means to fight fascism in this historical moment. Topics include popular resistance to ICE, tensions between “radical” and “normie” mobilization, how much we all hate AI, and why it shouldn’t actually be that hard to build a majoritarian coalition around the idea that like 25 creepy pedophiles shouldn’t own literally everything on the planet.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy