An army was gathering on shortwave and two guys in Costa Rica were among the only people in the world keeping track

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S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 2: You Must Form Your Militia Units

MAY 14, 202533 MIN
On the Media

S2 THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 2: You Must Form Your Militia Units

MAY 14, 202533 MIN

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EPISODE 2Many governments eased off the shortwaves after the Cold War, and homegrown US-based rightwing extremists edged out shortwave peaceniks to fill the void. In the 1990s, US shortwave radio stations became a key organizing and recruiting ground for white supremacists and the burgeoning anti-government militia movement. On this instantaneous, international medium, they honed a strategy and a rhetoric that they would take to the early internet and beyond.The Divided Dial was supported in part by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism.    On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected].