Episodes

Sunday Dec 29, 2024
Against Constitutional Originalism: A Historical Critique
Sunday Dec 29, 2024
Sunday Dec 29, 2024
Professor Jonathan Gienapp discusses his latest book Against Constitutional Originalism: A Historical Critique. Jonathan is also the author of The Second Creation: Fixing the American Constitution in the Founding Era.

Saturday Nov 16, 2024
The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy
Saturday Nov 16, 2024
Saturday Nov 16, 2024
Jessica Pishko discusses her latest book, "The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy."

Sunday Nov 03, 2024
The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Manisha Sinha discusses Reconstruction. Manisha is the Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut and the author of The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920 alongside The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition and The Counterrevolution of Slavery: Politics and Ideology in Antebellum South Carolina.

Saturday Oct 26, 2024
Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy
Saturday Oct 26, 2024
Saturday Oct 26, 2024
David Noll discusses vigilante federalism. David is a a professor of law at Rutgers Law School and is the coauthor alongside Jon Michaels of the book Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy and the law review paper Vigilante Federalism.
You can purchase a copy of Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy at Bookshop.

Monday Aug 19, 2024
Lawful Extremism
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism's Beth Daviess and J.M. Berger discuss lawful extremism.
The papers that form the basis of this conversation: "Chinese Exclusion Act" and "Extremist Ideology and the Dred Scott Decision."

Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Mainstream Politics and American White Nationalism
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Sunday Dec 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.

Saturday Apr 08, 2023
Remembering the Confederacy and the Normalization of Extremism
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
Saturday Apr 08, 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.

Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Gospel According to the Klan: The KKK’s Appeal to Protestant America, 1915-1930
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
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Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
What Makes an Extremist Group Successful?
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 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.
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Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
CHECKMATE, LINCOLNITES!
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 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.