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Guests Alexander Reid Ross and Anna Duensing join Right Rising to discuss the local manifestations of the far-right. Along with host Augusta Dell'Omo, Alexander and Anna discuss the broad landscape of far-right activism at the local level in the United States and its influence on school boards, vaccination mandates, policing, and state legislatures. Together, Alexander, Anna, and Augusta dive into the history of local far-right organizing and reveal what it can tell us about current activism. What - we ask - can concerned observers can do to combat this influx of far-right activity in their local communities? Special Guests: Alexander Reid Ross and Anna Duensing.

Guests Shona Hunter, Christi van der Westhuizen, and Ashley Mattheis join Right Rising to discuss their new edited volume Routledge Handbook of Critical Studies in Whiteness, which seeks to understand whiteness as a manifestation of power. Along with host Augusta Dell'Omo, Shona, Christi, and Ashley explore everything from TradWives to international conspiracies to volksmoeders, to understand how whiteness operates in a global perspective. Shona, Christi, and Ashley conclude with a discussion on how these radical right movements - and their shared emphasis on whiteness - interlock throughout the United States, Britain, and South Africa. Purchase your copy of Routledge Handbook of Critical Studies in Whiteness here (https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-Critical-Studies-in-Whiteness/Hunter-Westhuizen/p/book/9780367403799)! Show correct: Whitespaces formed in 2009, not 2019. Special Guests: Ashley Mattheis, Christi van der Westhuizen, and Shona Hunter.

Guest Kathleen Belew joins Right Rising on the anniversary of January 6 to discuss her new co-edited book, A Field Guide to White Supremacy - the definitive guide for understanding and opposing white supremacy in America. Along with host Augusta Dell'Omo, Kathleen puts January 6 in a larger historical perspective, examines various iterations of white supremacy in the United States, and recounts how white supremacist ideas move from the fringe into the mainstream. Kathleen concludes with some recommendations for how everyday observers concerned about the far-right can help stem the tide of this movement in the United States. Purchase your copy of A Field Guide to White Supremacy here (https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520382527/a-field-guide-to-white-supremacy) or wherever books are sold. Special Guest: Kathleen Belew.

Beatriz Buarque joins Right Rising to discuss her latest research findings on the Alt-Right. Along with Host Dr. James F. Downes, Beatriz breaks down how to define the Alt-Right as an ideology and the Alt-Right's use of conspiracy theories such as The Great Replacement, The Deep State and Cultural Marxism. Beatriz also introduces listeners to her unique concept of the Alt-Right multitude alongside conspiratorial regimes of truth. Special Guest: Beatriz Buarque.

Guests Jessica White and Claudia Wallner join Right Rising to discuss the unique role gender plays in policymaking and why gender is so essential when policymakers combat the far-right. Along with host Augusta Dell'Omo, Jessica and Claudia break down how gender looks different in far-right movements across the globe and the particular role misogyny plays in extremist activities. Jessica and Claudia conclude with some recommendations on including a full spectrum of gender-based considerations as security professionals develop policy interventions. Special Guests: Claudia Wallner and Jessica White.

Guest Sophie Bjork-James join Right Rising to discuss the unique relationship between white evangelicals and radical right politics. Along with host Augusta Dell'Omo, Sophie breaks down how evangelical activism against abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, and racial integration intersect in the current American political environment. Sophie explains how growing numbers of Black and Latinx evangelicals could change the trajectory of evangelicalism in the United States. Special Guest: Sophie Bjork-James.

Guests Greta Jasser and Ed Pertwee join Right Rising to discuss alt-tech - the digital infrastructure of the far-right. Along with host Augusta Dell'Omo, Greta and Ed break down how narratives of grievance, persecution, and victimhood fuel alt-tech program creation. Greta and Ed explain how de-platforming fuels alt-tech creation and creates a market for far-right platforms' continued existence. Special Guests: Ed Pertwee and Greta Jasser.

Guest Alessio Scopelliti joins Right Rising to discuss the programmatic flexibility of the radical right. Along with host Augusta Dell'Omo, Alessio breaks down how cultural, economic, and political realities force radical right parties to adapt and evolve their political platforms. Alessio explains how these particular cleavages can occur amongst radical right parties - and, critically, what they look like on the transnational level. Special Guest: Alessio Scopelliti.

Guests Ashton Kingdon and Ashley Mattheis join Right Rising to discuss the ethical implications of studying the far-right. Along with host Augusta Dell'Omo, Ashton and Ashley walk us through the existing institutions that protect ethical research and how they fall short in safeguarding scholars studying extremism online. Ashton and Ashley explain the threats faced by researchers - particularly women, people of color, and LGBTQIA+ individuals - and how their new unit at CARR focusing on ethics aims to increase researcher safety. Special Guests: Ashley Mattheis and Ashton Kingdon.

Guest Maximilian Kreter joins Right Rising to discuss how the white power music scene funds and sustains the extreme right. Along with host Augusta Dell'Omo, Maximilian walks us through the financing of white power music and the importance of music festivals in radical right organizing. Maximilian explains how the white power music business evolved since the 1990s with the advent of the internet age, as a previous locally oriented music scene transformed into a global money-making enterprise. Special Guest: Maximilian Kreter.