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What a slow civil war looks like

What a slow civil war looks like

FromThe Gray Area with Sean Illing


What a slow civil war looks like

FromThe Gray Area with Sean Illing

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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Apr 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Sean Illing is joined by reporter Jeff Sharlet, whose new book The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War takes readers on the ground across America right now, as all kinds of people seem to be preparing for a violent fight with other Americans. They discuss the killing of Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6 and how the story of her death has evolved, the religious nature of some "fringe" political beliefs, and what life is like living in what Jeff calls "the Trumpocene."
Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area
Guest: Jeff Sharlet (@JeffSharlet), reporter; author 
References: 


The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War by Jeff Sharlet (W.W. Norton; 2023)


The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power by Jeff Sharlet (Harper Collins; 2008)


The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton (Vintage; 2005)


A Brief History of Fascist Lies by Federico Finchelstein (University of California; 2020)


"Ashli Babbitt a martyr? Her past tells a more complex story" by Michael Biesecker (AP; Jan. 3, 2022)


"January 6 Was Only the Beginning" by Jeff Sharlet (Vanity Fair; June 22, 2022)


"Man who rested feet on desk in Pelosi's office on Jan. 6 found guilty on 8 counts" by Hannah Rabinowitz and Holms Lybrand (CNN; Jan. 23)


"Marjorie Taylor Greene got into a screaming match with Rep. Cheney over 'Jewish space lasers' comment" by Azmi Haroun (Insider; Oct. 21, 2021)


"If you see an all-black American flag, what does that mean?" by Matt Gregory and Mia Salenetri (WUSA9; Nov. 12, 2021)


"What does the end of Roe mean for IVF?" by Bridgit Bowden (Wisconsin Public Radio; July 6, 2022)


"The Blast That Changed Everything" by Preston Schmitt and Doug Erickson (On Wisconsin magazine; Summer 2020)


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Producer: Erikk Geannikis


Engineer: Patrick Boyd


Editorial Director, Vox Talk: A.M. Hall


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Released:
Apr 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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