The Insurrectionist Cookbook

The Insurrectionist Cookbook is a podcast that will seek to answer two questions: What were the circumstances that caused thousands of Americans to take part in a violent insurrection on January 6, 2021? Could it happen again?

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Episodes

Episode 5: Spectacular Violence

In this episode of the podcast, a conversation with A.C. Thompson, investigative reporter for ProPublica and correspondent for PBS Frontline. Thompson joins the podcast to talk about his documentary film investigating the ideology of accelerationist neo-Nazis, and the involvement of violent extremists in the January 6th Insurrection.

May 21, 2024•54 min

Episode 3: Cause Du Jour

In this episode of the podcast, a conversation with David Neiwert, journalist and author of The Age of Insurrection: The Ongoing War on American Democracy. Neiwert joins the podcast to talk about how the far right extremist movements of the 1990s are connected to the January 6th Insurrection. Neiwert publishes the newsletter The Spyhop, which focuses on right-wing extremism and cetaceans.

May 14, 2024•55 min

Episode 1: Retaliation Campaign

In this first episode of the podcast, a conversation with Jared Holt, a Senior Researcher of U.S. hate and extremist movements at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Holt was previously a resident fellow at the Digital Forensic Lab, Investigative Reporter at Right Wing Watch, and Researcher at Media Matters for America. Holt joins the podcast to talk about how far right extremists organized before and after the January 6th Insurrection.

May 06, 2024•49 min