Jon Lewis and Bennett Clifford discuss " This is the Afterman: Assessing Domestic Violent Extremism One Year After the Capital Siege ." The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon , 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 20 min
February 8, 2022 Mark Juergensmeyer discusses the intersection of religion and violence. You can read Mark's blog here . The books that formed the basis for this conversation are listed below. "Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence" ( Amazon | Bookshop ) "God at War: A Meditation on Religion and Warfare" ( Amazon | Bookshop ) "When God Stops Fighting: How Religious Violence Ends" ( Amazon | Bookshop ) The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and show is pr...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Dr. Jason Warner discusses his latest book "The Islamic State in Africa: The Emergence, Evolution, and Future of the Next Jihadist Battlefront." You can purchase a copy from BookShop.org , Amazon , or directly from the publisher . The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon , 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Feb 05, 2022•50 min
Matt Kriner and Jon Lewis discuss their article " The Oath Keepers and Their Role in the January 6 Insurrection ." The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 54 min
We discuss extremism and cults with Sarah Hightower . Please consider supporting Sarah's work by contributing to her Patreon which you can find here . The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Emmi and Alex discuss GamerGate. The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Marc-André Argentino discusses the challenges of collecting, curating, and analyzing primary material from extremist spaces. The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Kathleen Belew discusses the legacy and influence of Louis Beam on the modern white supremacy movement. Check out Kathleen's book " Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America " which serves as the background for this conversation. ( BookShop.org ) Make sure to pick up " A Field Guide to White Supremacy " edited by Kathleen and Ramon Gutierrez. ( BookShop.org ) The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefip...
Nov 23, 2021•43 min
Amanda Rogers discusses the legacy and influence of Tom Metzger on the modern white supremacy movement. Please consider becoming a contributor to Amanda's Patreon . Please read " Dismantling White Supremacist Infiltration of the Military and Law Enforcement " which served as a background for this conversation. The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider making a do...
Nov 13, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Matt Taylor discusses the Christian Identity Movement as an influence on the white nationalist, white supremacy, and white power movement. Further readings for this conversation can be found below: " Christian Identity's New Role On The Extreme Right " " American's Secret Jihad: The Hidden History of Religious Terrorism in the United States " ( BookShop.org ) " Tabernacle of Hate: Seduction into Right-Wing Extremism " ( BookShop.org ) " Religion and the Racist Right: The Origins of the Christian...
Nov 02, 2021•35 min
Omar Mohammed and Haroro Ingram discuss their podcast " Mosul and the Islamic State ." The podcast is part of the George Washington University's Program on Extremism . You can follow @MosulPodcast for more updates and insight. The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon , 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Oct 18, 2021•57 min
Dr. Carter Malkasian discusses his latest book "The American War in Afghanistan: A History." You can purchase a copy from Amazon or Bookshop . We also touched on Carter's previous book on Afghanistan: "War Comes to Garmser: Thirty Years of Conflict on the Afghan Frontier." You can purchase a copy from Amazon or Bookshop . The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopcast please consider...
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Shannon Foley Martinez discusses how to talk to extremists and people in otherwise hateful spaces. During the episode we touched on accessing trauma and resilience using ACE scores, you can find a walk-through of it here . Shannon has a Patreon which you should donate to. The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and 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 ...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Mike Rothschild discusses his new book "The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything." You can purchase a copy of Mike's book from Amazon or Bookshop.org . The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 6 min
J.M. Berger discusses his paper " A Paler Shade of White: Identity & In-group Critique in James Mason's Siege ." The root of this discussion can be found in J.M.'s book Extremism which you can purchase from here or here . The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Josh Foust discusses describes the intersection of public policy and video games. Additional reading for this podcast includes: " Video games are the new contested space for public policy " and " A guide to reigning in data-driven video game design ." The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and 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 . We greatly apprecia...
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Sara Kamali discusses her book " Homegrown Hate: Why White Nationalists and Militant Islamists are Waging War Against the United States. " The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon , 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Aug 14, 2021•46 min
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens , Seamus Hughes , and Bennett Clifford discuss their book " Homegrown: ISIS in America ." The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon , 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Joe Slowik examines the roles of offense and defense in information security. You can read more of Joe's work at Pylos . The book that serves as good background material for this conversation is Matthew Monte's Network Attacks and Exploitation: A Framework . The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and 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 . We greatly a...
Apr 24, 2021•1 hr 6 min
David Sterman discusses his paper " Defining Endless Wars: The First Step Towards Ending Them ." Additional reading for this podcast includes David's articles " Defining 'The Endless War' is Essential for Proper Strategic Analysis of America's War " and " Decision-Making in the Counter-ISIS War: Assessing the Role of Preventive War Logic ." The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and show is produced by Chelsea Daymon and Sina Kashefipour. If you have enjoyed listening to The Loopc...
Apr 14, 2021•54 min
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses crisis architecture. The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon , 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Apr 07, 2021•45 min
Alexandra Stein discusses her book " Terror, Love, and Brainwashing: Attachment in Cults and Totalitarian Systems ." You can also purchase the book with a 20% discount (discount code: ESBAC) directly from the publisher here . Make sure to check Alexandra's first book " Inside Out: A Memoir of Entering and Breaking Out of a Minneapolis Political Cult " and her article " The Role of Disorganized Attachment in Extremist Organizations . [PDF]" Further reading can be found here and a broader bibliogr...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 28 min
Erin Kearns and Joseph K Young discuss their book " Tortured Logic: Why Some Americans Support the Use of Torture in Counterterrorism ." The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon , 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Feb 24, 2021•43 min
Arash Azizi discusses his book " The Shadow Commander: Soleimani, the U.S., and Iran's Global Ambitions ." The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Kurt Braddock discusses his book Weaponized Words: The Strategic Role of Persuasion in Violent Radicalization and Counter-Radicalization . The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon , 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Jan 26, 2021•54 min
H.R. McMaster discusses his new book Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World . The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon , 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Jan 04, 2021•24 min
Cynthia Miller-Idriss , Colin P. Clarke , John Horgan , and Mubin Shaikh discuss what will Trump's more extreme supporters do now post election. Article: "This Keeps Me Up at Night:" Radicalization experts fear what Trump's fringes will do now -- and they aren't certain how to stop it. The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon , 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 th...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Dr. Yannick Veilleux-Lepage discusses his new book " How Terror Evolves: The Emergence and Spread of Terrorist Techniques ." Dr. Veilleux-Lepage has also written an article on Islamic State propaganda, " Drone Imagery in Islamic State Propaganda: Flying Like a State ." The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon , 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...
Dec 06, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Ash Kingdon and Chris Fuller discuss the weaponization of history in far right extremist narratives. The interview today was conducted by Chelsea Daymon , 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Nov 21, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Upchurch discusses traditionalism. Recommended books to pair with the conversation: Against The Modern World by Mark Sedgwick The Occult Roots of Nazism by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco The interview today was conducted by Sina Kashefipour and 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 . We greatly appreciate it....
Nov 01, 2020•1 hr 46 min
