American Terror: A Podcast About the Most Militant Far-Right Extremist Groups in the U.S.

December 2, 2022 Off By VICE Staff

Show Description:

The United States is fighting a forever war at home, against far-right extremism. Join host Ben Makuch as he exposes domestic terror groups and breaks down what you need to know - and how they might be stopped.

EPISODES

Trailer

Description: Reporter Ben Makuch goes deep into neo-Nazi terror groups and domestic extremism.

Episode 1: Infiltrated

Description: An informant invites Ben Makuch into a secret phone call where members of a neo-Nazi terror group called The Base gather to plan a civil war.

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Episode 2: The Farm

Description: In the 80's, one man helps lead a far-right extremist group that looks a lot like The Base, planning murders and even the overthrow of the U.S. government. Until he switches sides, and the U.S. government takes on a risky prosecution.

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Episode 3: Fascist Book Club

Description:  Ben digs into the ideology that connects far-right extremists around the world and dissects the books that have guided their actions for decades.

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Episode 4:  Agents of Propaganda

Description:  Ben investigates a precursor to The Base – a neo-Nazi terror group called Atomwaffen Division – and speaks to experts who say these groups look a lot like another terrorist group: ISIS.

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Episode 5:  Agents of Propaganda

Description:  Ben investigates a precursor to The Base – a neo-Nazi terror group called Atomwaffen Division – and speaks to experts who say these groups look a lot like another terrorist group: ISIS.

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Episode 6:  Pipelines

Description:  White veterans have always been targeted for recruitment by far-right extremist groups. What is the federal government willing to do to stop it today?

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Episode 7:  Training Grounds

Description:  One side effect of the war in Ukraine is that the battlefield has become a space for neo-Nazis from around world to network and gain military experience. Ben travels to Lviv to investigate.

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Episode 8:  A Forever War

Description:  After years of reporting, Ben interviews the leader of The Base, Rinaldo Nazzaro, to press him on his lies.

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CREDITS:

American Terror is a Spotify Original podcast, from VICE Audio and Gimlet Media.

Reported by Ben Makuch, as well as Mack Lamoreux, Ashley Cleek, Sam Eagan, Sophie Kazis, and Zachary Kamel.

Produced by Sam Eagan and Sophie Kazis, and executive produced by Ashley Cleek from VICE Audio, and by Colin Campbell and Nicole Beemsterboer from Gimlet.

Sound design and original music composition by Pran Bandi.

Editing by Kate Osborn from VICE Audio, and Brendan Klinkenberg from Gimlet.

Janet Lee is the Senior Production Manager at VICE Audio.

Fact-checking by Maximo Anderson and Nicole Pasulka.

Joshua Fisher Birch was our expert consultant.

Special thanks to Katy Sheward, Miguel Fernandez-Flores, Anna Sebescan, Mack Lamoreux, Tim Marchman, Josh Visser, Kesa White, and The Infiltrator for risking his life to bring this story to the public.