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This week we're joined by critical race theory & whiteness studies academic Anastasia Kanjere to discuss fascism in contemporary 'Australia', whiteness studies, and the Insane Clown Posse.

This week we spoke to US-based journalist Jason Wilson about the reaction to the COVID-19 crisis on the part of the Right & the far-Right. A number of Jason's recent articles on the subject have been handily compiled over here.

This week we speak to Antti Rautiainen about The Network case and anti-fascism in Russia more generally.

This week we spoke to Dr Stephanie Reist, a freelance writer & researcher in Rio de Janeiro about Brazil, Bolsonaro & Covid-19. You can check out some of Steph's writing for Jacobin here.

This week we spoke to Roy from Paparoa (as voiced by Karina from 3CR) to discuss fascism in New Zealand and the work they do to combat it.

We spoke to Megan Squire about how far-Right groups use technology and the alt-tech which is used to circumvent deplatforming.

We spoke to Evan Smith about his book No Platform and the fake free speech crisis on university campuses.

We spoke to Shane Burley about the alt-Right and how it failed (OR DID IT?). We also discussed this piece in Full Stop Magazine. Shane's book, Fascism Today: What It Is & How To End It, is available from AK Press.

We spoke to Emily Gorcenski about First Vigil, How Hate Sleeps, Charlottesville and making Nazis cry.

We spoke to Shuddhabrata Sengupta of the internationally acclaimed RAQS Media Collective about India's Citizenship Amendment Act and the powerful female-led protest movement which is resisting it. You can read his excellent article on the Shaheen Bagh protests here.

We spoke to Alexander about his feudin' & fightin' with Glenn Greenwald as well as a bit about his book Against The Fascist Creep, and the ways in which fascists attempt to co-opt Left movements. With bonus commentary from Canadian social justice comic book publishers Ad Astra & Jeremy from the Giving The Mic To The Wrong Person podcast.

We spoke to Jason about his two big scoops on the neo-Nazi terror network The Base, the first revealing The Base leaders' true identity and the second revealing the presence of a long-term anti-fascist infiltrator in the group. This is the New York Times article to which Jason refers in the interview.

We spoke to Emmi about the Iron March leaks, Alexander Slavros and Dugin.

We spoke to Jeff about his book on the Christchurch massacre and the environment which spawned it. You can check out the book in all good bookstores and libraries.