Beyond Barriers Radio

In this episode of #BeyondBarriers, we sit down for a real, #unfiltered conversation about leaving the white power movement & coming from two very different paths. We read excerpts from our books, reflect on what it took to face our pasts, and talk about the weight that comes with telling the #truth out loud. Writing these stories wasn’t easy. Living them was harder. This conversation goes bey...

For this special episode of Beyond Barriers Podcast we talk with Dan and Sabrina Burnside who decided to leave the National Socialist Movement and the Far-right after 10 years. In this episode we dive into their reasons for joining and leaving, how their involvement affected their family and the road to redemption. Ultimately this is a message of hope - it's never too late to change your direc...

Special guest Sean Gillespie shares his incredible story. From #abuse & #trauma to a lengthy prison sentence for #hate crimes to life altering positive change. Sean’s journey will shake you to your core and stir your soul. As a former neo-Nazi skinhead and member of the white supremacist organization, Aryan Nations, Mr. Gillespie's story will take you through an incredible path from a world of...

Author and Host of RHE Podcast, Isaiah Perez, joins Jeff and Jenn for this episode of #beyondbarriers Podcast.    For more on Isaiah and where to find his books: https://linktr.ee/isaiahdiesel Check out RHE Podcast's YouTube Channel or visit the RHE Podcast Website : http://www.rhepodcast.com Jeff Schoep is the Founder of  Beyond Barriers. From 1994 until early  2019, Jeff...

Jeff and Jenn are back! In this first episode of the new season, Jennifer Kreis  @Strength Over Evil   joins Jeff Schoep once again as co-host of the #BeyondBarriers  Podcast. Jenn Kreis is the daughter of long time white supremacist and  once head of Aryan Nations, August Kreis III. Footage of when Jenn  appeared on the #jerryspringer show in the 90's has resurfaced...

Nick Daines joins this episode of Beyond Barriers Podcast. Nick Daines is a consultant Intervention Provider to the Home Office, right-wing extremism expert and online safety trainer. Nick has extensive experience working with challenging behavior, in both  psychiatric and secure care environments, specializing in gang violence  and ideological extremism for over 14 years. As part of his...

In this episode we interview Ryan Mauro, Founder of Afghan Liberty Project . Ryan tirelessly works to rescue those left behind in Afghanistan through the Afghan Liberty Project .  This episode was recorded on Memorial Day and in honor of the 13 US service men and women who died on August 26, 2021 in the attack outside Hamid Karzai Int'l Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. May we never take for gra...

Episode 29 of Beyond Barriers Podcast featuring TEDx Speaker and host of The Follow-Up Question Podcast, Michael Ashford. Michael Ashford ( https://michaelashford.com ) is the Director of Marketing at a Denver-based software company, The Receptionist, as well as a podcaster and independent journalist. Michael has conducted thousands of interviews over the last two decades in his time as a journali...

#BeyondBarriersPodcast hosts Jeff Schoep & Acacia Dietz interview Dr. Criag McCann Jeff Schoep & Acacia Dietz interview Dr. Criag McCann discussing the  controversy over his recent article " Beware the Anti-Fascists, for they  have become what they oppose. " and the importance of challenging all forms of political violence  regardless of the ideological motivation.. Dr Craig...

#BeyondBarriersPodcast hosts Jeff Schoep and Acacia Dietz interview  retired police officer Anthony Beattie. In Episode 27 we discuss the  relationship between police and community, school safety, and the  struggles police as individuals face in both personal and professional  life.  Anthony has over 20 years of service in law enforcement, most at a city  declining in...

For the past two decades Tamara Meyer, child of German Jewish Holocaust  survivors has been honoring her family legacy by teaching and using the  lessons of the Holocaust to promote dialogue and reconciliation and do  her part to 'Tikkun ha Olam' repair the world. This special episode Jeff Schoep and Acacia Dietz will discuss these things and more! Parents For Peace: https://www.par...

Beyond Barriers USA and Average Mohamed Organization are teaming up to bring counter-messaging cartoons, videos and podcasts. Hate and extremism of all stripes is on the rise in today's society. We are in a war of ideas and the best way to counter ideas (or ideologies) is with different ideas. "It takes an idea to defeat an idea"-Average Mohamed     To help support this endeavor: ht...

Dr. Alon Milwicki joins Jeff Schoep and Acacia Dietz in this latest episode of #BeyondBarriersPodcast.  Dr. Alon Milwicki earned his doctorate  from American University  studying the origins and proliferation of white supremacy with a  specific focus on theological justifications for neo-Nazism in America.   He is currently a research fellow at the American Counter Te...

As a tribute to Yom Kippur, Acacia Dietz & Jeff Schoep interview  Josh Stepakoff a childhood survivor of the 1999 North Valley Jewish  Community Center mass shooting. Josh was shot twice in the horrific  attack at age 6. Today, Josh is a courageous activist who speaks out and  warns about the repercussions of gun violence, hate, &  anti-semitism. We discuss the tol...

In this Beyond Barriers exclusive, Jeff Schoep and Acacia Dietz speak  with Shireen Qudosi about her organization The Foundation for Human  Belonging. Shireen is a  writer and speaker on faith, identity, and belonging. In 2021, she  created The Foundation for Human Belonging, a 501(c)(3) that looks at  the arc of human belonging to build alternative frameworks challenging...

Larry Kuperman joins us again to talk about humor - specifically Jewish Humor.

Special guest Jack Buckby joins Underground Media from across the pond for Coffee and Conversation. Jack is a writer and  researcher from the United Kingdom, and a research associate for the  Frontier Centre for Public Policy. His latest book, Monster of Their Own  Making, describes his experience as a young working class man in  northern England when he became active in Britai...

Tom Ravlic joins Underground Media again for another episode of Coffee and Conversation. Covering topics such as extremism, going down rabbit holes, the situation in Afghanistan and more! Check out Coffee & Conversation LIVE each TUESDAY night on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/underground_media

This week's special guest is Jeff Schoep - Join us for another exciting Coffee and Conversation with great questions from live viewers. For more information on Jeff Schoep visit: jeffschoep.com For more information on Beyond Barriers visit: beyondbarriersusa.org

Larry Kuperman of NightDive Studios and Brianna Wu of Rebellion PAC joins Underground Media for this special Coffee and Conversation on Gaming & Extgremism.   About our guests:   Brianna Wu is the executive director of Rebellion Progressive Alliance Coalition, a former congressional candidate and a game developer. She’s best known for standing up for women in tech against the alt...

Special Guest Phoebe J Rose joins this episode of Beyond Barriers  Podcast. Phoebe is a transgendered female and was also part of the EDL  (English Defense League) for about 5yrs.  Phoebe left the EDL back in  2020 and now strives to educate and to bring others together. Her  mission now: Peace & Reconciliation. For media inquiries: info@beyondbarriersusa.org For more...

This week we have a very special guest to share with us some insights on #extremism and #radicalization  in Australia - Tom Ravlic is an investigative journalist, author and  academic with more than two decades of experience in reporting on and  analyzing politics and regulatory affairs for local and international  media. He is also an acclaimed author of 'Vulture City' and 'Ro...

Underground Media and Red chat with #TwitchStreamer Madzy in this Saturday Special!  https://www.twitch.tv/underground_media Check out Madzy - https://www.twitch.tv/madzy88

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TAKE 2 - don't want to miss this follow up Coffee & Conversation on Cancel Culture with Underground Media and Red - with a special guest appearance - CHARLIE