Aaron Regunberg, Jonathan Smucker, Matt DaSilva

Fighting Fascism Podcast

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In collaboration with The Nation, long-time political organizers Aaron Regunberg and Jonathan Smucker, and their normie friend Matt DaSilva, discuss the history of fascist takeovers, the conditions enabling them, and the resistance movements that have defeated them, to find lessons for today’s fights against Trump, MAGA, and the growing threat of modern authoritarianism. Want to piss off fascists? This is the podcast for you.

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Aaron Regunberg, Jonathan Smucker, Matt DaSilva

Episodes

America, Israel, and the Jews (w/ David Klion) 13.04.2026 1:14:31

Aaron and Matt are joined by David Klion, a writer for Jewish Currents and The Nation, to talk about the relationship between fascism in Israel and America and what it means for American Jews like Aaron, David, and not Matt. Fighting Fascism Podcast is produced by Nik Damants in collaboration with The Nation.   Intro song and music by Horse Radish.   Follow us!  Instagram @FightFasc...

What If Democrats Didn’t Suck? (w/ Morris Katz) 06.04.2026 1:18:54

Aaron, Matt, and Jonathan are joined by Morris Katz, lead strategist for Zohran Mamdani and Graham Platner, to talk about why the Democratic Party sucks so much and how we can make it suck less. Topics include lessons from Zohran’s campaign, our favorite Morris ads, the importance of naming a villain, 2028 prognostication, and that one time three years ago when Aaron and Morris had to pull a sunke...

Let’s Fight Some Fascists (w/ Astra Taylor and Mark Bray) 30.03.2026 1:18:51

Aaron, Matt, and Jonathan are joined by Astra Taylor, author of End Times Fascism, and Mark Bray, author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, for a big picture conversation about what it means to fight fascism in this historical moment. Topics include popular resistance to ICE, tensions between “radical” and “normie” mobilization, how much we all hate AI, and why it shouldn’t actually be that har...

Our Theme Song: Bella Ciao, by Horse Radish 28.03.2026 3:12

Enjoy our theme song, Bella Ciao, performed by our friends Horse Radish. Fighting Fascism Podcast is produced by Nik Damants in collaboration with The Nation.   Intro song and music by Horse Radish.   Follow us!  Instagram @FightFascismPod BlueSky @FightingFascismPod.bsky.social Twitter @FightFascismPod