The Signal | The Growing Fascist Threat to American Democracy, with Jeff Sharlet

On this episode, Bucks County Beacon Editor Cyril Mychalejko welcomes Jeff Sharlet to the show. Jeff (@JeffSharlet) is the bestselling author or editor of eight books, including The Family, made into a Netflix documentary series. He's the Frederick Sessions Beebe '35 Professor in the Art of Writing at Dartmouth College and a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. His newest book is The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, described by The New York Times as "riveting" and The Washington Post as "journalism-as-art." Today we talk about his new book and the growing fascist threat to American democracy. 

The Signal is a podcast by The Bucks County Beacon, I’m your host and the Beacon’s editor in chief Cyril Mychalejko. Twice a month we will use this space to shine a light on the right-wing extremist currents streaming though Bucks County and beyond. We will talk to guests who will help listeners navigate these perilous political waters by providing insight, analysis, and organizing solutions so that we can steer the community toward calmer, saner progressive routes.

Host Cyril Mychalejko’s 5 Book Recommendations to Further Shine a Light on the Issue (in addition to Jeff’s new book)

1. How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them, by Jason Stanley
2. Saving History: How White Evangelicals Tour the Nation's Capital and Redeem a Christian America, by Lauren R. Kerby
3. The Flag and The Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy, by Philip S. Gorski, Samuel L. Perry
4. A Field Guide to White Supremacy, by Kathleen Belew and Ramon A. Gutierrez (editors)
5. No Pasarán! Antifascist Dispatches from a World in Crisis, by Shane Burley (editor)

The Signal is produced by Kevin Mahoney, Raging Chicken Media.

Music by Maf é Tulà and Cartas a Felice, "La Loca." Panela Music. 

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