Ep 215: Who’s Afraid Of (Talking About) The Christian Right?
Sam talks with returning guest Annika Brockschmidt about the ideology that binds Trump’s GOP. Brockschmidt is a trained historian, author and journalist. She wrote two bestselling books on the history of the US religious right and the Republican Party. Follow Annika on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/ardenthistor...
German-speaking audiences can read her latest book Die Brandstifter: Wie Extremisten die Republikanische Partei übernahmen and listen to her on the two podcasts she hosts Kreuz und Flagge and Feminist Shelf Control.
Mentioned In The Interview:
The GOP Is Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud by Annika Brockschmidt
https://inthesetimes.com/article/repu...
Coverage of NATCON for Religion Dispatches by Annika Brockschmidt and Ben Lober
https://religiondispatches.org/author...
Related Episodes:
Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy
Fascism Isn’t Just a German Problem
Rick Perlstein: The Infernal Triangle + Christian Nationalist Project 2025
The Evangelical Prophets Anointing Trump
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Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown
Photo copyright for Annika Brockshchmidt is Frederike Wetzels
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