1530 Christopher Mathias + News & Headlines
Stand Up! with Pete Dominick
Pete Dominick
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šļø 5 February 2026
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Christopher Mathias is a journalist covering the far right. Previously a senior reporter atĀ HuffPost, he's done work for MSNBC, Zeteo, and WNYC. His reporting chronicled the rapid radicalization of the GOP, and has helped unmask white supremacist cops, soldiers, teachers, and politicians. Mathias was a Deadline Awards finalist for feature writing. He lives in New York and goes by @LetsGoMathias on BlueSky and X.
A searing, provocative investigation into the rise of white nationalist and neo-Nazi movements in the United States, centered on the anti-fascist groups working to expose and stop these hateful factions.
Demonized as "extremist" by conservatives and liberals alike, "antifa" became a bogeyman during Donald Trump's first term. But few Americans understood the dangerous work antifa was doing to disrupt and unmask a new generation of white supremacists or listened when antifa sounded the alarm about these white supremacists taking positions of power. Now this underground network of militant anti-fascists is determined to stop the rising tide of fascism in America. No matter the cost.
In the tradition of in-the-room investigative classics such asĀ The Smartest Guys in the RoomĀ andĀ Bad Blood,Ā To Catch a FascistĀ follows different factions of antifascists as they work to unmask hateful extremists before they commit devastating acts of violence. With searing detail and exclusive reporting,Ā To Catch a FascistĀ paints a vivid picture of the stakes in this ongoing, often unseen war between opposite ends of the political spectrum, highlighting the scrappy resourcefulness and resilience of anti-fascist movements against their increasingly violent adversaries. Utilizing razor-sharp storytelling and eye-opening insight, this timely and necessary book reveals the human cost, moral dilemmas, and unwavering determination involved in fighting white supremacy.
Both a call to action and a pulse-raising look at the powerful work being done to combat today's gravest threat to democracy,Ā To Catch a Fascist will inspire you to fight for your community.
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| 0:00.0 | Stand up. |
| 0:01.8 | Hi, friends. |
| 0:02.6 | Welcome to today's show. |
| 0:03.8 | I have got a great guest joining me for the first time. |
| 0:06.4 | He is a journalist and the author of a brand new book, just out to catch a fascist, the fight to expose the radical right. |
| 0:13.7 | Christopher Matthias joins me. |
| 0:16.0 | We had a great conversation yesterday live if you want to watch it on YouTube or you can jump right to it |
| 0:21.7 | if you want to skip the news and opening it begins at 34 minutes in but i'm glad to have you |
| 0:28.3 | here today it is thursday and i will be hosting a hangout for all paid subscribers so if you |
| 0:34.6 | have gone to patreon.com slash pt dominic and signed up, you should be getting an email. |
| 0:39.2 | If you're not, let me know. Stand up with pete at gmail.com. And I will invite you with a very special link to a Zoom hangout tonight at 8 East. |
| 0:48.4 | I hope to see you there. Our hangouts are always a great time. And I'm really looking forward to seeing you tonight because I am my family |
| 0:55.8 | is in a great place. We are celebrating. My mom is home after almost a month in the hospital |
| 1:02.3 | over a week in the ICU and then to a rehab floor where she continued to get better and heal |
| 1:08.5 | and have the best care and friends and support. And so mom is now |
| 1:13.0 | home. We got her up and moving on a walker and she's got a hospital bed for a little while. |
| 1:19.5 | And it's it's great. Dad is so relieved. My brother and I are here and we are together for the first time in a very, very long time, all four of us at home |
| 1:30.1 | this way. It's really special and we are so grateful and thank you to everybody who has |
| 1:36.5 | shown us support. And I will talk more about that at tonight's hangout and also more good |
| 1:41.3 | news for my family and that yesterday I found out that my 18-year-old daughter |
| 1:45.2 | has decided to commit to attend college, to continue her education at the University of |
| 1:52.6 | Amsterdam in the Netherlands. That's right. My girl's going to Europe. Both of them are, |
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