Inside the Extremism Threat with Investigator Kristofer Goldsmith

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

The Bravery Project

Joe, Politics, Trump, Wash, Joewalsh, News, Thedaily, Thelincolnproject, Podsaveamerica

4.6 • 752 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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I sat down with Army veteran and extremism investigator Kristofer Goldsmith for a urgent conversation about the rise of right-wing extremism in America. Goldsmith details his years infiltrating neo-Nazi groups, the growing influence of Christian nationalism, and the dangers emerging inside U.S. institutions—including the military and ICE. It's a great conversation about what it will take to confront fascism and why going on offense is now essential to protecting democracy.

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0:00.0	America, we got to get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy.
0:07.3	That means being tolerant, being respectful, stay informed, and being engaged.
0:13.5	I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other.
0:23.6	The social contract, it's on us.
0:31.1	By the way, that great everybody as you come in, that great melodious radio voice you hear is my guest today, Chris Goldsmith.
0:40.2	We're going to get into it here in a minute. I'm so excited to chat with them. As you all come in,
0:46.3	welcome this Friday. Come on in. You know the rules. Press those red hearts. I'm told it does
0:53.3	something to the algorithm. So welcome everybody. Come on in.
0:57.7	Hope you're having a good. You've had a good week. We've got an interesting and I would say
1:04.2	important conversation for everybody coming up. My guest, Chris Goldsmith, he's an army veteran
1:10.6	and Iraq War combat veteran, an activist.
1:17.1	I love describing you to people, Chris. An activist, you're an investigator, and you are obsessed
1:26.9	with, and I mean that as a positive, this notion of extremism in our midst,
1:34.4	right-wing extremism near the seats of power in our military, militia groups out there,
1:43.1	all the rest.
1:46.5	And you're doing yeoman's work out there investigating this stuff, all in a defense of democracy. You got a great new podcast I want to
1:53.6	get into called On Offense, the On Offense podcast that I want to get into and promote.
1:58.7	Everybody listening on Substack here,
2:02.5	all of you who are subscribed to me as you come in,
2:06.0	make sure you are subscribed to Christopher Goldsmith on Substack as well.
2:12.3	My brother, thank you.
2:13.7	Thank you for your service.
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