The Far-Right is Rising - Part III: The Road to January 6th with Garrett Graff

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🗓️ 17 May 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In the third episode of “The Far-Right is Rising”, host Reed Galen is joined by Garrett Graff, a journalist, historian, and host of "Long Shadow: Rise of the American Far Right." In part one of a two-part conversation, they discuss the path of American far-right extremism starting with the post-Vietnam War, hitting the stops of Waco, Oklahoma City, the Bundy Ranch and more along the way, and leading right up until the storming of the US Capitol on January 6th. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to [email protected].

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0:00.0	Here everyone, it's read, this is the third part and the fourth part in our mini series
0:05.4	examining the rise of right wing extremism in this country.
0:08.7	Why is there a fourth part?
0:10.2	Because my conversation with my guest today, Garrett Graff, was so compelling I just couldn't
0:14.9	stop asking him questions.
0:16.5	I hope you'll enjoy and now on with the show.
0:27.7	Welcome back to the Lincoln Project.
0:29.7	I'm your host, Reed Gailan.
0:31.7	Today, I'm joined by Garrett Graff, author, historian, and the founding director of the
0:36.8	Aspen Institute's Cyber Initiatives.
0:39.4	Garrett's the publisher of the Substack newsletter, Doomsday Stonerium, and host of the podcast
0:44.3	Long Shadow, now in its second season and available wherever fine podcasts are heard.
0:49.6	He's also a contributor to Wired and CNN, has written for a multitude of publications including
0:54.6	Esquire, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times, and has edited Washingtonian and Politico
0:59.0	magazine.
1:00.2	As an author, he's written a number of books including his latest Watergate, A New History.
1:05.0	Today he's coming to us from Burlington, Vermont.
1:07.4	Garrett, welcome back.
1:09.1	Thanks so much for having me, Reed.
1:11.0	So before we start talking about the other things, have you watched the White House Plummers
1:14.9	show on HBO?
1:16.5	I actually have.
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