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Hey. Hey guys, this is Aswin Tsubang, but please call me Swin.

And welcome to The Daily Beast's fever dreams.

Hi, I'm Will Summer, a politics reporter at The Daily Beast, where I dig into all the darkest recesses of American extremism and extremely online militants.

I'm currently working on a book about QAnon and its disastrous impact on our society.

I'm also a senior political reporter at the Beast and co-author of the book Sinking in the Swamp.

I've spent years covering the intersection of entertainment and politics.

And in the post-Trump era, that seems like the only sensible way to cover politics in this beautiful, hideously stupid country of ours.

On this podcast, we're going to take you on deeply reported plunges into the sometimes hilarious,

sometimes scary fanatics infecting the way that millions of Americans view the world and how they

vote. Even in the aftermath of the Trump administration, the energy of these conspiracy

theorists, the grifters, and the influencers is still pushing our mainstream political

landscape closer and closer to a breaking point.

We're here to help you better understand how and why this is happening, and who in the

halls of power are letting it happen.

Along the way, we'll regularly bring on guests, including political pros, hard-nosed reporters,

and some influential voices from Hollywood.

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