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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Will Be Wild, a Deep Dive into January 6th

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

From critically acclaimed podcast studios Pineapple Street and Wondery comes a new 8-part series called Will Be Wild that shines a light on the human stories left out of the headlines. It goes deep into the lives of people who took part in that day, people who saw it coming, and people who fear that January 6th was just the beginning of something, not the end.

Follow Will Be Wild wherever you get your podcasts, or you can listen early on Amazon Music or early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app.

Listen Here: wondery.fm/BotL_WillBeWild

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome everyone, today I just have a special mention and a sneak peek for you.

0:04.6

There is a new eight part podcast series coming out from Pineapple Street Studios and

0:09.4

Wondry that I am definitely going to be checking out.

0:12.6

It's called Will Be Wild and it's not a recap of January 6th.

0:18.0

Instead it's going deep into the lives of people who took part on that day,

0:22.2

the people who saw it coming and the people who feared the insurrection was just the beginning.

0:27.4

The podcast team has given me a quick preview to share with you.

0:30.4

I definitely think the whole show is going to be worth your while.

0:32.9

So have a quick listen to five minutes of Will Be Wild and then follow the show wherever you

0:38.1

get your podcasts. It's also available early on Amazon Music or Early and Add Free by subscribing

0:44.6

to Wondry Plus in Apple Podcasts or in the Wondry app.

0:49.9

It's Christmas Eve 2020. When Jackson Reffit makes the biggest decision of his life,

0:54.8

he's been watching anime in his bedroom. We're trying to.

0:58.2

I just hear behind my wall my dad talking about the government and Nancy Pelosi and it's all

1:05.1

a mumble and I'm just like, God, this is just it's crazy. It's crazy talk.

1:11.0

Jackson's 18 years old and he's come to the conclusion that his father is a dangerous man

1:17.4

and he needs to do something about it. What did he say that made you think he could be violent?

1:21.9

That he's going to do something big and I know that's very vague and that's what I think triggered

1:28.0

me to be so worried about it is how vague it was and how I guess the active he was.

1:34.1

It just got to a point where I was getting so paranoid and anxious and nervous that I didn't

1:41.0

really, I almost wanted to take this off my shoulders and give it to someone else.

1:45.6

He Googles how to tip the FBI. A text box pops up. Jackson looks at the blank space and gives

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