American Terror: A Podcast About the Most Militant Far-Right Extremist Groups in the U.S.

Show Description: 

The United States is fighting a forever war at home, against far-right extremism. Join host Ben Makuch as he exposes domestic terror groups and breaks down what you need to know - and how they might be stopped.

Description: Reporter Ben Makuch goes deep into neo-Nazi terror groups and domestic extremism.

Description: An informant invites Ben Makuch into a secret phone call where members of a neo-Nazi terror group called The Base gather to plan a civil war.

• He Founded an American Neo-Nazi Terror Group. But Will Rinaldo Nazzaro Ever Face US Justice? 
• Neo-Nazi Memoir Describes Terror Group’s Acid-Soaked Ram Sacrifice

Description: In the 80's, one man helps lead a far-right extremist group that looks a lot like The Base, planning murders and even the overthrow of the U.S. government. Until he switches sides, and the U.S. government takes on a risky prosecution.

• The Birth of the Base, Nazi Terror Group
• Canada Designates Proud Boys, Atomwaffen, and The Base as Terror Organizations

Description:  Ben digs into the ideology that connects far-right extremists around the world and dissects the books that have guided their actions for decades. 

Related Articles:

• Neo-Nazis Boast About Participation In Capitol Hill Invasion
• The Far Right Looks to Small Cells and Lone Wolves After Capitol Fiasco
• Unmasking ‘Dark Foreigner’: The Artist Who Fueled a Neo-Nazi Terror Movement

Description:  Ben investigates a precursor to The Base – a neo-Nazi terror group called Atomwaffen Division – and speaks to experts who say these groups look a lot like another terrorist group: ISIS.

Related Articles:

• Neo-Nazi Terror Group Atomwaffen Division Re-Emerges Under New Name
• Canadian Police Just Raided the Homes of Multiple Neo-Nazi Terror Suspects
• Man Accused of Attacking Trans Centre Charged With Terrorism Connections
• German Police Launch a Massive Raid of Suspected Neo-Nazis

Description:  Ben investigates a precursor to The Base – a neo-Nazi terror group called Atomwaffen Division – and speaks to experts who say these groups look a lot like another terrorist group: ISIS.

Related Articles:

• Neo-Nazi Group The Base Is Recruiting Again, Despite FBI Takedown
• Neo-Nazis Who Plotted to Kill Antifa Activist Sentenced to Prison
• Canadian Soldier Turned Neo-Nazi Terrorist Sentenced to 9 Years in US Prison

Description:  White veterans have always been targeted for recruitment by far-right extremist groups. What is the federal government willing to do to stop it today?

Related articles:

• Talk About Extremism Is Hurting Military Recruitment, GOP Senator Says
• American Terror: The Military’s Problem With Extremism in the Ranks
• Neo-Nazi ‘Building White Ethnostate’ in Maine Now Working With Local Extremist Group

Description:  One side effect of the war in Ukraine is that the battlefield has become a space for neo-Nazis from around world to network and gain military experience. Ben travels to Lviv to investigate.

Related Articles:

• More Boogaloo Bois Are Heading to Ukraine to Fight
• Neo-Nazi Terror Group The Base Linked to the War in Ukraine
• Ex-US Soldier Turned Influencer Criticized for Ukraine War Trip With Neo-Nazi
• Neo-Nazi Terror Group the Base Discussed Training Pipeline to Ukraine War

Description:  After years of reporting, Ben interviews the leader of The Base, Rinaldo Nazzaro, to press him on his lies. 

Related Articles:

• He Founded an American Neo-Nazi Terror Group. But Will Rinaldo Nazzaro Ever Face US Justice?

CREDITS:

American Terror is a Spotify Original podcast, from VICE Audio and Gimlet Media. 

Reported by Ben Makuch, as well as Mack Lamoreux, Ashley Cleek, Sam Eagan, Sophie Kazis, and Zachary Kamel.

Produced by Sam Eagan and Sophie Kazis, and executive produced by Ashley Cleek from VICE Audio, and by Colin Campbell and Nicole Beemsterboer from Gimlet. 

Sound design and original music composition by Pran Bandi. 

Editing by Kate Osborn from VICE Audio, and Brendan Klinkenberg from Gimlet. 

Janet Lee is the Senior Production Manager at VICE Audio.

Fact-checking by Maximo Anderson and Nicole Pasulka.

Joshua Fisher Birch was our expert consultant.

Special thanks to Katy Sheward, Miguel Fernandez-Flores, Anna Sebescan, Mack Lamoreux, Tim Marchman, Josh Visser, Kesa White, and The Infiltrator for risking his life to bring this story to the public.