Right Rising
Understanding Radical Right Extremism
Displaying items 1-10 of 46 in total of Right Rising with the tag "populism".
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Episode 73: The AfD's Usage of Emotion, featuring Sophie Schmalenberger
August 7th, 2026 | Season 2 | 1 hr 25 mins
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Dr. Schmalenberger discusses the AfD's semiotics, historical narratives, and the subjectivation process that produces their following
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Episode 72: Cracks Forming in the Italian Far Right, ft. Valerio Alfonso Bruno
June 8th, 2026 | Season 2 | 1 hr 4 mins
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Dr. Bruno discusses the economic, climatological, and political dilemmas facing Meloni's coalition amid the fracturing of Lega.
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Episode 71: How AI-Driven Male Fantasies Contributed to Anti-Migrant Riots and the "Far-Right Multitude," ft/ Beatriz Lopes Buarque
May 13th, 2026 | Season 2 | 1 hr 4 mins
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Dr. Beatriz Buarque discusses her work elucidating the way that AI helps engender male fantasies used in anti-migrant riots, and what the left-wing social theories of the '80s and '90s got wrong about the future of capitalism.
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Episode 69: Whiteness and Patriarchy on Alt-Tech Platforms, ft/ Jasmeet Bahia
April 1st, 2026 | Season 2 | 1 hr 3 mins
alt-tech, patriarchy, populism, right-wing
We chat about Dr. Bahia's dissertation work on Parler, and how to conceptualize the ways people react to and build communities around changes in social norms.
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Episode 67: Transnational Opposition to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, ft. Lynda Gilby
February 25th, 2026 | Season 2 | 47 mins 51 secs
extremism, gender, populism, right-wing
This interview discusses the "anti-gender" opposition to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, featuring a leading expert on transnational conservative movements
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Episode 63: From Skinheads to Foreign Fighters: Lessons on the Czech Far Right with Miroslav Mareš
December 19th, 2025 | 43 mins 44 secs
accelerationism, czech, populism, right-wing
FRAN in collaboration with 2Act4 brings you the insights of Professor Mareš on the far right in the Czech Republic, the rise of accelerationism and foreign fighters, and the impacts of digitization.
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Episode 62: Trump's Brazil Tariffs in Historical Context w/ Prof. Vinicius Bivar
September 18th, 2025 | Season 2 | 1 hr 7 mins
economics, extremism, populism, right-wing
This episode covers the economic history of Brazil's relationship with the United States, as well as developmentalist economics in light of Trump's recent, punitive tariffs against Brazil.
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Episode 59: The Far Right, Technology, and State Intervention, pt. 2, ft/ William Allchorn
May 12th, 2025 | Season 2 | 57 mins 53 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
In this wide-ranging discussion, Prof Allchorn elaborates on his work on the far-right's engagement in hybrid warfare, counter-messaging efforts, and the "crisis of social democracy."
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Episode 58: The Far Right, Technology, and State Intervention, pt. 1, ft/ William Allchorn
May 9th, 2025 | Season 2 | 1 hr 1 min
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
In this wide-ranging discussion, Prof Allchorn elaborates on his work on the far-right's engagement in hybrid warfare, counter-messaging efforts, and the "crisis of social democracy."
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Episode 55: Democracy Strikes Back
March 7th, 2025 | Season 2 | 53 mins 15 secs
australia, extremism, populism, right-wing
Dr. Mario Peucker joins the pod to discuss his efforts in developing robust institutions to combat hate and conspiracy theories alongside marginalized communities in Victoria, Australia