https://simplecast.com Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra As a new authoritarian movement rises in American politics, stoked by one of the country’s most outrageous demagogues, there is an all-out international manhunt for an American traitor. The U.S. Army’s Nazi war crimes trials in Germany have been infiltrated by a spy -- a mole for the other side. A gruesome foreign influence operation unfolds in Washington. A blackmail plot turns deadly in the U.S. Senate. A Hail Mary scheme to stop the counting of the Electoral College votes rattles democracy’s cage. With the line between the violent ultra-right and mainstream American politics fraying beyond recognition, with the FBI always one step behind their quarry, Americans of all stripes step up to confront a seemingly unstoppable, ascendant, anti-democratic force. MS NOW en Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:00:15 +0000 https://www.ms.now/ Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/bac1b529-5924-47d7-a26e-2bb1c59c1103/a6283732-f0de-45ae-891c-2c0986cef606/3000x3000/ms-20now-20rebrand-ultra-v2-20-3000x3000.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://www.ms.now/ serial As a new authoritarian movement rises in American politics, stoked by one of the country’s most outrageous demagogues, there is an all-out international manhunt for an American traitor. The U.S. Army’s Nazi war crimes trials in Germany have been infiltrated by a spy -- a mole for the other side. A gruesome foreign influence operation unfolds in Washington. A blackmail plot turns deadly in the U.S. Senate. A Hail Mary scheme to stop the counting of the Electoral College votes rattles democracy’s cage. With the line between the violent ultra-right and mainstream American politics fraying beyond recognition, with the FBI always one step behind their quarry, Americans of all stripes step up to confront a seemingly unstoppable, ascendant, anti-democratic force. Rachel Maddow, MS NOW false https://feeds.simplecast.com/_sWHkul5 violence, ultra, treachery, fascism, extremism, news, justice, world war 1, 1930s, dictatorship, communism, political, government, history, plot, constitution, hitler, maddow, investigation, propaganda, insurrection, senate, congressman, communists, anti-semitism, politics, congress, rachel maddow, anti-semitic, radical, nazis, germany, archive, 1940s, conspiracy, democracy, fascist, corruption, mystery, senators, world war 2, overthrow, attack, right wing, radicalism, sedition, american, jews, rachel maddow presents, rachel maddow presents ultra, ms now, versant, versant media, msnbc MS NOW 12d4b106-9a49-4779-ba0f-11918d1daee7 Check Out a Preview for “Clock It” “MS NOW Presents: Clock It” is an invitation to the liveliest and most informed groupchat in your feed. Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels are long-time political powerhouses. And they understand more than most how culture influences politics, and the role politics plays in culture. On “Clock It,” they’re helping you put your finger on the pulse of the hottest political gossip and their off-air conversations too colorful for TV.

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]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Symone Sanders Townsend, Eugene Daniels https://www.ms.now/ “MS NOW Presents: Clock It” is an invitation to the liveliest and most informed groupchat in your feed. Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels are long-time political powerhouses. And they understand more than most how culture influences politics, and the role politics plays in culture. On “Clock It,” they’re helping you put your finger on the pulse of the hottest political gossip and their off-air conversations too colorful for TV.

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]]> Check Out a Preview for “Clock It” Symone Sanders Townsend, Eugene Daniels 00:05:35 A preview of “MS NOW Presents: Clock It” – your invitation to Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels’s weekly groupchat. A preview of “MS NOW Presents: Clock It” – your invitation to Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels’s weekly groupchat. white house, music, washington post, facebook, midterms, society, primaries, jd vance, politics, the weekend, congress, superbowl, melania, versant, myles frost, sports, fashion, bad bunny, michelle obama, eugene daniels, obama, ms now presents, instagram, washington, culture, kennedy center, oscars, clock it, venezuela, minneapolis, msnbc, tony goldwyn, trump, texas, symone sanders townsend, clock it wth symone & eugene, tiktok, ms now, the weeknight, new york false bonus 2 b649be6b-39a0-4684-96cc-41e9d0694796 MS NOW Presents: Clock It with Symone and Eugene Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels were once at odds as White House staffer and White House reporter. Now they’re friends and colleagues—each co-hosting their own shows at MS NOW. But their off-air conversations are where the real action is. Their new show, “MS NOW Presents: Clock It” is an invitation to their groupchat, the liveliest—and most informative—in news. Whether it’s ICE getting dispatched to the Super Bowl because Bad Bunny’s doing the halftime show, or Nicolás Maduro’s Nike Tech fit, or Michael B. Jordan’s sole Oscar nomination despite playing three roles in Sinners, there is no collision between culture and politics that this show won’t document and decipher. Symone and Eugene see exactly what’s going on—and they want you to clock it, too. 

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]]> Thu, 5 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Eugene Daniels, Symone Sanders Townsend https://www.ms.now/ Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels were once at odds as White House staffer and White House reporter. Now they’re friends and colleagues—each co-hosting their own shows at MS NOW. But their off-air conversations are where the real action is. Their new show, “MS NOW Presents: Clock It” is an invitation to their groupchat, the liveliest—and most informative—in news. Whether it’s ICE getting dispatched to the Super Bowl because Bad Bunny’s doing the halftime show, or Nicolás Maduro’s Nike Tech fit, or Michael B. Jordan’s sole Oscar nomination despite playing three roles in Sinners, there is no collision between culture and politics that this show won’t document and decipher. Symone and Eugene see exactly what’s going on—and they want you to clock it, too. 

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]]> MS NOW Presents: Clock It with Symone and Eugene Eugene Daniels, Symone Sanders Townsend 00:02:27 Introducing “Clock It,” a new podcast at the intersection of culture and politics from Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels. Introducing “Clock It,” a new podcast at the intersection of culture and politics from Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels. white house, music, facebook, midterms, society, primaries, jd vance, politics, the weekend, congress, superbowl, versant, sports, greenland, fashion, eugene daniels, instagram, washington, culture, oscars, venezuela, minneapolis, msnbc, trump, symone sanders townsend, tiktok, ms now, the weeknight, new york false bonus 2 fee9ff43-19b2-4734-a16c-e0bdc49e0072 Episode 8: Mystery Man With the backing of an eccentric billionaire and powerful voices on the American far-right, a high-stakes effort to make Sen. Joseph McCarthy president surfaces at the Republican convention, as the years-long manhunt for American fascist Francis Yockey finally reaches its strange and dramatic end. Francis Yockey and Joe McCarthy become martyr figures for an ascendant and aggressive ultra-right intent on reshaping American life and politics for decades to come.

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]]> Mon, 5 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Rachel Maddow, Anthony Mostrom, David Austin Walsh, John Jackson https://www.ms.now/ With the backing of an eccentric billionaire and powerful voices on the American far-right, a high-stakes effort to make Sen. Joseph McCarthy president surfaces at the Republican convention, as the years-long manhunt for American fascist Francis Yockey finally reaches its strange and dramatic end. Francis Yockey and Joe McCarthy become martyr figures for an ascendant and aggressive ultra-right intent on reshaping American life and politics for decades to come.

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]]> Episode 8: Mystery Man Rachel Maddow, Anthony Mostrom, David Austin Walsh, John Jackson 01:11:46 With the backing of an eccentric billionaire and powerful voices on the American far-right, a high-stakes effort to make Sen. Joseph McCarthy president surfaces at the Republican convention, as the years-long manhunt for American fascist Francis Yockey finally reaches its strange and dramatic end. Francis Yockey and Joe McCarthy become martyr figures for an ascendant and aggressive ultra-right intent on reshaping American life and politics for decades to come. This story/episode contains descriptions that reference self-harm. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat live at 988lifeline.org. You can also visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional support. With the backing of an eccentric billionaire and powerful voices on the American far-right, a high-stakes effort to make Sen. Joseph McCarthy president surfaces at the Republican convention, as the years-long manhunt for American fascist Francis Yockey finally reaches its strange and dramatic end. Francis Yockey and Joe McCarthy become martyr figures for an ascendant and aggressive ultra-right intent on reshaping American life and politics for decades to come. This story/episode contains descriptions that reference self-harm. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat live at 988lifeline.org. You can also visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional support. lester hunt, democracy, 1950s, electoral count, cobalt bomb, national renaissance party, american fugitive, francis yockey, richard hatch, william p. clancy, senator baldwin, republican, fascism, willis carto, republican national convention, nixon, ultra, joseph mccarthy, ike, nuremberg trials, nbc, marquis childs, the liberty letter, senator tydings, news, 1960 election, for america, radicalism, government, fascist, democrat, gerald lk smith, america's mein kampf, world war two, steve bannon, rachel maddow, robert mccormick, 1956 election, jfk, kennedy, imperium, ultra-right, francis parker yockey, nazi saboteurs, 1960 presidential election, politics, wayne kemp, liberty lobby, crommelin, malmedy, election, eisenhower, suicide, 1956 presidential election, season two, hl hunt, senate, drew pearson, history, cyanide false full 8 2 be64a38a-7393-45e1-b36f-53dbb69d2371 Episode 7: Mobilized With Republican Sen. Joseph McCarthy facing the most serious challenge of his political life -- a looming censure vote in the U.S. Senate -- McCarthy's most fervent supporters raise up an army to fight in his defense. The effort, which draws together mainstream Republicans and McCarthy's most radical followers on the ultra right, will involve threats of violence, harassment, and an armed show of force on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.

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]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Rachel Maddow, David Austin Walsh, Rodger McDaniel, Steven Ross https://www.ms.now/ With Republican Sen. Joseph McCarthy facing the most serious challenge of his political life -- a looming censure vote in the U.S. Senate -- McCarthy's most fervent supporters raise up an army to fight in his defense. The effort, which draws together mainstream Republicans and McCarthy's most radical followers on the ultra right, will involve threats of violence, harassment, and an armed show of force on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.

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]]> Episode 7: Mobilized Rachel Maddow, David Austin Walsh, Rodger McDaniel, Steven Ross 00:50:32 With Republican Sen. Joseph McCarthy facing the most serious challenge of his political life -- a looming censure vote in the U.S. Senate -- McCarthy's most fervent supporters raise up an army to fight in his defense. The effort, which draws together mainstream Republicans and McCarthy's most radical followers on the ultra right, will involve threats of violence, harassment, and an armed show of force on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. With Republican Sen. Joseph McCarthy facing the most serious challenge of his political life -- a looming censure vote in the U.S. Senate -- McCarthy's most fervent supporters raise up an army to fight in his defense. The effort, which draws together mainstream Republicans and McCarthy's most radical followers on the ultra right, will involve threats of violence, harassment, and an armed show of force on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. lester hunt, democracy, maddow, 1950s, electoral count, censure resolution, national renaissance party, francis yockey, elbow filibuster, censure resolution, roy cohn, republican, fascism, ten million americans, elbow filibuster, ultra, joseph mccarthy, gerald l.k. smith, nbc, nbc, news, news, radicalism, government, red scare, democrat, censure, censure, army-mccarthy hearings, world war two, rachel maddow, red scare, 1956 election, roy cohn, ultra-right, ultra-right, ten million americans, francis parker yockey, politics, 1956 election, malmedy, election, suicide, suicide, season two, ultra season two, senate, drew pearson, drew pearson, electoral count, history false full 7 2 dd2c710e-d5c9-41e1-a3ed-181ff97d8ebd Episode 6: Under Pressure As Sen. Joseph McCarthy's activities -- and his troubling connections to those on the ultra right -- are exposed in the press, Democratic Sen. Lester Hunt launches a final effort to take McCarthy on and rein in his abuses. In response, McCarthy and his allies launch a coordinated blackmail campaign against Hunt, using his own family, that will ultimately end in tragedy.
 

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]]> Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Rachel Maddow, Rodger McDaniel, Steven Remy, Anthony Mostrom https://www.ms.now/ As Sen. Joseph McCarthy's activities -- and his troubling connections to those on the ultra right -- are exposed in the press, Democratic Sen. Lester Hunt launches a final effort to take McCarthy on and rein in his abuses. In response, McCarthy and his allies launch a coordinated blackmail campaign against Hunt, using his own family, that will ultimately end in tragedy.
 

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]]> Episode 6: Under Pressure Rachel Maddow, Rodger McDaniel, Steven Remy, Anthony Mostrom 00:52:55 As Sen. Joseph McCarthy's activities -- and his troubling connections to those on the ultra right -- are exposed in the press, Democratic Sen. Lester Hunt launches a final effort to take McCarthy on and rein in his abuses. In response, McCarthy and his allies launch a coordinated blackmail campaign against Hunt, using his own family, that will ultimately end in tragedy. This episode contains descriptions that reference self-harm. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat live at 988lifeline.org. You can also visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional support. As Sen. Joseph McCarthy's activities -- and his troubling connections to those on the ultra right -- are exposed in the press, Democratic Sen. Lester Hunt launches a final effort to take McCarthy on and rein in his abuses. In response, McCarthy and his allies launch a coordinated blackmail campaign against Hunt, using his own family, that will ultimately end in tragedy. This episode contains descriptions that reference self-harm. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat live at 988lifeline.org. You can also visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional support. legislature, lester hunt, democracy, 1950s, republican, fascism, secretary of state, constitution, immunity, buddy hunt, governor, ultra, joseph mccarthy, bob la follette junior, william benton, nbc, marquis childs, dentist, news, radicalism, lester hunt junior, government, raymond baldwin, legislator, mistrial, styles bridges, democrat, blackmail, blackmail, herman welker, world war two, rachel maddow, senator, bob la follette, millard tydings, ultra-right, rodger mcdaniel, politics, rudolf ashenauer, 1940s, election, wyoming, pigeons, lafayette park, season two, senate, drew pearson, pressure, history, great sedition trial false full 6 2 276f7fac-3c7d-419b-a486-46ef4a3d6048 Episode 5: Coming Home The U.S. government’s search for American fascist Francis Yockey picks up steam as Yockey secretly returns home to America and joins forces with the growing pro-Nazi American ultra right. With investigators continually one step behind, Yockey suddenly turns up alongside one of the country's most powerful political figures who is ascending toward the height of his powers.

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]]> Mon, 15 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Rachel Maddow, Anthony Mostrom, John Jackson, David Austin Walsh, Steven Ross https://www.ms.now/ The U.S. government’s search for American fascist Francis Yockey picks up steam as Yockey secretly returns home to America and joins forces with the growing pro-Nazi American ultra right. With investigators continually one step behind, Yockey suddenly turns up alongside one of the country's most powerful political figures who is ascending toward the height of his powers.

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]]> Episode 5: Coming Home Rachel Maddow, Anthony Mostrom, John Jackson, David Austin Walsh, Steven Ross 00:52:41 The U.S. government’s search for American fascist Francis Yockey picks up steam as Yockey secretly returns home to America and joins forces with the growing pro-Nazi American ultra right. With investigators continually one step behind, Yockey suddenly turns up alongside one of the country's most powerful political figures who is ascending toward the height of his powers. The U.S. government’s search for American fascist Francis Yockey picks up steam as Yockey secretly returns home to America and joins forces with the growing pro-Nazi American ultra right. With investigators continually one step behind, Yockey suddenly turns up alongside one of the country's most powerful political figures who is ascending toward the height of his powers. lester hunt, democracy, maddow, sedition, national renaissance party, congress, congress, joe alsop, francis yockey, anna rosenberg, fascism, ultra, joseph mccarthy, gerald l.k. smith, nbc, nuremberg, news, radicalism, government, war crimes trials, george sylvester viereck, yockey, hoax, russia, world war two, rachel maddow, imperium, millard tydings, ultra-right, holocaust, francis parker yockey, politics, season two, drew pearson, james madole, history false full 5 2 cfca93aa-9373-43fb-aa58-7959d73d14af Episode 4: Spectacle Elements of the American ultra right -- including the trailing ends of the America First movement -- begin taking up a strange new cause after the war... sympathy for Nazi war criminals. The surprising efforts to oppose the Nazi war crimes trials, and advocate for individual Nazis at home and abroad, will involve some of the most high-profile voices on the American right, and will jumpstart the career of one rising Republican star, Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

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]]> Mon, 8 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Rachel Maddow, Rodger McDaniel, Steven Remy, John Jackson, Bradley Hart https://www.ms.now/ Elements of the American ultra right -- including the trailing ends of the America First movement -- begin taking up a strange new cause after the war... sympathy for Nazi war criminals. The surprising efforts to oppose the Nazi war crimes trials, and advocate for individual Nazis at home and abroad, will involve some of the most high-profile voices on the American right, and will jumpstart the career of one rising Republican star, Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

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]]> Episode 4: Spectacle Rachel Maddow, Rodger McDaniel, Steven Remy, John Jackson, Bradley Hart 00:43:48 Elements of the American ultra right -- including the trailing ends of the America First movement -- begin taking up a strange new cause after the war... sympathy for Nazi war criminals. The surprising efforts to oppose the Nazi war crimes trials, and advocate for individual Nazis at home and abroad, will involve some of the most high-profile voices on the American right, and will jumpstart the career of one rising Republican star, Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Elements of the American ultra right -- including the trailing ends of the America First movement -- begin taking up a strange new cause after the war... sympathy for Nazi war criminals. The surprising efforts to oppose the Nazi war crimes trials, and advocate for individual Nazis at home and abroad, will involve some of the most high-profile voices on the American right, and will jumpstart the career of one rising Republican star, Sen. Joseph McCarthy. lester hunt, democracy, william langer, maddow, sedition, congress, baldwin committee, malmedy massacre, fascism, ultra, joseph mccarthy, nazi, nbc, nuremberg, news, chicago tribune, radicalism, government, raymond baldwin, regnery, hoax, world war two, rachel maddow, ultra-right, william dudley pelley, politics, season two, history false full 4 2 932a3d01-14f8-4889-a82b-65c5bfcd915c Bonus Episode: Rachel Maddow in Conversation with Tony Kushner In a live conversation recorded at the Provincetown, MA Town Hall on May 26, Rachel and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner discuss “Ultra,” her book “Prequel,” and the rise of fascism both throughout history and in our current political moment. 

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]]> Mon, 1 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Rachel Maddow, Tony Kushner https://www.ms.now/ In a live conversation recorded at the Provincetown, MA Town Hall on May 26, Rachel and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner discuss “Ultra,” her book “Prequel,” and the rise of fascism both throughout history and in our current political moment. 

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]]> Bonus Episode: Rachel Maddow in Conversation with Tony Kushner Rachel Maddow, Tony Kushner 01:23:55 In a live conversation recorded at the Provincetown, MA Town Hall on May 26, Rachel and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner discuss “Ultra,” her book “Prequel,” and the rise of fascism both throughout history and in our current political moment. In a live conversation recorded at the Provincetown, MA Town Hall on May 26, Rachel and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner discuss “Ultra,” her book “Prequel,” and the rise of fascism both throughout history and in our current political moment. democracy, maddow, sedition, congress, tony kushner, fascism, ultra, nbc, news, radicalism, government, world war two, rachel maddow, ultra-right, provincetown, politics, season two, history false bonus 2 1e8d1b22-07a1-4166-ae8b-4a6e9b5d4c84 Episode 3: Malmedy One of the most shocking incidents of World War II for Americans -- a cold-blooded Nazi massacre of surrendering American troops -- gets weaponized against the United States by surviving Nazis hoping to return to power, as well as a group of Americans sympathetic to their cause. A gruesome hoax around the massacre, cooked up by the Nazis, will soon rocket through American politics.

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]]> Mon, 24 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Rachel Maddow, Steven Remy https://www.ms.now/ One of the most shocking incidents of World War II for Americans -- a cold-blooded Nazi massacre of surrendering American troops -- gets weaponized against the United States by surviving Nazis hoping to return to power, as well as a group of Americans sympathetic to their cause. A gruesome hoax around the massacre, cooked up by the Nazis, will soon rocket through American politics.

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]]> Episode 3: Malmedy Rachel Maddow, Steven Remy 00:43:46 One of the most shocking incidents of World War II for Americans -- a cold-blooded Nazi massacre of surrendering American troops -- gets weaponized against the United States by surviving Nazis hoping to return to power, as well as a group of Americans sympathetic to their cause. A gruesome hoax around the massacre, cooked up by the Nazis, will soon rocket through American politics. One of the most shocking incidents of World War II for Americans -- a cold-blooded Nazi massacre of surrendering American troops -- gets weaponized against the United States by surviving Nazis hoping to return to power, as well as a group of Americans sympathetic to their cause. A gruesome hoax around the massacre, cooked up by the Nazis, will soon rocket through American politics. german, democracy, maddow, sedition, congress, fascism, war crimes, ultra, nazi, trial, willis everett, nbc, news, radicalism, steven remy, government, rudolf aschenauer, survivor, world war two, rachel maddow, ultra-right, politics, msnbc, surrender, malmedy, season two, massacre, history false full 3 2 06fd61f5-cec9-486a-9a12-071f3fbe5829 Episode 2: The Mole The American government launches an all-out manhunt for a young American ultra-right fascist who harbors sympathy for the Nazis and who is actively peddling one of the world's most dangerous weapons. Francis Yockey’s journey -- and the government’s intense search for him -- will soon leave a mark on American politics for decades to come.

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]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Rachel Maddow, Anthony Mostrom, Gavriel Rosenfeld https://www.ms.now/ The American government launches an all-out manhunt for a young American ultra-right fascist who harbors sympathy for the Nazis and who is actively peddling one of the world's most dangerous weapons. Francis Yockey’s journey -- and the government’s intense search for him -- will soon leave a mark on American politics for decades to come.

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]]> Episode 2: The Mole Rachel Maddow, Anthony Mostrom, Gavriel Rosenfeld 00:38:14 The American government launches an all-out manhunt for a young American ultra-right fascist who harbors sympathy for the Nazis and who is actively peddling one of the world's most dangerous weapons. Francis Yockey’s journey -- and the government’s intense search for him -- will soon leave a mark on American politics for decades to come. The American government launches an all-out manhunt for a young American ultra-right fascist who harbors sympathy for the Nazis and who is actively peddling one of the world's most dangerous weapons. Francis Yockey’s journey -- and the government’s intense search for him -- will soon leave a mark on American politics for decades to come. democracy, 1950s, silver shirts, cobalt bomb, german american bund, francis yockey, hydrogen bomb, operation pastorius, republican, fascism, ultra, nbc, nuremberg, news, radicalism, government, war crimes trials, democrat, world war two, father charles coughlin, rachel maddow, ultra-right, nazis, francis parker yockey, nazi saboteurs, william dudley pelley, politics, 1940s, season two, drew pearson, history false full 2 2 3b0849e2-5b69-4716-99f6-7b68afba1022 Episode 1: Dr. Hunt The sudden and shocking suicide of a popular Democratic Senator, inside his Senate office, stuns the country and the nation’s capital. And soon, a series of bombshell revelations concerning the circumstances around the senator’s death will start to reveal a web of troubling forces at work on the American ultra right in the post-war 1950s.

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]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Rodger McDaniel, Rachel Maddow https://www.ms.now/ The sudden and shocking suicide of a popular Democratic Senator, inside his Senate office, stuns the country and the nation’s capital. And soon, a series of bombshell revelations concerning the circumstances around the senator’s death will start to reveal a web of troubling forces at work on the American ultra right in the post-war 1950s.

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]]> Episode 1: Dr. Hunt Rodger McDaniel, Rachel Maddow 00:37:49 The sudden and shocking suicide of a popular Democratic Senator, inside his Senate office, stuns the country and the nation’s capital. And soon, a series of bombshell revelations concerning the circumstances around the senator’s death will start to reveal a web of troubling forces at work on the American ultra right in the post-war 1950s. This episode contains descriptions that reference self-harm. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat live at 988lifeline.org. You can also visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional support. The sudden and shocking suicide of a popular Democratic Senator, inside his Senate office, stuns the country and the nation’s capital. And soon, a series of bombshell revelations concerning the circumstances around the senator’s death will start to reveal a web of troubling forces at work on the American ultra right in the post-war 1950s. This episode contains descriptions that reference self-harm. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat live at 988lifeline.org. You can also visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional support. legislature, lester hunt, democracy, 1950s, edward eicher, hamilton fish, republican, fascism, secretary of state, governor, ernest lundeen, ultra, nbc, dentist, news, radicalism, government, legislator, mistrial, democrat, blackmail, world war two, rachel maddow, senator, ultra-right, rodger mcdaniel, politics, 1940s, wyoming, pigeons, season two, senate, drew pearson, history, great sedition trial false full 1 2 ac7cdb26-590f-4a40-9437-7017a66f8d64 Introducing Season Two of Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra As a new authoritarian movement rises in American politics, stoked by one of the country’s most outrageous demagogues, there is an all-out international manhunt for an American traitor. The U.S. Army’s Nazi war crimes trials in Germany have been infiltrated by a spy -- a mole for the other side. A gruesome foreign influence operation unfolds in Washington. A blackmail plot turns deadly in the U.S. Senate. A Hail Mary scheme to stop the counting of the Electoral College votes rattles democracy’s cage. With the line between the violent ultra-right and mainstream American politics fraying beyond recognition, with the FBI always one step behind their quarry, Americans of all stripes step up to confront a seemingly unstoppable, ascendant, anti-democratic force. Join Rachel Maddow for Episode One, launching June 10, 2024, and follow now. You can also subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access to every episode the Friday before it drops, and ad-free listening to all episodes in Ultra seasons one and two.

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]]> Mon, 3 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Rachel Maddow https://www.ms.now/ As a new authoritarian movement rises in American politics, stoked by one of the country’s most outrageous demagogues, there is an all-out international manhunt for an American traitor. The U.S. Army’s Nazi war crimes trials in Germany have been infiltrated by a spy -- a mole for the other side. A gruesome foreign influence operation unfolds in Washington. A blackmail plot turns deadly in the U.S. Senate. A Hail Mary scheme to stop the counting of the Electoral College votes rattles democracy’s cage. With the line between the violent ultra-right and mainstream American politics fraying beyond recognition, with the FBI always one step behind their quarry, Americans of all stripes step up to confront a seemingly unstoppable, ascendant, anti-democratic force. Join Rachel Maddow for Episode One, launching June 10, 2024, and follow now. You can also subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access to every episode the Friday before it drops, and ad-free listening to all episodes in Ultra seasons one and two.

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]]> Introducing Season Two of Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra Rachel Maddow 00:01:46 As a new authoritarian movement rises in American politics, stoked by one of the country’s most outrageous demagogues, there is an all-out international manhunt for an American traitor. The U.S. Army’s Nazi war crimes trials in Germany have been infiltrated by a spy -- a mole for the other side. A gruesome foreign influence operation unfolds in Washington. A blackmail plot turns deadly in the U.S. Senate. A Hail Mary scheme to stop the counting of the Electoral College votes rattles democracy’s cage. With the line between the violent ultra-right and mainstream American politics fraying beyond recognition, with the FBI always one step behind their quarry, Americans of all stripes step up to confront a seemingly unstoppable, ascendant, anti-democratic force. Join Rachel Maddow for Episode One, launching June 10, 2024, and follow now. You can also subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access to every episode the Friday before it drops, and ad-free listening to all episodes in Ultra seasons one and two. As a new authoritarian movement rises in American politics, stoked by one of the country’s most outrageous demagogues, there is an all-out international manhunt for an American traitor. The U.S. Army’s Nazi war crimes trials in Germany have been infiltrated by a spy -- a mole for the other side. A gruesome foreign influence operation unfolds in Washington. A blackmail plot turns deadly in the U.S. Senate. A Hail Mary scheme to stop the counting of the Electoral College votes rattles democracy’s cage. With the line between the violent ultra-right and mainstream American politics fraying beyond recognition, with the FBI always one step behind their quarry, Americans of all stripes step up to confront a seemingly unstoppable, ascendant, anti-democratic force. Join Rachel Maddow for Episode One, launching June 10, 2024, and follow now. You can also subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access to every episode the Friday before it drops, and ad-free listening to all episodes in Ultra seasons one and two. democracy, maddow, sedition, congress, fascism, ultra, nazi, spy, nbc, news, radicalism, government, blackmail, hoax, world war two, rachel maddow, ultra-right, manhunt, politics, election, season two, history false trailer 2 4d34c764-08d8-46c5-8d24-bd5e2730a3ca Episode 8: Ultra Vires In the wake of the sedition trial's collapse, Justice Department prosecutor John Rogge travels overseas and uncovers a bombshell. He finds evidence of a coordinated effort to subvert American democracy… as well as the names of high-profile Americans involved. Rogge then returns to America... and goes rogue. Risking his career as a prosecutor, he makes public what he's discovered about the fascist threat and the Americans who supported it. And he offers a prescient warning about an American criminal justice system that is ill-equipped to defend democracy from those who seek to destroy it.

 

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]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:00:00 +0000 Charles Gallagher, Nancy Beck Young, Steven Ross, Bradley Hart, Rachel Maddow https://www.ms.now/ In the wake of the sedition trial's collapse, Justice Department prosecutor John Rogge travels overseas and uncovers a bombshell. He finds evidence of a coordinated effort to subvert American democracy… as well as the names of high-profile Americans involved. Rogge then returns to America... and goes rogue. Risking his career as a prosecutor, he makes public what he's discovered about the fascist threat and the Americans who supported it. And he offers a prescient warning about an American criminal justice system that is ill-equipped to defend democracy from those who seek to destroy it.

 

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]]> Episode 8: Ultra Vires Charles Gallagher, Nancy Beck Young, Steven Ross, Bradley Hart, Rachel Maddow 00:58:23 In the wake of the sedition trial's collapse, Justice Department prosecutor John Rogge travels overseas and uncovers a bombshell. He finds evidence of a coordinated effort to subvert American democracy… as well as the names of high-profile Americans involved. Rogge then returns to America... and goes rogue. Risking his career as a prosecutor, he makes public what he's discovered about the fascist threat and the Americans who supported it. And he offers a prescient warning about an American criminal justice system that is ill-equipped to defend democracy from those who seek to destroy it. In the wake of the sedition trial's collapse, Justice Department prosecutor John Rogge travels overseas and uncovers a bombshell. He finds evidence of a coordinated effort to subvert American democracy… as well as the names of high-profile Americans involved. Rogge then returns to America... and goes rogue. Risking his career as a prosecutor, he makes public what he's discovered about the fascist threat and the Americans who supported it. And he offers a prescient warning about an American criminal justice system that is ill-equipped to defend democracy from those who seek to destroy it. democracy, william langer, maddow, mystery, sedition, hitler, norma lundeen, congress, attack, violence, corruption, communism, james true, rogue, fbi, communists, fascism, constitution, extremism, gerald smith, plot, ultra, propaganda, trial, nbc, tom clark, news, charles coughlin, anti-semitism, burton wheeler, anti-semitic, radicalism, government, justice, fascist, insurrection, swarthmore, leon lewis, mistrial, george sylvester viereck, christian front, congressman, meet the press, germany, rachel maddow, gerald p. nye, investigation, radical, nazis, o. john rogge, ultra vires, right wing, truman, dillard stokes, supreme court, william dudley pelley, politics, treachery, frances sweeney, 1940s, msnbc, jews, world war 1, archive, senators, american, overthrow, dictatorship, 1930s, senate, henry hoke, world war 2, conspiracy, history, political false full 8 1 53aa735d-8a85-4a8b-824d-bfdc0322ee1d Episode 7: Rinse, Repeat The largest mass sedition trial in American history churns on. And continues descending into chaos. But the dozens of sedition defendants attempting to wreak havoc on the proceedings would soon get a high-profile assist. From serving members of Congress injecting themselves into the trial and coming to the defense of the accused seditionists standing trial. Before a verdict can be reached, one final twist calls into question whether the Justice Department will see the case to the end, or cut bait entirely.

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]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2022 09:00:00 +0000 Rachel Maddow, Nancy Beck Young, Bradley Hart https://www.ms.now/ The largest mass sedition trial in American history churns on. And continues descending into chaos. But the dozens of sedition defendants attempting to wreak havoc on the proceedings would soon get a high-profile assist. From serving members of Congress injecting themselves into the trial and coming to the defense of the accused seditionists standing trial. Before a verdict can be reached, one final twist calls into question whether the Justice Department will see the case to the end, or cut bait entirely.

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]]> Episode 7: Rinse, Repeat Rachel Maddow, Nancy Beck Young, Bradley Hart 00:43:47 The largest mass sedition trial in American history churns on. And continues descending into chaos. But the dozens of sedition defendants attempting to wreak havoc on the proceedings would soon get a high-profile assist. From serving members of Congress injecting themselves into the trial and coming to the defense of the accused seditionists standing trial. Before a verdict can be reached, one final twist calls into question whether the Justice Department will see the case to the end, or cut bait entirely. The largest mass sedition trial in American history churns on. And continues descending into chaos. But the dozens of sedition defendants attempting to wreak havoc on the proceedings would soon get a high-profile assist. From serving members of Congress injecting themselves into the trial and coming to the defense of the accused seditionists standing trial. Before a verdict can be reached, one final twist calls into question whether the Justice Department will see the case to the end, or cut bait entirely. democracy, william langer, maddow, mystery, sedition, hitler, congress, attack, violence, corruption, communism, hamilton fish, america first, communists, fascism, constitution, extremism, gerald nye, plot, ultra, propaganda, trial, nbc, department of justice, franking, news, edward james smythe, anti-semitism, burton wheeler, anti-semitic, radicalism, heart attack, government, justice, fascist, insurrection, mistrial, george sylvester viereck, joseph mcwilliams, congressman, wild bill, germany, rachel maddow, investigation, radical, nazis, o. john rogge, edward c. eicher, right wing, death, william dudley pelley, politics, treachery, 1940s, msnbc, jews, world war 1, archive, senators, american, lawrence dennis, overthrow, dictatorship, elizabeth dilling, 1930s, senate, henry hoke, world war 2, conspiracy, history, political false full 7 1 b1bec59b-5c4a-48d8-9e21-7eb5f4d39ceb Episode 6: Bedlam The most high-profile sedition trial in American history kicks off inside a Washington, DC federal courtroom. The members of Congress who attempted to quash the investigation are now faced with a super-charged indictment and a brand new Justice Department prosecutor who is battle tested and up for the challenge. What he finds as the curtain rises on the trial, though, is something that he is wholly unprepared for: pre-planned, unmitigated chaos.

 

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]]> Mon, 7 Nov 2022 09:00:00 +0000 Rachel Maddow, Nancy Beck Young, Bradley Hart https://www.ms.now/ The most high-profile sedition trial in American history kicks off inside a Washington, DC federal courtroom. The members of Congress who attempted to quash the investigation are now faced with a super-charged indictment and a brand new Justice Department prosecutor who is battle tested and up for the challenge. What he finds as the curtain rises on the trial, though, is something that he is wholly unprepared for: pre-planned, unmitigated chaos.

 

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]]> Episode 6: Bedlam Rachel Maddow, Nancy Beck Young, Bradley Hart 00:41:24 The most high-profile sedition trial in American history kicks off inside a Washington, DC federal courtroom. The members of Congress who attempted to quash the investigation are now faced with a super-charged indictment and a brand new Justice Department prosecutor who is battle tested and up for the challenge. What he finds as the curtain rises on the trial, though, is something that he is wholly unprepared for: pre-planned, unmitigated chaos. The most high-profile sedition trial in American history kicks off inside a Washington, DC federal courtroom. The members of Congress who attempted to quash the investigation are now faced with a super-charged indictment and a brand new Justice Department prosecutor who is battle tested and up for the challenge. What he finds as the curtain rises on the trial, though, is something that he is wholly unprepared for: pre-planned, unmitigated chaos. democracy, maddow, mystery, sedition, hitler, german american bund, congress, attack, huey long, violence, corruption, communism, court, fbi, george deatherage, communists, fascism, constitution, extremism, plot, ultra, propaganda, kkk, trial, jacob thorkelson, nbc, william power maloney, department of justice, news, edward james smythe, anti-semitism, anti-semitic, radicalism, government, justice, fascist, insurrection, george sylvester viereck, christian front, congressman, germany, rachel maddow, doj, investigation, radical, nazis, o. john rogge, louisiana, right wing, politics, treachery, 1940s, msnbc, jews, jury, world war 1, archive, senators, american, overthrow, dictatorship, 1930s, senate, world war 2, conspiracy, history, political false full 6 1 3d3ba04c-1372-48b9-9779-e79a23b54291 Episode 5: Shut It Down The walls begin to close in on members of Congress, and members of the America First movement, who are actively involved in a Nazi plot to spread misinformation and propaganda across the country. With a crusading newspaper reporter and a Justice Department prosecutor each peeling back the layers of the scheme, the members of Congress involved in the plot launch a desperate effort to shut down both the reporting and the federal investigation into their activities.

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]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +0000 Rachel Maddow, Nancy Beck Young, Bradley Hart, Steven Ross https://www.ms.now/ The walls begin to close in on members of Congress, and members of the America First movement, who are actively involved in a Nazi plot to spread misinformation and propaganda across the country. With a crusading newspaper reporter and a Justice Department prosecutor each peeling back the layers of the scheme, the members of Congress involved in the plot launch a desperate effort to shut down both the reporting and the federal investigation into their activities.

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]]> Episode 5: Shut It Down Rachel Maddow, Nancy Beck Young, Bradley Hart, Steven Ross 00:49:42 The walls begin to close in on members of Congress, and members of the America First movement, who are actively involved in a Nazi plot to spread misinformation and propaganda across the country. With a crusading newspaper reporter and a Justice Department prosecutor each peeling back the layers of the scheme, the members of Congress involved in the plot launch a desperate effort to shut down both the reporting and the federal investigation into their activities. The walls begin to close in on members of Congress, and members of the America First movement, who are actively involved in a Nazi plot to spread misinformation and propaganda across the country. With a crusading newspaper reporter and a Justice Department prosecutor each peeling back the layers of the scheme, the members of Congress involved in the plot launch a desperate effort to shut down both the reporting and the federal investigation into their activities. democracy, maddow, mystery, sedition, hitler, congress, attack, violence, corruption, communism, hamilton fish, america first, communists, fascism, constitution, extremism, prescott dennett, plot, ernest lundeen, ultra, propaganda, george hill, perjury, nbc, grand jury, william power maloney, franking, news, anti-semitism, burton wheeler, anti-semitic, radicalism, government, justice, fascist, insurrection, u.s. capitol, george sylvester viereck, congressman, germany, rachel maddow, sedition trial, investigation, radical, nazis, laura ingalls, right wing, washington post, dillard stokes, politics, treachery, 1940s, msnbc, jews, world war 1, archive, senators, american, overthrow, fraud, dictatorship, 1930s, senate, world war 2, conspiracy, history, political false full 5 1 d2f9a3ae-dfbb-4e4e-8fc1-944e9342ede1 Episode 4: A Bad Angle A paid agent of Hitler's government ramps up a targeted propaganda effort aimed at weakening democracy and supporting the fascist cause in America. His base of operations... the center of American democracy itself -- the United States Congress. Sitting members of Congress, and the America First movement, take part in an elaborate scheme to subvert democracy. Laundering millions of pieces of Nazi propaganda through Congress and into the hands of the American people.

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]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +0000 Rachel Maddow, Bradley Hart, Nancy Beck Young, Kelsey Desiderio https://www.ms.now/ A paid agent of Hitler's government ramps up a targeted propaganda effort aimed at weakening democracy and supporting the fascist cause in America. His base of operations... the center of American democracy itself -- the United States Congress. Sitting members of Congress, and the America First movement, take part in an elaborate scheme to subvert democracy. Laundering millions of pieces of Nazi propaganda through Congress and into the hands of the American people.

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]]> Episode 4: A Bad Angle Rachel Maddow, Bradley Hart, Nancy Beck Young, Kelsey Desiderio 00:37:43 A paid agent of Hitler's government ramps up a targeted propaganda effort aimed at weakening democracy and supporting the fascist cause in America. His base of operations... the center of American democracy itself -- the United States Congress. Sitting members of Congress, and the America First movement, take part in an elaborate scheme to subvert democracy. Laundering millions of pieces of Nazi propaganda through Congress and into the hands of the American people. A paid agent of Hitler's government ramps up a targeted propaganda effort aimed at weakening democracy and supporting the fascist cause in America. His base of operations... the center of American democracy itself -- the United States Congress. Sitting members of Congress, and the America First movement, take part in an elaborate scheme to subvert democracy. Laundering millions of pieces of Nazi propaganda through Congress and into the hands of the American people. democracy, maddow, crash, mystery, sedition, hitler, norma lundeen, congress, attack, allies, violence, corruption, corruption, communism, america first, fbi, communists, fascism, constitution, extremism, plot, ernest lundeen, ultra, propaganda, nbc, william power maloney, franking, news, anti-semitism, anti-semitic, radicalism, swastika, government, justice, fascist, insurrection, america first committee, axis, bribe, george sylvester viereck, christian front, congressman, germany, mail, rachel maddow, investigation, radical, nazis, frank, right wing, politics, treachery, 1940s, msnbc, jews, world war 1, archive, senators, american, overthrow, dictatorship, 1930s, senate, world war 2, plane, conspiracy, history, political false full 4 1 91fa3ad2-6e14-4c5a-be22-3f6b742134ff Episode 3: The Day A devastating explosion rips through a munitions plant in a small New Jersey town. And the American public is left with the chilling fact that the federal government had been warned about such an attack almost a year prior. The tip had come from a private spy ring operating in Los Angeles that was intent on doing what law enforcement had largely failed to do. Infiltrate far-right groups plotting violence across the country, and foil their plots before it was too late.

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]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +0000 Rachel Maddow, Steven J. Ross, Bradley Hart https://www.ms.now/ A devastating explosion rips through a munitions plant in a small New Jersey town. And the American public is left with the chilling fact that the federal government had been warned about such an attack almost a year prior. The tip had come from a private spy ring operating in Los Angeles that was intent on doing what law enforcement had largely failed to do. Infiltrate far-right groups plotting violence across the country, and foil their plots before it was too late.

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]]> Episode 3: The Day Rachel Maddow, Steven J. Ross, Bradley Hart 00:38:34 A devastating explosion rips through a munitions plant in a small New Jersey town. And the American public is left with the chilling fact that the federal government had been warned about such an attack almost a year prior. The tip had come from a private spy ring operating in Los Angeles that was intent on doing what law enforcement had largely failed to do. Infiltrate far-right groups plotting violence across the country, and foil their plots before it was too late. A devastating explosion rips through a munitions plant in a small New Jersey town. And the American public is left with the chilling fact that the federal government had been warned about such an attack almost a year prior. The tip had come from a private spy ring operating in Los Angeles that was intent on doing what law enforcement had largely failed to do. Infiltrate far-right groups plotting violence across the country, and foil their plots before it was too late. democracy, maddow, mystery, sedition, silver shirts, hitler, ku klux klan, attack, violence, corruption, communism, hercules powder company, martin dies, fbi, george deatherage, communists, roosevelt, fascism, constitution, hercules powder plant, extremism, plot, fdr, ultra, los angeles, pearl harbor, propaganda, kenvil, nazi, spy, explosion, nbc, neil ness, news, anti-semitism, anti-semitic, radicalism, new jersey, government, justice, fascist, insurrection, leon lewis, miltary, christian front, undercover, german-american bund, silver rangers, germany, rachel maddow, sabotage, lapd, investigation, radical, nazis, steven ross, right wing, silver shirts legion, the day, william dudley pelley, politics, treachery, 1940s, testimony, msnbc, jews, archive, der tag, american, hercules, overthrow, dictatorship, 1930s, world war 2, conspiracy, history, political false full 3 1 507934a9-f2a1-4933-996d-3d7c15fc0fe6 Episode 2: The Brooklyn Boys The most prominent media figure in America calls for the creation of a militia, armed Americans willing to use violence to get their way. What they want is to overthrow the U.S. government and to end democracy in this country – by force. Their plot raised alarming indications that the federal government is not up to the task of dealing with that kind of homegrown threat.

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]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2022 08:05:00 +0000 Rachel Maddow, Charles R. Gallagher https://www.ms.now/ The most prominent media figure in America calls for the creation of a militia, armed Americans willing to use violence to get their way. What they want is to overthrow the U.S. government and to end democracy in this country – by force. Their plot raised alarming indications that the federal government is not up to the task of dealing with that kind of homegrown threat.

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]]> Episode 2: The Brooklyn Boys Rachel Maddow, Charles R. Gallagher 00:38:30 The most prominent media figure in America calls for the creation of a militia, armed Americans willing to use violence to get their way. What they want is to overthrow the U.S. government and to end democracy in this country – by force. Their plot raised alarming indications that the federal government is not up to the task of dealing with that kind of homegrown threat. The most prominent media figure in America calls for the creation of a militia, armed Americans willing to use violence to get their way. What they want is to overthrow the U.S. government and to end democracy in this country – by force. Their plot raised alarming indications that the federal government is not up to the task of dealing with that kind of homegrown threat. democracy, maddow, mystery, sedition, military, hitler, kristallnacht, congress, arrested, attack, goebbels, violence, michigan, national guard, corruption, communism, john cassidy, fbi, communists, fascism, constitution, extremism, boston, army, plot, catholic, ernest lundeen, ultra, acquitted, propaganda, priest, trial, national security, new york, priesthood, brooklyn, nbc, semiautomatic, news, charles coughlin, anti-semitism, anti-semitic, radicalism, government, justice, fascist, insurrection, national archives, moran, christian front, congressman, radio, bomb, germany, rachel maddow, weapons, investigation, radical, nazis, mussolini, shotgun, right-wing, right wing, brooklyn boys, militia, guns, politics, treachery, 1940s, msnbc, jews, world war 1, archive, senators, francis moran, paramilitary, cassidy, american, overthrow, dictatorship, coughlin, 1930s, senate, world war 2, conspiracy, history, political false full 2 1 76c8ecbb-5efa-43aa-943b-0c96eb84dcd5 Episode 1: Trip 19 It started with a plane crash. The tragic, mysterious crash of a commercial airliner in the summer of 1940 left a scene of devastation in rural Virginia -- and a series of unanswered questions. The cause of the crash was unclear. Among the dozens of people killed was a sitting U.S. senator. His presence on the flight and the strange circumstances surrounding the crash would end up revealing threats to American democracy itself.

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]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +0000 Rachel Maddow, John Flannery, Kelsey Desiderio, Bradley Hart, Nancy Beck Young https://www.ms.now/ It started with a plane crash. The tragic, mysterious crash of a commercial airliner in the summer of 1940 left a scene of devastation in rural Virginia -- and a series of unanswered questions. The cause of the crash was unclear. Among the dozens of people killed was a sitting U.S. senator. His presence on the flight and the strange circumstances surrounding the crash would end up revealing threats to American democracy itself.

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]]> Episode 1: Trip 19 Rachel Maddow, John Flannery, Kelsey Desiderio, Bradley Hart, Nancy Beck Young 00:36:40 It started with a plane crash. The tragic, mysterious crash of a commercial airliner in the summer of 1940 left a scene of devastation in rural Virginia -- and a series of unanswered questions. The cause of the crash was unclear. Among the dozens of people killed was a sitting U.S. senator. His presence on the flight and the strange circumstances surrounding the crash would end up revealing threats to American democracy itself. It started with a plane crash. The tragic, mysterious crash of a commercial airliner in the summer of 1940 left a scene of devastation in rural Virginia -- and a series of unanswered questions. The cause of the crash was unclear. Among the dozens of people killed was a sitting U.S. senator. His presence on the flight and the strange circumstances surrounding the crash would end up revealing threats to American democracy itself. democracy, maddow, crash, mystery, sedition, hitler, congress, attack, violence, corruption, communism, fbi, communists, washington, fascism, constitution, extremism, agent, plot, ernest lundeen, ultra, propaganda, trip 19, explosion, nbc, department of justice, news, anti-semitism, anti-semitic, radicalism, government, justice, fascist, insurrection, lovettsville, congressman, labor day, flight, germany, rachel maddow, d.c., investigation, radical, nazis, virginia, right wing, airplane, politics, treachery, 1940s, minnesota, msnbc, jews, world war 1, archive, senators, american, overthrow, dictatorship, 1930s, senate, drew pearson, pennsylvania central airlines, world war 2, conspiracy, history, political false full 1 1 714bad5a-c728-42e8-ab3b-53b183ed5989 Introducing Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra Sitting members of Congress aiding and abetting a plot to overthrow the government. Insurrectionists criminally charged with plotting to end American democracy for good. Justice Department prosecutors under crushing political pressure. Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra is the all-but-forgotten true story of good, old-fashioned American extremism getting supercharged by proximity to power. When extremist elected officials get caught plotting against America with the violent ultra right, this is the story of the lengths they will go to… to cover their tracks. Follow now and join Rachel Maddow for the first two episodes on October 10th.

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]]> Sat, 1 Oct 2022 01:01:06 +0000 Rachel Maddow https://www.ms.now/ Sitting members of Congress aiding and abetting a plot to overthrow the government. Insurrectionists criminally charged with plotting to end American democracy for good. Justice Department prosecutors under crushing political pressure. Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra is the all-but-forgotten true story of good, old-fashioned American extremism getting supercharged by proximity to power. When extremist elected officials get caught plotting against America with the violent ultra right, this is the story of the lengths they will go to… to cover their tracks. Follow now and join Rachel Maddow for the first two episodes on October 10th.

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]]> Introducing Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra Rachel Maddow 00:01:42 Sitting members of Congress aiding and abetting a plot to overthrow the government. Insurrectionists criminally charged with plotting to end American democracy for good. Justice Department prosecutors under crushing political pressure. Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra is the all-but-forgotten true story of good, old-fashioned American extremism getting supercharged by proximity to power. When extremist elected officials get caught plotting against America with the violent ultra right, this is the story of the lengths they will go to… to cover their tracks. Follow now and join Rachel Maddow for the first two episodes on October 10th. Sitting members of Congress aiding and abetting a plot to overthrow the government. Insurrectionists criminally charged with plotting to end American democracy for good. Justice Department prosecutors under crushing political pressure. Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra is the all-but-forgotten true story of good, old-fashioned American extremism getting supercharged by proximity to power. When extremist elected officials get caught plotting against America with the violent ultra right, this is the story of the lengths they will go to… to cover their tracks. Follow now and join Rachel Maddow for the first two episodes on October 10th. democracy, maddow, mystery, sedition, hitler, congress, attack, violence, corruption, communism, communists, fascism, constitution, extremism, plot, ultra, propaganda, nbc, news, anti-semitism, anti-semitic, radicalism, government, justice, fascist, insurrection, congressman, germany, rachel maddow, investigation, radical, nazis, right wing, politics, treachery, 1940s, msnbc, jews, world war 1, archive, senators, american, overthrow, dictatorship, 1930s, senate, world war 2, conspiracy, history, political false trailer 1