Fascism and Political Language – An Interview on the Hampton Institute’s ‘A Different Lens’ Podcast

I have been fortunate enough to be doing a series of ongoing interviews with ‘A Different Lens,’ the podcast show hosted by the Hampton Institute, with which I used to be affiliated.

Below are links to the first two episodes of my interview series where I discuss my ongoing series on political language, empire, and fascism, ‘Monsters and Machines.’

Episode #204 Fascism and Political Language with Andrew Gavin Marshall (Part 1)

Today we have a lengthy conversation with friend of the show Andrew Gavin Marshall to discuss the first part of his recent series on fascism. We discuss a working definition of fascism, the usage of political language and how it can be invoked in different ways, and how society has been focused on avoiding confronting and learning about fascism and the detriment therein.

Episode #205: Fascism and Political Language with Andrew Gavin Marshall (Part 2)

We chat with Andrew Gavin Marshall on part two of his series on fascism. In this interview, we discuss the amorphous nature of fascism, how its adherents don’t really have a political history to work off of, why former colonies didn’t lean towards fascist tendencies, and finally end with a discussion on how one can attempt, if at all, to help someone who is enamored by fascism.