Star-Spangled Fascism Podcast Bradley W. Hart

Industrialist Henry Ford was an engineering prodigy that literally changed the way most Americans lived their lives in the early 20th Century.  But, he was also a staunch anti-semite who used his great wealth to influence aspiring fascists worldwide.  Along with contributors Pamela Nadell and Nancy Beck Young, Bradley will explore this American titan’s dark side.

FBI historian, Dr. John Fox, and Bradley retrace the remarkable life story of a stalwart anti-fascist crusader — U.S. Justice Department attorney, O. John Rogge. Rogge prosecuted political bosses and government officials while facing death threats. But when he shifted his attention to America’s home-grown fascists, the prosecutor would soon attract his most powerful opponents of all.

Bradley and author Charles Gallagher continue their exploration of the infamous ”Radio Priest,” Father Charles Coughlin and his Catholic militia, the Christian Front.  Coughlin encourages his fascist followers to take up arms and prepare for a coming revolution against the Communists and Jews.  But investigators discover the Front may be looking to provoke a violent event to instigate the overthrow of the U.S. Government.

Bradley and author Charles Gallagher explore the remarkable story of the Catholic priest turned fascist crusader, Father Charles Coughlin.  Known as the ”Radio Priest,” Coughlin used the airwaves to reach millions of listeners in the 1930s.  He mobilized hundreds of his militant followers to form an armed Anti-Semitic group known as the Christian Front.

In this episode, Bradley and Scott Beekman continue to explore the life and career of the aspiring American dictator, William Dudley Pelley. Better known as, “The Chief,” Pelley moves from spiritualism into politics, becomes embroiled in a Silver Legion government coup plot, and ultimately evolves into a New Age prophet.

In this episode, Bradley explores the strange history of one of America's first home-grown fascist leaders - William Dudley Pelley - better known as "The Chief."  Along with Pelley biographer, Scott Beekman, Hart walks us through Pelley's life journey: starting as young journalist, then an author, a Hollywood screenwriter, a mystic, a publisher, a politician, and ultimately "The Chief" of an armed U.S. fascist movement in the 1930s known as the Silver Legion.