13 episodes
Will Be Wild Wondery
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4.8 • 103 Ratings
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Will Be Wild is a new 8-part series about the forces that led to the January 6th insurrection and what comes next. Through in-depth stories from a wide range of characters – from people who tried to stop the attack to those who took part – hosts Andrea Bernstein and Ilya Marritz explore the ongoing effort to bring autocracy to America, the lasting damage that effort is doing to our democracy, and the fate of our attempts to combat those anti-democratic forces. Because January 6th wasn't the end of the story, January 6th was just a practice run.
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Warnings
A teenager in Wylie, TX sends a tip to the FBI about his father's potentially violent plans. A local government official in DC learns of online plots to disrupt the certification of the presidential election. Why did so many alarm bells leading up to the January 6th insurrection fall on deaf ears?
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Boots on the Ground
Many of the men and women who heeded Trump’s call to march on the Capitol on January 6th had one surprising thing in common: nearly 1 in 7 of those charged for crimes related to the insurrection had a background in the military or law-enforcement. Why did the government look away as forces of radicalization spread amongst the military and in the public at large? And how prepared is the government to face that threat as it continues to grow today?
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Homeland
The Department of Homeland Security is responsible for protecting the United States against threats both foreign and domestic. But despite mounting evidence about the spread of homegrown radicalism in the U.S., no warnings were issued by DHS about the potential violence on January 6th. Two agency insiders help us understand why.
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Rules for Radicals
What happens when a young man determines that his father has become a danger to society? How is the divisiveness of our politics wrenching apart families across America? And what is happening to the men and women who followed Trump’s orders and marched on the Capitol? We turn back the clock and tell the story of how the Reffitt family got to January 6th and what’s in store for them now.
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The Tunnel
In a tunnel below the Capitol, the paths of an insurrectionist and a police officer converge. Will their lives ever be the same?
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The War on Pineapple
Disinformation about the 2020 election motivated thousands to march on the Capitol on January 6th. We follow one of those lies – about suitcases filled with fake ballots — and meet two of the men who tried to stop it. But as disinformation continues to spread through our society, is there anything we can do to keep straight what is fact and what is fiction?
Customer Reviews
Aussie US watcher
Excellent podcast.
Recommend listening for all my American friends
This is a balanced and objective series, telling real storiesWithout bias and with genuine compassion and sensitivity for the players on both sides. It is compulsory listening for any true patriotsAnd a cautionary perspective for anyone that might consider the object of winning at any cost over the object of winning by being better people , who above all, stand up for truth, love and compassion not the swamp politicsthat have defined political discourse all over the world.
Brilliant
Remember that tyrannical government you were always warned about? This is not quite it but was very close.