Fighting Fascism Podcast

For the Union Makes Us Strong (w/ Sara Nelson)

Sara Nelson is the President of the Association of Flight Attendants, and one of the most badass leaders in the labor movement today. But that doesn’t mean we didn’t do a hard-hitting, critical interview with her. Well, actually, that’s exactly what it means. Hear Sara lay out the challenges and opportunities that unions face right now and the role of organized labor in fighting fascism. And hear us just kinda fan-boy nod along to everything she says! Fighting Fascism Podcast is produced by Nik Damants in collaboration with The Nation.   Intro song and music by Horse Radish.   Follow us!  Instagram @FightFascismPod [https://www.instagram.com/fightfascismpod] BlueSky @FightingFascismPod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/fightingfascismpod.bsky.social] Twitter @FightFascismPod [https://x.com/FightFascismPod]

How to Mess with Big Tech Oligarchs (w/ Cory Doctorow)

Cory Doctorow, guy who coined the term enshittification, has been eviscerating Big Tech oligarchs for many years. He’s now turning his razor-sharp mind onto one of our most/least favorite topics: AI. His new book, “The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI,” is in many ways a practical guide for how to resist (actually resist, not just feel-good resist) the biggest financial scam in human history. Cory joins us to discuss what we should really be protesting when we protest AI. (And, at the end, we make sure to touch on his idea that Democrats should start preparing to prosecute the fascists who have so desperately got it coming, a.k.a., the Nuremberg Caucus.) Check out Cory's blog Pluralistic [https://pluralistic.net/]. Buy his new book "The Reverse-Centaur's Guide to Life After AI." [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-reverse-centaurs-guide-to-life-after-ai/] Fighting Fascism Podcast is produced by Nik Damants in collaboration with The Nation.   Intro song and music by Horse Radish.   Follow us!  Instagram @FightFascismPod [https://www.instagram.com/fightfascismpod] BlueSky @FightingFascismPod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/fightingfascismpod.bsky.social] Twitter @FightFascismPod [https://x.com/FightFascismPod]

Trumpism Abroad (w/ American Prestige)

That’s right, friends…it’s another crossover episode! We were joined by Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison from American Prestige, a podcast that offers a left analysis on international affairs. Which…we got to eventually (Iran, Israel, USAID, what Democrats’ foreign policy should look like, all the hits)…but only after Daniel and Aaron ended once and for all the age-old debate of: Is Trumpism fascism? All this and more on this banger of a crossover! Fighting Fascism Podcast is produced by Nik Damants in collaboration with The Nation.   Intro song and music by Horse Radish.   Follow us!  Instagram @FightFascismPod [https://www.instagram.com/fightfascismpod] BlueSky @FightingFascismPod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/fightingfascismpod.bsky.social] Twitter @FightFascismPod [https://x.com/FightFascismPod]

An Antifascist Guide to the World Cup (w/ Alex Shephard)

We swear to god, we haven’t turned into a sports podcast (despite all Matt’s efforts). But it turns out there’s a not-insignificant intersection between the World Cup, democracy, and authoritarianism. So we invited Alex Shephard — a senior editor and writer at The New Republic and founder of Golden Goal, a literary magazine about the 2026 World Cup — to walk us through the dramas, controversies, and political implications of the global tournament that’s kicking off this week. Whether you’re obsessed with sports, like Matt, or have barely heard of them, like Aaron, there’s something in this conversation for you. Fighting Fascism Podcast is produced by Nik Damants in collaboration with The Nation.   Intro song and music by Horse Radish.   Follow us!  Instagram @FightFascismPod [https://www.instagram.com/fightfascismpod] BlueSky @FightingFascismPod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/fightingfascismpod.bsky.social] Twitter @FightFascismPod [https://x.com/FightFascismPod]

Monopoly v. Democracy (w/ Matt Stoller & Zephyr Teachout)

We often think of democracy as a political issue, rather than an economic one. Matt Stoller and Zephyr Teachout, two leaders in the anti-monopoly movement, believe that’s a fundamentally false division. They joined us to explain why, as they see it, economic concentration is causing the loss of freedom we are experiencing across so many aspects of our lives, and why this country needs a great “re-illusionment” (or whatever word means the opposite of disillusionment) to fight back against the corporate monopolies ruining everything around us. You can follow Matt Stoller's antimonopoly work here: https://www.thebignewsletter.com/ And you can follow Zephyr Teachout here: https://x.com/ZephyrTeachout?s=20 Fighting Fascism Podcast is produced by Nik Damants in collaboration with The Nation.   Intro song and music by Horse Radish.   Follow us!  Instagram @FightFascismPod [https://www.instagram.com/fightfascismpod] BlueSky @FightingFascismPod.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/fightingfascismpod.bsky.social] Twitter @FightFascismPod [https://x.com/FightFascismPod]