MISRYOUM covers the launch of “Fighting Fascism,” a new weekly podcast focused on organizing lessons to resist executive overreach and modern authoritarianism in the U.S.
A new weekly podcast, “Fighting Fascism,” is aiming to do more than react to political crisis—it wants to translate antifascist lessons into practical strategy for resisting modern authoritarianism in the United States.
The show. announced by Misryoum. positions itself as a guide for listeners confronting what it describes as executive overreach and escalating outrages.. Hosted by Aaron Regunberg and Matt DaSilva. with frequent contributions from Jonathan Smucker. the program is framed around the idea that the problem facing the country is not only what’s happening right now. but why democratic backsliding can accelerate—and how resistance movements have historically slowed or stopped it.
That “why” is where the podcast tries to stake out its niche.. Each episode is built around themes drawn from the history of fascist takeovers: the conditions that allow authoritarian projects to gain traction. the kinds of coalitions that can blunt them. and the organizing tactics that helped resistance movements succeed.. In the contemporary political environment. where outrage cycles quickly become social-media signals and then fade. the show’s pitch is that listeners need more than alarm—they need a playbook.
For U.S.. politics, that matters because “executive overreach” and the contest over democratic norms aren’t abstract debates.. They shape how power is used inside federal agencies. how laws are interpreted in practice. and how quickly institutional checks can be weakened.. When political conflict becomes a constant churn—without a shared theory of change—public engagement often fragments into isolated efforts: petition-signing. doomscrolling. and individual reactions that don’t necessarily translate into durable pressure.
The podcast’s first few episodes reflect a deliberate attempt to connect those historical and strategic questions to today’s political terrain.. In Episode 1. Misryoum reports that authors Astra Taylor and Mark Bray discuss what antifascist organizing looks like now and emphasize building majorities as the core challenge.. Episode 2 shifts to the Democratic Party’s messaging and organizational failures. with Misryoum noting a conversation with Morris Katz on how Democrats could change course.. Episode 3 turns to another dimension of the current moment: Misryoum says David Klion examines the role Israel has played in the rise of American fascism and what that dynamic can mean for American Jews.
Those topics can feel like separate lanes—party strategy. coalition-building. foreign policy’s cultural effects—but the show treats them as connected.. Modern authoritarianism rarely advances on a single front.. It relies on narrative control, on mobilizing supporters through grievance, and on exploiting fractures within opposition groups.. That means resistance can’t be only symbolic; it has to be organizational. able to recruit. persuade. and coordinate across differences.
At the same time, the show’s frame raises an implicit question for U.S.. politics: what does “fight back” look like in a system built on staggered elections, legal constraints, and decentralized civil society?. Misryoum expects some listeners will welcome the focus on organizing mechanics. while others may worry about whether broad antifascist language can become a roadmap rather than a slogan.. The podcast’s success will likely hinge on whether episodes consistently move from historical analogy to actionable steps—something the creators signal they intend to do.
The roster of upcoming guests also suggests an effort to broaden the toolkit.. Misryoum reports that future episodes are planned with historian Eric Rauchway on America’s original antifascist efforts during the era of FDR. alongside conversations with organizers such as tenants union organizers and journalists analyzing the role of AI and Big Tech in shaping political power.. In today’s U.S.. ecosystem—where platforms can amplify outrage. where technology firms can influence information flows. and where local organizing can still decide electoral outcomes—those issues sit close to the center of the antifascist strategy the podcast is promising.
For listeners, the most practical value is time.. Political crisis can produce endless commentary. but people still have to decide what to do on Monday: which meetings to attend. which groups to support. which candidates to back. and how to translate values into sustained work.. A weekly show built around organizing lessons aims to compress that learning curve—turning a long and complicated history into a set of decisions readers. voters. and volunteers can act on.
Misryoum will be watching whether “Fighting Fascism” becomes a durable companion to U.S.. political engagement: a program that helps people keep focus when the news cycle moves on. and a framework that holds up across different conflicts—from federal power battles to local organizing and the information wars that increasingly determine who believes what. and why.
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