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In today's episode, Royce Hutson, Ph.D., joins me to discuss the role of social workers in addressing political extremism and the effectiveness of violent extremism prevention programs. We also discuss the state of political extremism with the upcoming 2024 elections.

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Royce A. Hutson Literature Review 
Preventing Violent Extremism and Social Work: Recent US History and Prospects | Journal of Human Rights and Social Work (springer.com)Recommended Episodes
 The Evolution of Far-Right Terrorism in the 21st Century w/ Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware (buzzsprout.com) 

On today's episode, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Joseph Pierre joins me to discuss the psychosocial elements that contributed to the susceptibility of the QAnon movement, and the varying degrees of convictions held by Q followers. We explore what the future might hold for QAnon as a potential Trump presidency slowly creeps back into power.

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Dr. Joseph Pierre Twitter/Website
Joe Pierre, MD - psychunseen.bsky.social (@psychunseen) / X (twitter.com)Joe Pierre, MD (drjoepierre.com)Book: The Social Science of QAnon
Amazon.com: The Social Science of QAnon: 9781009055024: Miller, Monica K.: Books

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QAnon: A Psychiatric Assessment of a Delusion Like Belief w/ Dr. Brian Holoyda (buzzsprout.com)Here Comes the Storm: The Origins of QAnon w/ Mike Rothschild (buzzsprout.com)

On today's episode, Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware counterterrorism experts from the Council on Foreign Relations stop by to discuss their new book "God, Guns, and Sedition: Far Right Terrorism in America." which tracks the history of white supremacy from the Reconstruction era all the way to the modern-day America.  They offer policy suggestions on how to combat the rise of political extremism and their thoughts into the state of democracy with the upcoming 2024 election.

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Bruce Hoffman & Jacob Wear Book
God, Guns, and Sedition | Council on Foreign Relations (cfr.org)

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The Third Generation of Online Radicalization | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University (gwu.edu)

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Undercover within the New Face of White Supremacy w/ Matson & Tawni Browning (buzzsprout.com)Here Comes the Storm: The Origins of QAnon w/ Mike Rothschild (buzzsprout.com)QAnon: A Psychiatric Assessment of a Delusion Like Belief w/ Dr. Brian Holoyda (buzzsprout.com)How the Far-Right hijacked the Wellness Movement w/ Dr. Stephanie Alice Baker (buzzsprout.com)The Great Replacement Conspiracy Theory & The Reaction from the Republican Establishment (buzzsprout.com)

On today's episode, Matson and Tawni Browning join to discuss their 2023 book "The Hate Next Door: Undercover within the New Face of White Supremacy," which documents their experience going undercover as white political extremists infiltrating hate groups such as the National Alliance and Unit 88. They offer some reasons why people joined white supremacy groups and advice to help anyone falling down the rabbit hole of hate.

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The Hate Next Door | Matt&Tawni Browning (mattandtawni.com)

Escaping Polygamy
Watch Escaping Polygamy Full Episodes, Video & More | Lifetime (mylifetime.com)

Other Social Chemist Episodes
What Is A Conspiracy Theorist? w/ Aoife Gallagher (buzzsprout.com)A New Era in Disinformation: AI Generated Imagery w/ Todd C. Helmus (buzzsprout.com)Here Comes the Storm: The Origins of QAnon w/ Mike Rothschild (buzzsprout.com)QAnon: A Psychiatric Assessment of a Delusion Like Belief w/ Dr. Brian Holoyda (buzzsprout.com)

On today's episode, DeMario Phipps-Smith, a Senior Manager of Community Learning at the News Literacy Project, joins me to discuss news media literacy. As AI technology evolves at a fast pace, scholars on misinformation wonder how this will change our understanding of false narratives. What role do educators have in this social problem, and what tools can be used? The discussion will help us better understand this complex issue and offer resources to help combat disinformation.

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A New Era in Disinformation: AI Generated Imagery w/ Todd C. Helmus (buzzsprout.com)

On today's episode, Matthew Facciani a sociologist at the University of Notre Dame in the Computer Science and Engineering department joins me to discuss how negative vaccine attitudes don't necessarily tell us about public health behaviors. We touch upon whether government regulations of social media to mitigate misinformation are effective and other strategies in reducing conspiracy theory consumption. Lastly, we talk about his first book "Misguided: Where Misinformation starts, how it spreads, and what to do about it" and the central theme of his work.

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Matthew Facciani Profile/Literature Review 
Matthew FaccianiMatthew Facciani (@matthewfacciani) on ThreadsPolitical network composition predicts vaccination attitudes - ScienceDirectRecommended Social Chemist Episodes
Do Liberal Conspiracy Theories Exist in Contemporary Politics? w/ Ph.D. Benjamin Dow (buzzsprout.com)