Christopher Mathias on To Catch a Fascist
From Community of Writers Podcasts by Community of Writers
April 9, 2026 · 54 min · Season 5 · Episode 6
About this episode
Christopher Mathias discusses his book 'To Catch a Fascist' and his experiences covering the far right.
My guest this week in part two of a two-part show is Christopher Mathias, a journalist with a long career of covering the far right, including at HuffPost, The Guardian, MSNBC and Zeteo. His investigative reporting has charted the role of racist and often violent nativist groups like the Proud Boys in the politics and policies of the GOP. He’s out now with a remarkable book titled To Catch a Fascist: The Fight to Expose the Radical Right which profiles the covert work of anti-fascist activist...
People in this episode
Guest: Christopher Mathias
Topics covered
- far right
- journalism
- anti-fascism
- investigative reporting
- politics
- radical right
Keywords
- Christopher Mathias
- To Catch a Fascist
- far right
- anti-fascist
- Proud Boys
- GOP
- journalism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: HuffPost, The Guardian, MSNBC, Zeteo, Proud Boys, GOP
Books & works: To Catch a Fascist
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