About this episode
The episode explores the motivations behind Alek Minassian's actions during the 2018 Toronto Van Attack and the concept of the incel movement.
(PART 2/2) ENCORE PRESENTATION In April of 2018, Alek Minassian sits in a Toronto police station after using a van to kill eleven people. Now, investigators are trying to figure out who he is, and why he did this. Minassian is happy to talk about it all. What he spins is a tale years in the making, winding himself into the very fabric of what he calls the beta uprising...the incel revolution. Who are the incels? What do they want? How much of a threat are they today? DEVIANT host Dan Szematowicz explores all these questions, and concludes the story of the the 2018 Toronto Van Attack. JOIN OUR PATREON: http://www.deviantpodcast.com Visit DEVIANT's socials: http://www.instagram.com/deviant.podcast http://www.tiktok.com/@deviant.podcast Copyright 2025 Cold Open Media LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Dan Szematowicz
Topics covered
- incels
- Toronto Van Attack
- Alek Minassian
- beta uprising
- violence
- society
Keywords
- Alek Minassian
- Toronto Van Attack
- incels
- beta uprising
- violence
- society
- true crime
- documentary
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cold Open Media
Books & works: beta uprising, incel revolution
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