About this episode

This episode features a discussion with Eric K. Ward and Andrew Goldberg about the documentary 'White With Fear' and its exploration of racial dynamics in American politics.

Told by operatives in the rooms where it happened, “ White With Fear ” is a deep dive into the decades-long quest by some of America’s conservative political machine to amass power by exploiting racial fault lines. The documentary will have its broadcast premiere on PBS on Tuesday, March 24, 10PM. https://youtu.be/7b7993E3Gx0 Andrew Goldberg is an Emmy-Award-winning investigative producer, Andrew has directed 14 prime-time documentary specials for PBS/public television, and both longand short-form segments for outlets like CBS News Sunday Morning, ABC News, Live From Lincoln Center, and National Public Radio. His work has appeared on major networks on every continent, and has been supported by more than 250 foundations, corporations and major donors around the world. Visit Andrew’s website somuchfilm.com for more. Eric K. Ward is Executive Vice President of Race Forward, is a notable civil rights leader and philanthropist rooted in America’s punk rock scene. Ward is a sought-after project collaborator because of his innovative approaches to combating white nationalism, antisemitism and advancing racial justice. The only American recipient of the Civil Courage…

People in this episode

Host: Adam Schartoff

Guests: Eric K. Ward, Andrew Goldberg

Topics covered

• racial justice
• documentary
• political activism
• civil rights
• white nationalism

Keywords

• Eric K. Ward
• Andrew Goldberg
• White With Fear
• PBS
• racial justice
• documentary
• civil rights
• white nationalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PBS, Race Forward, Southern Poverty Law Center, The Proteus Fund, The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, Auburn Theological Seminary

Books & works: White With Fear

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