Ep 69. Going viral in extremist communities
From Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & Security by David Riedman, PhD
March 3, 2026 · 46 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the work of Allizandra Herberhold in preventing youth radicalization and mass shootings.
Guest : Allizandra Herberhold , LMSW, works with radicalized, at-risk, and violent teens and young adults to prevent mass shootings and counter violent extremism. Website : Parents4Peace . We center our work on those most affected by extremism—families and targeted communities—while equipping frontline professionals to intervene early and stop hate before it escalates. We address hate at its source, across every ideology. * Ep 60. Inside the True Crime Community (TCC) that grooms teens into school shooters . The last 7 school shooters were all connected with the same online group that shares violent gore content, fan art idolizing prior school shooters, and encourages members to commit real-world violence * Ep 57. TCC, gore videos, groypers, and online radicalization * 112 TCC-radicalized students identified by police in Jakarta, Indonesia * Kids are watching a 2002 indie film about school shooters David Riedman , PhD is the creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database , Chief Data Officer at a global risk management firm , and a tenure-track professor. Listen to my podcast— Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education & Security —or my interviews on Freakonomics Radio and the New England…
People in this episode
Host: David Riedman
Guest: Allizandra Herberhold
Topics covered
- extremism
- radicalization
- youth violence
- mass shootings
- hate prevention
- online communities
Keywords
- extremism
- radicalized youth
- mass shootings
- violent extremism
- hate prevention
- online radicalization
- school shooters
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Parents4Peace, K-12 School Shooting Database, Freakonomics Radio, New England Journal of Medicine
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