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What do neo-Nazi extremists say when they hope no one is listening? The latest episode of our podcast, Sounds Like Hate, features exclusive, never-before-heard recordings taken inside a neo-Nazi group known as the Base, revealing the worldviews of these extremists as they discuss their desire for the collapse of American society. 

Producers and hosts Geraldine Moriba and Jamila Paksima have examined 83 hours of secret recordings of members of the Base made inside the “vetting room,” where they screen potential members. Data analysts from Stanford and Berkeley universities conducted an extensive analysis of these recordings, which captured conversations with over 100 people, to search for clues about the Base’s motivations.

During the panel, our panelists will discuss “Baseless” and what the episode’s findings tell us about the organization’s approach to recruitment, radicalization and domestic terrorism.

Sounds Like Hate Podcast Panel Discussion: Baseless
Wednesday, Oct. 21
1 p.m. Eastern Time
Zoom Webinar

Panelists joining us include:

Mike German, a fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law. He previously served 16 years as an FBI special agent. He’s also the author of Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages Democracy.

Cassie Miller, who holds a doctorate in American history and is a senior research analyst at the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Jamila Paksima, the co-host and co-producer of Sounds Like Hate. She is an award-winning executive producer, journalist, director and filmmaker. Her work has been featured on PBS, NBC, BBC, ITVS, WNET, BET, Discovery, OZY and MSNBC.

Part I of “Baseless” is available now on SoundsLikeHate.org and your podcast app of choice. Part II, which details the Base’s paramilitary training drills and the insufficient efforts of law enforcement to address far-right violence will be released this Thursday.

If you haven’t had the chance to listen yet, “Baseless” contains shocking rhetoric that reveals important insights about the rising presence of extremism in our society. We hope you will join us for this discussion of the episode’s findings and how they can inform our work to fight hate and extremism. Click here to register now.

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