Sounds Like Hate is an audio documentary series about the dangers and peril of everyday people who engage in extremism, and ways to disengage them from a life of hatred.
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Season 1Episodes 1 & 2

Getting Out

Hear about how Samantha became the women’s coordinator of Identity Evropa, a white supremacist group, and why she decided she had to get out.

Getting Out: Part I

August 10, 2020

“Getting Out” begins with the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017. But this isn’t about that white supremacist rally – it’s about a woman named Samantha, who worked behind the scenes to support this violent “alt-right” march. This episode leads us through the story of how Samantha became the women’s coordinator of Identity Evropa, a white nationalist group, and why she decided she had to get out.

Warning: This account contains graphic descriptions that may trigger some listeners. Discretion is advised.

Read the full transcript here.

Getting Out: Part II

August 17, 2020

Part II takes Samantha’s story from the privacy of chatrooms to the corridors of power. What was the cost of her neo-Nazi separatist views? How did she contribute to the spread of deadly lies? And why did she decide to get out?

Warning: This account contains graphic descriptions that may trigger some listeners. Discretion is advised.

Read the full transcript here.

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