Inside America’s political battleground - BBC Trending podcast, BBC World Service

Meet those involved in controversial groups on both sides of the US political spectrum.

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Mike Wendling and Maxine Hughes explore how extreme conspiracies and right wing rhetoric went mainstream in America. From the Proud Boys to far right militias and Antifa, we hear from individuals on the extremes of American politics about what they believe and why, and explore what part social media has played in the radicalisation of parts of American society.

00:00 Intro
01:22 Meet Enrique Tarrio and The Proud Boys
05:50 The Proud Boys’ activities
07:47 The Proud Boys and the Capitol riot
11:46 The role of social media and extreme US political groups
12:20 Three Percenters militia group and social media
14:14 Antifa and social media
15:25 August 2020 protest in Georgia
16:49 Three Percenter and Antifa members speak the day after the Georgia protest
19:12 What next for US politics?

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Presenter: Mike Wendling
Reporter: Maxine Hughes
Producer: Kayleen Devlin
Editor: Flora Carmichael

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