The Daily Former
The Daily Former is here to ensure you know one thing- you're not alone.
Angela is the Director of Special Projects at Life After Hate and a co-founder of the organization. She exited violent far-right extremism in the 90s and has dedicated the last two decades of her life to realizing that the more she learns, the less she knows.
Listen to Formers, friends, experts, journalists, and anyone the TDF crew thinks is worth the time to talk about change, fear, freedom, everything we like and don't like about having our worst moments broadcast worldwide, and more (we contain multitudes!).
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Episodes
50 episodes
Ask a Former - Episode 4
What is your relationship with anger today? Let's talk therapists and how to find the kind that will be most beneficial to your journey as a former. Have we ever received advice as formers? Um, yeah, about that. Join the TDF team for Episode #4...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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53:38
Lauren & Angela
Activation warning: This episode mentions suicide ideation, suicide, and death. If you or someone you know is struggling, please get in touch with the 988 Lifeline<...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:00:56
Ask a Former - Episode 3
In this episode of Ask a Former, the team answers questions submitted by a senior graduate student working on a thesis. The theme of this one is how tattoos shape identity within hate groups and the challenges faced during and after exit...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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30:03
Liz
Liz talks to Angela and Lauren about her journey into, and out of, violent extremism.
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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52:53
Ernest
Ernest has never told his story- until now. Ernest was in the White Power movement in the late 90's through early 2000's and he is still thinking about what he can do to make up for it. Ernest talks about his childhood and adolescence, not quit...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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58:55
Ask A Former- Episode 2
In this session, we answer the questions:1. What organizations do you support?2. What kept you in the movement?3. What do you tell someone who is afraid of being dox'd?4. How do you know you're a Former?5. Wh...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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40:56
Tyler
Sam and Jamie talk to Tyler about his childhood as the son of a tough guy and self-destructive woman, how his family was surprisingly supportive of his transition, although it had conditions. We discuss how terror cells don't always live in the...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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56:14
Jeff, Part 2
Angela and Brad learn when the veil started to lift for Jeff, how he got out, and what he's doing now.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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46:12
Ask A Former- Episode 1
In this session, we answer the questions:1. Do you still listen to the music you listened to in the movement?2. Are there any clothes or visuals you wish you could still wear?3. Is there anything you've noticed that makes people...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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42:09
Jeff, Part 1
Angela and Brad sit down with Jeff, beginning a candid, former-to-former conversation about vulnerability, feelings, realizations, and breaking free from the violent far-right. Jeff's childhood, upbringing, and early family life are typical, wi...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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30:33
Frank
We welcome Frank, a former skinhead whose journey from hate to healing is both intense and inspiring. Raised in a tough environment in South Philadelphia, Frank was drawn into the skinhead movement at a young age. His transformation out of h...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:25:13
Movie Night- Shot Caller with Clint Terrell
2017's Shot Caller isn't the most obvious pick for a season finale but, we've shown many different stories and how violent extremism's insidious nature can infect anyone. Clint joins the conversation and pretty much sends us to school about gan...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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34:15
Movie Night- American History X with Frank Meeink
American History X is loved and hated by many people- some think it's too sappy, others think it's too brutal. But what do people who actually lived that life think? Join the Formers as we pick Frank Meeink's brain about what it's like to "alle...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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39:42
Movie Night- Mississippi Burning
1988's Mississippi Burning is discussed. DISCORD: https://discord.gg/4t6ThRwSCY
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54:00
Movie Night- Jojo Rabbit
Jojo Rabbit is discussed.CW: This episode contains discussion of death, wartime violence, murder, life is squalor, among other things. Feel free to pass on this!DISCORD: https://discord.gg/XWwajNa6
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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41:54
Movie Night- Romper Stomper
CW: This film depicts scenes of racial violence, medical emergencies, questionable sexual scenarios, racist language, bad ideas, unaliving, etc. Please feel free to skip this!Discord: https://discord.gg/4t6ThRwSCY
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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47:44
Movie Night- This Is England w/ Clint Terrell
CW: This series deals with dark themes, including, cult-like behavior, racial violence, sexual violence, substance abuse, trauma, early death, loss of at least one parent, etc. Please feel free to skip this if you are not in a good place to hea...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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43:28
Movie Night- Imperium w/ Alec Kerrigan
The film Imperium, starring Daniel Radcliffe, is discussed.
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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53:53
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Movie Night- Zone of Interest
FROM OUR LOVELY INTERN: The Zone of Interest, directed by Jonathan Glazer and based on Martin Amis’s novel, explores extremism within Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. The film examines the lives of Rudolf Höss and his famil...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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40:04
Movie Night- Blackkklansman
FROM OUR LOVELY INTERN: BlacKkKlansman is a powerful exploration of racism and extremism in America, inspired by the true story of Ron Stallworth, a black detective who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s. Spike Lee’s a...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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52:48
How to Move On
This discussion is about the term NeverMore, and if one is to be a Former for the rest of their life.
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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37:33
Quoth Riccards
Pat Riccards wrote some words. We will be discussing tomorrow.
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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8:10
How to Think Like A Former
This conversation is about the mindset of a former, overcoming self-hatred, working for George Soros, and what it means to be free.DISCORD INVITE: https://discord.gg/4t6ThRwSCY
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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41:00