Molly interviews Michael Edison Hayden about his new book, Strange People on the Hill: How Extremism Tore Apart a Small Town. The book is an intimate portrait of what happened in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia after a white nationalist group moved into the castle on the hill.
Preorder the book now or buy it anywhere books are sold when it comes out on April 7, 2026

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-edison-hayden/strange-people-on-the-hill/9781645030607/ 

Molly interviews Michael Edison Hayden about his new book, Strange People on the Hill: How Extremism Tore Apart a Small Town. The book is an intimate portrait of what happened in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia after a white nationalist group moved into the castle on the hill. Preorder the book now or buy it anywhere books are sold when it comes out on April 7, 2026
<a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-edison-hayden/strange-people-on-the-hill/9781645030607/">https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-edison-hayden/strange-people-on-the-hill/9781645030607/</a>&nbsp;

It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

It Could Happen Here

Strange People on the Hill: An Interview with Michael Edison Hayden

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/7c3ab730-bd36-40f8-bb89-b41e0176f1e0/transcript

In the second of two episodes Mick, James, and Molly discuss the Save Europe Act and its attempts to mainstream great replacement theory.

 

Sources:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R0788
https://www.save-europe-act.com/#section-form
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1658
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/23/far-right-activists-to-sue-european-commission-over-remigration-rejection
https://www.europesays.com/3147332/
https://www.dw.com/en/austrian-far-right-extremist-denied-us-travel-permit-after-christchurch-link/a-48107733
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/211/2019-05-30?locale=en
https://archive.is/V3Qye
https://orf.at/stories/3122404/
https://archive.ph/LClfA
https://archive.ph/NL4NF
https://register.eci.ec.europa.eu/core/api/register/document/5652679877066501

In the second of two episodes Mick, James, and Molly discuss the Save Europe Act and its attempts to mainstream great replacement theory.
&nbsp;
Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R0788">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R0788</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.save-europe-act.com/#section-form">https://www.save-europe-act.com/#section-form</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1658">https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1658</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/23/far-right-activists-to-sue-european-commission-over-remigration-rejection">https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/23/far-right-activists-to-sue-european-commission-over-remigration-rejection</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.europesays.com/3147332/">https://www.europesays.com/3147332/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/austrian-far-right-extremist-denied-us-travel-permit-after-christchurch-link/a-48107733">https://www.dw.com/en/austrian-far-right-extremist-denied-us-travel-permit-after-christchurch-link/a-48107733</a></li>
<li><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/211/2019-05-30?locale=en">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/211/2019-05-30?locale=en</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.is/V3Qye">https://archive.is/V3Qye</a></li>
<li><a href="https://orf.at/stories/3122404/">https://orf.at/stories/3122404/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.ph/LClfA">https://archive.ph/LClfA</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.ph/NL4NF">https://archive.ph/NL4NF</a></li>
<li><a href="https://register.eci.ec.europa.eu/core/api/register/document/5652679877066501">https://register.eci.ec.europa.eu/core/api/register/document/5652679877066501</a></li>
</ul>

The Save Europe Act and the Bad Faith Nazis Who Created It Part 2

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/702390bf-16f4-402d-8afc-b4ea01820320/transcript

Mick, James, and Molly discuss the Save Europe Act and its attempts to mainstream great replacement theory. 


Sources:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R0788
https://www.save-europe-act.com/#section-form
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1658
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/23/far-right-activists-to-sue-european-commission-over-remigration-rejection
https://www.europesays.com/3147332/
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R0788
https://www.dw.com/en/austrian-far-right-extremist-denied-us-travel-permit-after-christchurch-link/a-48107733
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/211/2019-05-30?locale=en
https://archive.is/V3Qye
https://orf.at/stories/3122404/
https://archive.ph/LClfA
https://archive.ph/NL4NF
https://register.eci.ec.europa.eu/core/api/register/document/5652679877066501

Mick, James, and Molly discuss the Save Europe Act and its attempts to mainstream great replacement theory.&nbsp;
 Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R0788">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R0788</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.save-europe-act.com/#section-form">https://www.save-europe-act.com/#section-form</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1658">https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1658</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/23/far-right-activists-to-sue-european-commission-over-remigration-rejection">https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/23/far-right-activists-to-sue-european-commission-over-remigration-rejection</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.europesays.com/3147332/">https://www.europesays.com/3147332/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R0788">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R0788</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/austrian-far-right-extremist-denied-us-travel-permit-after-christchurch-link/a-48107733">https://www.dw.com/en/austrian-far-right-extremist-denied-us-travel-permit-after-christchurch-link/a-48107733</a></li>
<li><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/211/2019-05-30?locale=en">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/211/2019-05-30?locale=en</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.is/V3Qye">https://archive.is/V3Qye</a></li>
<li><a href="https://orf.at/stories/3122404/">https://orf.at/stories/3122404/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.ph/LClfA">https://archive.ph/LClfA</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.ph/NL4NF">https://archive.ph/NL4NF</a></li>
<li><a href="https://register.eci.ec.europa.eu/core/api/register/document/5652679877066501">https://register.eci.ec.europa.eu/core/api/register/document/5652679877066501</a></li>
</ul>

 The Save Europe Act and the Bad Faith Nazis Who Created It 

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/196771c4-226b-4922-a673-b4e9017cfb62/transcript

Ahead of the midterms, Garrison explains the current status of Trump’s executive orders to 
to restrict mail in voting and purge voter rolls, and how the worst effects may not come until 2028.

 

Sources:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7296/text
https://www.whitehouse.gov/saveamerica/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/preserving-and-protecting-the-integrity-of-american-elections/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/

https://michigandems.com/michigan-leaders-slam-mike-rogers-for-trying-to-intimidate-and-disenfranchise-detroit-voters/
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.291053/gov.uscourts.dcd.291053.192.0.pdf

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17238.pdf
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a305_4g15.pdf
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a308_pok0.pdf
https://www.uscis.gov/save/current-user-agencies/guidance/voter-registration-and-voter-list-maintenance-fact-sheet
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/supreme-court-revives-dhs-use-of-flawed-immigration-database-for-voter-purges/
https://www.sos.state.tx.us/about/newsreleases/2026/091526.shtml
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/supreme-court-clears-way-for-trump-administration-to-use-modified-voter-verification-database/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/nevada-voters-homeland-security-trump.html
https://www.propublica.org/article/save-voter-citizenship-tool-mistake
https://apnews.com/article/midterm-elections-immigration-officers-ice-voting-e43c1758ccd446eb441957b36f9e281f

Ahead of the midterms, Garrison explains the current status of Trump&rsquo;s executive orders to&nbsp; to restrict mail in voting and purge voter rolls, and how the worst effects may not come until 2028.
&nbsp;
Sources:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7296/text">https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7296/text</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/saveamerica/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/saveamerica/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/preserving-and-protecting-the-integrity-of-american-elections/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/preserving-and-protecting-the-integrity-of-american-elections/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/ </a></li>
<li><a href="https://michigandems.com/michigan-leaders-slam-mike-rogers-for-trying-to-intimidate-and-disenfranchise-detroit-voters/">https://michigandems.com/michigan-leaders-slam-mike-rogers-for-trying-to-intimidate-and-disenfranchise-detroit-voters/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf</a> <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.291053/gov.uscourts.dcd.291053.192.0.pdf">https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.291053/gov.uscourts.dcd.291053.192.0.pdf </a></li>
<li><a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17238.pdf">https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-17238.pdf</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a305_4g15.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a305_4g15.pdf</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a308_pok0.pdf">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a308_pok0.pdf</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.uscis.gov/save/current-user-agencies/guidance/voter-registration-and-voter-list-maintenance-fact-sheet">https://www.uscis.gov/save/current-user-agencies/guidance/voter-registration-and-voter-list-maintenance-fact-sheet</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/supreme-court-revives-dhs-use-of-flawed-immigration-database-for-voter-purges/">https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/supreme-court-revives-dhs-use-of-flawed-immigration-database-for-voter-purges/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.sos.state.tx.us/about/newsreleases/2026/091526.shtml">https://www.sos.state.tx.us/about/newsreleases/2026/091526.shtml</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/supreme-court-clears-way-for-trump-administration-to-use-modified-voter-verification-database/">https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/supreme-court-clears-way-for-trump-administration-to-use-modified-voter-verification-database/</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/nevada-voters-homeland-security-trump.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/nevada-voters-homeland-security-trump.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/save-voter-citizenship-tool-mistakes-confusion">https://www.propublica.org/article/save-voter-citizenship-tool-mistake</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/midterm-elections-immigration-officers-ice-voting-e43c1758ccd446eb441957b36f9e281f">https://apnews.com/article/midterm-elections-immigration-officers-ice-voting-e43c1758ccd446eb441957b36f9e281f</a></li>
</ul>

How Trump Will Try To Make Voting Restrictions Even Worse

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/d3129743-be94-45e3-9f9e-b4e9003017e0/transcript

Strange People on the Hill: An Interview with Michael Edison Hayden

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