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12 Rules For WHAT
A podcast about fascists, nazis, and far right, from the perspective of the left. Support the show on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/12rulesforwhat
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107 Unite the Kingdom and the Apocalypse w/ Richard Seymour
Today we are joined by writer Richard Seymour to discuss last Saturday's Unite the Kingdom rally, the largest far right rally in British history.

106 Proscription and the UK counter terror regime w/ Iida Kayhko
Recently, the protest group Palestine Action was proscribed by the Labour government under counter terror legislation putting the group in the same ca...

105 Kier Starmer, Enoch Powell, Race Relations and the Border
Kier Starmer's Powelite rhetoric last week shocked many in his party and on the left. Yet it fitrs into a long history of labour racism and racist bor...

104 Burn them out! Irish fascism and its echoes w/ Pádraig Ó Ruairc
Author and historian Pádraig Ó Ruairc joins the show to discuss his new book, Burn Them Out: A History of Fascism and the Far Right in Ireland. We dis...

103 Taking the Pink Pill w/ Lois Shearing
This week Alex is joined by author Lois Shearing to discuss their new book Pink Pilled: Women and the Far Right. We discuss women's precarious positio...

102 Ecofascism Revisited w/ Richard Hames
Sam (now known by his real name, Youtube personality Richard Hames) comes back on the show to mark the the release of a new Spanish edition of The Ris...

101 Year End Review 2024, Homeland, PA, Tommy Robinson and TBG
We round up the key far right stories in 2024, discussing Tommy Robinson's incarceration, the fortunes of Homeland and PA and the absolute and total s...

100 Trump, the far right and the American Election w/IGD
For our 100th episode (!) we are joined by two member of the It's Going Down collective to discuss Trunp and the American election. We discuss the rac...

99 UK Race Riots 2024
Its been quite a month in the UK. This episode I cover the UK race riots, featuring an interview I did with US podcast It's Going Down. Discussing the...

98 - Siege And Its Fanboys w/ Spencer Sunshine
Aurhor and researcher Spencer Sunshine joins the show to discuss all things Seige. We discuss James Mason's obsession with Charlies Manson, how fringe...

97 The Life of Socrates and Russian Antifascism w. Dmitry Okrest
Today journalist and activist Dmitry Okrest joins the show to discuss a new book on Russian antifascist Socrates. We talk about Socrate's political ac...

95 Norwegian Antifascism w/ Adrien Wilkins
We're back and joined by researcher and activist Adrien Wilkins to discuss the history of antifascism in Norway. We discuss the tactics of both fascis...

95 Cable Street Beat w/ Alex Carter
In the late 1980s millitant anti-fascists started a cultural project, Cable Street Beat, to counter the rise of a violent fascist music scene which wa...

94 Israeli Far Right w/ David Renton
We are joined by author David Renton to discuss the far right in Israel, we cover the Israeli government's links to the international far right, the i...

93 Dublin Riots And The Far Right In Ireland w/ Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin
Today we are joined by Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin, activist for People Before Profit in North Dublin to discuss November's race riots, the far right in Irel...

92 Mircrofascism And Fascist Desire w/ Anthony Faramelli
Today we are joined by writer and researcher Anthony Faramelli to discuss his work on the concept of microfascism and the nature of fascist desire.

91 Far Right Mobs On Armistice Day
In the aftermath of the far right violence seen on armistice day, in which mob fought with police and carried out attacks on the massive Palestine dem...

90 A history of physical resistance w/ Louise Hann
Today historian and activist Louise Hann joins the show to discuss the reprint of a new edition of Physical Resistance: 100 years of antifascism by Da...

89 - Antifascism and the law w/ Andy Meinke
This week I'm joined by legal observer Andy Meinke of : court support group Activist Court Aid Brigade to discuss new restrictions in UK protest law,...

88 National Conservatism w/ Timo Koch
Today researcher and writer Timo Koch joins the show to discuss National Conservatism, a far right populist ideology focussed on influencing high leve...

87 - Border violence and the far right in Serbia w/ Milica Svabic
This week I am joined by Milica Svabic of the migrant solidarity and border monitoring organisation Kilkaktiv to discuss border violence and the far r...

86 Lina E Trial And The Far Right In Germany
Antifascist activist Pavel joins the show to discuss the trial of Lina E, an antifascist from Germany facing a prison sentence for alleged attacks on...

85 Monitoring the EU's racist violent borders w/BVMN
Today Annie and Elena from the Border Violence Monitoring Network join the show to discuss their work on the borders of the European Union. We discuss...

84 Ethnonationalist Splits w/ Red Flare
Today the podcast is joined by long time contributor Allan Jones of Red Flare to discuss the latest happenings on the UK ethnonationalist scene. We co...

83 Antifascism, Sports, Sobriety: lessons from history
The podcast is back from hiatus with a critical discussion on antifascist self defence, building a working class sports culture and sobriety.
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82 - The Story of Anti-Racist Action w/ Shannon Clay
Today we are joined by the co-author of We Go Where They Go: The Story of Anti-Racist Action Shannon Clay.
We discuss ARA's beginnings i...

81 - Andrew Tate and the crisis of masculinity
A familiar voice joins the show to discuss the latest leader of the loser men, Andrew Tate. We discuss Tate's link to the political far right, the nat...

80 - Jewish Antifascist Left in Australia w/ Max Kaiser
Today I'm joined by Max Kaiser, author of the new book Jewish Anti-fascism and the False Promise of Settler Colonialism to discuss a forgotten history...

79 - Antifa in America w/ IGD
For our first episode of 2023 we are joined by Mike from the It's Going Down Collective to discuss all things US antifascism. We discuss the presence...

78 - OSINT and far right monitoring w/ Bellingcat
For the final episode of the year, Alex and guest host Mark talk to Michael Colborne of Bellingcat Monitoring on investigating hate online, the expose...

77 - Far right, MMA and anti-fascist gyms
I chat to independent journalist Murray Kemp about his recent article on the far right in MMA, and the anti-fascist red gyms challenging it.

76 - Hindutva in India and the UK w/ Amardeep Dhillon
Writer and actovist Armadeep Dhillon joins the podcast to discuss the the impact of far right Hindu nationalism in the UK, in India and on the intern...

75 - Brothers of Italy w/ David Broder
In the past weeks Fratelli d'Italia, a party who can trace a lineage to Mussolini's regime, was elected as the leader of a far right coalition that wi...

74 - 3 way fight and the US far right w/ Matthew Lyons
Independent scholar and writer Matthew Lyons joins the podcast to discuss the historical development of the far right in the USA, the problems with co...

73 - Identity Politics w/ Michael Richmonds and Alex Charnley
Today Michael Richmond and Alex Charnley, the authors of Fractured: Race, Class, Gender and the Hatred of Identity Politics, join the podcast to discu...

72 - Dutch Farmer Protests w/ Kai Heron and Alex Heffron
This week I am joined by lecturer and political theorist Kai Heron and first generation farmer and writer on agroecology Alex Heffron to discuss the f...

71 - Fascist Fitness Culture and Combat Sports
Today I am joined by antifascist researcher Allan Jones to discuss all things fascist fitness culture and combat sports. We cover a recent expose of P...

70 - Qanon and Transphobia w/ Io Dodds
I am joined by journalist Io Dodds to discuss the latest in the world in Qanon, Tanon and the rising tide of transphobia in the US.
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69 - Strategic Reflections on 12 Rules // Sam's Final Episode
The boys reflect on nearly 4 years of 12 rules as an anti-fascist project, assess the state of far right and anti-fascist movements and draw some conc...

68 - The Turner Diaries w/ The Empire Never Ended
We talk all about the influential nazi book The Turner Diaries with Fritz and Boris of the podcast The Empire Never Ended. We discuss the author, Will...