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Antifascist Dad Podcast

Antifascist Dad Podcast

Written by: Matthew Remski
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 Your waypoint for antifascist lore, strategy, and wisdom from the generations, and now.© 2025 Parenting Political Science Politics & Government Relationships
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  • 19. From the Mormon Priesthood to Trans Advocate Dad w/ Blair Hodges

    19. From the Mormon Priesthood to Trans Advocate Dad w/ Blair Hodges
    Feb 18 2026
    I’m joined by my friend Blair Hodges—Salt Lake City journalist, nonprofit comms pro, and dad to a trans kid—for a conversation that starts with his powerful public testimony opposing Utah’s anti–gender-affirming-care bills. Blair unpacks what it’s like raising a trans child in a “blue dot” city under a hostile state supermajority, and how the so-called “Utah Way” pairs polite PR with targeted cruelty—from flag bans to efforts to rename Harvey Milk Boulevard in the centre of town. We also trace Blair’s journey from Mormon priesthood culture to trans advocacy: how missionary life cracked his worldview open, how Mormon theology hardens into cis-hetero supremacy, and how real relationships—and research—changed his mind. Part two (now on Patreon) goes deeper on Mormon masculinity, authoritarian parenting, children’s rights, and why protecting his kid ultimately mattered more than reforming an institution from within.PS from Blair!On Mormons not being considered white, see W. Paul Reeve, Religion of a Different Color: Race and the Mormon Struggle for Whiteness (Oxford University Press).The best current one-volume history of the church in its American context, its political realignments, etc., see Benjamin E. Park, American Zion: A New History of Mormonism (W.W. Norton). The best history of Mormon thought on sexuality and gender is Talor G. Petrey, Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Modern Mormonism (UNC Press). For a firsthand account of the church's chief architect overseeing its temple building program who came out as trans and subsequently lost her job and church membership, see Laurie Lee Hall, Dictates of Conscience: From Mormon High Priest to My New Life as a Woman (Signature Books). I interviewed her about the book on Relationscapes, "Trans In the Latter Days." Notes: Relationshapes: Blair Hodges All theme music by the amazing www.kalliemarie.com.Antifascist Dad: Urgent Conversations with Young People in Chaotic Times (North Atlantic Books, April 2026).Preorder: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807656/antifascist-dad-by-matthew-remski/ Instagram: @matthew_remski TikTok: @antifascistdad Bluesky: @matthewremski.bsky.social (Bluesky Social) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AntifascistDad Chapters (00:00:59) - Blair Hodges at the Utah State House(00:07:49) - Utah's anti-LGBTQ policies(00:11:07) - Mormons on Their Mission(00:17:15) - Mormons' perspectives on minority rights(00:18:42) - Mormons on Gender and the Family(00:24:20) - Mormon theology of the nuclear family(00:28:47) - What Started to Break Down The Mormon Gendered Experience
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    43 mins
  • UNLOCK 17.1 Understanding the Boys and Men of 4Chan w/ Dale Beran pt 2

    UNLOCK 17.1 Understanding the Boys and Men of 4Chan w/ Dale Beran pt 2
    Feb 15 2026

    I'm back with Part 2 of my conversation with Dale Beran, turning to what happened to the people he followed while reporting on early 4chan, and what it means to grow out of a life shaped by anonymous online worlds.

    Some were able to step away as their offline lives improved, but others remained tied to screens in cycles of addiction.

    I also share how Dale’s work has helped me talk with my own kids about online culture, bullying, and the attention economy, as a form of inoculation against extremism and despair.

    This episode ends with an informal report on how conversations about online spaces are going in this antifascist house.

    Notes:

    It Came from Something Awful: How a Toxic Troll Army Accidentally Memed Donald Trump into Office —Beran

    All theme music by the amazing www.kalliemarie.com.

    Antifascist Dad: Urgent Conversations with Young People in Chaotic Times (North Atlantic Books, April 2026).
    Preorder: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807656/antifascist-dad-by-matthew-remski/

    Instagram: @matthew_remski

    TikTok: @antifascistdad

    Bluesky: @matthewremski.bsky.social (Bluesky Social)

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AntifascistDad

    Chapters
    • (00:00:08) - Boys and Men of 4chan grow up and move on, or don't
    • (00:04:12) - Stuck in Screens
    • (00:11:31) - The Alt-Right and Accountability
    • (00:21:30) - Are Parents Too Protective?
    • (00:26:38) - Ideas for 12-Year-Old Me
    • (00:32:36) - How We're Talking to Our Kids About the Internet
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    43 mins
  • 18. Talking to Young People about the Epstein Files

    18. Talking to Young People about the Epstein Files
    Feb 11 2026

    An audio essay on how to talk with young people about the Epstein files from an antifascist perspective. How to hold questions without amplifying sensationalism. How to name harms amidst the absence of accountability.

    Also: fragmented Epstein File discourse could trigger a QAnon-style wave on the left, unless adults provide steadier sources, context, and care.

    Notes:

    Occult Features of Anarchism | The Anarchist Library

    All theme music by the amazing www.kalliemarie.com.

    Antifascist Dad: Urgent Conversations with Young People in Chaotic Times (North Atlantic Books, April 2026).
    Preorder: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807656/antifascist-dad-by-matthew-remski/

    Instagram: @matthew_remski

    TikTok: @antifascistdad

    Bluesky: @matthewremski.bsky.social (Bluesky Social)

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AntifascistDad

    Chapters
    • (00:04:44) - Talking To My Kids About Epstein
    • (00:15:28) - QAnon 2.0
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    23 mins
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