Episode 3 - The Turner Diaries

Take a Walk on the Right Side

In their weekly podcast, Jesse Morton, once an al-Qaeda propagandist, and Matthew Heimbach, former white nationalist and right-wing ideologue, discuss the threat posed by an increasingly transnational far-right wing extremist movement. Together, they dissect the nuances of key far-right propaganda pieces and discuss how they have helped shape the constantly mutating far-right ideology and movement. By including personal experiences Jesse Morton and Matthew Heimbach hope to draw similarities across different extremist movements, encourage others not to be deluded by the extremist mindset of recruiters, and to leave extremist movements if they are actively involved.

In this episode Jesse and Matthew discuss the long-term impact and legacy of what has been called "the bible of the far-right." The Turner Diaries, a book published in 1978 by William Luther Pierce, depicts a violent white supremacist revolution in the U.S. which leads to the overthrow of the federal government, and, ultimately, a race war and the systematic extermination of non-whites. The Turner Diaries has inspired over 40 terrorists since its publication, including Timothy McVeigh, perpetrator of the April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City Federal building bombing.