Motive

Latest Episodes:

7: Tipping Point Oct 16, 2020

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Atomwaffen was the most extreme white supremacist group, pushing for societal collapse. Today, their ideas are on the streets.

6: The New Nazis Oct 09, 2020

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How did President Trump, the border wall, and the 2017 Charlottesville rally play into the education of a white supremacist?

5: What To Do With Christian Oct 02, 2020

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Christian Picciolini grew a violent hate movement for eight years. After he left, it continued to grow. What's his role in fixing the harm?

4: Boots To Suits Sep 25, 2020

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Daytime TV discovered neo-Nazi skinheads and it was a ratings bonanza. But it also helped to grow the hate movement across America.

3: Union And Division Sep 18, 2020

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The Chicago Area Skinheads are, by some accounts, the first racist skinhead crew to organize in the U.S. What drew in those young recruits? And how one brutal event brought them down.

2: Romantic Violence Sep 11, 2020

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It was the ‘80s. Reagan was president. And for angsty, angry teens, the punk scene provided family and expression. Until the Nazis showed up and ruined everything.

1: The Hate Crate Sep 04, 2020

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A shy kid from Chicago shaves his head and prepares for an inevitable race war. In the early 1980s, it looked like organized white supremacy was declining in the U.S. But a generation of racist skinheads breathed new life into the movement.

Season 3 of Motive examines the origins of the youth white supremacist movement in America. Episodes are released every Friday.

'Motive' Season 3 Podcast Trailer Aug 21, 2020

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To understand the white supremacist movement today, look at the last time a wave of hate pulled in young Americans. A preview of WBEZ’s new season of Motive, coming September 4, 2020.

8: The ‘After’ Mar 27, 2020

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“Nobody talks about ‘the after,’” one woman said about sexual assault. “The during is terrible, but it’s the after, that’s the hard part.”

On the final episode of Motive, the “remembering it for the rest of your life” part of the story.

7: La Manada, The Wolfpack Mar 20, 2020

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The verdict in a 2016 gang rape case known as La Manada, or “The Wolfpack,” ignited mass protests across Spain. It kicked off Spain’s #MeToo movement and prompted a call for change to the country’s sexual assault laws.

On today’s episode, the case and the fierce debate that followed.

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