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Weird Little Guys

Weird Little Guys is a weekly show about the worst people you’ve never heard of, taking you beyond the headlines to get to know the race warriors and aspiring terrorists trying to unravel the fabric of our society. Weaving together the origin stories of modern American white supremacist groups and the crimes that land their members in court, independent journalist Molly Conger exposes the monsters for what they really are – some weird guy. Whether they’re conspiring to build bombs or serving swastika shaped cookies at a dinner party, the weird little guys trying to destroy America are a little less scary with their masks off.

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Death of a Demagogue, Pt. 3 Oct 02, 2025

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In the third episode of the story of George Lincoln Rockwell's assassin, Rockwell finally dies and his assassin goes on trial.
Sources:
Schmaltz, William H. (2013). For Race And Nation: George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi Party. River's Bend Press
Simonelli, Frederick J. (1999). American Fuehrer: George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi Party. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/08/25/shocking-neo-nazis-fly-swastika-salute-at-shopping-center-where-leader-was-killed/
https://www.fcnp.com/2017/08/25/nazis-swoop-arlington-mark-50th-anniversary-rockwell-shooting/

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Death of a Demagogue, Pt. 2 Sep 25, 2025

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In the year leading up to George Lincoln Rockwell's assassination, he was trying to take the American Nazi Party in a new direction. Not everyone within the party was on board with the changes.
Sources:
Schmaltz, William H. (2000). Hate: George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi Party. Washington, D.C.: Brassey's
Schmaltz, William H. (2013). For Race And Nation: George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi Party. River's Bend Press
Simonelli, Frederick J. (1999). American Fuehrer: George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi Party. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
Griffin, R. S. (2001). The Fame of a Dead Man’s Deeds. 1st Books Library.
https://time.com/5096937/martin-luther-king-jr-picture-chicago/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323670005_An_order_of_crime_the_criminal_law_of_the_Independent_State_of_Croatia_NDH_1941-1945

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Death of a Demagogue Sep 18, 2025

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Sometimes when a weird little guy gets shot, the guy who killed him is just a weirder little guy.
Sources:
Schmaltz, William H. (2000). Hate: George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi Party. Washington, D.C.: Brassey's
Schmaltz, William H. (2013). For Race And Nation: George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi Party. River's Bend Press
Simonelli, Frederick J. (1999). American Fuehrer: George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi Party. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
Lee, Martin A. (1997). The Beast Reawakens. Boston: Little, Brown and Company.
Rosenthal, A. M.; Gelb, Arthur (1967). One More Victim: The Life and Death of an American-Jewish Nazi. New York: New American Library

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American Fart Party Sep 11, 2025

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The American Freedom Party and the American Fart party have a couple things in common - the acronym, for one thing. They've also both filed paperwork with the federal election commission claiming to be a national political party. One is a silly little joke about farts, the other is a group of white nationalists who don't know how to do paperwork.

Sources:

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/american-freedom-party/

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/identity-evropaamerican-identity-movement/

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/kyle-bristow/

https://idavox.com/index.php/2015/10/15/national-youth-front-forced-to-change-name-angelo-john-gage-is-out-as-chairman-the-new-guy-is-an-ex-con-with-a-hell-of-a-story/

https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/white-nationalists-seeking-to-rent-msu-facilities,1820

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/03/01/richard-spencer-alt-right-lawyer-kyle-bristow/376172002/

https://sunlight161.noblogs.org/nicholas-jonathan-gregory-north-carolina-neo-nazi-podcaster-behind-night-nation-review-night-nation-ick/

https://www.antihate.ca/neo_nazi_hate_group_distribute_flyers_outside_canadian_university

https://globalextremism.org/post/white-supremacist-diagolon-movement-now-calling-for-deportation-of-all-indians/

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/airman-white-supremacist-group-discharge/

https://accollective.noblogs.org/post/2023/01/30/gordon-kahl/

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/forrest-gump-fake-presidential-candidates-days-numbered/story

https://azmirror.com/briefs/nbc-reported-about-neo-nazis-at-cpac-at-least-two-of-them-are-from-arizona/

https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00917005/

https://www.tn.gov/revenue/news/2022/5/12/polk-county-resident-pleads-guilty-to-theft-and-tax-evasion.html

https://www.newsweek.com/university-tennessee-protest-white-nationalist-rick-tyler-1437527

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/robert-whitaker-mantra-fame-announced-afp-vice-presidential-candidate/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-american-freedom-party-emails_n_5702b470e4b0a06d580659c7

https://www.thedailybeast.com/unite-the-right-2-speaker-is-disbarred-ex-lawyer-accused-of-stealing-from-clients/

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Recalled, Replaced Sep 04, 2025

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In 2017, Judd Blevins marched in Charlottesville with men chanting 'you will not replace us.' In 2024, voters in Enid, Oklahoma replaced him - a recall election removed him from office as a city commissioner. During his short time in office, members of the American Freedom Party rallied to support him.

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A Secret Third Thing Aug 28, 2025

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After the 2012 election, the American Third Position Party rebranded. Not because their candidate lost, they expected that. But probably because their candidate didn't know what the party's name meant.

Sources:

https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2012.pdf

https://politicalresearch.org/2016/12/19/what-third-position

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/neofascism-european-style/

https://www.alternet.org/2008/07/surviving_a_weekend_with_americas_premiere_pro-white_activist_group#

https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2016/10/18/former-mpd-chief-drue-lackey-dead-90/92349168/

Winkler, Martin M. Arminius the Liberator: Myth and Ideology. Oxford University Press, 2016.

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Third Position Aug 21, 2025

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In 2012, a newly formed white nationalist political party tried to get their candidate on the ballot. The American Third Position Party wanted Americans to vote for Merlin Miller, but how did the party end up picking him?
Sources:
https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2012.pdf#page=11
https://irehr.org/2018/06/14/what-is-the-american-freedom-party/
https://www.ocregister.com/2009/09/04/two-time-felon-runs-pro-white-political-group/
https://rosecityantifa.org/articles/meet-the-oregon-chapter-of-the-american-freedom-party-part-one/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/will-la-elect-a-ron-paul_b_104053

https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2013/08/two-american-freedom-party-leaders-speak-out-about-their-party/

https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1964-68v19/d284

https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/middle-east/six-day-war-liberty.html

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In Minecraft Aug 14, 2025

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After Devon Arthurs murdered his roommates, he claimed he'd only done it to prevent the loss of innocent lives. The man he said was planning a terrorist attack was arrested with a car full of guns, but not charged with any of the things Arthurs claimed their nazi terror cell had been working on.
Sources:
https://www.propublica.org/article/an-atomwaffen-member-sketched-a-map-to-take-the-neo-nazis-down-what-path-officials-took-is-a-mystery
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/three-murder-suspects-linked-to-atomwaffen-where-their-cases-stand/
https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article156282099.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nicholas-giampa-neo-nazi-teenager-murder-girlfriends-parents-virginia_n_5a4d0797e4b0b0e5a7aa4780
https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/academics/centers-initiatives/ctec/ctec-publications/dangerous-organizations-and-bad-actors-4
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/documenting-hate-new-american-nazis/transcript/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjEBXDfuBDE&ab_channel=COURTTV

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The Roommates Aug 07, 2025

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In 2017, police investigating a double homicide found more than just bodies in a Tampa condo. The founder of a neonazi group was making bombs in the garage.

Sources:

https://ctc.westpoint.edu/the-threat-is-the-network-the-multi-node-structure-of-neo-fascist-accelerationism/

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/visions-chaos-weighing-violent-legacy-iron-march/

https://ironmarch.noblogs.org/post/2019/11/15/meet-lauren-paul-mit-alumni-and-neo-nazi-atomwaffen-division-propagandist/

https://www.bu.edu/articles/2016/police-release-video-of-suspect-in-hate-poster-distribution/

https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2019/12/19/transnational-white-terror-exposing-atomwaffen-and-the-iron-march-networks/

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/all-american-nazis-628023/

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Magic Beans Jul 31, 2025

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In 2017, a man showed up at the emergency room and confessed that he'd accidentally poisoned himself with homemade ricin. He was federally charged with possessing a biological agent, but his case was dismissed on almost unbelievable technicality. But he's not the only man who thinks he can create the perfect weapon from nothing but a handful of beans.
Sources:
https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional/ajc-watchdog-north-man-arrested-for-ricin-radicalized-online/wdxws9G7zMmaUDmm22njYK/
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-perfect-poison-ricin-used-in-3-recent-cases/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17023504/united-states-v-jordan/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6378803/united-states-v-siers-hill/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6293428/united-states-v-gibbs/
Melissa Abbes, Marc Montana, Christophe Curti, Patrice Vanelle. Ricin poisoning: A review on contamination source, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and reporting of ricin poisoning. Toxicon, Volume 195, 2021
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Bergen, Peter, et al. “Key Trends in Terrorism.” Terrorism in America 18 Years After 9/11, New America, 2019, pp. 45–50
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/744
https://thebulletin.org/2013/06/barely-lethal/
https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6020875&page=1
https://slate.com/technology/2012/01/white-powder-hoaxes-a-trend-in-fake-terrorism.html
https://www.justice.gov/archive/tax/usaopress/2002/txdv02091.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-49434687
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/22/woman-poison-plot-mother-breaking-bad-court
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/breaking-bad-inspired-georgetown-student-charged-ricin
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