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Welcome to Season 4 of The Signal: Looking Back at 2025. Looking Ahead to 2026

Kevin Mahoney hosts this episode and puts Editor Cyril Mychalejko in the guest seat.
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INTERVIEW: The MAGA-fication of the US Military and American Foreign Policy, with Bucks County Veteran and Author Steve Nolan

The author of "American Carnage, An Officer’s Duty to Warn" rejoins the podcast to warn us about the dangers of the Trump administration's efforts to remake military culture and transform foreign policy.
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What Did Sheriff-Elect Danny Ceisler’s Victory and Bucks County Democrats’ Blue Wave on Election Day Teach Us?

Editor Cyril Mychalejko spoke with Malcolm Burnley, staff writer at The Philadelphia Citizen, about Tuesday's Blue Wave and whether Democrats can ride it to more sweeping victories in the 2026 midterm elections.
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INTERVIEW: America Is a White Christian Nationalist Project, With Religion Dispatches Editor Megan Goodwin

"I do think there is something that we as a country, we as communities really need to wrestle with: How do we take Christianity seriously as both a colonizing force and a force for liberation in this country," said Goodwin.
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INTERVIEW: The Critical Importance of Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court Election, With Garen Meguerian

The GOP is investing a lot of money and deploying disinformation for this Nov. 4 retention election in order to remove the current Democratic majority.
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INTERVIEW: The Normalization of Book Banning in the United States, With PEN America’s Sabrina Baêta

"Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country."
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INTERVIEW: The History of Fascism and Anti-Fascism in America, with Bill Mullen and Christopher Vials

The authors of "The U.S. Anti-Fascism Reader" join The Signal to talk about their book, the rich history of anti-fascism organizing in the U.S., and the Trump Administration's "aspirational fascism."
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Editor Cyril Mychalejko Discusses the Role of the Bucks County Beacon in These Turbulent Times

Raging Chicken Press founder Kevin Mahoney took over as guest host for the latest episode of The Signal.
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Journalist Jordan Green on Why the Neo-Nazi Movement Is an Escalating Threat to US Democracy

Raw Story Investigative correspondent Jordan Green discussed his recent article in The Assembly, “I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry.” 
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Fighting to Finally Raise the Minimum Wage in Pennsylvania: A Conversation With State Rep. Roni Green

Rep. Roni Green's life has been about helping people climb out of poverty and fighting for working class families. Before becoming a lawmaker, she was a community and labor organizer for more than 30 years.
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INTERVIEW: Photojournalist Michael Nigro on Documenting History as It Happens

Nigro talks to Editor Cyril Mychalejko about his work documenting ​​world-changing stories, from Occupy Wall Street to Standing Rock, Charlottesville to Jan. 6th, France's Yellow Vest Protests to Ukraine War, and most recently LA's anti-ICE protests which he reported for the Beacon.
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INTERVIEW — From Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio to Bucks County’s Fred Harran: Why ICE 287(g) Partnerships Are So Dangerous, with Jessica Pishko

The author of "The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy" joins Editor Cyril Mychalejko on this week's episode of The Signal.
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‘A Fight Fails Without A Dream’: DNC Vice Chair Malcolm Kenyatta on How The Democratic Party Will Meet This Dangerous Trumpian Moment

Editor Cyril Mychalejko speaks with PA State Rep. Kenyatta about the future of the Democratic Party.
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Interview: Larissa Hopwood on the Newly Formed Doylestown Action League and Progressive Activism in Bucks County

In addition to being a local activist and Democratic Committee Person, she's also a children's musician, author, teacher, designer, and proud mother of a trans son.
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Interview: Boston University Professor Shoumita Dasgupta on Her New Book ‘Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA’

The geneticist and internationally recognized anti-racism educator's book "weaves together history, current affairs, and cutting-edge science to break down how genetic concepts are misused and how we can approach scientific evidence in a socially responsible way."
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Interview: Kadida Kenner on Defending Democracy and Voting Rights in Pennsylvania

Editor Cyril Mychalejko's conversation with the head of the New Pennsylvania Project also touches on Civil Rights history, the importance of this year’s statewide judicial elections, and anti-democratic legislation like the SAVE Act.
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Interview: Author Elaine Weiss on the Four Little-Known Activists Who Were the ‘Beating Heart’ of the Civil Rights Movement

Weiss speaks about her new book "Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools That Built the Civil Rights Movement," which comes out March 4.
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Interview: Karen Downer Has Fought Racism Locally Since She Was a Child in Pre-Civil Rights Bucks County

Downer, who recently stepped down as president of the local NAACP, reflects on her life in Bucks County, from when the Klu Klux Klan were burning crosses in Linconia where she grew up to when white conservative Pennridge parents objected to Black authors being included in curriculum.
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Interview: Katherine Stewart Discusses Her New Book ‘Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy’

Learn about the role Christian nationalism and the Christian right play in this broader, and ascendent authoritarian and fascist movement that has democracy in its crosshairs – both in the U.S. and abroad.
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Interview: Solidarity Journalism Can Help the Mainstream Media Restore Public Trust and Strengthen Democracy, with Dr. Anita Varma

Dr. Varma believes journalism can help change the world for the better, and dedicates herself to helping journalists do their best work.
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Interview: Former FBI Agent Who Once Infiltrated Neo-Nazi Groups and Militias Explains Why Law Enforcement Fails to Take Far-Right Extremism Seriously

Mike German spoke with Editor Cyril Mychalejko about his new book "Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within," which comes out Jan. 7.
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Interview: How Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement Will Legalize and Deploy Vigilantes to Push Their Agenda, with David Noll

Editor Cyril Mychalejko speaks with Noll, co-author with Jon Michaels of the new book "VIGILANTE NATION: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy."
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Interview: The Democratic Party Needs a Generational Change in Leadership, with Daily Beast Columnist Rotimi Adeoye

"The American people have said that the Democratic Party of right now is not what they want," the Bucks County native told Editor Cyril Mychalejko.
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Interview: From the ‘Shadow Network’ to Christian Nationalists’ ‘Bad Faith’, with Journalist Anne Nelson

Nelson is an award-winning author and journalist who has published a wide range of works dealing with human rights and freedom of expression.
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Is Donald Trump Mentally Unfit to Be Commander in Chief? An Interview with Military Veteran and Mental Health Professional Steve Nolan

Former Bucks County GOP Congressman Jim Greenwood, now co-chair of PA Republicans for Harris, said recently: "I believe clinically he [Trump] is what you call a malignant narcissist."
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Interview: This Graphic Novel About January 6th Has Been Sent to High Schools Across Pennsylvania

Editor Cyril Mychalejko interviewed Harvard Law Professor Alan Jenkins about "1/6: The Graphic Novel," which he co-authored.
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Friday News Lunch: Recapping the First Presidential Debate Between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

Raging Chicken Media's Kevin Mahoney and Editor Cyril Mychalejko launch the Bucks County Beacon's new weekly hour-long live broadcast each Friday at noon.
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Interview: Keystone Newsroom Political Correspondent Sean Kitchen on the Democratic National Convention

Sean joined Editor Cyril Mychalejko on The Signal to talk about the DNC and the presidential race moving forward.
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Interview: Kristin Kobes Du Mez on Evangelical Support for Trump and Project 2025’s Christian Nationalist and Authoritarian Designs for the Nation

The author of "Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation" joins Editor Cyril Mychalejko on the latest episode of The Signal.
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Interview: Anne Kim on How the Corporate Poverty Complex Profiteers Off of Poor Americans

Anne joins Editor Cyril Mychalejko on this week's episode of The Signal to talk about her new book "Poverty for Profit: How Corporations Get Rich off America’s Poor."
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This Bucks County Dad Took His Child’s School District to Court to Uncover a Secret Book Banning Scheme

Darren Laustsen speaks about his legal battle with Pennridge School District after its far-right Moms for Liberty school board started banning books under the false pretense of weeding out old, obsolete titles – many of which just happened to be M4L targeted books.
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Interview: Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider on Their New Book ‘The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual’

Learn about the history of the "forever war" against public education, the oligarchs and right-wing and Christian soldiers looking to destroy it, and what you can do to defend it in Bucks County and beyond.
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Interview: BBC News Reporter Mike Wendling on His New Book ‘Day of Reckoning: The Far Right’s War on Democracy’

Wendling takes us on a journey through the American far-right landscape and the militias, conspiracy theorists, white supremacists, Christian nationalists, and other extremists that occupy it.
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Interview: Bucks County’s Joe Khan on Why He Wants to Be Pennsylvania’s Next Attorney General

Khan recently served as Bucks County Solicitor, was Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of PA before that, and began his career in the Philadelphia DA's office.
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Interview: The 365 Foundation’s Natalie Venezia on Promoting Women’s Empowerment Through Art, Advocacy, and Community Service

The Landsdale-based foundation, through strategic partnerships with local organizations, strives to foster a more inclusive and equitable society.
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Radical Independent Media, Feminist Struggles, and International Women’s Day: A View from Latin America, with Dawn Paley

Dawn Paley is editor of Ojalá, a feminist digital weekly providing reporting and analysis from Latin America.
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Interview: Ralph Young on His New Book ‘American Patriots: A Short History of Dissent’

In this episode of our podcast The Signal, Editor Cyril Mychalejko speaks with Temple University Professor Ralph Young about the history of progressive dissent in the United States.
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Interview: Black History Is a History of Resistance and Liberation, with Rann Miller

Editor Cyril Mychalejko speaks with Rann about his book "Resistance Stories from Black History for Kids" and about why we are seeing a war being waged against Black History being taught in K-12 public schools and in colleges and universities across the country.
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Understanding the Nation’s Mounting Book Banning Crisis in Public Schools, with PEN America’s Sabrina Baêta

From July 2021 to June 2023, PEN America recorded 5,894 instances of book bans across 41 states and 247 public school districts. And Pennsylvania was one of the worst states, coming in behind just Florida and Texas.
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Looking Back at Season 1 of the Bucks County Beacon Podcast ‘The Signal’

We dove into Bucks County history, covered the school board wars, examined the growing threat of Christian Nationalism, discussed parenting a trans child, and much more.
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The Signal (Episode 20) | Notes on Bucks County: Reflections on Politics in Pennsylvania’s Most Curious and Captivating Collar County, with Andy Warren and Hal Marcovitz

This is the last Episode of Season 1 of The Signal. We'll be back in January 2024.
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The Signal (Episode 19) | A Conversation with André Gagné About His Book ‘American Evangelicals for Trump: Dominion, Spiritual Warfare, and the End Times’

Learn about the far-right charismatic Christian movement that seeks to seize Dominion over society's Seven Mountains: family, religion, education, media, entertainment, business, and government.
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The Signal (Episode 18) | The Christian Right’s Crusade for Power and War on Democracy, with Katherine Stewart

"The leadership of the Christian Right has for decades been telling us that they want to demolish the public school system and replace it with Christian schools funded by taxpayer dollars," said Stewart.
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The Signal (Episode 17) | After Misogyny: How the Law Fails Women and What to Do about It, with Julie C. Suk 

I speak with Fordham University School of Law Professor Julie Suk about how to create a legal system free of misogyny in the United States.
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The Signal (Episode 16) | American Carnage: An Officer’s Duty to Warn, with Steve Nolan

I talk to this Bucks County author and poet about his book "American Carnage" and why he feels compelled as a retired military officer and mental health professional to speak out about the threat former President Donald Trump poses to U.S. democracy.
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The Signal (Episode 15) | Introducing Our New Gen Z Podcast ‘The Civic Circle’, with Sarah Zhang, Mallorie Marsan, and Alexandra Coffey

These students from Bucks County will be focusing on PA politics and want the podcast to serve as a call to action for all young people to get involved in the civic process and demand change.
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The Signal (Episode 14) | Fighting for Students’ and Teachers’ Rights in Central Bucks School District, with ACLU’s Witold Walczak

Central Bucks is under fire for allegedly creating a toxic environment for LGBTQ+ students, vindictively targeting a teacher, and spending more than $1 million for reputation laundering.
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The Signal (Episode 13) | Peace Activism from Bucks County to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with Barbara Simmons

Barbara Simmons was executive director of The Peace Center for 30 years. She was founding director of PeaceTalks radio, producing documentaries from across the globe. And she continues to be a force for peace and justice in Bucks County.
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The Signal (Episode 12) | The New Apostolic Reformation: A Revolutionary Theocratic Movement Coming for Pennsylvania, the Nation, and the World

Frederick Clarkson unpacks this GOP-linked far-right theocratic movement that wants to build a "kingdom revolution" led by an "army of believers" to usher in Christian dominion over what they call the "Seven Mountains": religion, family, education, government, media, entertainment and business.
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The Signal (Episode 11) | Unmasking Moms for Liberty’s Extremism, with Olivia Little and Diana Leygerman

On the first half of the show Olivia talks about her undercover reporting at the Moms for Liberty summit in Philadelphia, then Diana joins to explain why she and so many others in Bucks County refuse to co-parent with these extremists.

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