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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 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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The Signal (Episode 10) | Raising a Transgender Child in an Increasingly Transphobic Country, with Brett Freeman

Brett talks about being a dad to his daughter Lily and what it's like in this Transphobic moment we find ourselves in nationally, and in Bucks County (specifically in Central Bucks School District).
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The Signal (Episode 9) | Feminicide, Impunity, and the U.S.’s Bloody History in Guatemala, with Victoria Sanford

Victoria speaks about her new book "Textures of Terror: The Murder of Claudina Isabel Velasquez and Her Father's Quest for Justice," which she wrote, in part, "to help readers understand the violence and corruption that drives migration."
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The Signal (Episode 8) | Students and Teachers Fight Back Against Book Banning in Central York, with Christina Ellis and Ben Hodge

What does successful student- and teacher-led community resistance to book banning look like? These two #FReadom fighters share their story – and strategy and tactics.
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The Signal (Episode 7) | Understanding Backlash Politics and Religious Conservatives Inciting School Board Wars, with PRRI’s Melissa Deckman

The ideology and worldview of conservative activist parents is creating and contributing to the ongoing school board wars.
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The Signal (Episode 6) | The Right’s Long War on Public Education, with Jennifer Berkshire

The co-author of "A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School" and author of the forthcoming "The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual" speaks to the Bucks County Beacon about the the backlash politics driving the so-called parental rights' movement looking to capture, transform, and potentially dismantle public education.
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The Signal (Episode 5): The Growing Fascist Threat to American Democracy, with Jeff Sharlet

"Do I think there could be violence? There is violence. There are casualties all over the country," said Sharlet, the author of "The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War."
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The Signal (Episode 4): Sylvia Pankhurst – Suffragette Socialist and Scourge of Empire, with Dr. Kate Connelly

A radical history lesson for Women's History Month that offers feminists lessons for today.
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The Signal (Episode 2) Merchants of Deception: The Dark Money & Parent Props Trying to Destroy Public Education, with Maurice Cunningham

In this episode we unmask the right-wing extremist figures, their tactics, and the funding behind today’s attack on public education in Bucks County and beyond. 
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The Signal (Episode 1) – Immigrant Solidarity: From Bucks County to the Border with Sue-Ann DiVito

The Bucks County Beacon kicks off its new podcast by interviewing a local immigrant rights solidarity activist about her recent trip to the Texas-Mexico border.

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