Mark Pitcavage - "At this point I can’t join the circus"

02/04/21 • 35 min

After decades of work together, Oren Segal speaks with Mark Pitcavage, Senior Research Fellow at the ADL Center on Extremism, about ADL's annual Murder and Extremism report. But Mark also has word of encouragement for the next generation of researchers and leaders.

In this month’s conversation, we learn how getting in on the ground floor of subject matter expertise can have huge impact. Mark also talks about a career that enables one to interrupt modern hate an extremism by helping law enforcement, legislators, and civic society prevent violence.

More on Mark’s work here: https://twitter.com/egavactip?lang=en

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More on Mark’s work here: https://twitter.com/egavactip?lang=en

Stay engaged and follow along for more on Twitter at @OrenSegal @ADL and @PERIL_AU

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Joel Finkelstein - A little bit of light repels so much darkness

This month, Oren Segal spoke to Joel Finkelstein at the Network Contagion Research Institute. “I hate my job. I don’t want to do this” says Joel. A neuroscientist by training, Joel found himself obligated to the work of dismantling hate and polarization knowing that brain science could drive solutions. In his work at NCRI, Joel tracks how hate and virtual deception spreads between social media communities and into the real world.

Joel warns that we must stay connected to our purpose in this work. “If it becomes an addiction, we become defined by the things we hate.” In today’s episode, we discover the lie that humans are obsolete and the truth that we are needed now more than ever. How and why will be driven by our compassion and, of course, science.

More on Joel’s work here: https://networkcontagion.us/about/

First collaboration between ADL and NCRI:https://www.adl.org/blog/when-twitter-bans-extremists-gab-puts-out-the-welcome-mat

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Amy Spitalnick - Do you want to help us sue Nazis?

A month following the January 6 insurrection we reflect on the sadly inevitable events and how we got here. On this episode of extremely, Oren Segal spoke to Amy Spitalnick, Executive Director of Integrity First for America, about the importance of holding extremists accountable for their actions.

Oren and Amy explore: How do extremist groups use try to avoid liability? How did Amy learn how to sue Nazis from Roberta Kaplan? This and more on episode 10 of extremely.

More on Amy’s work here: https://www.integrityfirstforamerica.org/about-us

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