Boots on the Ground | 2

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04/25/22 • 33 min

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Many of the men and women who heeded Trump’s call to march on the Capitol on January 6th had one surprising thing in common: nearly 1 in 7 of those charged for crimes related to the insurrection had a background in the military or law-enforcement. Why did the government look away as forces of radicalization spread amongst the military and in the public at large? And how prepared is the government to face that threat as it continues to grow today?

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From critically acclaimed podcast studios Pineapple Street and Wondery comes a new 8-part series called Will Be Wild that shines a light on the human stories left out of the headlines. It goes deep into the lives of people who took part in that day. People who saw it coming. And people who fear that January 6th was just the beginning of something, not the end.

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The Department of Homeland Security is responsible for protecting the United States against threats both foreign and domestic. But despite mounting evidence about the spread of homegrown radicalism in the U.S., no warnings were issued by DHS about the potential violence on January 6th. Two agency insiders help us understand why.

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