Outlaw: Everyone’s a Terrorist with Michael Loadenthal

Introducing Outlaw, a new podcast on “how the law is being used to repress liberation movements, and what we can do about it.”

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Outlaw is an interview-driven podcast exploring how the law is wielded to suppress social movements in the U.S. and the strategies used to resist it. Through conversations with political prisoners, criminalized activists, their support teams, and legal experts, we aim to demystify legal repression for those involved in activism and provide valuable insights and resources for those engaged in legal work to support movements.

Why is the government obsessed with labeling activists on the left terrorists?Find out on our first episode — “Everyone’s a Terrorist with @mloadenthal.bsky.social ” — out now wherever you get your podcasts.

— Outlaw Podcast (@outlawpod.bsky.social) 2025-03-19T19:27:04.600Z

Why is the government obsessed with framing leftist activists as terrorists? How can we understand this strategy in the context of recent U.S. movement history? Dr. Michael Loadenthal, antifascist data researcher and terrorism studies scholar, joins Outlaw to help answer these questions. Conversation topics include: how post-9/11 counter-terrorism policy shapes repression of social movements today, the Green Scare and the emergence of “domestic terrorism” and “eco-terrorism,” the targeting of non-citizen student activists like Mahmoud Khalil, and much more. The episode closes with a brief update on the Stop Cop City criminal cases.

Intro & Outro Music: Tortuguita by Brass Tapestry

Michael Loadenthal’s Work: 

The Prosecution Project 

Published Research & Writing

Bluesky

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