Catherine Girard is a Ph.D. student in Political Science with a focus on Security and Strategic Studies at Masaryk University’s Faculty of Social Studies in Brno, Czech Republic. Her research focuses on the far-right with particular emphasis on gender, radicalization, and extremism. She’s also teaching a course on academic writing at Masaryk University. She completed her master’s degree in Conflict and Democracy Studies. She’s also been the Communication Manager at GLOBSEC for some time now, where we originally met.
In this episode, we’re discussing a paper by Catherine, titled “Podcast Patriots: How Far-Right Women Podcasters Shaped the Narrative Around the January 6 Insurrection.” First, we talk about the role women played (or did not play) in the Insurrection itself. We talk about how women podcasters radicalized and also softened anti-democratic and undemocratic messaging in the days and weeks after the Insurrection online. We then address how they view feminism. Lastly, we look at the influence of similar podcasts in the region.
Catherine is a good friend and I know you will all benefit from the many insightful things she has to say on this issue.
P.S. We briefly mention the book “Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It,” by Richard V. Reeves (2022). Here’s a link to the book: https://shorturl.at/ptCL7
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