Journeys to the Edge: Conversations with Extremists
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Show Notes
How do we talk to radicals and terrorists who are bent on reshaping society through violence? Charlotte McDonald-Gibson was at Brussels Airport during a terror attack in 2016, and wanted to understand what drives people to such acts. She joins Justin Quirk to discuss her book Far Out: Encounters With Extremists, where she finds out what lures people into fringe groups.
- “The human emotions that lead people to these groups are universal across ideologies.”
- “Everybody in the book was under 25 when they went through that radicalisation process.”
- “The feeling of alienation remained the same, whatever the circumstances were.”
- “Self-radicalisation happens online now.”
- “We can’t ignore people who’ve been drawn to extremist beliefs.”
- “I don’t think we’ve seen the full impact of COVID on extremism.”
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Written and presented by Justin Quirk. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Audio production by Jade Bailey. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production
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