On Offense with Kris Goldsmith is a podcast about fighting for democracy and organizing against fascism. Hosted by a U.S. Army combat veteran, antifascist investigator, and founder of Task Force Butler and Veterans Fighting Fascism, this show brings a strategic, hard-hitting perspective to the most urgent threats facing America today.
We call it On Offense because defending democracy isn’t enough—we need to take the fight to the fascists.
Each episode breaks down how everyday Americans can push back against authoritarianism—drawing on lessons from the battlefield, the streets, and the halls of power. No fluff. No navel-gazing. Just real talk from people who’ve been in the fight and aren’t backing down.
Learn more and take action at weareonoffense.com
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On Offense with Kris Goldsmith is a podcast about fighting for democracy and organizing against fascism. Hosted by a U.S. Army combat veteran, antifascist investigator, and founder of Task Force Butler and Veterans Fighting Fascism, this show brings a strategic, hard-hitting perspective to the most urgent threats facing America today.
We call it On Offense because defending democracy isn’t enough—we need to take the fight to the fascists.
Each episode breaks down how everyday Americans can push back against authoritarianism—drawing on lessons from the battlefield, the streets, and the halls of power. No fluff. No navel-gazing. Just real talk from people who’ve been in the fight and aren’t backing down.
Learn more and take action at weareonoffense.com
Ken Burns’ Dangerous Myths — Tad Stoermer on History, Resistance, and Authoritarianism
On Offense with Kris Goldsmith
1 hour 7 minutes
1 month ago
Ken Burns’ Dangerous Myths — Tad Stoermer on History, Resistance, and Authoritarianism
Historian and veteran Tad Stoermer joins host Kris Goldsmith for the debut episode of On Offense. Together, they dig into the dangerous power of patriotic myth-making—like that in Ken Burns’ ‘feel-good history’—and how it’s left Americans unprepared to face modern authoritarianism.
They cover:
What the Founders really understood about tyranny
Why “defending democracy” isn’t enough
The danger of comforting lies in history and politics
How to start fighting back—right now
Visit onoffense.substack.com for the full write-up and more episodes.
On Offense with Kris Goldsmith
On Offense with Kris Goldsmith is a podcast about fighting for democracy and organizing against fascism. Hosted by a U.S. Army combat veteran, antifascist investigator, and founder of Task Force Butler and Veterans Fighting Fascism, this show brings a strategic, hard-hitting perspective to the most urgent threats facing America today.
We call it On Offense because defending democracy isn’t enough—we need to take the fight to the fascists.
Each episode breaks down how everyday Americans can push back against authoritarianism—drawing on lessons from the battlefield, the streets, and the halls of power. No fluff. No navel-gazing. Just real talk from people who’ve been in the fight and aren’t backing down.
Learn more and take action at weareonoffense.com
