Extremely American

About Extremely American

In Season 2 of Extremely American: Onward Christian Soldiers host Heath Druzin and James Dawson take an inside look at Christian nationalism. The movement aims to end American democracy as we know it and install theocracy, taking rights away from the vast majority of Americans in the process. The season follows the movement through the story of an influential far-right church, its attempt to take over a small town and a dark underbelly of abuse. If you'd like to help us get Season 3 across the finish line, you can help here (https://ponyup.boisestate.edu/campaigns/extremely-american-investigative-podcast).

Publisher

NPR

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Dec 2021

Latest episode

18 May 2026

Latest episodes

14 of 27 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   18 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Help us report Season 3 of Extremely American

   Host Heath Druzin previews the ambitious Season 3 of Extremely American, detailing his investigation into neo-Nazi legacies and the impact of listener support.

2. 

   10 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Introducing the American Storytelling collection

   What does it mean to be an American? There’s no one way. At NPR, we think of the American identity as a story - one that's always being rewritten by the people who live it. The American Storytelling collection gathers stories from local stations across the NPR Network - from small town struggles, to natural phenomena, to the intricate histories that build the constantly-evolving tale of our nation. These are our biggest little-known shows. Find them in the American Storytelling channel on Apple Podcasts or on the NPR App. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) NPR Privacy Policy (https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy)

3. 

   29 Jan 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Onward Christian Soldiers: What Trump's Victory Means For Christian Nationalism

   Extremely American host Heath Druzin returns to Moscow, Idaho to give a talk about Christian nationalism and how American theocrats are now closer than ever to getting positions of power at the highest echelons of government. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) NPR Privacy Policy (https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

73,356

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

448 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

232 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

26

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

91

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