I Don't Speak German

I Don't Speak German
Presentation
Hosted by	Daniel Harper, Jack Graham
Language	English
Publication
Original release	January 2019, 8 – present
Website	idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com

I Don't Speak German is a podcast about white nationalism in the United States, self-described as "a podcast confronting white nationalism one asshole at a time"[1] by its hosts Daniel Harper and Jack Graham.

History

Harper started the podcast after listening to Fash The Nation, and after the Unite the Right rally white nationalist movement occurred.[2]

Guests

Samantha Kutner
David Neiwert
CV Vitolo-Haddad
Emily Gorcenski
Betsy Phillips
Jason Wilson
Crash Barry
Corey Pein

Topics

Siege and Bowl Patrol

Episodes in September 2019 discussed Siege, a collection of neo-Nazi writings by James Nolan Mason, considered essential reading by the Bowl Patrol and The Base. The groups are adherents to its theory of accelerationism, which advocates for mass killings to create a white ethnostate. Harper also discussed Bowl Patrol's leader, pseudonymously named "Vic Mackey"'s "penchant for trafficking in obscene rape and death threats".[3]

After "Vic Mackey" and former Wisconsin congressional candidate Paul Nehlen (called "a vicious, horrible human being" by Harper) attempted to dox Harper and unintionally found a similarly named individual in the same town of Dexter, Michigan, Bowl Patrol members began driving by this incorrect house, taking photos and discussing the house in video, to send threats to Harper. Days later, US Army soldier and Atomwaffen Division member Jarrett Smith was arrested in Fort Riley, Kansas, alleging he discussed bomb-making, sending bombs to CNN and Beto O'Rourke, and setting fire to Harper's house.[3]

In late October, a video was posted on Nehlen's Telegram channel, showing his Bowl Patrol patch and the incorrect Harper house. In late November, the incorrect Daniel Harper sent a Twitter direct message to the podcast host Daniel Harper, explaining that the incorrect house was previously owned by the incorrect Harper but they had sold the house to the Shea family. The incorrect Harper had also been forwarded a letter left at the house, clearly a threat to the podcast host Harper, referencing the Bowl Patrol and signed "the Cüm Bomber".[3]

Black-clad members of The Base continued to visit the Shea house into mid-December, including taking flash photos of their house the same night as the Sheas came home with their newborn son, causing the Sheas to write to the podcast host Harper, asking him to publicly disavow the house and address. Harper was finally able to get a response from the FBI and the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office, and two local newspapers wrote about the Shea house confusion in late December. The Sheriff's office described the details as "non-threatening photographs and statements" and indicating they had not connected Jarrett Smith to the other people casing the house, indicating they considered the case closed.[4][5]

Reception

The podcast was noted as "uncomfortable" and "what is most surprising about I Don’t Speak German is just how much cringe comedy is involved in the lives of these racists" by The A.V. Club's Anthony D. Herrera.[6]

Writing for The Daily Beast, Nick R. Martin said it "might be the most important podcast countering the white nationalist movement today."[2]

References

Harper, Daniel. "about @danieleharper". Retrieved 6 January 2020. Co-host, 'I Don't Speak German,' a podcast confronting white nationalism one asshole at a time.
"This Podcaster Dug Into the World of Neo-Nazis. Now They've Put a Target on Him". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 6 January 2020. Daniel Harper is the co-host of what might be the most important podcast countering the white nationalist movement today.It’s called I Don’t Speak German, and since launching in January it has helped lead people back from the brink of radicalization, drawn plaudits from researchers of violent extremism, and attracted an audience of thousands of regular listeners.
Martin, Nick (6 January 2020). "The wrong house". The Informant. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
"White supremacists target Dexter home by mistake". mlive. Retrieved 6 January 2020. The sheriff’s office said that neither the Sheas, Harper the podcaster nor the Harpers that moved have received direct threats related to their investigation, and that only non-threatening photographs and statements have been shared in connection with the address.
"Dexter family wrongly targeted | The Sun Times News". thesuntimesnews.com. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020. “Knowing the post office couldn’t return it to the sender and thinking hand written likely meant personal and sentimental, I forwarded the letter to the former homeowners,” she said. “It turned out to be a threatening letter of a white supremacist nature. At this point, the Harpers who used to lived at our address let us know what the letter was, that they were in touch with the FBI and we learned that the intended target was in fact another Michigander, also named Daniel E. Harper, who has a podcast designed to unveil and antagonize white supremacist organizations. Apparently they are not amused.”
Club, The A.V. "Inside Conan serves up the nuts-and-bolts of comedy for true late-night dorks". AUX. Retrieved 6 January 2020. What is most surprising about I Don’t Speak German is just how much cringe comedy is involved in the lives of these racists.

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[1] Harper, Daniel. "about @danieleharper". Retrieved 6 January 2020. Co-host, 'I Don't Speak German,' a podcast confronting white nationalism one asshole at a time.

[thed_This-2] "This Podcaster Dug Into the World of Neo-Nazis. Now They've Put a Target on Him". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 6 January 2020. Daniel Harper is the co-host of what might be the most important podcast countering the white nationalist movement today.It’s called I Don’t Speak German, and since launching in January it has helped lead people back from the brink of radicalization, drawn plaudits from researchers of violent extremism, and attracted an audience of thousands of regular listeners.

[martin1-3] Martin, Nick (6 January 2020). "The wrong house". The Informant. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

[mliv_Whit-4] "White supremacists target Dexter home by mistake". mlive. Retrieved 6 January 2020. The sheriff’s office said that neither the Sheas, Harper the podcaster nor the Harpers that moved have received direct threats related to their investigation, and that only non-threatening photographs and statements have been shared in connection with the address.

[thes_Dext-5] "Dexter family wrongly targeted | The Sun Times News". thesuntimesnews.com. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020. “Knowing the post office couldn’t return it to the sender and thinking hand written likely meant personal and sentimental, I forwarded the letter to the former homeowners,” she said. “It turned out to be a threatening letter of a white supremacist nature. At this point, the Harpers who used to lived at our address let us know what the letter was, that they were in touch with the FBI and we learned that the intended target was in fact another Michigander, also named Daniel E. Harper, who has a podcast designed to unveil and antagonize white supremacist organizations. Apparently they are not amused.”

[aux._Insi-6] Club, The A.V. "Inside Conan serves up the nuts-and-bolts of comedy for true late-night dorks". AUX. Retrieved 6 January 2020. What is most surprising about I Don’t Speak German is just how much cringe comedy is involved in the lives of these racists.