How to Survive this Mess | by Andrea Pitzer | Episode 1 | Next Comes What

What history tells us about what comes next, and what to do about it. Read the article that inspired this episode: https://degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/swept-into-the-flood Subscribe to follow and support this podcast: https://degenerateart.beehiiv.com/subscribe Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/next-comes-what/id1779885475 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7lUaIWeKl0oET2DJVTWhy4 From the moment election results started rolling in, people have been wondering how bad life will get during a second Trump Administration. A decade ago, Andrea Pitzer went around the world to talk to people who had survived authoritarian rule, in order to write the first comprehensive history of concentration camps, ONE LONG NIGHT. In this first episode of Next Comes What, recorded three days after the election, she talks about different ways that authoritarians have come to power, how Trump's rise relates to them, the real danger we're now in, some good news about why it won't all go the way Trump is planning, four areas where we'll likely see aggressive measures in January 2025, and a long list of ways (large and small!) for you to use the next two months to protect yourself and help preserve democracy. 00:00 - Introduction 01:25 - Concrete Ways to Think About Now 03:07 - Nazi Germany Example 04:37 - Chilean Coup Example 05:45 - Putin Returns Example 07:20 - These Examples Applied to Trump 14:40 - The U.S. Has Done This Before 16:50 - The Good News 26:30 - A Massive Backlash is Possible