Heath Druzin
@hdruzin.bsky.social
Journalist, podcaster. Host & creator of Extremely American, podcast series looking at the intersection of extremist movements & mainstream politics. Season 2 is an inside look at Christian nationalism https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510381/extremely-american
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Heath Druzin
@hdruzin.bsky.social
· May 19
Extremely American Season 2 is over 900k downloads. Big thanks to my team @RadioDawson & Morgan Springer + @KBSX915 & @NPR for another great season & everyone who has taken the time to listen. & we're not done, so stay tuned! Oh & if you haven't listened: www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
Vote! Vote vote vote! Democracy doesn’t democratize itself, as we’re certainly finding out.
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Vote! Vote vote vote! Democracy doesn’t democratize itself, as we’re certainly finding out.
Postcard from The Greatest Country In The World™️
Multiple accounts on ICE Watch Facebook pages are reporting that agents pulled a couple out of their vehicle in Aurora, Illinois, arrested them, and then abandoned the couple’s toddler in the backseat.
October 31, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Postcard from The Greatest Country In The World™️
Good to see GM is formalizing what so many drivers already do.
General Motors, the 100-year-old car company that has struggled with its expensive modernization efforts, plans to offer Americans hands-free driving and the freedom to watch a movie on the go. https://cnn.it/4o7pdrc
October 23, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Good to see GM is formalizing what so many drivers already do.
I'm a little behind on this, but at least she didn't also use a colon, I guess.
Local legislator displays the importance of kerning
October 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I'm a little behind on this, but at least she didn't also use a colon, I guess.
I totally missed this somehow, but Extremely American got a silver Signal Award for Limited Series & Specials
News & Politics. As always, super grateful to my team, James Dawson, Morgan Springer & @KBSX915 www.signalaward.com/winners/deta...
News & Politics. As always, super grateful to my team, James Dawson, Morgan Springer & @KBSX915 www.signalaward.com/winners/deta...
Signal Award Winner - Signal Awards
The Signal Awards seeks to honor and celebrate the people and content that raise the bar for podcasting.Luminaries and leaders within the industry will judge Shows, Limited Series & Specials, Individu...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I totally missed this somehow, but Extremely American got a silver Signal Award for Limited Series & Specials
News & Politics. As always, super grateful to my team, James Dawson, Morgan Springer & @KBSX915 www.signalaward.com/winners/deta...
News & Politics. As always, super grateful to my team, James Dawson, Morgan Springer & @KBSX915 www.signalaward.com/winners/deta...
What a sell for these potential European refugees: come to America, where healthcare isn’t a right and we have way more violent crime! Bonus: free school shooter training for your kids! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
What a sell for these potential European refugees: come to America, where healthcare isn’t a right and we have way more violent crime! Bonus: free school shooter training for your kids! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Excited to be here to accept our best podcast award on behalf of my amazing Extremely American team, @radiodawson.bsky.social , Morgan Springer & @boisestatepublicradio.org
October 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Excited to be here to accept our best podcast award on behalf of my amazing Extremely American team, @radiodawson.bsky.social , Morgan Springer & @boisestatepublicradio.org
So, this is both amusing & scary at a time like this. @brandendurst unblocked me to post this & then immediately blocked me again, as a coward would do. It’s funny because I guess I live rent-free in his head. But it’s also absurd & reckless at this time of political violence.
September 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
So, this is both amusing & scary at a time like this. @brandendurst unblocked me to post this & then immediately blocked me again, as a coward would do. It’s funny because I guess I live rent-free in his head. But it’s also absurd & reckless at this time of political violence.
Political violence is being normalized in America and that should be terrifying to everyone, regardless of political views. The Charlie Kirk shooting is just the latest in a string of escalating attacks.
September 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Political violence is being normalized in America and that should be terrifying to everyone, regardless of political views. The Charlie Kirk shooting is just the latest in a string of escalating attacks.
Turns out serial plagiarist Benny Johnson, paid by Russian money, also lied about made-up crimes to make DC seem more dangerous. He’s got a seat at White House briefings. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/b...
He Plagiarized and Promoted Falsehoods. The White House Embraces Him.
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Turns out serial plagiarist Benny Johnson, paid by Russian money, also lied about made-up crimes to make DC seem more dangerous. He’s got a seat at White House briefings. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/b...
My big reveal today is that I'm on @revealnews.org today. Reported a segment for a show all about how the proposed Trump cuts to the National Park Service could have dramatic effects on public lands. Find it on your local @npr.org affiliate or right here revealnews.org/podcast/nati...
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting
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August 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My big reveal today is that I'm on @revealnews.org today. Reported a segment for a show all about how the proposed Trump cuts to the National Park Service could have dramatic effects on public lands. Find it on your local @npr.org affiliate or right here revealnews.org/podcast/nati...
Helping wildfires to own the libs:
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2 firefighters battling Washington state wildfire arrested by Border Patrol
A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol operation at the site of a wildfire on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula sparked condemnation by Sen. Patty Murray.
apnews.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Helping wildfires to own the libs:
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Got some reporting coming up on this particular service. Stay tuned …
On this day in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, officially creating the National Park Service to protect and preserve America’s natural wonders and historic treasures “for the enjoyment of this and future generations.”
August 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Got some reporting coming up on this particular service. Stay tuned …
Nothing makes me feel safer than ICE jailing a decorated veteran who uses a wheelchair and has two small children. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
WA congressional candidate’s husband, a military veteran, taken into ICE custody
A veteran, married to a congressional candidate, was detained by ICE in Washington.
www.yahoo.com
August 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Nothing makes me feel safer than ICE jailing a decorated veteran who uses a wheelchair and has two small children. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Hey all, this is me! Catch me on Science Friday today on your local NPR station to talk about 30 years of wolf reintroduction in the West. 1:06pm Mountain Time for my Idaho folks.
Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🐺☀️🎧
August 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Hey all, this is me! Catch me on Science Friday today on your local NPR station to talk about 30 years of wolf reintroduction in the West. 1:06pm Mountain Time for my Idaho folks.
Here more about this case, plus the wild history and precarious present of wolves in the new podcast Howl, from me, Clark Corbin, @boisestatepublicradio.org & @idahocapitalsun.com. www.npr.org/podcast/fis-...
August 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Here more about this case, plus the wild history and precarious present of wolves in the new podcast Howl, from me, Clark Corbin, @boisestatepublicradio.org & @idahocapitalsun.com. www.npr.org/podcast/fis-...
Idaho governor & legislature like to tout their fiscal responsibility but they just mismanaged themselves into this disastrous own goal. Nice reporting @radiodawson.bsky.social
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Gov. Little orders 3% budget cuts across state government while touting strong economy
Gov. Brad Little is ordering all state agencies except for K-12 education to cut their budgets by 3%.
www.boisestatepublicradio.org
August 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Idaho governor & legislature like to tout their fiscal responsibility but they just mismanaged themselves into this disastrous own goal. Nice reporting @radiodawson.bsky.social
www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...
www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...
Holy moly, Extremely American won a national Edward R. Murrow Award for best podcast. Got the best team in the biz - James Dawson & Morgan Springer & awesome partners in @boisestatepublicradio.org & @npr.org. &, of course, check out the pod if you haven't - it's free! www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
August 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Holy moly, Extremely American won a national Edward R. Murrow Award for best podcast. Got the best team in the biz - James Dawson & Morgan Springer & awesome partners in @boisestatepublicradio.org & @npr.org. &, of course, check out the pod if you haven't - it's free! www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
Catch me on 1A from @npr.org @wamu.org today at 11am ET for a deep dive on wolves and check out my podcast Howl that Clark Corbin & I reported for @boisestatepublicradio.org @idahocapitalsun.com. It's free & pretty awesome, if I may say so myself. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/podcast/howl
Howl
In Howl, host Heath Druzin and reporter Clark Corbin track the dramatic, controversial return of wolves to the Rockies — and the fierce battle still raging over their place in the wild.Projects like t...
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August 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Catch me on 1A from @npr.org @wamu.org today at 11am ET for a deep dive on wolves and check out my podcast Howl that Clark Corbin & I reported for @boisestatepublicradio.org @idahocapitalsun.com. It's free & pretty awesome, if I may say so myself. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/podcast/howl
Secretary of Defense fist-pumping a pastor who thinks women shouldn’t have right to vote & slavery wasn’t so terrible. Would be curious to hear from women & POC in the military & at the Pentagon. Hear more about the pastor in my podcast, Extremely American www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
August 8, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Secretary of Defense fist-pumping a pastor who thinks women shouldn’t have right to vote & slavery wasn’t so terrible. Would be curious to hear from women & POC in the military & at the Pentagon. Hear more about the pastor in my podcast, Extremely American www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
One of the peaceful tourists I’ve heard so much about
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
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August 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
One of the peaceful tourists I’ve heard so much about
In my podcast Howl - www.npr.org/podcast/fis-... - we talk in depth about this phenomenon while backpacking in Yellowstone w the biologist who put wolves back in the park. It's free and everywhere you get podcasts @boisestatepublicradio.org @idahocapitalsun.com www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Since wolves’ return, Yellowstone’s aspens are recovering, study finds
The researchers found a 152-fold increase in sapling and young-tree density.
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August 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
In my podcast Howl - www.npr.org/podcast/fis-... - we talk in depth about this phenomenon while backpacking in Yellowstone w the biologist who put wolves back in the park. It's free and everywhere you get podcasts @boisestatepublicradio.org @idahocapitalsun.com www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Shutting down Congress to avoid transparency on a child sex trafficking ring is quite a look.
BREAKING:
Mike Johnson just canceled votes for Thursday and is sending the House home early for summer recess in order to shut down Democratic efforts to demand more votes on releasing the Epstein files.
Mike Johnson just canceled votes for Thursday and is sending the House home early for summer recess in order to shut down Democratic efforts to demand more votes on releasing the Epstein files.
July 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Shutting down Congress to avoid transparency on a child sex trafficking ring is quite a look.
This is a disaster for democracy. www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/new-...
New report maps a “severe” shortage of local journalists in the U.S.
The report from Rebuild Local News and Muck Rack finds that more than 1,000 counties — one out of three in the nation — do not have the equivalent of even one full-time local journalist.
www.niemanlab.org
July 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This is a disaster for democracy. www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/new-...
This is important. By leaving, NPR gave us an organic experiment in Twitter’s utility for news orgs and it turns out it’s pretty useless.
“.. traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter ..”
@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
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@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
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July 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is important. By leaving, NPR gave us an organic experiment in Twitter’s utility for news orgs and it turns out it’s pretty useless.