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
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.
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...
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...
Idaho state senator casually floating conspiracy theories, leaving out that the shooter grew up around guns and knew how to use them and was into Nazis. Also, as a state senator why float these questions on X instead of picking up the phone?
July 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Idaho state senator casually floating conspiracy theories, leaving out that the shooter grew up around guns and knew how to use them and was into Nazis. Also, as a state senator why float these questions on X instead of picking up the phone?
"After all, this is the guy who tried to kill my dad." - George W. Bush right before invading Iraq.
June 22, 2025 at 5:03 AM
"After all, this is the guy who tried to kill my dad." - George W. Bush right before invading Iraq.
There were about 10 people at the Hetero Awesomeness Fest this afternoon, with a band playing to literally no one in front of the stage. Was the same yesterday. It was organized by far-right hangout Old State Saloon & it appears Boise said “heter-no.”
June 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
There were about 10 people at the Hetero Awesomeness Fest this afternoon, with a band playing to literally no one in front of the stage. Was the same yesterday. It was organized by far-right hangout Old State Saloon & it appears Boise said “heter-no.”
It's wild how many hot takes there are opposing a holiday that literally celebrates the end of slavery.
June 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It's wild how many hot takes there are opposing a holiday that literally celebrates the end of slavery.
In which the President of the United States discovers for the first time the war in Ukraine.
May 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
In which the President of the United States discovers for the first time the war in Ukraine.
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...
May 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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...
Another award for my awesome podcast team, @RadioDawson & Morgan Springer: Extremely American (from @boisestatepublicradio.org & @npr.org) won a regional Edward R. Murrow Award. If you haven't listened to our inside look at Christian Nationalism, you can find it here: www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
May 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Another award for my awesome podcast team, @RadioDawson & Morgan Springer: Extremely American (from @boisestatepublicradio.org & @npr.org) won a regional Edward R. Murrow Award. If you haven't listened to our inside look at Christian Nationalism, you can find it here: www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
The guy leading the charge against the Pride flag at Boise city hall is a virulent anti-Semite who likes to dress in brown face & drag for stunts & says he’s interested in The Turner Diaries, a bloody race war novel that’s inspired numerous violent neo-Nazis #idpol
May 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The guy leading the charge against the Pride flag at Boise city hall is a virulent anti-Semite who likes to dress in brown face & drag for stunts & says he’s interested in The Turner Diaries, a bloody race war novel that’s inspired numerous violent neo-Nazis #idpol
Honored that Extremely American is a finalist for the Scripps Howard Journalism Awards for Excellence in Audio Storytelling. Super proud of my team, @radiodawson.bsky.social and Morgan Springer. Learn more at scripps.com/fund/journal... @SH_Awards & check out the pod here www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
April 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Honored that Extremely American is a finalist for the Scripps Howard Journalism Awards for Excellence in Audio Storytelling. Super proud of my team, @radiodawson.bsky.social and Morgan Springer. Learn more at scripps.com/fund/journal... @SH_Awards & check out the pod here www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
We just shot past 800k downloads for Season 2 of Extremely American (nearly 850k, actually)! Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to listen. If you haven't listened to my inside look at Christian Nationalism, check it out here for the low low price of free: www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
April 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We just shot past 800k downloads for Season 2 of Extremely American (nearly 850k, actually)! Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to listen. If you haven't listened to my inside look at Christian Nationalism, check it out here for the low low price of free: www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
Strangely, the free speech absolutist crowd is not supporting the guy being deported for speech.
March 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Strangely, the free speech absolutist crowd is not supporting the guy being deported for speech.
If you are calling for a president to ignore a Supreme Court ruling, you are against the Constitution. And you can have that opinion, of course, but you should be honest about what you're saying. If presidents can ignore SCOTUS, the Constitution is done and we have a king.
March 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If you are calling for a president to ignore a Supreme Court ruling, you are against the Constitution. And you can have that opinion, of course, but you should be honest about what you're saying. If presidents can ignore SCOTUS, the Constitution is done and we have a king.
The Oprah economic model: "You get a recession and you get a recession and you get a recession ... everybody gets a recession!!!!"
March 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The Oprah economic model: "You get a recession and you get a recession and you get a recession ... everybody gets a recession!!!!"
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March 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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The guy making major govt decisions right now just retweeted Idaho white supremacist Vincent James. James was active in Rise Above Movement, who were fond of the neo-Nazi slogan “14 words.” What the SA politician is saying is disgusting but you don’t need Foxx to make that point.
February 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The guy making major govt decisions right now just retweeted Idaho white supremacist Vincent James. James was active in Rise Above Movement, who were fond of the neo-Nazi slogan “14 words.” What the SA politician is saying is disgusting but you don’t need Foxx to make that point.
Political activist Casey Whalen and some others on Idaho’s far right are becoming increasingly openly anti-Semitic. He also does work for white nationalist Dave Reilly, who has a long history of anti-semitism and a key role in the deadly Charlottesville United the Right rally.
January 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Political activist Casey Whalen and some others on Idaho’s far right are becoming increasingly openly anti-Semitic. He also does work for white nationalist Dave Reilly, who has a long history of anti-semitism and a key role in the deadly Charlottesville United the Right rally.
What JD Vance is saying & the Pizzagate guy is excited about are pretty common Christian nationalist talking points about immigration I've heard from CN leaders. A lot of the folks who make those talking points also don't consider Catholics real Christians (Vance is Catholic).
January 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
What JD Vance is saying & the Pizzagate guy is excited about are pretty common Christian nationalist talking points about immigration I've heard from CN leaders. A lot of the folks who make those talking points also don't consider Catholics real Christians (Vance is Catholic).
What did the Fraternal Order of Police think was gonna happen when they endorsed the guy who said very clearly he was going to pardon people who viciously assaulted cops while trying to overthrow the government? Are they surprised? He did what he said he would do.
January 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
What did the Fraternal Order of Police think was gonna happen when they endorsed the guy who said very clearly he was going to pardon people who viciously assaulted cops while trying to overthrow the government? Are they surprised? He did what he said he would do.
Hard to overstate how important it is to many on the right to use these two words as insults without people getting upset. I see this sentiment all the time - there are even memes devoted to it. Super important to put down gay people and those with developmental disabilities.
January 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Hard to overstate how important it is to many on the right to use these two words as insults without people getting upset. I see this sentiment all the time - there are even memes devoted to it. Super important to put down gay people and those with developmental disabilities.
January 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM