Dissident Mama, episode 60 (part 1) – Pedro L. Gonzalez

Pedro L. Gonzalez is the former assistant editor of American Greatness and now associate editor at Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture. His articles have appeared in The Washington Times, The Spectator, RealClearPolitics, The Federalist, and others, and he’s been featured on Fox News' “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and “Tucker Carlson Today,” The Hill's “Rising with Krystal & Saagar,” Newsmax’s “Sovereign Nation” with Michelle Malkin, The Daily Caller's “Jorge Ventura Report,” and elsewhere.

Gonzalez also creates Contra: home of his Contra newsletter, his podcast Discourses, and his column Supra Contra. He’s a tough-as-nails truth teller, so be sure to check out Gonzalez’s content, as well as his hot takes on Twitter.

Even though this interview released on July 11, it was conducted on May 27 yet never released. As you will hear, my audio’s quite crunchy in spots, so much so, that I had originally decided not to publish my chat with Gonzalez for fear that it would keep listeners from enjoying the show.

However, because Gonzalez sounds clear as a bell and the talk is really about him and not me, I’ve decided (with his approval) to finally release the episode. Moreover, Gonzalez, who is seemingly the most gracious guy in all of alternative journalism, even granted me a second interview. Thus, what you find here is part 1 of a 2-part series.

In this episode, Gonzalez and I discuss everything from growing up as a first-generation American in rural California, the US as a “civilization in crisis,” the “white shame industry,” and nationalism, to leftism as “inherently imperialistic, the “over-saturation of tragedy,” the importance of capturing local and state governments, and Ukraine.

Articles of interest include: “My Father’s Eyes,” “Servant of the Corrupt,” and “Democrats Are Massive Hypocrites on So-Called 'Great Replacement Theory'” by Gonzalez; Big League Politics’ and Chronicles’ takes on neocon Douglas Murray’s attempt to cancel Gonzalez, and Gonzalez’s breakdown of the events.

Be sure not to miss the followup episode, folks. Not only is our continued conversation an interesting and provocative one, but part 2’s audio is quite seamless all around – easy listening on some pretty hard topics.