For The Love of Gar: A Conversation With Scott Payne
Release Date: 05/09/2025
For The Love of Gar: A Conversation With Scott Payne
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Welcome back to The Glitterpill Podcast, your go-to for high-stakes insight, psychological subversion, and resilience in the age of narrative warfare. I’m your host, Samantha Kutner.
Today’s episode is essential listening for intel nerds, NATO analysts, and anyone tracking how domestic extremists are syncing up with foreign disinformation ops like it’s a blacksite LAN party.
Our guest? The legendary Agent Pale Horse himself—Scott Payne, a retired FBI undercover operative who infiltrated America’s most dangerous white supremacist groups. His story is the subject of White Hot Hate (CBC, Season Two) and the new memoir Code Name: Pale Horse: How I Went Undercover to Expose America’s Nazis.
This episode is a blueprint—for understanding accelerationist networks, for recognizing the seductive logic of hate, and for creating meaningful off-ramps.
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🎵 Bonus: Scott Payne's Musical Side
Yes, you read that right. Scott is also a musician. Enjoy his cover of “Simple Man”, featuring Jonathan S. Hendrix (acoustic) and Casey Hauschildt (lead guitar).
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