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RadioEd is a biweekly podcast created by the DU Newsroom that taps into the ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥â€™s deep pool of bright brains to explore new takes on today’s top stories.Ìý

The United StatesÌýfacesÌýa growing threat ofÌýdomestic extremism, embodied by the Jan. 6 attackÌýon the U.S. Capitol. We wanted to know what it actually means to be an extremist. Is a certain type of person drawn to extremism? What convinces someone to join an extremist group? And how might our own friends or neighbors go down that path? Rachel Nielsen is the director of the Colorado Resilience Collaborative, which focuses onÌýcombatingÌýviolent extremism. She sheds some lightÌýon theseÌýquestions and more.

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