Emergency Episode: The Murder of Renée Good and the Rise of the American Death Squad
Published: January 8, 2026
Duration: 28:52
Episode Summary:
In this urgent episode of Explaining History, Nick addresses the breaking news from Minnesota: the execution of 37-year-old Renée Good by ICE agents.
This is not just a news story; it is a historical inflection point. We explore the parallels between the unchecked violence of ICE and the early days of the Nazi SA (Brownshirts) in 1933. When a paramilitary force operates with impunity and state backing, the rule of law collapses.
Nick argues that we cannot separate the history of the 20th century from the crisis of the present. From th...