Episode 4.8: Antisemitism in America: The Stories Behind the NumbersReleased on April 22, 2025, ADL’s 2024 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents tabulated 9,354 antisemitic incidents of harassment, vandalism and assault across the U.S.—the highest number recorded since ADL began tracking these incidents in 1979. In this episode of extremely, Oren and Jessica sit down with three of ADL’s Regional Directors for a closer look at how antisemitism is manifesting in communities…
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Episode 4.7ADL's annual Never Is Now summit took place in early March 2025 in New York City, and extremely™ was there for a live taping. In this episode, hosts Oren Segal and Jessica Reaves weighed in on the funding of extremism, the online cultures of violence and where the lines between misogyny and extremism begin to blur. Plus, they opened up the floor to questions from the show's listeners. extremely™ is a podcast from the ADL Center on Extremism. Sign up for our weekly…
Episode 4.6On this inaugural episode of extremely™ brief, the letter 'A' is for accountability. First, we look at the pardon of approximately 1,500 January 6 insurrectionists, including roughly 200 who were directly convicted of instigating violence against law enforcement that day. Now out of prison, they are free to seek revenge, run for office or possibly just peruse their local library. Meta announced it was removing its agreement with a consortium of fact-checkers in favor of …
Episode 4.5: “Create Just Worlds": Can We Break Extremism's Hold on Gaming?Video games are supposed to be fun and provide players with safe, supportive communities. Unfortunately and unsurprisingly, extremists are ruining gaming for everyone. On this month’s episode of extremely, Oren Segal and Jessica Reaves talk to Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat, Policy Advisor on technology and law at the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights. Rosenblat studies the societal impact of…
Episode 4.4: "We're in Trouble": The 2024 Election and the Rise of DisinformationIn this special election episode of extremely, Oren Segal and Jessica Reaves sit down with not one but two (!!) dis/misinformation experts. Dr. Claire Wardle is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at Cornell University, specializing in user-generated content and misinformation, and Liz Landers is a national correspondent leading the disinformation desk at Scripps News, covering the…
Watch or listen to episode 4.2 where COE sits down with a leading expert on Hezbollah and Hamas for a deep dive into the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Episode 4.1: "I Can't Explain How I'm Here": A Nova Survivor's StoryWelcome back, listeners – and now, newly minted viewers! – to a new season of extremely. Oren Segal and Jessica Reaves start Season 4 with an unforgettable interview with Chen Almog, who survived the October 7 attack on the Nova Music Festival in Israel. She describes that horrific day and how she's coping with the aftermath. Also, a discussion of Suno GAI's extremist problem and escalating anti-Israel…
Listen to episode 3.8 where COE experts reflect on a truly bizarre celebration of Women’s History Month and work that led to the arrest of a white supremacist.
Listen to episode 3.7 to hear freewheeling, thoughtful conversation about Israeli-Palestinian identity with Nuseir Yassin and Alex Dwek of Nas Company.
Episode 3.6: Money, Misogyny and Mayhem
In this episode of extremely, Oren Segal and Jessica Reaves have a little something for everyone. We’re talking Houthi terrorists, Men’s Rights Activists and how extremists use cryptocurrency exchanges – the last with COE’s Extremism Funding Investigator, Mark Dwyer.
In the second half of the episode, we’re joined by Shannon Hiller, who helms Princeton University’s Bridging Divides Initiative, for a frank…
In our final episode of 2023, Oren Segal and Jessica Reaves look back at some of the developments in hate and extremism we wish would end along with the year
Listen to episode 3.4 to hear the hosts consider the (partial) demise of Omegle, hype COE’s Hate Symbols Database and talk with COE mis/disinformation analyst.
Listen to episode 3.3 where we hear from two women advocating for family, taken hostage by Hamas.
Listen to episode 3.2 where COE experts talk about white supremacists hijacking anti-Israel rhetoric and the spike in antisemitic incidents since the Israel-Hamas war.
Listen to episode 3.1 where COE experts talk swatting, white supremacist activity, and speak with author Michael Rothschild.
Remarks by Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO, ADL February 02, 2022
February 2, 2022
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Katko, Members of the Committee, good morning. I am Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director of ADL, the Anti-Defamation League, the oldest anti-hate organization in America. It is an honor to appear before you today to address the current terrorism landscape and the dire threat that extremists pose to the United States.
Since 1913, ADL has worked to stop the…
December 14, 2021
Thank you, Attorney General Racine, Delegate Norton, and Councilmember Charles Allen, for having me here today along with Joanna Lydgate of States United.
ADL is the oldest anti-hate organization in the world and we truly are honored to work with you on this landmark lawsuit on behalf of the District of Columbia against the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and more than 30 individuals who coordinated an act of domestic terrorism against our democracy.
We…
New ADL Finding Hints at Much Broader Failure of Enforcement by Facebook by: David Andrew Weinberg | November 17, 2021 In the wake of a whistleblower complaint, Facebook has come under criticism for failing to take adequate measures to address hate speech on its platform. ADL has repeatedly noted that the company relies too heavily on artificial intelligence to manage hateful content, and that instead, social media companies such as Facebook need to step up enforcement at scale and by design,…
October 13, 2021 Remarks by Oren Segal,
Vice President, ADL Center on Extremism
as delivered -- (Full written testimony here)
To the U.S. House of Representatives
House Committee on Veteran Affairs
Washington, DC | Oct. 13, 2021
Chairman Takano, Ranking Member Bost, Members of the Committee:
On behalf of the Anti-Defamation League - ADL - I appreciate the opportunity to discuss the landscape of domestic extremism and related efforts to recruit and attract veterans. …
September 09, 2021 By Greg Ehrie , Vice President of Law Enforcement & Analysis at ADL and former U.S. Air Force officer. This opinion piece was published on newsweek.com.
Twenty years ago, we witnessed a defining moment in American and world history. The terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 changed a generation and shaped our world like few events ever have, or ever will. With the passing of time, a new generation forges ahead and creates their own future while we commemorate the victims…