U.S. News

Charlottesville From the Inside, Truther Episode 18

PODCAST

The Huffington Post's Chris Matthias talks in depth about his harrowing weekend in Charlottesville.

170817_podcast_truther_Charlottesville_s4guxu
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast

If you saw a video of a extremists becoming violent in Charlottesville this weekend that was too difficult to watch, Chris Matthias probably witnessed it firsthand.

On this week’s Truther, hosts Erin Gloria Ryan and Ben Collins talk to Huffington Post national reporter Chris Matthias, who has spent the last year covering white nationalists and neo-Nazis as they took over towns like Gettysburg.

When they marched on Charlottesville on Friday and Saturday, Chris saw it devolve into chaos. He describes his harrowing weekend in detail, and talks about how he’s moving past it.

ADVERTISEMENT

Produced by Elizabeth Brockway.

Download and listen in iTunes.

Listen on Soundcloud: