Antifascist Dad Podcast UNLOCK 17.1 Understanding the Boys and Men of 4Chan w/ Dale Beran pt 2
I'm back with Part 2 of my conversation with Dale Beran, turning to what happened to the people he followed while reporting on early 4chan, and what it means to grow out of a life shaped by anonymous online worlds.
Some were able to step away as their offline lives improved, but others remained tied to screens in cycles of addiction.
I also share how Dale’s work has helped me talk with my own kids about online culture, bullying, and the attention economy, as a form of inoculation against extremism and despair.
This episode ends with an informal report on how conversations about online spaces are going in this antifascist house.
Notes:
All theme music by the amazing www.kalliemarie.com.
Antifascist Dad: Urgent Conversations with Young People in Chaotic Times (North Atlantic Books, April 2026).
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