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Portland-based anti-fascist Sean Kealiher was killed in 2019, months before the uprising that would bring Portland international attention. Nearly two years later, his homicide remains unsolved. His mother, Laura, believes she hasn't received justice because of police hatred for her son and his politics. Dying For A Fight, the second installment in Somethin’ Else’s Fault Line series, goes in search of answers: What happened the night Sean was killed? Why have no arrests been made? Who are the Americans living at the political extremes? And how did things escalate from Portland to the Capitol? This show is a co-production with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Listen now to new episodes of The Fault Line: Dying for a Fight every Monday wherever you get your podcasts! Season 1 of The Fault Line: Bush, Blair and Iraq, is also available to view on this platform. On September 11th 2001, as he faced incalculable losses after the terrorist attacks that day, President George W Bush made a call to his greatest international ally: British Prime Minister Tony Blair. 18 months later, Bush and Blair led a coalition into a war that went horribly wrong. David Dimbleby, one of the BBC’s best known news hosts and reporters, takes us back to those crucial 18 months. Talking to prime ministers, politicians, spies and weapons inspectors he asks how and why we came to invade Iraq. And as we experience an era of lies and mistrust - did the events of 17 years ago set the stage for the world we live in now? This is a Somethin' Else production.

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Dying For A Fight | 1. The Death of Sean Kealiher

2021/09/13

Sean Kealiher was killed on Oct 12, 2019, near a popular bar for Portland’s antifascist scene. An SUV ran him over and crashed outside the Democratic Party of Oregon office. Gunshots rang out through the night, and whoever was driving fled the scene, leaving the vehicle behind. Now, almost two years later, his mother Laura Kealiher is demanding police answer why his killing remains unsolved. This is a Somethin' Else and Oregon Public Broadcast production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dying For A Fight | 2. A Fight Brews

2021/09/20

Portland, Oregon, had been a hotbed for political clashes between the far left and the far right for years before 2020. Sean Kealiher was among the people who regularly took to the streets to fight — sometimes physically — with people who opposed Black Lives Matter and other social justice movements. We look at who was in the streets leading up to one of the most significant years in American protests. This is a Somethin' Else and Oregon Public Broadcast production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dying For A Fight | 3. It’s a Conspiracy

2021/09/27

Oregon’s long history of racism was what brought Sean Kealiher and so many protesters like him to the streets. The fights between anti-racist skinheads and neo-Nazis in the 80s and 90s set the stage for Portland to found America’s first official Antifa chapter. And Laura Kealiher says the way police are intertwined with those past fights makes her skeptical they will ever solve Sean’s homicide. This is a Somethin' Else and Oregon Public Broadcast production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dying For A Fight | 4. This Isn't a Game

2021/10/04

When Sean Kealiher and his friend Micah Fletcher began confronting racists in their community, neither one could have predicted the consequences. In 2017, Micah would nearly lose his life when he was attacked on a Portland train as he defended two teenage girls from a racist tirade. Now, he reflects on how he was lauded as a hero while his friend Sean was treated as a thug for doing the same things. This is a Somethin' Else and Oregon Public Broadcasting production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dying For A Fight | 5. It’s Personal

2021/10/11

After Sean Kealiher was killed, his mother Laura was subjected to brutal harassment from conservative trolls at her home and online—and it was Sean’s antifascist friends who provided her security, not the Portland police. Meanwhile, we ask the former head of police detectives in Portland why there has been no progress in solving Sean’s homicide. This is a Somethin' Else and Oregon Public Broadcasting production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dying For A Fight | 6. Summer 2020

2021/10/18

The uprising of Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 swept the country. As many as 1 in 10 adult Americans attended a protest. They got a taste of the world Sean Kealiher had been inhabiting for years before he was killed. And in Portland, the culture war over race and politics would turn deadly. This is a Somethin' Else and Oregon Public Broadcasting production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dying For A Fight | 7. Life Is Cheaper

2021/10/25

In some ways, Sean Kealiher’s homicide has remained a mystery because people closest to him have long declined to talk publicly about what happened the night he was killed. For the first time ever, two antifascists who were with Sean the night of his homicide tell their side of the story. This is a Somethin' Else and Oregon Public Broadcasting production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dying For A Fight | 8. Who Gets Justice

2021/11/01

Laura Kealiher doesn’t believe the state has made a good faith effort to solve Sean’s case. We attempt to get answers from Portland’s progressive district attorney. And, we uncover a new witness who raises questions about why this case is still unsolved. This is a Somethin' Else and Oregon Public Broadcasting production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dying For A Fight | 9. No Justice No Peace

2021/11/08

After the largest year of protests in recent memory, an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and sometimes deadly fights between political factions at the fringes of society: What has changed? And what are the consequences of government inaction? This is a Somethin' Else and Oregon Public Broadcasting production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1: The Truth Shall Set You Free

2020/09/29

Was there a chance to stop the 2003 invasion of Iraq before it even began? In February 2003 CIA agent Bill Murray chased a high level, top secret new source across the middle east. Bill was looking for a piece of information so valuable he might be able to use it to stop a war. A Somethin' Else Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2: Up The Arse Of The White House

2020/10/06

How did Bush and Blair get so close? We go back to the late 90s and hear how British Ambassador in Washington Christopher Meyer carried out Blair’s instruction to ‘get up the arse of the White House and stay there’. Meyer tries to find out what Bush’s position is on foreign policy and gets to know the influential group of conservatives advising him. They’re known as the neocons. A Somethin' Else Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3: Shoulder To Shoulder

2020/10/13

On September 11th 2001 the world changes in an instant. George Bush calls his greatest international ally, Tony Blair, and the two leaders stand shoulder to shoulder. But where and how should they strike back? A team of intrepid reporters in Washington investigates why the Bush administration is turning its attention towards Saddam Hussein and Iraq. A Somethin' Else Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Read The Fault Line: Dying for a Fight podcast reviews

4.5 out of 5

241 reviews

A nameless hack 2021/12/16

Gripping

Having lived in Portland since 1985, I’ve been witness to the unfolding political drama that has happened here since then. This podcast was eye-openin...

Mitch Coos 2021/11/23

S2 is good

The season about Sean K in portland is well done. Sergio Olmos is a great host.

Biznana 2021/11/16

Very well done

Excellent reporting of a tragic unsolved murder in its historical, political, and personal context. Provides true insight about the current political ...

ian yancey 2021/11/23

Unbalanced

The show itself is produced very well. But I can’t wrap my head around the defund the police/ we want the police to solve this rhetoric. Witnesses at ...

alicemerry 2021/11/09

Excellent!

An fascinating deep dive into what has been happening on the streets of Portland for the past few years. Really appreciate this show.

DaisyScov 2021/11/08

Good podcast

I think this podcast was well done and told a perspective that I didn’t have much insight to. However I do not understand the view of wanting some ju...

cmbfrompdx 2021/11/07

Highly recommend this podcast

Sergio Olmos and team do a remarkable review and analysis of what happened with Portland protests in 2020. Very engaging and eye opening.

Musickmagick 2021/11/04

Good job Sergio.

This is great investigative reporting, he put in the work and got answers.

Fricorfrac 2021/10/14

On the whole

Compelling but on the whole, I find this coverage unbalanced. There’s plenty of problems at both extremes and the amount of damage done to downtown P...

mr smackin 2021/11/03

Smack

The good is, this is well presented. Sergio is clear and does well presenting the story. The content is questionable. Very biased, from one extreme ...

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