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Ekpyrosis Press on the Radio

On January 28th, 2026, Ekpyrosis Press author, Dustin J. Byrd, discussed his book, The Dark Charisma of Donald Trump: Political Psychology and the MAGA Movement, on 990WBOB The Compass out of Rhode Island. He was joined by the host of The Compass, Kevin M. DeJesus, for their conversation on why political psychology is the most effective tool to understand the presidency of Donald Trump and his faithful devotees.

If you would like to listen to the program or download it, see 990WBOB’s The Compass here: The Psychology of MAGA

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The Authoritarian Threat to Democracy, with Rudolf J. Siebert

Ekpyrosis Press’ Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Dustin J. Byrd, sat down with the critical theorist of religion and society, Rudolf J. Siebert, to discuss the ongoing threat to democracy by authoritarian movements and leaders. The discourse was also sponsored by the Institute for Critical Social Theory.