Katie Christine Gaddini
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About Katie
Gaddini's research focuses on religion, gender and politics in America. Her book on right-wing Christian women and American politics from 1970-present comes out in summer 2026. It's based on eight years of in-depth, on-the-ground research. Her expertise includes American politics broadly, gender, religion and politics, Christian Nationalism, and right-wing women globally. She has written for the San Francisco Chronicle, the LA Review of Books, the Hill and TIME magazine. She's given expert opinion to outlets in 11 countries, including publications like the New York Times, the BBC, NPR, and ABC News.
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No Jargon Podcast
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Explores how capitalism, Christianity, and conservatism are brought together and branded for youth in the US.
Interrogates the relationship between Christianity, race and politics in the US through 'defensive racism' — a multi-modal form of anti-Black racism that displaces racism, denies its existence toward Black Americans, and deflects racism away from white people.