How much can you trust a leader who's fueled by hate? And what would you do if they asked you to do something illegal? in In this episode, we learn more about Cole Tyler, the FBI undercover agent, embedded inside a dangerous hate group, who has broken ranks and contacted a journalist for help. What drives him to keep going? Where is he from? And....most importantly, why did Doc just ask him if he knows how to torture?

This gripping episode will end with an interesting twist. A detail that will make an already unsettling situation for Cole even more dangerous.

Faction: Infiltrating hate is a fiction serial podcast derived from actual historical events.

For more information about the show and additional details not in the podcast, visit Ethan's Substack, Faction Report, at www.factionreport.com. You can also follow on social media @factionreport.

Music:

Show opening / theme: Sunrise by Nat Keefe

Episode Music:

Heartbeat of the Wind by Asher Fulero

Between The Spaces by The Soundlings

Glacier by Chris Haugen

Caverns by Density and Time

Wind Marching For Rain by Puddle of Infinity

Spooked by Mini Vandals

Show outro: I'm Giving Up by Everet Almond

In May of 2025, Ethan Fox, a freelance investigative journalist, was contacted by FBI undercover agent, Cole Tyler, who had recently infiltrated the most dangerous hate group in America. The group was operating in Virginia at The Preserve, a 100,000-acre big-game hunting facility filled with over 1,000 wild Russian boar. But why did Cole need Ethan? By contacting a journalist while operating undercover in a case, Cole would most certainly mark the end of his stellar career in the Bureau, however, given what he had just learned, it was the only option he had remaining. Unfortunately for Cole, his problems were just beginning.

Faction is a fiction serial podcast, written and produced by Ethan Fox in an investigative journalism style. The first season is titled The Preserve. You can find the show wherever you get your podcasts, and you can learn more at www.factionreport.com or on social at @factionreport.

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