Ever get the feeling that someone in your circle isn't who they say they are? What did you do about it? Our first episode begins when Ethan Fox, a freelance investigative journalist, gets a random text from an unknown number asking him to download an encrypted voice app. Reluctantly, he follows directions. Ten minutes later, his phone rings. Cole Tyler, FBI undercover agent, currently inside one of the most dangerous hate groups in America, needs his help. Cole suspects someone in his circle isn't who they say they are.

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

Soft Blossom by Ann Annie

Whole Tone Limbo by Godmode

The Anunnaki Return by Jesse Gallagher

The Six Realms by I Think I Can Help You

Caverns by Density and Time

Spooked by Mini Vandals

Wind Marching For Rain by Puddle of Infinity

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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