In the run up to the 2020 Presidential election, journalist Leah Sottile explored the motivations and agendas of America’s far right for the Radio 4 series Two Minutes Past Nine. Recordings were made against a backdrop of a country that felt te

Episode 10: The Oklahoma Standard

Oct 2nd, 2020 13m 57s

25 years after Timothy McVeigh bombed the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, journalist Leah Sottile investigates the far-right today in a divided and turbulent America.Presenter: Leah SottileProducer: Georgia CattEditor: Philip SellarsNar

Episode 9: Gathering Storm

Oct 1st, 2020 14m 1s

When Timothy McVeigh bombed the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City he believed he was firing the first shot in a revolution that would bring down the American Government. He expected that others would flock to his cause. That didn’t happen. In

Episode 8: Bombs in the desert

Sep 30th, 2020 14m 6s

On April 19th 1995, 26 year old Timothy McVeigh committed the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in American history.In investigating the events that led up to the attack, journalist Leah Sottile learned that at the heart of McVeigh’s story we

Episode 7: The Phone Call

Sep 29th, 2020 14m

25 years on from the largest domestic terror incident in American history, journalist Leah Sottile investigates what made Timothy McVeigh the home-grown terrorist he was. Two weeks before the Oklahoma City Bombing, the FBI learnt that Timothy

Episode 6: The Farm

Sep 28th, 2020 14m 8s

When Timothy Mcveigh bombed the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, he committed the worst act of domestic terrorism in US history. The reasons he gave shocked people around the world. A hatred of the government that was so strong, so vi

Episode 5: The Second April 19th

Sep 21st, 2020 14m 7s

25 years on from the largest domestic terror incident in American history, journalist Leah Sottile and producer Georgia Catt work to understand what made Timothy McVeigh the home-grown terrorist he was – and how that informs what’s unfolding to

Episode 4: Don't Tread on Me

Sep 21st, 2020 14m 2s

Episode 3: Manual of Hatred

Sep 21st, 2020 14m 8s

Episode 2: The First April 19th

Sep 21st, 2020 13m 59s

25 years on from the largest domestic terror incident in American history, journalist Leah Sottile works to understand what made Timothy McVeigh the home-grown terrorist he was – and how that informs what’s unfolding today.In episode 2, April 1

Episode 1: April 19th

Sep 21st, 2020 13m 58s

On April 19th 1995 a 26-year-old named Timothy Mcveigh steered a yellow rental truck into downtown Oklahoma city. Inside was a two-ton homemade explosive. Oklahoma City Bombing is the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history, killing 1

Welcome to Two Minutes Past Nine

Sep 21st, 2020 1m 58s

Leah Sottile investigates the legacy of the Oklahoma City Bombing and the changing face of far right extremism in America in all its chaos and conspiracism.