7 - Changed by Empathy

In the final episode of the series — not counting the bonus episode, which is available at our Patreon page or by subscribing through Apple Podcasts — Casper reflects on it all, from the acts of terrorism he once planned to wanting to make the world a better place for his grandchildren. He talks about the continued threat of white supremacy and why it shouldn't be underestimated, and he discusses how destructive the prison system is. Sound design provided by Michael Parkhurst at Nostalgic Innovations. Support us at www.patreon.com/HateNoMore.

Once he left the white supremacy movement, Casper felt compelled to fight racism. But his initial attempts to do so were disastrous. He still had a lot to learn about how to approach people and change their minds. Once he developed more effective tools for doing this, he began helping others leave white supremacy as well. Get ad-free access to the entire series, plus a bonus episode, at our Patreon page or by subscribing through Apple Podcasts. Sound design provided by Michael Parkhurst at Nostalgic Innovations. Support us at www.patreon.com/HateNoMore.

After faking continued devotion to his gang and the white supremacy movement for years, Casper finally decides that he just can't do it anymore. He announces his departure from State Prison Skinheads and the white supremacy movement in general, and he tries to begin a new life yet again — and to repair broken relationships with the Black family members to whom he'd once been so close. Get ad-free access to the entire series, plus a bonus episode, at our Patreon page or by subscribing through Apple Podcasts. Sound design provided by Michael Parkhurst at Nostalgic Innovations. Support us at www.patreon.com/HateNoMore.

While partnering with a friend in a new contracting business, Casper befriends an older Black man known as Old Man John. The personal connections they make and John's empathy begin to bring about deep change in Casper's beliefs about race. In the meantime, Casper struggles to reintegrate into society, and he finds himself in crisis. Get ad-free access to the entire series, plus a bonus episode, at our Patreon page or by subscribing through Apple Podcasts. Sound design provided by Michael Parkhurst at Nostalgic Innovations. Support us at www.patreon.com/HateNoMore.

To appeal his conviction, Casper has to challenge the law itself — specifically, New Jersey's self-defense law. After years of failed attempts, Casper begins to make headway when he takes a course in paralegal studies and is directed by another inmate to examine a clause in the Constitution that's relevant to his case. Get ad-free access to the entire series, plus a bonus episode, at our Patreon page or by subscribing through Apple Podcasts. Sound design provided by Michael Parkhurst at Nostalgic Innovations. Support us at www.patreon.com/HateNoMore.

Despite having long ago decided that he was through with religion, Casper joins a church in prison — an atheist, white supremacist church now known as the Creativity Movement. Ironically, his involvement in the church leads him to begin doubting his white supremacist doctrines. Get ad-free access to the entire series, plus a bonus episode, at our Patreon page or by subscribing through Apple Podcasts. Sound design provided by Michael Parkhurst at Nostalgic Innovations. Support us at www.patreon.com/HateNoMore.

Casper's troubles begin to make sense in light of the horrors he suffered as a child. After years of struggling to come to terms with a childhood filled with abandonment and abuse, Casper learns some things about his father that help him to understand his father and himself. Get ad-free access to the entire series, plus a bonus episode, at our Patreon page or by subscribing through Apple Podcasts. Sound design provided by Michael Parkhurst at Nostalgic Innovations. Support us at www.patreon.com/HateNoMore.

Even as Casper's father works tirelessly to get Casper out of prison, Casper labors to build his new gang. It grows faster than he could have imagined, spreading far beyond the state of New Jersey. When his dying father comes for a final visit, Casper tells him what he has become. Get ad-free access to the entire series, plus a bonus episode, at our Patreon page or by subscribing through Apple Podcasts. Sound design provided by Michael Parkhurst at Nostalgic Innovations. Support us at www.patreon.com/HateNoMore.

While languishing in solitary confinement after stabbing another inmate, Casper writes letters to the notorious white supremacist David Lane. With Lane's support, he and four other men found a gang called State Prison Skinheads. Part of running a gang involves punishing members for breaking the rules, and Casper soon finds himself being punished for talking to a Black inmate he was friends with as a child. Get ad-free access to the entire series, plus a bonus episode, at our Patreon page or by subscribing through Apple Podcasts. Sound design provided by Michael Parkhurst at Nostalgic Innovations. Support us at www.patreon.com/HateNoMore.

After killing a man in self-defense, Casper is convicted of manslaughter and sent to Trenton State Prison. In Trenton, he is exposed to white supremacist propaganda and finds himself in a constant struggle for survival, all while hoping he can eventually get his conviction overturned. Get ad-free access to the entire series, plus a bonus episode, at our Patreon page or by subscribing through Apple Podcasts. Sound design provided by Michael Parkhurst at Nostalgic Innovations. Support us at www.patreon.com/HateNoMore.