Vonbluvens Show

The The Vonbluvens Show was a White Nationalist internet podcast that was produced intermittently from 2002 to 2008. Produced at first in Roanoke, Virginia and later Sarasota, Florida, the show presented news and commentary from a Neo-Nazi perspective, and was known for it's agressive, sometimes violent, rhetoric.
Origins
The Vonbluvens Show was created by aspiring artist Michael H. Belvins. Blevins became involved with the White Nationalist movement arount the year 2000 (citation needed) after being outraged by Wichita Massacre and the percieved lack of media attention given to the crimes.(link?) He joined the National Socialist Movement and was quickly promoted to the Roanoke area unit leader. In 2002, influenced by the example of The Hal Turner Show, Belvins decided to create his own podcast/radio show. (Citation needed)
The result was a short (half hour to an hour) podcast that presented news and commentary from a Neo-Nazi point of view. The show was originally meant to be be produced weekly, but the production schedule varied widly. Indeed in the later years of the show's broadcast history, months could elapse between release dates. The title of the broadcast was taken from a tongue-in-cheek "Germanification" of Blevins' surname. The first few months of the show's life saw Blevins as the sole host, but he was soon joined by an ordained Orthodox priest, Reverend Dr. Michael Schneider, who went by the Nome de guerre of "Doc". With the addition of "Doc" to the lineup, the show thrived. Many felt, that "Von" and "Doc" worked well as duet, feeding off each other. In any event, Doc" would be a regular feaure of the show for it's first few years, and would return from time to time in later episodes.
The NSM Years
The Vonbluvens show was originally available for download from the show's web site. In mid-2004, Blevins re-joined the National Socialist Movement(NSM) an due to his sucess with the previously independant podcast was appointed to be the organization's "Minister of Radio". (citation or link?) During the years as an NSM production the show would feature interviews with not only the NSM leadership, but a number of high profile figures in the White Nationalist movement such as Hal Turner, Tom Metzger, Bill White, and Frank Weltner of Jew Watch fame. The Vonbluvens show would also document many of the NSM's more notable rallies and other actions of that period including the 2005 Rally in Yorktown, Virginia and the 2005 Toledo Riot. (Again, citation needed)
Production of The Vonbluvens show under the direction of the NSM would end in 2007(citation needed) when Blevins and a number of other high profile members resigned from the organization in response to allegations of the involvment of persons in leadership positions allegedly bieng involved in Satanism. (Please cite some sources).
The Final Years
After leaving the NSM in the wake of what came to be known as "Satangate", the Vonbluvens Show resumed production as an independent podcast. Blevins briefly flirted with the idea of forming his own White Nationalist organization but eventually took a position in the newly formed American National Socialist Worker's Party (ANSWP) under Bill White. The Vonbluvens Show again thrived under White's direction, producing aproximately 24-30 episodes. With "Doc" now no longer assocated with the show, Blevins broadcast with a number of guests co-host, most notably White himself. (citation needed)
A personality conflict with Bill White caused Blevins to leave the ANSWP in 2008, and the show was not broadcast for almost six months. In September of 2009 Belvins, and a number of other activists tired of what they percieved as hostility toward Christians in Neo-Nazi circles formed a new organization, the Christian National Socialist Party. This proved to be a shot lived venture and the final episode of the Vonbluvens Show was recorded on 09/18/2008. (reference needed)(citation needed)
In the years since the last broadcasted show, Blevins has distanced himself from the White Nationalist movement and renounced his former activities. During an impomtu interview on a Talkshoe community call, he indicated that he "regretted" every becoming involved with the movement and producing his shows.
Controversy
From the very begining, the Vonbluvens show would be the subject of much controversy. (Opinion) Not suprisingly, given it's influence by the notoriously over the top Hal Turner, the show featured rhetoric that was agressive, and indeed occasionally violent, in tone. (needs citation or attribution) Extremely harsh criticism of Blacks, illegal aliens, and Jews was commonplace.
Blevins himself was no stranger to controversy, having been removed from his position in his Roanoke neighborhood watch program after his Neo-Nazi views became known to other watch members. The most potentially damaging blow to the show came in March of 2005, when infomation that Blevins' wife operated a licensed day care out of their home was leaked to the press. Despite the fact that a recent inspection of the home had found nothing to indicate the business was endangering children or exposing them to extremist politics, the resulting media attention caused the show to temporarilly cease production.
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