He was a neo-Nazi skinhead, became a reverend in a racist pseudo-church, and led a wolf pack of violent extremists through the streets of Milwaukee. So what got him out?

In this episode of American Recovery, Aaron Prager sits down with former violent extremist Arno Michaelis to explore how hatred can become addictive—and how people can escape it.

Arno shares how bullying, thrill-seeking, alcoholism, and violence led him into white-power music, neo-Nazi ideology, and the white nationalist skinhead movement. He explains why hatred gave him identity, belonging, and a rush—and why it ultimately left him isolated and miserable.