On part two of our Warnke series, we discuss how exactly Mike Warnke sold his Satanic high priest story to the Evangelical crowd for 20 years, and how his influence helped to kickstart the Satanic Panic of the eighties and nineties.
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Side Stories: Dig Me A Grave w/ Dick Harpootlian
<p>Henry & Eddie bring you a very special episode this week as Eddie sits down with attorney, author, and former Senator, Dick Harpootlian to discuss his new book, "Dig Me a Grave: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Who Seduced the South" & his time working as the prosecuting ... Show More
1h 12m
Yesterday
Predator Badlands: An Interview with Dan Trachtenberg
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1h 12m
Aug 2021
Bonus Episode: I Kissed Christianity Goodbye
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1h 5m
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Lucien Greaves - The Satanic Temple, Satanic Panic, & Recovered Memory
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59m 7s
Jun 2021
Boomers, The Big Sort, and Really, Really Big Churches
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55m 59s