How inflated statistics, cultural anxieties and moral crusaders turned a tiny number of missing children into a decade-long political project. Digressions include 1870s parenting, “E.T.” and the lack of parks in Los Angeles. Both co-hosts secretly believe that the popularity of TV movies in the 1980s explains all of America’s social problems. Continue readi ... Show More
<p>In this episode we speak with Paul Renfro about his book <a href="https://massivebookshop.com/products/9780190913984?_pos=6&_sid=9c368981f&_ss=r" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Stranger Danger: Family Values, Childhood, and the American Carceral State</em></a></p> <p>Paul ... Show More