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Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
They say the Devil’s in the details, but when conspiracies captivate our imaginations, we often overlook the real devils walking among us. From the creators of the hit podcast The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill comes a new show, Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, which takes you back to the Satanic Panic that gripped America in the 1980s and ’90s. This limited series explores how hysteria gripped parents and teens through cautionary tales like Go Ask Alice, influenced notorious criminal cases like the West Memphis Three, and catapulted the political agenda of the Moral Majority. Join as we seek to understand how this wave of panic devastated innocent lives and diverted the church’s attention from the evil lurking in its own pews.
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Episode 8 | 1 hr 50 min
Forgetting What Happened
The Satanic Panic may have faded, but its legacy lives on – reshaped into modern conspiracies, political crusades, and weaponized fear.
Episode 8 | 59 min
The Spell Breaks
How do false memories take hold—and what happens when they drive real-world consequences? Two experts unpack the role of memory in the rise and fall of the Satanic Panic.
Episode 7 | 43 min
The Joke’s on Us
We unpack the rise and fall of two central figures in the Satanic Panic—Mike Warnke and Lauren Stratford.
Episode 6 | 1 hr 19 min
BONUS: Deep Dive with Mike Cosper: Q&A + Best of DDBS Live Streams
In this interview with show creator and host Mike Cosper, we explore the series title and peek into where we’re headed on this journey.
Episode 5 | 1 hr 20 min
Hell’s Bells
Explore the Conservative Resurgence, backmasking hysteria, and the scandal-tainted legacies within the Southern Baptist Convention.
Episode 4 | 1 hr 0 min
Remembering What Never Happened
Memory isn’t a recording. It’s a story we tell ourselves.
Episode 3 | 1 hr 1 min
The Witchmobile
Nixon’s downfall paved the way for a new era of American politics and spiritual turmoil.
Episode 2 | 1 hr 11 min
Runaway Girls, Runaway Fears
This is the story of how America’s anxieties in the 1960s turned runaway girls, drugs, and rock-and-roll into a battle between good and evil.
Episode 0 | 1 min
Trailer: Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
The creators of the hit podcast The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill bring you Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.