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Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
BONUS: Amanda Knox on the Satanic Panic and Wrongful Convictions
How elements of the satanic panic and conspiratorial thinking shaped a wrongful conviction.
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BONUS: Survivors & Abuse Continued – Rachel Denhollander on Faith and Accountability
How should we think about what it takes for an abuse survivor to come forward with the truth?
Revival of the Nerds
On Twitch streams and in Discord chats, “nerd culture” ministers reach out to a demographic long misunderstood by the church.
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BONUS: Chris Lane and Matt Martens on the West Memphis Three and the Criminal Justice System
Unpacking the disturbing case of the wrongfully accused West Memphis Three.
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BONUS: What Does It Mean to Believe Survivors? In Conversation with Mary DeMuth and Colleen Ramser
A deep dive into the tender and complex topic of abuse discussed in season one.
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Forgetting What Happened
The Satanic Panic may have faded, but its legacy lives on – reshaped into modern conspiracies, political crusades, and weaponized fear.
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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.
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The Joke’s on Us
We unpack the rise and fall of two central figures in the Satanic Panic—Mike Warnke and Lauren Stratford.
Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
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.