Show Notes
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In the finale of Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, we try to do the impossible: tie the threads together. From criminal cases to political crusades, we retrace the lines between fear, faith, and power that shaped the Satanic Panic—and continue influencing our world today.
Mike Cosper and Rebekah Sebastian open with a game that highlights just how absurd things got, then dive into the deeper questions: Why did the Satanic Panic take hold? And how does it compare to modern conspiracies like Pizzagate, QAnon, and the January 6 insurrection?
Spoiler: The panic didn’t entirely vanish—it morphed into a tool for grievance, repurposed by conspiracy theorists to target their perceived enemies.
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Resources:
The Roys Report: “James Robison Under Fire for Discrepancies Regarding Involvement with Robert Morris in 1980s” by Julie Roys
Mike Rothschild, author, Jewish Space Lasers
Matthew D. Taylor, senior Christian scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies
Mike Warnke Tribunal Board hearing
West Memphis Three case
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Sound Design and Mix Engineer: TJ Hester
Sound Design, Animation, and Video: Steve Scheidler
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Music by Dirt Poor Robins
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