The satanic panic

Citation

Hobbes, M. & Marshall, S. (Hosts). (2018, May 2). The Satanic Panic. In You're Wrong About. 

In this podcast, Sarah Marshall and Michael Hobbes discuss the Satanic Panic phenomenon in the 1980s and 1990s, a moral panic fueled by allegations of Satanic ritual abuse that swept across the United States, and how it led to the wrongful convictions and imprisonment of innocent people. This panic was largely based on unfounded rumors and hysteria fueled by media sensationalism, and had devastating consequences for innocent people. The episode underscores the importance of examining claims of wrongdoing, especially those that seem too extreme or sensational to be true.