The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall
CBCIn the 1980s and 90s, Satan and his followers were accused of brainwashing children, sacrificing babies, and infiltrating North American society on a massive scale — yet these thousands of alleged Satanists were nowhere to be found. Even so, the narrative became embedded in our cultural memory, warping everything it touched — including the lives of innocent people.. And it never quite died out.
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| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 16 | Founded | 3 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | True Crime | |||
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In this bonus episode, Sarah talks to Yvonne Eadon, a professor at the University of Kentucky who specializes in conspiracy theory and online misinformation, about GAYLOR — the online fan theory that claims Taylor Swift is a closeted queer woman.
In this bonus episode, Sarah talks to Professor Bill Ellis who specializes in folklore and urban legends, and they chat about the innate human behaviours that lead us to create panics in the first place.
We travel back in time to 1670s Massachusetts to review the famous case of the so-called Satanic possession of 16-year-old Elizabeth Knapp — which took place twenty years before the Salem Witch Trials. In this bonus episode, Sarah and producer Caroly... more
Now that we know where we’ve been, where are we going? As the Satanic Panic receded from view, we almost forgot it had happened at all – until it came back. How do today’s moral panics compare to the one we just learned about? And what can we learn f... more
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- It’s long last arrived!!
So glad you are making this! I’ve been excited about this since you started talking about it back in the day! Really great work! You really captured the feeling of growing up in that time and having a mom who watched unsolved mysteries, americas most wanted, and vhs taped every iteration of the run away train music video🍿🍵
Apple Podcasts5Drew VIII
United States7 days ago - Lost in the Stories
Honestly, at times I forget where am I. The story telling is incredible!
Apple Podcasts5Lori Mac Smif
United Kingdom7 days ago - The Devil we all know
I grew up evangelical in the 80-90s and wasn’t allowed to trick or treat, girls were shamed with purity culture, my youth group burned rockCDs, etc the church was obsessed with the “Devil” all the while pastors were embezzling money, deacons were abusing their wives and priest were molesting kids. That’s same faction of religious right has now voted a devil into power. This podcast showed how a culture of fear has lead to our current political and religious situation- the Jesus that I know and... more
Apple Podcasts5tchflagirlUnited States10 days ago Sarah Marshall is a treasure. This show is a great entry into her eurve.
Podcast Addict512 days agoKykolka- Sarah Marshall is a genius
Huge fan of Sarah Marshall’s work and this new series does not disappoint. The way she recants a riveting old story from the past and overlaps it with the current climate is genius. She is such a gem.
Apple Podcasts5Miranda the Fanda
Canada13 days ago
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Apple Podcasts | #209 | United States/Top Podcasts |
Apple Podcasts | #35 | United States/True Crime |
Apple Podcasts | #15 | Canada/Top Podcasts |
Apple Podcasts | #6 | Canada/True Crime |
Apple Podcasts | #43 | United Kingdom/True Crime |
Apple Podcasts | #53 |  Australia/True Crime |
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Recent guests on The Devil You Know include:
1. Yvonne Eadon
2. Bill Ellis
3. Elisabeth Ceppi
4. Stephen Jones
5. Chelsea Weber-Smith
6. Josie Duffy Rice
7. Justin Sledge
8. Michelle Smith
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