Pop Music That F*cks: Rock's Satanic Panic
For over 40 years, the specter of the "Satanic Panic" has loomed large over the American cultural psyche, with many claims made about what happened, who were the players involved, and what its lasting impacts on pop culture and politics really were. This episode, we take a peak into the panic, and unpack how racist segregation policies and outrage against the growing popularity of Black musicians and cultural tastemakers were two of the least discussed factors in the panic, as well as two of its most important and relevant elements.
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Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew…
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