S2. Ep 1: The Most Mysterious Deaths

Released Tuesday, 9th January 2024

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S2. Ep 1: The Most Mysterious Deaths

Tuesday, 9th January 2024

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How the mysterious deaths of 32 black sex workers in Miami in the 1980s led to a whole new (and spurious) mental health diagnosis, ending with another murder that occurred during the height of lockdown.

Written and presented by Jon RonsonProduced by Sarah ShebbeareOriginal music by Phil Channell

Archive credits: NBC News June 1984; Fox Television’s A Current Affair 1989.

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Things Fell Apart

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If you've ever yelled at someone on social media about, say, cancel culture or mask-wearing, then you are a soldier in the culture wars - those everyday battles for dominance between conflicting values. The acclaimed writer and podcaster Jon Ronson has seen friends swallowed up in them to the extent that it's ruined their lives. Jon was curious to learn how things fell apart, and so he went back into the history of the culture wars to find some of the origin stories: the pebbles thrown in the pond, creating the ripples that led us to where we are today. He had no idea what he'd find, but he's uncovered some extraordinary people and the strangest, yet most consequential tales.

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