Broads Next Door

Hide your secret diary and compartmentalize your life, because today we're joined by Tessa W. to gain a broader understanding of the Twin Peaks prequel film Fire Walk With Me. In Part 1, we'll get an introduction to the film and how it was made before diving deeper and pulling back the layers of Lynch. CW: spoilers, SA, violence Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Get a slice of cherry pie & hide your secret diary, in this episode we take a light look at Twin Peaks! The inspiration behind some of the stories and characters, how actors and creators felt making the show, the iconic filming locations, mingling studio execs, the cancellation, the return and why it's still such a cult classic today. Sources available in show notes When Bob Iger Ruined Season 2 of ‘Twin Peaks'ColliderThe Timeless Allure of Twin PeaksNevada Sagebrush, Emily HessLaura Palmer is Based on not 1, but 2 Real Life CrimesScreenrant, Laura Kelly‘Twin Peaks' Co-Creator Mark Frost Still Believes Laura Palmer's Murder Was Solved Too Quickly: ‘This Should Go on Forever'Variety, Todd GilchristHow David Lynch and Mark Frost Pitched Twin Peaks to ABC TelevisionTwin Peaks Blog, Steven MillerBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Put on a pair of dark glasses and try to remember that the heart is deceitful above all things as we explore the broader story behind the infamous literary phenomena that was J.T LeRoyWas it all a hoax or merely a work of fiction?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your matches & your uneasy premonitions because today we're getting a broader understanding of the haunting last days of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. From the life she lived, to the visions she had, and the trip that changed everything. Sources:The Last Days of Left EyeVH1The Terrible Secret Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes Took to Her GraveThe Terrible Secret Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes Took to Her GraveGolden Roots, YouTubeTyler Henry Connects T-Boz to TLC's Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes: FULL READING | Hollywood Medium | E!Aaliyah & Left-Eye Death Mystery | Their Death Doesn't Make SenseCulture Spill, YouTubeTLC E! True Hollywood StoryE!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Put on your flotation devices and keep an eye on the catering table, because today, we're getting a broader understanding of what happened on the set of Titanic when around 80 cast and crew members were drugged with PCP on the last night of filming in Nova Scotia Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab a book for your flight delay, turn off Lifetime, and cling to any sliver of hope because today we're getting a broader understanding of the government shutdown and flight delays, the distasteful Lifetime movie on the murders of Kaylee, Maddie, Xana and Ethan, and then finishing on a positive note with the Mamdani victory for NYC mayorSources available in show notesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Hide your chicken & get ready to roll with the homies, today we're taking a look at The Life and Death of Brittany Murphy. We will celebrate Brittany's life & career, and examine the tragic circumstances surrounding her death. In this episode, we take a look at Brittany's early life, and career achievements, as well as, her family dynamics and interpersonal relationships. We will also explore the impact of negative media attention, the pressures that surround women in Hollywood, and body image standards of the early 2000s. Lastly, we will unpack Brittany and her husband Simons death, and the factors that may have contributed to their demise. Please share, subscribe to our patreon, and become a monthly $upporter so we can keep making episodes for you!! Episode originallyJoin the Spreaker Support Club for ad review episodesSources:HBO Max's What Happened, Brittany Murphy The Smithosnian, The Curious Life and Death of Brittany Murphy Ebert, Roger. Uptown Girls, Rogerebert.com, 2003. Logan, Elizabeth. Melanie Lynsky RnemebersBrittany Murphys Self-Image Issues. Glamour, 2022. June, Sophia. Clueless Director Reveals What Made Her Cast Brittany Murphy, Nylon, 2021. Brittany Murphy Biography, Biography.com, 2014. https://www.biography.com/acto... Johnson, ChristenEverything to Know about Brittany Murpy's Husabnd, Simon Monjack. Cosmopolitan, 2021.https://www.cosmopolitan.com/e... Kranc,Lauren, Esquire Magazine, 2021. https://www.esquire.com/entert... --Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Phone home and don't ignore those lights in the sky, because today we're getting a broader understanding of aliens and UFOs.In this episode we get a brief history of alien encounters and UFO sightings. We'll listen to the different theories on what they may be before getting into the whistleblower UAP hearings that recently happened in Congress and what this could mean for our intergalactic future (originally aired in October 2023)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Put on your trench coat and and get ready to call the tip line, because today we're getting a broader understanding of one of the eeriest, mesmerizing and most iconic shows to ever hit television: Unsolved Mysteries. We'll hear from people who worked on the series, revisit some memorable cases, And maybe you too can help solve a mysteryBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your consent forms (but don't sign them yet) and your government-issued fetal monitoring bracelet, because today we're getting a broader understanding of what happens when people aren't treated like people but like data, vessels, and experiments. The body keeps the score- even when it's for medical horror stories. From Adriana Smith, kept alive against her will to serve as a human incubator under Georgia's abortion laws, to Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were stolen, immortalized, and monetized without her knowledge or family's consent, this episode unpacks the long, horrifying legacy of unethical medical research in America.We'll walk through the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, the Holmesburg Prison experiments, the HIV-tainted blood scandal that infected kids like Ryan White, while the government spent more money on the Tylenol murders than AIDS research. And this isn't ancient history, it's happening today- not just with Adriana Smith, or Terri Schiavo as a human prop before her but with forced sterilizations, CRISPR babies, and what happens when “the greater good” doesn't include you.This isn't an anti-science episode. I'm pro-science, but not when the most marganilzed among us have to die for it. And in a world where women, people of color, and the poor are still being used, sometimes even after death- it's more important than ever to ask:Who gets to be a patient? And who's just a test subject?(Originally released May 2025)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your neighborhood watch pamphlet and a flashlight with dying batteries because today we're getting a broader understanding of Horror in the Suburbs.. and no, not the kind where you can't take a five minute walk to grab a coffee but instead the insidious underbelly hiding behind perfect lawns and closed doors. Why are the suburbs so scary? Urban planning gone wrong or have we just watched Halloween too many times?Sources:Why do the Suburbs Exist? (This House, YouTube)https://youtu.be/JAR7R_tecFc?s...Horror in The Suburbs Trope (SyFy)https://youtu.be/AWzSpjOsMb8?s...How The Suburbs Became the Perfect Setting for Horror (Nylon)https://www.nylon.com/articles...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Don't answer the phone when you're babysitting, know that noise was not just the wind, and never say “I'll be right back” because today, we're getting a broader understanding of urban legends: the stories that may not be true but spread so much it seems like they should be. Why do we love them? And why do they linger?sources: https://www.rd.com/list/scary-urban-legends/https://youtu.be/S4Qq1htzd_0?si=W5YkFOYPdqXosKf0https://crimereads.com/why-our-fascination-with-urban-legends-will-never-die/https://youtu.be/9ofcLGx5VQA?si=nFe9GwKGIgePAagvBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Find a shaman and call your clairvoyant grandmother because today we're getting a broader understanding of the tragedy that plagued the poltergeist sequels, both on and off screen, as we ask once again- can anything really be cursed or is it just our realities (and greedy studios) that haunt us?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Turn off the movie and get ready to go behind the scenes, because today we're getting a broader understanding of the murder of Poltergeist star Dominique Dunne. This episode contains graphic descriptions of domestic violence, failures of the justice system, and the fact that sometimes the things that haunt us our deeply human. My main sources for this episode our the writings of Dominique's father Dominic Dunne for Vanity Fair, the writings of her brother Griffin Dunne, the E! true Hollywood story on her life and court testimony of those involved. This is a heavy one for me, I really struggled to record this but I think what happened to Dominique is important to talk about, it's something that happens every day.CW: Domestic ViolenceSources:Justice, Dominick Dunne for Vanity FairThe E! True Hollywood Story: Dominique DunneBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab a strong sense of spiritual boundaries, hide your clown dolls, and be prepared to feel enraged and also terrified because today, we're getting a Broader Understanding of the curse of Poltergeist: the classic horror film that used real skeletons, haunted its cast and made America question whether some movies really are cursed.This is Part 1Sources:Poltergeist Theatrical Trailerhttps://youtu.be/q0p4JUlKJYI?si=K4J2V9Mz3qKSq6O7E! True Hollywood Story: Poltergeist The True Story That Inspired Poltergeist (Nerdist)https://nerdist.com/article/poltergeist-true-story-inspired-movie/?amp Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your ouija board and your teenage rage because today, we're getting a broader understanding of poltergeists What if they aren't ghosts at all? Not even a haunting but a manifestation? What if it's all just the raw, unfiltered energy of adolescence, the force of pure, unspoken rage and heartbreak? A panic attack attack at a pivotal time, an attempt to be seen so strong it bends the astral realm itself- What if the scariest part of poltergeist activity is not that it's real but that it's us?We're going through the history of poltergeists, the science, the scares and the teenage angst to try and figure out what it means when your house is haunted not just by ghosts but by puberty.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your sleeping bag & steal your moms expired lipstick because tonight we're getting a broader understanding of sleepover rituals: the games we played, the spirits we tried to summon, and the strange ways we scared ourselves silly just to feel something. From light as a feather stiff as a board, truth or dare, bloody mary, and a gaggle of horror stories we'll relive our teenage slumber parties with some help from a very special guest, Kristen Bear of Creative Sobriety. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your tiny plastic tea set, your irrational attachment to Samantha's velvet holiday dress, and maybe an extra rosary, because today we're getting a broader understanding of dolls with baggage (with some help from Kristen Bear of Creative Sobriety)From the American Girl historical trauma pipeline to the haunted legends of Robert and Annabelle, we're busting out our broken babydoll memories and trying to understand why we wanted harrowing backstories instead of pristine BarbiesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Get ready to go to The Bronze but don't answer any texts from A because today we're getting a broader understanding on the joys of watching TV with your friends, with some very special help from Robin Tran. (originally aired May 2023)You may know her from That's My Time With David Letterman or her TikTok clips but in this episode you'll get to know her as Daniela does- as a best friend to binge TV with.In this episode we watch the unaired pilot episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and give our thoughts and feelings on this twenty-five minute almost masterpiece before getting into our history of watching TV together.From Pretty Little Liars, Buffy and our favorite episodes- (the musical, the mental institution…), Dawson's Creek and the Witch Island episode plus the story Grams told that made Daniela laugh and Robin cry, why we gave up on binging Glee, and the shows we're currently watching now- Yellowjackets and House.Plus we get into TV before the internet and elaborate more on our television watching rituals.If you feel like watching TV with a best friend this is the episode for you!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your garlic necklace and maybe double check that your doors are locked, because today we're getting a Broader Understanding of The Vampire of Sacramento: Richard Chase. CW: this one's heavy, graphic, and disturbing. It deals with severe mental illness, animal abuse, necrophilia, cannibalism, and some of the most brutal murders I've ever covered on this show.  But we're also going to talk about how the system failed everyone involved  and how “evil” isn't always the right word for something that is deeply, deeply sick. Sources: Can Violence be Predicted with the Macdonald Triad? (Dr. Grande)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxp1SFgrMCIRichard Chase (Real Crime)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cqgveqs-bA&t=564sFBI files on Richard Chase”The Vampire of Sacramento” documentary Court transcripts and psychiatric evaluationsSacremento Court House The book The Vampire Killer by Clifford L. Linedecker Psychology Today articles on schizophrenia and serial killersBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab some tissues and your inner rage because today we're getting the verdict in the trial of Jason and Damien.In part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas, and in part two we covered the satanic panic that led to the arrests of Jason, Damien, and Jessie. In Part three we examined the months leading up to the trials. In part four, Jessie Misskelley was found guilty of the crimes in a separate trial. In part five we heard from the prosecution but today it's all about the defense.In part 6, Damien's defense calls witnesses to the stand (including Damien himself) while Jason's team opts to only call on one witness, a fiber specialist. We hear closing statements from the state and defense as well as clips from the trial, Paradise Lost & Damien's book. We end the episode with the verdict and what it means for Damien and Jason CW: child abuse, child death, self-harmSources: Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter. Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.). Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire.  Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980) Court Documents: http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.html Murders in West Memphis-  https://www.jivepuppi.com Young WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89.  Damien Echols, Life After Death Mara Leverit, Dark Spell (with Jason Baldwin) Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times.  Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc Spanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85.  McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective". Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases" Further Viewing: The Paradise Lost Series- HBO/Max Devil's Knot (film and bookL Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Get an HBO film crew and your best experts on satanic panic, because today we're going back to West Memphis for the trial of Damien Echols and Jason BaldwinIn part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas, and in part two we covered the satanic panic that led to the arrests of Jason, Damien, and Jessie. In Part three we examined the months leading up to the trials. In part four, Jessie Misskelley was found guilty of the crimes in a separate trial. In this episode we hear the states case against Damien and Jason. In Part 6 we will hear from the defense and learn the verdict of the case. CW: child abuse, child death, self-harm Sources: Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter. Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.). Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire.  Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980) Court Documents: http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.html Murders in West Memphis-  https://www.jivepuppi.com Young WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89.  Damien Echols, Life After Death Mara Leverit, Dark Spell (with Jason Baldwin) Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times.  Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc Spanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85.  McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective". Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases" Further Viewing: The Paradise Lost Series- HBO/Max Devil's Knot (film and bookL Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your court appointed lawyer and remember anything you say may be used against you, as we head back to West Memphis for the trial of Jessie Misskelley.In part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas, and in part two we covered the satanic panic that led to the arrests of Jason, Damien, and Jessie. In Part three we examined the months leading up to the trials.In Part 4 of our West Memphis series we're breaking down the January 1994 trial of Jessie Misskelley, from opening arguments and witnesses to closing arguments and what verdict the jury reaches in this cased plus the implications it will have in the trial of Damien and Jason.CW: child abuse, child death, self-harm Sources: Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter. Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.). Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire.  Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980) Court Documents: http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.html Murders in West Memphis-  https://www.jivepuppi.com Young WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89.  Damien Echols, Life After Death Mara Leverit, Dark Spell (with Jason Baldwin) Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times.  Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc Spanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85.  McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective". Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases" Further Viewing: The Paradise Lost Series- HBO/Max Devil's Knot (film and bookL Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your copies of Paradise Lost from Blockbuster because today we're getting a broader understanding of the suspects in the HBO docuseries.In part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas, and in part two we covered the satanic panic that led to the arrests of Jason, Damien, and Jessie.In part three of our West Memphis Murders series we focus on the time period after the arrests- June 1993 to jury selection for Jessie's trial in January of 1994.We hear from the Paradise Lost filmmakers, the families of the accused and include exercerpts from both Damien and Jason's books as well as clips from Paradise Lost and Devil's Knot as we gain a broader understanding of the work private investigators like Ron Lax and the public defenders appointed in the case did in preparation for trial. We end the episode with a conversation with Brooke's dad, The Honorable Judge Fisher and hear his perspective on Satanic Panic and this case.CW: child abuse, child death, self-harmSources:Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.). Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire. Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980)Court Documents:http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.html Murders in West Memphis-  https://www.jivepuppi.comFurther Reading:Young WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89. Damien Echols, Life After DeathMara Leverit, Devil's Knot  (with Jason Baldwin) Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times. Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, IncSpanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85. McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective".Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases" Further Viewing:The Paradise Lost Series- HBO/Max Devil's Knot (film and book) Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your death metal albums and don't talk to the cops without a lawyer because today we're gaining a broader understanding of the satanic panic of the 80s and 90s and how it greatly impacted the case of the West Memphis ThreeIn part one of this series we told you about Stevie, Michael, Chris and the murders that would forever change West Memphis Arkansas. We told you things the way that they seemed, now it's time to get into things the way that they actually were.In this episode we try and gain a broader understanding of the "Satanic Panic" and it's origins (from preschools to memoirs to rock music) while examining how this same search for satan narrowed the murder investigation by the West Memphis Police Department in 1993We learn about the way polygraphs were used in the investigation and why they held so much weight for the police and some of the people who may have gotten off without much questioning. We also include passages from Damien's book Life After Death and the book Jason Baldwin helped write with Mara Leverit, Devil's Knot. We end this episode with a confession from Jesse Misskelley and the arrests of Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin.There's so much to unpack in this episode and this case!Sources:Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.).Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire.Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980)Court Documents:http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.htmlMurders in West Memphis- https://www.jivepuppi.comYoung WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89. Damien Echols, Life After DeathMara Leverit, Devil's Knot (with Jason Baldwin)Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times.Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, IncSpanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85.McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective".Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases"Further Viewing: Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your your old cassette tapes, and your deepest sense of injustice, because today we're getting a broader understanding of the 1993 West Memphis Murders and the three little boys who never made it home.On May 5th, 1993, three second graders- Stevie Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers left their homes in West Memphis, Arkansas for an ordinary bike ride. They were eight years old. They never came back.What happened that night would become one of the most infamous child murder cases in American history.In 1994, three teenagers- Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley would be convicted of those murders, in a trial driven by satanic panic, coerced confessions, and a complete collapse of justice.In 1996, HBO aired Paradise Lost and the world saw what had happened in that courtroom. Over the next twenty years, the West Memphis Three would fight for their freedom from behind bars. They'd get it eventually- kind of. But this case? It's not over.There's new evidence. There's new DNA. There's a chance to finally do what Arkansas never did: find out the truth.In part one of this series, we're not starting with suspects. We're starting with Stevie, Michael, and Chris-who they were, what they loved, and what was taken from them.Because before this became a media circus, before it became a cause, it was a tragedy.(originally released in May of 2023, full sources available in show notes)Sources:Jenkins, P (1992). Intimate enemies: moral panics in contemporary Great Britain. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.Victor, J (1998). "Construction of Satanic Ritual Abuse and the Creation of False Memories". In DeRivera J; Sarbin T (eds.). Believed-In-Imaginings: The Narrative Construction of Reality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.Finkelhor, David; Williams, Linda Meyer; Burns, Nanci; Kalinowski, Michael (1988). Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study; Executive Summary (Report). Durham, North Carolina: University of New Hampshire. Michelle Remembers, Lawrence Pasdar and Michelle Smith (1980)Court Documents:http://callahan.mysite.com/custom.htmlMurders in West Memphis- https://www.jivepuppi.comYoung WC; Sachs RG; Braun BG; Watkins RT (1991). "Patients reporting ritual abuse in childhood: a clinical syndrome. Report of 37 cases". Child Abuse Negl. 15 (3): 181–89. Damien Echols, Life After DeathMara Leverit, Devil's Knot (with Jason Baldwin)Goleman, Daniel (October 31, 1994). "Proof Lacking for Ritual Abuse by Satanists". The New York Times. Fraser, GA (1997). The Dilemma of Ritual Abuse: Cautions and Guides for Therapists. American Psychiatric Publishing, IncSpanos, NP (1996). Multiple Identities & False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective. American Psychological Association. pp. 269–85. McLeod, K; Goddard CR (2005). "The Ritual Abuse of Children: A Critical Perspective".Wood, JM; Nathan, D; Nezworski, MT; Uhl, E (2009). "Child sexual abuse investigations: Lessons learned from the McMartin and other daycare cases"further viewing: Devils Knot (2015)Geraldo Show - March 16, 1994 TranscriptMaury Povich Show - August 2, 1994 TranscriptCNN - "Presumed Guilty: Murder in West Memphis" - January 14, 2010 TranscriptPiers Morgan Tonight: "West Memphis Three Freed After 18 Years" - September 29, 2011 Transcript Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your Hawkins lab keycard, put on your anti-mind-control headband, and step carefully through the static, because today we're getting a broader understanding of Camp Hero, the Montauk Project, and what may or may not be hiding beneath the sands of Long Island.We're going to Camp Hero.To a decommissioned military base at the edge of Montauk, Long Island. Where the Cold War never really ended. Where stories of kidnapped psychic kids, alien technology, and mind control experiments echo beneath the boardwalk.And to help guide us through this rabbit hole of radar towers, recovered memories, and portals to god knows where we're joined by friend of the show Tessa who has her own stories of trips to Camp HeroSources: Investigating Reports of Psychic Experiments (Discovery UK)https://youtu.be/E7_UZS__kUw?s...Weird History Gal (Montauk Series)https://youtube.com/@weirdhistorygal?si=rVl-57EPamL0YBYfBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Put down your true crime coloring book, turn off that third rewatch of Mindhunter, and triple-check your locks, because today we're getting a broader understanding of active serial killers.Maybe they didn't go extinct.Maybe they changed their ways just enough that we stopped noticing.We're not talking about Jeffrey Dahmer's glasses or the psychology of Ed Kemper. We're talking about the now.Because while Netflix has made a buffet of the past's worst men, we seem to forget:They're still out there.Still watching.Still following.Still killing.But now? They've adapted to a world with doorbell cameras, automatic license plate readers, and a public that no longer pays attention unless there's a trailer attached.We prefer our killers archived, not active.Dead, not digital.Cold case, not current.But that's a myth. And today, we're breaking it wide open.Sources:Houston Serial Killer (Law &Crime Network)https://youtu.be/DWF-sP7M92g?s...The Disturbing Trait That Almost all Serial Killers Share (Grunge)https://youtu.be/XVNxZmPwU0s?s...New England Serial Killerhttps://youtu.be/7SGTmBEuKyM?s...Smiley Face Killer (Oxygen)https://youtu.be/Ju_RvpH7ng0?s...Samuel Little (Oxygen)https://youtu.be/CJImvxxuERU?s...Israel Keyes (ABC News)https://youtu.be/9mztHlgThj0?s...MMIW & Girls (Broads Next Door)https://open.spotify.com/episo...Why Are There Fewer Serial Killers? (Northeastern University)https://cssh.northeastern.edu/...Did Serial Killers Become School Shooters? (salon)https://www.salon.com/2018/02/...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab a date and put on your prom dress, because today, we're getting a broader understanding of adolescent rage, telekinetic revenge, teenage trauma and Carrie White:On Writing, Stephen KingIs Telekinesis Real? (Ted Ed)https://youtu.be/Jq9D_HkQhAA?s...Analyzing Evil Margaret White from Carrie (The Vile Eye)https://youtu.be/tihF7bFKvW8?s...How Did Carrie Get Her Powers (Screen Rant)https://screenrant.com/stephen...Carrie White (The Take)https://youtu.be/9bSCYqKsu_w?s...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your heart rate monitor and your Halloween candy because today we're getting a broader understanding of why we like being scared and the science behind fear itself. How can something that works almost as a survival mechanism also feel kind of good in the right situation? Are we sadists or are we helping ourselves survive? Sources: IFL Science, Fearhttps://youtube.com/shorts/_2W... Why We Love to Be Scared, PBShttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/a... The Science of Fear, Northwestern Medicinehttps://youtu.be/K1ITDysPHpc?s...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your clairvoyance and your credit card because today we're getting a broader understanding of celebrity psychics & scammers.  From Mary Todd Lincoln's séances in the White House, tv infomercials for psychic hotlines, CIA psychic spy programs and modern day reality tv mediums- we are taking a look at the business of reading minds, flipping cards and seeing the future. Is anyone the real deal or was it all just a scam?And why has no one won that $1,000,000 psychic challenge? (originally released in December, 2023)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Get a box of tissues, and your strongest emotional armor, because today we're getting a broader understanding of one the darkest kinds of killer- the family annihilator. Often pretending to be the perfect dad, the perfect spouse until they lose control and everyone pays the price. Chris Watts, Josh Powell, John List & the more recent horrifying crimes that continue. Why does this happen? How are there more annihilators than school shooters? And how do we change a system that blames women and children for their own deaths? CW: child abuse, child death, sexual assault, domestic violence, suicide Sources:Men Who Murder Their Families: What the Research Tells Ushttps://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/230412.pdfFamilicide: When Domestic Abusers Kill Their Families and Sometimes, Themselveshttps://www.domesticshelters.org/articles/identifying-abuse/familicide-when-domestic-abusers-kill-their-families-and-sometimes-themselvesThe Scandalous Truth about Nichol Kessingerhttps://youtu.be/QiJFUHELNCk?si=5zQgrfnRL2F2Wc0AAnnie Elise, 10 to LifeChris & Shannan Watts appeared to be in love https://youtu.be/QiJFUHELNCk?si=5zQgrfnRL2F2Wc0AABC NewsWhat are family annihilators https://youtu.be/kHhL0tUeojk?si=-vL1BJaxNMWuX0rFNetflix The Watts Family Tragedyhttps://youtu.be/dSI_5IuhsHI?si=3xYofOuqbNsHoN6eBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your sage & your skepticism, because today we're getting a broader understanding of doppelgängers, mimics, and the moments that make us question reality. What happens when we see someone who isn't there? When someone (or something) else doesn't just look like you but mimics you? Is it a form of hysteria messing with our minds? A glitch in our brains and in linear time or something more sinister? We've been documenting doubles for thousands of years, science must know something, right? Right? Let's seeSources:Famous DoppelgängersBuzzfeed Unsolved13 Mimic StoriesLoey Lane, YouTubeWhat is a MimicThe Black Cauldron, YouTube What to Do When You See Your Doppelgänger, The Smithsonian MagazineBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your binoculars and maybe don't drive through any small towns alone at night, because today we're getting a broader understanding of The Mothman: red-eyed omen? Government experiment? Or just another winged warning that we're not alone?Sources:Sources:Mothman Legacyhttps://youtu.be/W0qE1xQ_Db0?s...John Keel & The Mothmanhttps://youtu.be/LUKDtRVVaOI?s...Smithsonian Center for Folklifehttps://folklife.si.edu/magazi...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab a planchette and dust off that box from the back of the closet, because today, we're getting a broader understanding (and a brief history) of Ouija boards. From Victorian séances to TikTok rituals, and parlor games to demonic warnings, we're learning about the board that spells it all out and can make even a skeptic feel superstitious.Sources:Ouija Board History (Fox45 Boston)https://youtu.be/0P5vyfYp1n4?s...SciShow Psychhttps://youtu.be/IqE3YjstENg?s...Crimes Involving Ouija Boards (Readers Digest)https://www.rd.com/list/chilli...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab a red balloon but avoid storm drains, because today we're getting a broader understanding of clowns. The early history, the clown sightings of 2016, Pennywise and Stephen King's IT, why clowns scare us, and how the monster that was John Wayne Gacy paraded around as Pogo. What happens when adults don't believe kids? What happens when we don't keep track of the missing and most vulnerable among us? Was it really all just hysteria? Maybe we have good reason to be fearful of clowns but if we're playing by Stephen King's rules good will always beat evil in the end. Sources:Pennywise: The Story of IThttps://youtu.be/_kE108SMEWU?s...1994 John Wayne Gacy Execution https://youtu.be/B1ter-x2VGY?s...2016 Clown Sightings https://youtu.be/0-MJORDa5TQ?s...https://youtu.be/gWT5h2Nj_is?s...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your sage bundles and your real estate disclosures, because today we're getting a broader understanding of celebrity haunted houses- starting with the one Britney Spears sold to Brittany Murphy, and the tragic legacy that followed.Sources:Brittany Murphy's Death, inside the Eerie House (Entertainment Tonight)https://youtu.be/l2wglu_PrLQ?s...The Haunting of Brittany Murphy House (Not My Stories)https://youtu.be/SC3IQOJ3nn8? si=Hr-1ojF4Fo5Jp_jXThe Dark History Behind Brittany Murphy's Home — Plus, What Happened to It After She Died There (People Magazine) https://people.com/home/the-da...Los Feliz Murder Mansion (Atlas Obscura)https://www.atlasobscura.com/p...15 Haunted Celebrity Mansions (Legacy News) https://youtu.be/kgwjYqpnPOo?s...https://thehollywoodhome.com/b...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your holy water & learn some Latin, because today we"re gaining a broader understanding of exorcism and demonic possession in pop culture.In this (release) episode we hear the true story behind the movie The Exorcist and how it shaped the way we see possession and exorcism on film.We'll also hear about the 67 exorcisms of Annalise Michel that led to her death and the prosecution of her parents and the priests who performed the exorcism.Then we have Ed and Lorraine Warren and their involvement in both The Amityville Horror and The Devil Made Me Do It Case where Arne Cheyenne Johnson's legal team tried to use demonic possession as a defense. Plus, the 2011 Ammons family haunting and demon house that was bought and destroyed by ghost hunter Zak Bagans.And finally we'll explore some scientific and medical reasons that could be behind some of the most well documented cases of demonic possession and exorcism.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your black cat and your VCR as we gain a broader understanding of 90's movie witches from The Witches,The Craft, Teen Witch, Double Double Toil and Trouble, Hocus Pocus, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, The Crucible, Eve's Bayou, Halloweentown, to The Blair Witch Projectwhy were witches so popular in the 90's and why do they still hold a special place in our hearts and in our covens? (Originally released October 2023)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your grainy VHS tapes, your camcorder with no battery life, and the ghost stories your family told, because today, we're getting a broader understanding of haunted houses, spooky experiences, found footage films, childhood memories and crimes that changed everything. (With some help from a very special guest, Daniela's mom) Sources:Curse of the Blair Witch (1999)SyFy ChannelSylvia Brown and Amanda Berry's MomThe Montel Williams ShowThe Kidnapping of Polly KlaasPolly Klaas Foundation The Murder of Adam WalshAmerica's Most WantedThe Murder of Amy MihaljevicABC News ClevelandParanormal Activity (Trailer)The Ghosts of St.Augustine St.Augustine Historical FoundationBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your bolt cutters, your EMF detector, and your childhood trauma because today we're getting a broader understanding of haunted hospitals, abandoned state schools, the horrors of Willowbrook and the one urban legend that turned out to be terrifyingly real: Cropsey.CW: language, violence Sources:Committed - Danvers State Hospitalhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?...Cropsey (2009)https://youtu.be/FqUD6Uv-uXo?s...Willowbrook: The Last Great Disgrace (1972) Geraldo Rivera, ABC Newshttps://youtu.be/5F7CrMAwCw4?s...Willowbrook 51 Years Later: A look at history and modern advocacyhttps://www.disabilityrightstn...willowbrook-51-years-later-a-look-at-history-and-modern-advocacy/Spooked: The Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium https://youtu.be/a43YhaLM7SM?s...Cropsey: The Terrifying Urban Legend Brought to Lifehttps://the-line-up.com/cropse...An Apparatus for Lunacyhttps://youtu.be/JuU4xejPlO0?s...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your fertility amulets and your haunted cradle, because today, we're getting a broader understanding of Rosemary's Baby, the film that birthed an entire genre of occult paranoia… and maybe even a few curses along the way. From the comas, to the cults, to fhe infamous crimes. Is the devil really in the details or just in us?CW: graphic violence Sources:Cursed Movies: Rosemary's BabyShudderHelter SkelterBook by Curt Gentry and Vincent BugliosiRoman Polanski Opens Up About Sharon Tate's Murder | The Dick Cavett ShowTate-LaBianca Press ConferenceTate-LaBianca: 50 Years LaterABC NewsThe Most Cursed Hit Movie Ever Madehttps://www.vanityfair.com/hol...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Cue The Twilight Zone Theme as we get a broader understanding of why this September felt so bizarre. From the rapture that wasn't, political assassinations, Tylenol, my trip to Kansas City & troops in PortlandBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Today we're getting a broader understanding of the 1991 Yogurt Shop Murders and how the case was finally solved nearlly 34 years later. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Get ready to pick your favorite made for tv adaptation of a horrendous crime & inescapable infamous last name as we get a broader understanding of the disgusting and often heartbreaking story behind Amy Fisher & Joey Buttafuoco Sources available in show notesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

On February 14th, 2000 nine year old Asha Degree packed a bag, left her home and was seen walking down the highway in Shelby, North Carolina. Few clues would emerge over the years- Asha's pencil, hair bow & a mysterious photo of a still unidentified girl. The next year her backpack was found buried in trash bags 30 miles from where she was last seen. For years there was no new information in the case until September 2024 when search warrants were released, suspects were named and confessions were alleged. Had a prominent Shelby family the Dedmonds been hiding the answers the whole time? DNA evidence, an old green car & texts between sisters may finally give us the answer of what happened when Asha Degree disappeared.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Turn off the WB & get ready to want to a fight a TV pastor as we gain a broader understanding of the sins of Stephen Collins and how he was the hell lurking behind the hit series 7th Heaven. We go over the success of the show, the accusations against him and discuss what becomes of media when one person has damaged so much behind the scenes.Sources:Stephen Collins Interview with Katie Couric, ABC 2015Hollywood Demons: S1E1Max/ID March 2025The Cast of 7th Heaven RespondsET Tonight CW: SA, abuse against childrenBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Trade in your telescope for an adult diaper and ignore that court-issued restraining order, because today we're getting a broader understanding of the 2007 astronaut love triangle. Lisa Nowak became infamous after driving 900 miles in a space diaper to kidnap the new girlfriend of her astronaut ex lover- but the story behind the headlines is much more disturbing. Lisa literally went to space but even before this, there were cracks. We look at how the 2003 Columbia shuttle disaster sparked a series of events that may have drove Lisa to madness- and if nothing else exposed an institution built to ignore emotion and put spectacle over safety.Sources:Lust in Space, Texas Monthly2007https://www.texasmonthly.com/t...?Astronaut Love Triangle: Lisa Nowak 'Is Finally at Peace' 15 Years After Attacking Romantic Rivalhttps://people.com/crime/astro...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Rip of your ankle bracelet and jump out of that unmarked van, because today we're getting a broader understanding of the for profit troubled teen industry Do you remember the worst fight you had with your parents? Did they pay someone to kidnap you afterward?Paris Hilton may have brought the troubled teen industry into the forefront of our minds but the industry itself has a long and dark history. In this episode we lern how these wilderness camps and nightmare boarding schools got there start from Native American Reform Schools, to institutionalization, The Boys School, a lot of cults, Elan, CEDU, the confession to the murder of Martha Moxley during scream therapy, the expansion of these schools internationally and the damage they have continued to create. This is part one of a two part series (Every trigger warning. Honestly this is rough. This episode contains the kidnapping of children, child abuse, s*xual abuse, systemic abuse, and the deaths of children who were taken to places that promised to make their lives better.)Sources:- "The Cult That Spawned the Tough-Love Teen Industry" by Maia SzalavitzThe Last Stop, Elan School, documentary"The Last Days of Synanon" documentary (2018)- "I am Paris" documentary (2020)"Selling a Dream: How Private Prisons Influence Immigration Policy" by Sarah Stillman (New Yorker, 2020)"The Tragic History of the Troubled Teen Industry" by Molly Osberg (Splinter News, 2018)- "The Troubled-Teen Industry Has Been a Disaster for Decades. But Can It Be Stopped?" by Maia Szalavitz (Vice, 2016)-"The Kids Aren't Alright" by Gabriel Sherman (New Republic, 2007)-Primetime, Paradise Cove, 1998Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Tale a seat on an orange couch and get ready for a nostalgia road trip.In part 1 of our discourse on Nickelodeon we talk about the founding of the network in the late 1970's as commercial free kids programming to the network's acquisition by Warner which led to & the so called "Orange Years" (1983-1996) while trying to gain a broader understanding of how Nickelodeon became what it is today While some people seemed to always have had the best intentions, the early years of Nickelodeon set the ground work for everything that would follow. From shows like You Can't Do That on Television and the introduction of slime and competition shows like Double Dare to scripted series like Salute Your Shorts, Pete & Pete, Clarissa Explains it All & Are You Afraid of the Dark? In the 1980's and early 90's Nickelodeon was a cornerstone for kids programming.But how did a network which basically started as public broadcasting with the intent of making children feel seen become a safe haven for some of the most predatory people in the entertainment industry? It started with the Orange Years. (content warning: part 1 only covers up to 1995 so we won't be discussing Quiet on Set yet, abuse is still referenced in this episode & shows like Ren and Stimpy that are discussed in this episode will be talked about in greater detail for  part 2, Part 3 will start with the All That spin offs) Sources:The Orange Years (documentary)Slimed! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden AgeBook by Mathew KlicksteinBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Close your flip phone and stop scrolling the TV Guide channel because today we're getting a broader understanding of The Swan & Early 2000's makeovers.At a time when everyone was being scrutinized for their physical appearance there was a certain type of reality competition show that seemed to thrive. The Biggest Loser, The Swan & its predecessor Extreme Makeover provide a look back at a dark time in our reality tv and body image history but have things improved? Did The Swan shame us into being better or did it just pave the way for something worse?Sources:The Dark Side of Reality TV: The SwanVice, 2024 This Controversial Reality Series Was Its Own Horror MovieRhianna Malas & Pierce Baugh, Collider The Swan Fox, 2004Extreme MakeoverABC, 2002-2006Why Women in Movies Get MakeoversThe Take, YouTubeThe Ugly Pretty GirlThe Take, YouTubeThe toxic diet culture & fatphobia of early 2000's chick flickselle literacy, YouTubeWorst Moments of The Biggest LoserThe List, YouTubeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.