This week, Sarah walks us through the 51-day siege at Waco, TX that Emily clearly never learned about in AP History class. The standoff between US federal agents and the Branch Davidian religious group (cult?) resulted in the deaths of four federal agents and 82 Branch Davidians, 28 of whom were children. Sarah loves a good cult, so she's really in her element this week, while Emily takes off her headphones during the kid stuff. Believe it or not, we might actually take the same side on this one.

Sources + shoutouts for today's episode:

Ashley Yeaman, “The Branch Davidians,” Waco History, accessed April 20, 2023, https://wacohistory.org/items/show/176.

Ashley Yeaman, “The Branch Davidian Siege,” Waco History, accessed April 20, 2023, https://wacohistory.org/items/show/177.

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/waco-david-koresh-details

Waco: American Apocalypse - Netflix Documentary

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