TW Content Mentions:

-Police Brutality

-Brief discussions of mental illness and suicide

-Child abduction

-Missing Persons

-Murder

Sarah is joined by journalist and "accidental activist" Trevonn Caesar of Owl Media and Angry Pharoah Studios in a deep dive on Black femicide, police brutality, and structural racism. Please send him some love on venmo @Angry_Pharoah93 or patreon.com/AngryPharoahStudios

Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n77q6RkB7kFBwK5L7F63D8X3fsaJMEmyPHpWbipNTDg/edit?tab=t.0

TW Content Mentions:

-Genocide

-Sexual Assault of a Minor

-Brief discussions of mental illness and institutionalization

-Missing persons

-Murder

Sarah uses the archetype of the Dark Other to discuss the systemic injustices surrounding the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives crisis.

Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n77q6RkB7kFBwK5L7F63D8X3fsaJMEmyPHpWbipNTDg/edit?usp=sharing

TW Content Mentions:

-Child Sexual Abuse

-Grooming

-Sex Trafficking

-Child Imprisonment

-Missing Persons

-Brief Mention of Infant Death

-Murder

Sarah discusses cases involving grooming and how victim blaming plays a role in the perpetuation of the archetypal Witch character. She analyzes the show Cruel Summer (2021) and its representation of grooming, abuse, and trauma in connection with her arguments.

Bibliography

TW Content Mentions:

-Intimate Partner Violence

-Sexual Violence

-Systemic Misogyny and Sexism

-Missing Persons

-Murder

Sarah discusses the rampant issue of domestic violence, introduces listeners to the concept of archetypes, and discusses the narratives that surround domestic violence victims in true crime cases and fictional media. She interviews Talis Adler about the topic.

Bibliography:

1. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gabby-petito-asked-boyfriend-later-killed-stop-calling-names-fbi-docum-rcna156484
2. https://www.newbernsj.com/news/local/investigation-of-melissa-platts-2008-death-reopened/article_93accea7-ccf5-5e09-9eed-708791f661ce.html
3. https://www.britannica.com/topic/archetype
4. https://www.unitedwaygt.org/issues/why-dont-women-leave-abusive-relationships/
5. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2024/03/the-case-of-the-falling-crime-rate/#:~:text=However%2C%20most%20people%20don't%20know%20crime%20is,lead%20from%20gasoline%20*%20More%20effective%20policing
6. https://womenprisoners.org/california-law-enforcement-agencies-are-spending-more-but-solving-fewer-crimes/
7. https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/UN_BriefFem_251121.pdf
8. https://www.nsvrc.org/resource/false-allegations-sexual-assault-analysis-ten-years-reported-cases/
9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1FUeABUx3w&list=PLJnrCMQneJrBaAhTu2EAelRcCZce3k_eS&index=7
10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIEENmEOwwE&list=PLJnrCMQneJrBaAhTu2EAelRcCZce3k_eS&index=10
11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80uVYznDUvU&list=PLJnrCMQneJrBaAhTu2EAelRcCZce3k_eS&index=13

In the pilot episode, Sarah walks listeners through an introduction to the idea of considering crime media through the lens of folklore.

Bibliography

1. https://www.fromwhisperstoroars.com/fiction-book-sales-statistics/
2. https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-true-crime-consumer-report-by-edison-research-and-audiochuck/
3. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/06/20/true-crime-podcasts-are-popular-in-the-us-particularly-among-women-and-those-with-less-formal-education/
4. https://www.statista.com/chart/27555/us-adults-watching-thriller-horror-sci-fi-genres-gcs/#:~:text=The%20Netflix%20series%20Stranger%20Things,[email protected]
5. https://whatisfolklore.org/
6. Bascom, William R. (1954). "Four Functions of Folklore". The Journal of American Folklore. 67 (266). American Folklore Society: 333–349.