Coups are often remembered as sudden explosions of force. Tanks in the streets. Jets overhead. Governments collapsing overnight. But history tells a quieter, more unsettling story.

In this episode of This, Again, we trace the hidden psychological pattern that links coups across centuries and continents, from Napoleon’s rise in revolutionary France to Cold War interventions in Latin America and beyond. Using the 1973 Chilean coup as our central case study, we examine how democratic systems unravel long before soldiers ever move, through exhaustion, institutional paralysis, rumor, and the slow withdrawal of public belief.

Chile did not collapse because the military was powerful. It collapsed because trust eroded. Because Congress froze. Because courts lost credibility. Because everyday life became unpredictable. And because enough people, across enough institutions, quietly stopped believing the system could recover.

Along the way, we connect Chile’s experience to earlier and later coups in France, Poland, Spain, Greece, Guatemala, and Argentina, revealing a shared emotional architecture that repeats even when politics, ideologies, and eras change.

This is not a story about left versus right. It is a story about legitimacy, exhaustion, and the dangerous silence that settles in just before power changes hands.

History does not repeat in identical events. It repeats in human behavior.

Attribution Notes:

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This, Again is written, produced, and hosted by Mallory Faust. 

Allende's Final Address: https://youtu.be/IZVWOWA2Hpk?si=xNHlO33Ve9rc0jzU

PRIMARY SOURCES 

Chile 1973 — Direct Primary Sources

1. Salvador Allende: Speeches & Broadcasts

2. Declassified U.S. Government Documents

(All hosted by the National Security Archive at George Washington University)

3. Chilean Newspapers (Digitized)

4. Eyewitness/Oral History Archives

5. Allende Family & Personal Reflections

B. Global Coup Parallels - Primary Sources with Links

1. Iran 1953

2. Myanmar 2021

3. Turkey 2016

4. Thailand (2006, 2014 coups)

5. Spain 1936

Clogg, Richard. A Concise History of Greece. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

U.S. Department of State. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume XVI: Cyprus; Greece; Turkey.

https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1964-68v16

ADDITIONAL SOURCES:

Foundational Works on Chile 1973

1. Peter Kornbluh - “The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability”

https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB110/

2. Patricia Politzer - “Fear in Chile: Lives Under Pinochet”

https://www.usip.org/publications/1990/06/fear-chile-lives-under-pinochet

3. Brian Loveman - “Chile: The Legacy of Hispanic Capitalism”

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/chile-9780195112799

4. Jonathan Haslam - “The Nixon Administration and the Death of Allende’s Chile”

https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691130255/the-nixon-administration-and-the-death-of-allendes-chile

5. Heraldo Muñoz - “The Dictator’s Shadow: Life Under Augusto Pinochet”

https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/heraldo-munoz/the-dictators-shadow/9780786726554/

Academic Journals & Articles 

Journal of Latin American Studies

Cambridge University Press:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-latin-american-studies

Hispanic American Historical Review (Duke University Press)

https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr

International Security (MIT Press)

https://direct.mit.edu/isec

Foreign Affairs - Classic Articles on Chile (1971-1974)

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/search?search_api_views_fulltext=Chile

Documentaries

“The Battle of Chile” (Patricio Guzmán)

Streaming on YouTube (Part I):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SVBm50nApc

Streaming on Vimeo (restored versions):

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thebattleofchile

PBS Frontline: “Chile: The Other 9/11”

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/chile/

“Santiago, Italia” (2018)

Streaming overview:

https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/santiago-italia

Sources for Coup Parallels

1. Naunihal Singh “Seizing Power: The Strategic Logic of Military Coups”

Publisher:

https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/4012/seizing-power

2. Edward Luttwak “Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook”

Publisher (Harvard):

https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674175474

3. Stephen Kinzer “All the Shah’s Men” (Iran 1953)

https://www.wiley.com/en-us/All+the+Shah%27s+Men%3A+An+American+Plot+to+Get+Rid+of+a+Prime+Minister+and+What+It+Can+Teach+Us+Today%2C+Updated+Edition-p-9780470185497

4. Duncan McCargo - Works on Thai politics

https://www.duncanmccargo.net/publications/

5. International Crisis Group – Myanmar, Turkey, Thailand reports

https://www.crisisgroup.org/

The lights got brighter. The cameras got closer. But the system never changed.

In Part 2, we pick up where we left off and trace the next wave of child stardom, from the 1980s to today. We revisit the sitcom era that gave us tragic headlines, the pop machine that chewed up teen girls for profit, and the digital boom that turned toddlers into monetized brands.

Behind the fame was something more dangerous: a psychological cost that built quietly over time. We look at how parasocial fame warps identity, how trauma bonding creates loyalty to abusers, and how growing up in public reshapes the brain in ways science is just beginning to understand.

From Britney Spears to Ruby Franke, from reality shows to family vlogs, this episode investigates how childhood continues to be scripted, sold, and sacrificed for entertainment.

This is not the end of the story. It’s the part where the machine learns to disguise itself.

Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of child abuse, sexual harassment, addiction, and suicide.

Attribution Notes:

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This, Again is written, produced, and hosted by Mallory Faust. 

Sources and further reading: 

Drew Barrymore’s Early Addiction and Emancipation

Lynsey Eidell, “All About Drew Barrymore’s Relationship with Her Mom Jaid Barrymore,” People, March 25, 2024. https://people.com/all-about-drew-barrymore-jaid-barrymore-mother-daughter-relationship-8406047

Britney Spears and the Conservatorship

Sam Levin, “Britney Spears’s conservatorship terminated after nearly 14 years,” The Guardian, November 12, 2021. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/12/britney-spears-conservatorship-terminated

Ruby Franke / Shari Franke and Family Vlogging Controversies

Katie Kindelan, “Ruby Franke’s daughter speaks out to lawmakers on family vlogging dangers,” ABC News (Good Morning America), October 17, 2024. https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Family/ruby-frankes-daughter-speaks-lawmakers-family-vlogging-dangers/story?id=114904176

Illinois and California Influencer Labor Laws

Illinois (SB 1782): Eric Stock, “Pritzker signs child influencer protections into law,” NPR Illinois, August 14, 2023. https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2023-08-14/pritzker-signs-child-influencer-protections-into-law

California (AB 1880 & SB 764): Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, “Governor Newsom joins Demi Lovato to sign legislation to protect the financial security of child influencers,” press release, September 26, 2024. https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/09/26/governor-newsom-joins-demi-lovato-to-sign-legislation-to-protect-the-financial-security-of-child-influencers/

Advocacy by A Minor Consideration and SAG-AFTRA

Roger Armbrust, “Jackie’s Legacy: Proponents of Coogan Law revisions aim at extending protection of child performers to all cases and all states,” Backstage, November 4, 2019. https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/jackies-legacy-proponents-coogan-law-revisions-aim-extending-20198/

Margaritoff, Marco. “9 Shocking Stories of Hollywood Stage Parents Who Exploited Their Own Kids.” All That’s Interesting, September 8, 2021. https://allthatsinteresting.com/celebrity-parents-stage-mothers

Chung, Gabrielle, and Tomás Mier. “Britney Spears Says She Wants to Charge Dad Jamie with ‘Conservatorship Abuse’ in New Testimony.” People, July 14, 2021. https://people.com/music/britney-spears-says-she-wants-to-charge-dad-jamie-with-conservatorship-abuse/

“In Wake of Ruby Franke Abuse Case, Utah Adds Protections for Children of Social Media Influencers.” CBS News, March 26, 2025. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/utah-children-influencer-protections-ruby-franke-child-abuse/

Brodsky, Rachel. “The True Story Behind An Update on Our Family and the YouTubers Who Gave Up an Adopted Child.” Time, January 15, 2025. https://time.com/7206477/an-update-on-our-family-true-story-stauffer-family/

Krobot, Anezka. “When Play Becomes Work: How Child Influencers on TikTok Are Being Exploited and How We Can Protect Them.” American Bar Association – Journal of Labor & Employment Law, September 2, 2025. https://www.americanbar.org/groups/labor_law/resources/journal/38-3/how-child-influencers-tiktok-being-exploited-how-we-can-protect-them/

“France Passes New Law to Protect Child Influencers.” BBC News, October 7, 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54447491

Kindelan, Katie. “Illinois Becomes 1st State to Regulate Kid Influencers: What to Know About the Law.” ABC News, August 14, 2023. https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Family/illinois-1st-state-regulate-kid-influencers-law/story?id=102259218

Duygu Balan. “Smile for the Camera: The Psychological Toll of Child Fame.” Psychology Today, June 2, 2025:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-the-light-and-in-the-dark/202306/smile-for-the-camera-the-psychological-toll-of-child-fame

Ankita Guchait, MBPsS. “When Your Childhood Is Monetized: Exploring the Psychology Behind Kidfluencing.” Psychology Today, April 14, 2025: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-realities-of-refugee-screening/202504/when-your-childhood-is-monetized

Ariane Resnick, CNC. “Understanding Trauma Bonding.” Verywell Mind, updated November 6, 2025: https://www.verywellmind.com/understanding-trauma-bonding-5185114

Hollywood has been cashing in on cute kids for over a century, and the kids usually pay the price. In Part 1 of The Child Star Problem, we trace the origins of child exploitation in the entertainment industry, starting even before Hollywood with vaudeville stages, traveling acts, and silent films. This episode unpacks the system that raised children for applause and profit, from Jackie Coogan, whose stolen fortune led to the first child labor law in entertainment, to Judy Garland, whose teen years were fueled by pills, starvation, and studio control.

We explore how the industry industrialized innocence, how parents and executives profited from it, and why this early playbook shaped every cautionary tale that followed. Before #FreeBritney and TikTok families, there were contract girls, fixers, and children sold as miracles during the Great Depression. And the cycle? It was built in from the start.

Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of child abuse, sexual harassment, addiction, and suicide.

Attribution Notes:

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This, Again is written, produced, and hosted by Mallory Faust. 

Sources & Further Reading

University of Oxford. "Exploitation of Elizabethan Child Actors Revealed."University of Oxford News, June 19, 2013. https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2013-06-19-exploitation-elizabethan-child-actors-revealed.

Soth, Amelia. "Her Majesty’s Kidnappers."JSTOR Daily, December 17, 2020. https://daily.jstor.org/kidnapping-for-the-queens-choir/.

Hatzinger, Martin, et al. "Castrati - everything to achieve fame." Urologe A 48, no. 6 (June 2009): 649–652. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19333571/.

Pound, Jeremy. "Secrets of the castrati: the eye-watering surgery that created opera’s greatest stars." Classical Music, July 18, 2025. https://www.classical-music.com/articles/secrets-of-castrati

Blakemore, Erin. "The Last Silent Film Star." JSTOR Daily, June 1, 2018. https://daily.jstor.org/the-last-silent-film-star/

Sid Luft, Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland

Suyin Haynes, “The True Story Behind the Movie Judy,” TIME

Erin Blakemore, “Golden Age Hollywood Had a Dirty Little Secret: Drugs,” History.com

Shirley Temple Black, Child Star: An Autobiography

John F. Kasson, The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression

Hillel Italie, “Shirley Temple, Child Star of the Depression, Dies at 85,” Associated Press / Salt Lake Tribune

Judith Levine, “Baby, Take a Bow,” Boston Review

Duygu Balan, “Smile for the Camera: The Psychological Toll of Child Fame,” Psychology Today

Edward Helmore, “Trauma memoir puts spotlight on mums turning daughters into child stars,” The Guardian

Ariane Resnick, “Understanding Trauma Bonding,” Verywell Mind https://www.verywellmind.com/understanding-trauma-bonding-5185114

Jackie Coogan and the Coogan Law. Ailbhe Rogers, “More Than Pocket Money: A History of Child Actor Laws,” In Custodia Legis (Law Library of Congress blog), June 2022. https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2022/06/more-than-pocket-money-a-history-of-child-actor-laws/

Baby Peggy / Diana Serra Cary. Pamela Hutchinson, “Diana Serra Cary – aka ‘Baby Peggy’ Montgomery – obituary: the early child star who became an activist for Hollywood’s children,” Sight & Sound (BFI), February 25, 2020. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/news/diana-serra-cary-aka-baby-peggy-montgomery-obituary-early-child-star-who-became-activist-hollywoods-children

Dana Plato, Gary Coleman, and Diff’rent Strokes Actors. Kellie Gormly, “The Tragic ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ Curse: Remembering Dana Plato & Gary Coleman,” Remind Magazine, May 8, 2024. https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/14088/the-tragic-diffrent-strokes-curse-remembering-dana-plato-gary-coleman-todd-bridges/

What do 19th century weavers and 21st century tech workers have in common? More than you might think. In this episode, we unpack the real story behind the Luddites, skilled artisans who weren’t afraid of machines but deeply aware of how those machines were being used to undercut their labor and erase their way of life. Their protests were met not just with force, but with a powerful narrative campaign that branded them as backwards and irrational.

Two hundred years later, the same pattern shows up in conversations about AI. When writers, designers, and even tech insiders raise concerns about automation, safety, or fairness, they’re often dismissed with the same tired insult: “Don’t be a Luddite.” But what if that label is more about shutting down the conversation than engaging with it?

We explore how narrative framing has been used historically, and still is today, to marginalize dissent and smooth the path for so-called progress. From Hollywood strikes to tech whistleblowers to protestors stacking rocks in front of food delivery robots, this is a story about what happens when you challenge the dominant script.

Attribution Notes:

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This, Again is written, produced, and hosted by Mallory Faust. 

Sources & Further Reading:

In 1949, the royal vaults of Baroda were supposed to be sealed, transferred to the new Indian state as part of a complex and delicate independence process. But when an audit revealed that hundreds of crown jewels had vanished, suspicion fell on one woman: the Maharani of Baroda, Sita Devi.

A woman as notorious as she was glamorous, Sita Devi didn’t just smuggle the jewels out of India. She wore them on magazine covers, flaunted them in Monte Carlo casinos, and lived a life of velvet defiance while the Indian government scrambled to respond.

In this episode, we unravel the scandal behind the Star of the South and the English Dresden, trace how cultural patrimony can be quietly erased in auction houses, and ask the hard question: Who gets to own history?

From Baroda’s treasure rooms to Sotheby’s glass cases, from the Mona Lisa stolen in 1911 to a daylight jewel heist at the Louvre in 2025, this is a story about ego, erasure, and the price we pay for letting power write the museum labels.

We’ll also explore how today’s restitution debates are evolving, and whether justice for stolen history is finally within reach.

Topics Covered:

Attribution Notes:

Every effort was made to cross-check primary sources and modern research. Where paraphrasing is used, it’s drawn from the cited texts with narrative license for clarity and flow.

If you spot an error or have a source to suggest, DM @thisagainshow

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Mona Lisa Theft / Cultural Theft Themes

Restitution Debates / Cultural Patrimony

When the world is burning, the most powerful people often have one job: show up. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it’s too little, too late. And sometimes, they don’t bother at all.

In this episode of This, Again, we’re looking at three centuries of leaders who vanished when their people needed them most - and what that absence cost them. From Marie Antoinette’s balcony gamble during the French Revolution, to Tsar Nicholas II’s abdication and brutal end, to Emperor Hirohito’s eerie silence and single broadcast, to the British Royal Family’s quiet misstep at the start of COVID - these are cautionary tales about the optics of leadership.

Along the way, we dig into the history of symbolic leadership, why monarchs morphed from rulers to figureheads, and how public expectations have shifted from balcony waves to livestreams.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

Why It Matters:

This, Again? is written, produced, and hosted by Mallory Faust.

For a full list of sources, visit https://thisagain.podbean.com/

Every effort was made to cross-check primary sources and modern research. Where paraphrasing is used, it’s drawn from the cited texts with narrative license for clarity and flow.

If you spot an error or have a source to suggest, DM @thisagainshow

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Marie Antoinette & the French Revolution

Nicholas II & the Romanovs

Emperor Hirohito & WWII

The British Royal Family & COVID-19

A luxurious nightclub filled with palm fronds and politicians. A festival stage surrounded by screams. In this episode, we revisit two events separated by 80 years - but united by a chilling truth: when crowds gather, things can turn deadly fast.

We start with the Cocoanut Grove fire of 1942, a catastrophe that claimed 492 lives in just ten minutes. Locked exits. Flammable ceilings. One of Hollywood’s biggest cowboy stars. Then, we jump forward to Astroworld 2021 - another event where the warnings were there, but not the will to stop the show.

We explore:

It’s about more than panic. It’s about power, perception, and the illusion of safety.

Attribution Notes:

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This, Again is written, produced, and hosted by Mallory Faust. 

Sources: 

Cocoanut Grove Fire (1942)

Esposito, John C. *Fire in the Grove: The Cocoanut Grove Tragedy and Its Aftermath*. New York: Da Capo Press, 2006.

United States Fire Administration. *Cocoanut Grove Fire*. U.S. Fire Administration/Technical Report Series. Emmitsburg, MD: FEMA, 1983. https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/pdf/efop/efo47056.pdf.

"Cocoanut Grove Fire." *Boston Fire Historical Society*. Accessed September 2025. https://bostonfirehistory.org/the-story-of-the-cocoanut-grove-fire/.

"The Cocoanut Grove Fire, 1942." *Massachusetts Moments / Mass.gov*. Accessed September 2025. https://www.mass.gov/guides/the-cocoanut-grove-fire.

Astroworld Tragedy (2021–2024)

Queen, Jack, and Mike Spector. "Rapper Travis Scott Avoids Charges over Texas Crowd Crush." *Reuters*, June 29, 2023. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rapper-travis-scott-faces-possible-criminal-charges-texas-crowd-crush-2023-06-29.

Serrano, Alejandro. "Travis Scott Won’t Be Indicted for Astroworld Concert Tragedy, Grand Jury Decides." *The Texas Tribune*, June 29, 2023. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/29/harris-county-astroworld-travis-scott/.

Doyle, Céilí, Matt Sledge, and Angelica Perez. "New Evidence Emerges in Travis Scott Astroworld Tragedy." *Houston Landing / The Texas Tribune*, July 28, 2023. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/28/travis-scott-houston-concert-police-report/.

"Houston Police Release Full Investigative Report into 2021 Astroworld Tragedy." *Pitchfork*, July 28, 2023. https://pitchfork.com/news/houston-police-release-full-investigative-report-into-2021-astroworld-tragedy/.

"9 of 10 Wrongful Death Suits over Astroworld Concert Crowd Surge Have Been Settled, Lawyer Says." *AP News*, May 8, 2024. https://apnews.com/article/astroworld-concert-wrongful-deaths-settlement-0a31947b59bc86f5423bf9ec05272557.

"Remaining Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed after Deadly Astroworld Concert Has Been Settled, Lawyer Says." *AP News*, May 23, 2024. https://apnews.com/article/1cda1e925527de38ad2a37e71ebd99af.

"Judge Declines to Dismiss Lawsuits Filed against Rapper Travis Scott over Deadly Astroworld Concert." *AP News*, April 24, 2024. https://apnews.com/article/travis-scott-astroworld-concert-lawsuits-deaths-36b504c7d03483e7960fd31636cccecc.

"Criminal Probe Opened into Stampede at Rap Concert in Texas." *Reuters*, November 6, 2021. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/least-8-dead-many-injured-texas-music-festival-media-2021-11-06/.

"Travis Scott Headlines Rolling Loud California 2023." *Pitchfork*, January 18, 2023. https://pitchfork.com/news/travis-scott-headlines-rolling-loud-california-2023-lineup/.

"Astroworld Video Shows Fan Climb on Camera Platform Begging to Stop the Show." *The Independent*, November 7, 2021. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/astroworld-video-travis-scott-latest-b1953263.html.

"ICU Nurse Recounts Horror at Astroworld Festival." *KHOU News*, November 8, 2021. https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/icu-nurse-astroworld-fest/285-b0f1a92f-d7ea-4aa1-b6cb-dac96227cba0.

Psychology & Disaster Behavior

"Normalcy Bias: The Brain’s Inability to Process the Unthinkable." *Yale School of Medicine*. Accessed September 2025. https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/normalcy-bias/.

"Normalcy Bias." *The Decision Lab*. Accessed September 2025. https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/normalcy-bias.

Gurton, Amanda. "Cognitive Biases Within Decision Making During Fire Evacuations." *ResearchGate*, 2018. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323556184_Cognitive_Biases_Within_Decision_Making_During_Fire_Evacuations.

Historical Echoes – The Who, Station, Hillsborough

"Crowd Surge at a Who Concert Killed 11 People in 1979." *Washington Post*, November 9, 2021. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/11/09/the-who-concert-tragedy/.

"45 Years Later: Reflecting on Deadly Crowd Crush at The Who Concert." *Fox19*, December 3, 2024. https://www.fox19.com/2024/12/03/45-years-later-reflecting-cincinnatis-deadly-crowd-crush-stampede/.

"Eleven People Killed in a Stampede outside Who Concert in Cincinnati, Ohio." *History.com*. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/december-3/eleven-people-killed-in-a-stampede-outside-who-concert-in-cincinnati-ohio.

National Institute of Standards and Technology. *Report of the Technical Investigation of The Station Nightclub Fire*. NIST NCSTAR 2. Gaithersburg, MD: U.S. Department of Commerce, 2005. https://www.nist.gov/publications/report-technical-investigation-station-nightclub-fire-nist-ncstar-2-volume-1.

"The Station Nightclub Fire." *Encyclopaedia Britannica*. Accessed 2025. https://www.britannica.com/event/The-Station-nightclub-fire.

"Injuries Sustained and Lessons Learned from the 2003 Station Nightclub Fire." *ASPR TRACIE*, January 9, 2025. https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/injuries-sustained-and-lessons-learned-from-the-2003-station-nightclub-fire.pdf.

Hillsborough Independent Panel. *The Report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel*. London: HMSO, 2012. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/229019/0581.pdf.

On January 28, 1986, millions watched as the Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off with a teacher on board - only to explode 73 seconds later. Thirty-seven years later, five passengers dove toward the Titanic wreck in OceanGate’s Titan submersible - never to return.

What connects these two tragedies? Not just technology or risk, but human psychology: normalcy bias, diffusion of responsibility, and the seductive power of a good story. In this episode of This, Again, Mallory Faust takes you through the eerie echoes between Challenger and Titan, revealing how warnings were ignored, why accountability gets blurred, and why we still keep making the same mistakes.

Featuring vivid storytelling, historical context, and Mallory’s signature dark humor and empathy, this episode asks: when the evidence is right in front of us, why do we look away? And what does it take to finally listen?

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

Rogers Commission Report: Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident (Vols. I–V) NASA SMA+2GovInfo+2

Hearing – Investigation of the Challenger Accident (Volume 1, Senate Hearings) GovInfo

Rogers Commission Summary / Britannica: overview of commission findings and NASA’s fault Encyclopedia Britannica

“Titan implosion: Highlights from the Coast Guard's … hearing” (ABC News) — hearing summary, witness input on Titan ABC News

“Titan submersible implosion final report critical of CEO’s inadequate oversight” (ABC News):  latest on Coast Guard’s report and criticism of Stockton Rush ABC News

“All good here’: Last messages revealed from Titan submersible” (ABC News):  on the final messaging from Titan before loss of contact ABC News

“Witness gets emotional recounting doomed Titan dive” (ABC News): testimony from a former volunteer during the Titan expedition hearings ABC News

“Chilling audio before sub imploded” (KATV / ABC affiliate): audio captured matching Titan implosion timing during tracking KATV

Attribution Notes:

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We all know the story of Salem: young girls pointing fingers, women dragged to the gallows, and a community unraveling. But the real terror? It wasn’t the witches. It was the certainty.

In this episode of This, Again?, we dig into the Salem witch trials, not just what happened, but why it happened, and why it keeps happening. We explore the deep-rooted fear that gave rise to the Malleus Maleficarum, the mass hysteria of 1692, and the frightening parallels in our own era, from viral accusations to the Central Park Five.

We’ll look at what happens when belief spreads faster than truth, when institutions stop asking questions, and when no one wants to be the one to say: what if we’re wrong?

Because witch trials didn’t end.

Sources & Further Reading

Primary Books & Academic Works:

Historical Archives & Primary Sources:

Modern Reporting & Analysis:

Attribution Notes:

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History doesn’t just echo — it screams. This, Again is a podcast about the disasters, delusions, downfalls, and bizarre evolutions that prove humans don’t really change…we just change outfits.

I’m Mallory Faust, and in every episode, I dig into the psychology behind the moments when people got it wrong — from witch trials to cult devotion, space shuttles to parties gone fatally wrong. Why do we keep falling for the same tricks, ignoring the same warnings, repeating the same mistakes? 

You may think you know these stories, but not like this.

New episodes drop every other Thursday. Subscribe now so you don’t miss the first release — because if history has taught us anything, it’s that we’re doomed to repeat it.