In episode 5 of The Popaganda Podcast, Tashmica Torok guides Shannon Perez-Darby through where her love of True Crime began and how it has changed over time. The people who are the most interested in the True Crime genre are also those who experience the highest rates of sexual and domestic violence. How can this be?

Listen in as we explore what may be our unhealthiest relationship with Copaganda or a tool to help our loved ones see the criminal legal system for what it truly is.

PS - if you need a primer on Copaganda, go back and give episode 2 a listen.

Pop Culture Homework

• In the Heat of the Night
• Sweet Valley High Super Thriller Series
• Mind Over Murder
• This Is Why You Can't Turn Away From True Crime
• Why do we love true crime — and is it healthy for us? 
• Why do women love true crime? I have a theory.
• Four Propositions on True Crime and Abolition
• ForEveryone Collective: Abolitionist Documentaries

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• The Firecracker Foundation
• Accountable Communities

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Content Warning: This podcast explores the intersections of transformative justice and pop culture. We will be talking in general about the existence of domestic sexual and state violence and our experiences with these forms of violence throughout the season, and in this episode in particular, we will be talking about these themes and our own survivorship. We will not be talking in high levels of detail about specific experiences of violence. We invite everyone to use this information to make choices about what is right for you.