Uninformed Summary is a podcast where four friends discuss a person or topic from history and it's influence on the world. All of our cast has been instructed to do varied levels of research. This week our topic is Dungeons and Dragons (and the creation of satanic panic).
Vinny has done the most research, followed by Molly, Scott, and then Matt.
Most of our (Vinny's) research came from:
Gygax’s Wife talks about him, warts and all w/ Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/fantasys-widow-the-fight-over-the-legacy-of-dungeons-1833127876D&D
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons#Controversy_and_notoriety
History of “Satanic Panic” from NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/us/satanic-panic.html
Gary Allen Fine’s “Shared Fantasy” book: Social Sciences studies D&D: Print Only. http://www.firstpersonscholar.com/shared-fantasy/D&D
Moral Panic Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_controversies#Lieth_Von_Stein
The 60 Minutes Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm_2S8E_UOI
Youtube Links:
https://youtu.be/ATUpSPj0x-c - NYT retro report on D&D Panic
https://youtu.be/XKogXHaFYjk - The Controversial History of D&D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ-wiEimjQg – The Utterly Ridiculous movies
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Intro music by Ernst Jan Verbree!