'Michelle Remembers' and The Satanic Panic

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12/28/14 • 51 min

This week, we go back to the 1980's to talk about one of the weirdest and saddest episodes in American history: the satanic panic.

This week, we go back to the 1980's to talk about one of the weirdest and saddest episodes in American history: the satanic panic.

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