S8 Episode 121: Scary Stories in Self Defense | Pretty Deadly Podcast

01/27/24 • 20 min

Self defense is already associated with fear and scary situations. This episode explores why using scary stories to motivate people to learn and train self defense tends to have the opposite effect.

This episode talks about some famous urban myths and the real #truecrime stories behind them:

Kitty Genovese
Mary McGriff
Philadelphia subway assault
A real life kidnapping incident in Michigan
A real life incident in Spain

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01/27/24 • 20 min

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