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Dungeons & Dragons & The Satanic Panic with Adrian Daub

20 Aug 2024 · 1 hr 10 min

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This week we travel back to the 80s, when America’s parents decided to freak out over some kids rolling dice and drawing things on graph paper! Adrian Daub walks Sarah through the history of Dungeons & Dragons, and the panic it inspired. Content note: The story we're telling today also involves suicide; please listen with care. Find Adrian online here. Buy his book The Cancel Culture Panic here. And check out this delightful 60 Minutes segment about the dangers of Dungeons & Dragons from 1985. Support You're Wrong About:Bonus Episodes on PatreonBuy cute merchWhere else to find us:Sarah's…

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Sarah Marshall · History · English

Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.

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