Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew, Episode 10

The Preamble

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

A religious leader with a raging drug addiction who led his following to a tragic end. A President with the hope of finding peace between Israel and Egypt. And a politician who was pivotal to the early LGBTQ+ rights movement, and lost his life in the process. Join us as we explore the stories of three men in 1978 who all had specific visions of the world, and the reality of those visions coming to fruition. If you’ve ever wondered where the term “Don’t drink the Kool-Aid” came from, or you want some context for what is happening in the Middle East, you’re in the right place.

Content Warning: This episode contains subject matter that is not suitable for children.

Writer, Host, and Executive Producer: Sharon McMahon

Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder

Writers and Researchers: Amy Watkin, Mandy Reid, and Kari Anton

Production Coordinator: Andrea Champoux

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1:19.6	UK. Hello friends and welcome back to our series on the 1970s mayhem. If any year lives up to that name, it is 1978. And today we're going to explore
1:39.3	three headline-making stories about a religious leader, a presidential would-be peacemaker, and a politician
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