Preview: Episode One of Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill

Christianity Today

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, True Crime

4.8 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Season One of Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, where we explore the strange and troubling era of the 1980s and ’90s when America—especially the evangelical church—became convinced that satanic ritual abuse and occult activity hid around every corner. From local news reports warning of dark rituals to churches hosting “record burnings” to purge secular music, fear of a hidden, demonic conspiracy dominated the cultural landscape. In this preview of our first episode, "The Devil Went Down To Arkansas", host Mike Cosper introduces two stories that seem worlds apart—The Duggar Family, a symbol of conservative Christian values, and The West Memphis Three, a tragic case driven by hysteria and misinformation. To hear the full episode, subscribe to Devil And The Deep Blue Sea wherever you find your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you in part by The Table Podcast from the Hendricks Center at Dallas
0:04.4	Theological Seminary. I'm Daryl Bach, one of the hosts, and I invite you to join us as we
0:08.7	discuss issues of God and culture, which includes anything and everything. Listen on your podcast app or at
0:14.7	DTS.d.U slash the table.
0:19.1	Hey folks, this is Mike Cosper, host of the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill.
0:23.2	A few weeks ago, we dropped the trailer in this feed for a new show called Devil and the
0:27.3	Deep Blue Sea.
0:28.6	Today, we're sharing an excerpt for you to check it out.
0:32.1	It's just the first section of the show and have to give you a sense of where we're going.
0:36.1	To hear the whole thing, search for Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:42.0	And don't forget to follow and subscribe.
0:44.9	New episodes drop every other Monday.
0:47.7	And now, here it is, our first episode.
0:50.9	The Devil went down to Arkansas.
0:54.8	This is CT Media.
1:02.1	A note to listeners.
1:06.1	This story contains sensitive content, including sexual abuse, child murder, and dark spiritual themes,
1:12.2	and may not be suitable for all listeners.
1:19.6	The story I want to tell in this series is going to take us back through time.
1:23.1	More than half a century, actually.
1:25.1	But I want to start in the more recent past. Wednesday, October
1:30.2	8, 2008. In prime time, for the second week in a row, the cable network TLC is airing a new show.
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