Re-Release 179. Vintage Case: Zoot Suit Riots (Ad Free)

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🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

It's Dr. Scott's birthday, so why not drop a re-release. This one felt appropriate.

This week, the docs delve into the sequence of events that precipitated the tragic and disastrous "Zoot Suit" riots in Los Angeles. Despite the Zoot Suit riots receiving far less attention than deserved in the annals of the civil rights struggle in the United States, they represent a pivotal moment in both Los Angeles and national history. The docs investigate how the media exacerbated tensions by demonizing the Latino community, while also shedding light on the pervasive racism and marginalization perpetuated by industry and law enforcement through opinion pieces.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Dr. Shiloh.
0:16.0	And I'm Dr. Scott.
0:19.0	And this is LA Not So Confidential, the Forensic Psychology and True Crime Podcast.
0:23.6	Each week, we explore the intersection of psychology, the criminal justice system, and entertainment.
0:28.1	Today, our episode is on the vintage case of the Zoot Suit Riots.
0:37.1	Hello, friends. Welcome back. Hi, Dr. Scott. How are you? Good morning. Doing well. Good morning. Good morning. Well, we got another vintage episode for you guys this week. We had a really nice watch party. I forgot the words last night for our last vintage episode because we covered Lana Turner
0:55.6	and last night we watched The Postman Always Rings twice.
0:59.1	Yeah, that was the first.
1:00.3	That was, well, that was the first time I'd ever seen it.
1:02.7	And there were some moments of it that were like really great,
1:06.4	but it's not a great movie.
1:09.0	And one of our Patreon members tried to warn us.
1:12.1	I know.
1:12.6	I mean, this is a guy is a movie buff beyond movie buffs.
1:16.3	And he, he was so kind the way he says like, you know, it's not really one of the best ones.
1:22.2	But I mean, classic noir, like, as soon as it opened up, I'm like, this is beautiful.
1:26.7	And but yeah, I think you, you nailed it.
1:28.7	You said, God, this is really like jumping around.
1:31.2	It felt very choppy.
1:32.4	But it was fun.
1:33.3	Well, now that being said, the trivia that John and I were both dropping in the chat kind of shows that this book itself is so steamy.
1:43.7	Yeah.
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