Think of the Children - Part Two: Satanic Panic

Historical Blindness

Nathaniel Lloyd

Politics, News, History, Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.0 • 885 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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In the conclusion of my series on the moral panics of the eighties, I look at the development of the Satanic Panic and consider its resurgence today. This episode is sponsored by American History Tellers: The Mayflower and American Scandal: The West Memphis Three. Binge all episodes of both series right now on Wonder+. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the show merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, perfect for gifts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Direct all advertising inquiries to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find other high-quality podcasts! Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Cicle DR Valga." All eighties-style synthwave music, including tracks "Unsolved Mystery," "80s Sci Fi Movie Theme," "Virtual Death," "Oculus," "Game Over," "Wicked City," "The Call," and "Doomsday," is by Karl Casey of White Bat Audio, licensed under a Creative Commons attribution license. Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy" and "Chance," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.2	Warning.
0:40.3	This episode will discuss alleged crimes against children.
0:41.9	Listen with care.
0:50.4	Longtime listeners of this podcast know that I've addressed the historical myth of devil worship before.
0:51.0	In October 2017, I released my very first Halloween-themed episode,
0:56.6	The Spectre of Devil Worship, in which I traced the accusations of groups engaging in devil
1:02.6	worship through the ages, starting with the Albigensian crusade against the Cathar
1:08.2	Heretics in the south of France that the Church accused of devil worship,
1:11.9	through the campaign against the Knights Templar, who were accused of worshipping a Baphomet
1:17.8	Head, to the early modern witch trials, I demonstrated how, in every case, the claims that
1:24.1	these persecuted groups were conducting black masses can be convincingly refuted.
1:30.2	In Part 2 I further examined how the crimes of the notorious French devil-worshipping child
1:35.9	murderer Gilles-de-Rae may have been largely embellished or even fabricated by his enemies,
1:41.7	and how, if they did occur, there may have been nothing satanic
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