{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Unrefined Podcast .com","title":"E181 Widespread Panic? Or Widespread Programming?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4177,"description":"In this episode, Brandon, Lindsy, and cohost Jennifer Parks dive into the history and fallout of the 1980s “Satanic Panic,” focusing on the rise and fall of Christian comedian Mike Warnke. They unpack how Warnke’s book The Satan Seller and testimony about being a former Satanic high priest helped spark nationwide hysteria—and how later investigations unraveled parts of his story, leading to his public disgrace. The trio explores the broader cultural forces at play, from media manipulation and government psyops to church fear-mongering, and reflect on how believers treat fallen heroes. The conversation weaves humor, empathy, and insight into fear-based religion, false memory syndrome, and grace in the aftermath of failure.\nTimestamps:\n00:00:54 Welcome\n 00:03:13 Who was Mike Warnke?\n 00:05:30 Warnke’s early life and beginnings\n 00:07:52 His rise as a Christian comedian\n 00:10:18 Testimony of salvation in bootcamp\n 00:12:40 Did Warnke cause the Satanic Panic?\n 00:14:47 “Michelle Remembers” and false memory roots\n 00:17:10 Church mysticism and altered states\n 00:19:36 The rise of the Satanic Panic\n 00:21:55 Fear, media, and moral hysteria\n 00:24:17 McMartin case and guilt by association\n 00:26:43 Cornerstone Magazine exposes Warnke\n 00:29:09 Divorce, the church, and hypocrisy\n 00:31:30 Self-righteousness and judgment\n 00:33:52 How do we treat fallen believers?\n 00:36:16 Jeffrey Victor’s The Satanic Panic and anti-supernatural bias\n00:38:39 Reason, discernment, and the Wesleyan quadrilateral\n00:41:03 If Satan can’t stop you, he’ll push you too far\n00:43:25 How love treats fallen heroes\n00:45:52 Shame vs conviction in Christian life\n00:48:16 Grace and the value of people\n00:50:36 Church discipline and restoration\n00:52:59 Modern fallout and confused truth\n00:55:21 The Delphi murders and Odinism connection\n00:57:45 Government psyops and the “deep cult”\n01:00:03 CIA, media control, and discrediting SRA\n01:02:28 Where is Mike Warnke now?\n01:04:46 Brokenness, mercy, and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/SEi08kDnmS3ucXi-RfuKquACTpfh-Kjws-EHkJR3Eps/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mYjhk/MGY5YjJhYTVlZGM1/ZDZhOWQ0MzNiMjIx/NWE4Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}