Ep 248: MOVE - The Bombing of Philadelphia

About this episode

The episode discusses the 1985 police siege of the MOVE organization in Philadelphia.

So! It's 1985, and we're in Philadelphia, PA. A group called MOVE has moved into the neighborhood - and they are a little annoying. They have a bullhorn where they talk about human rights very loudly, their kids don't go to school, and they might have guns (but they probably don't work). The city decides to do a good old-fashioned siege to get the members of MOVE out of their rowhouse. There are 13 people in the house, half of whom are children. The city brings a reasonable group of 500 police officers, A TOMMY GUN (among others), and ultimately, a bomb.

People in this episode

Hosts: Taylor Pineiro, Farz Sokhansanj

Topics covered

• MOVE
• Philadelphia
• 1985
• police siege
• human rights
• true crime

Keywords

• MOVE
• Philadelphia
• bombing
• police
• human rights
• 1985
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MOVE

Places: Philadelphia

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