About this episode

The episode recaps the story of Patty Hearst and the events surrounding her involvement with the Symbionese Liberation Army.

A Burger King crown, a couple of drinks, and a story that still splits people down the middle: was Patty Hearst brainwashed, fighting to survive, or making a willing leap into radical politics? We’re Jesse and Lindsay, and we’re doing a fast, no-frills recap of all three parts of our Patty Hearst saga so you can hear the full arc without losing the thread. We start with the Symbionese Liberation Army’s origin story and the murder of Marcus Foster, then move straight into the February 1974 ki...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jesse, Lindsay

Topics covered

• Patty Hearst
• Symbionese Liberation Army
• radical politics
• brainwashing
• true crime

Keywords

• Patty Hearst
• Symbionese Liberation Army
• Marcus Foster
• brainwashing
• radical politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Symbionese Liberation Army

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