Satanic Panic Redux

Satanic Panic Redux

From The Dream by Little Everywhere

April 24, 2026 · 32 min · Episode 60

About this episode

Jane discusses the 1980s Satanic Panic with guest Sarah Marshall, exploring its cultural implications and connections to media sensationalism.

Revisiting our 2025 Halloween episode, Jane is diving into the darkness with journalist, writer and podcaster, Sarah Marshall, about her knew podcast "The Devil You Know". What we're talking about here is top grade 80's christian- right hysteria, mixed with the rise of Oprah, Donahue and daytime TV sensationalism AND recovered memory therapy! Get on board, we're heading back in time, looking for satan! Listen to "The Devil You Know" here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/2054-the-devil-you-know-with-sarah-marshall Find more from Sarah Marshall here: Instagrams: iamsarahmarshall Threads: @ms.sarahmarshall Website: remembersarahmarshall.com Hey Dream listeners! First of all, we want to thank everyone who's joined our supercast channel over the last few weeks (only $5 a month for ad free episodes!) It helps us so much and keeps us from having to overload the Dream feed with more ad spots than we already have. When you join the Supercast channel we become more independent and less beholden to advertisers we don't know and often don't know about! If you haven't joined yet, please consider it and know your support means the world to us: https://thedream.supercast.com Hosted on…

People in this episode

Host: Jane

Guest: Sarah Marshall

Topics covered

  • Satanic Panic
  • 1980s hysteria
  • daytime TV
  • recovered memory therapy
  • cultural analysis

Keywords

  • Satanic Panic
  • Sarah Marshall
  • The Devil You Know
  • 1980s
  • daytime TV
  • recovered memory therapy
  • Christian right
  • hysteria

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Devil You Know, Little Everywhere, Acast, CBC

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