S1. Ep 3: A Miracle

Released Tuesday, 25th January 2022

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S1. Ep 3: A Miracle

Tuesday, 25th January 2022

5 people rated this episode

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It’s the early 1980s and a hugely popular television evangelist is having a crisis of conscience. She wants Christian evangelism to be less bigoted. And so, to the horror of her peers, she invites a very unexpected guest onto her TV show…

Written and presented by Jon RonsonProduced by Sarah ShebbeareOriginal music by Phil Channell

Archive from the PTL network's 'Tammy's House Party' and the 'PTL Club'.

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Things Fell Apart

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If you've ever yelled at someone on social media about, say, cancel culture or mask-wearing, then you are a soldier in the culture wars - those everyday battles for dominance between conflicting values. The acclaimed writer and podcaster Jon Ronson has seen friends swallowed up in them to the extent that it's ruined their lives. Jon was curious to learn how things fell apart, and so he went back into the history of the culture wars to find some of the origin stories: the pebbles thrown in the pond, creating the ripples that led us to where we are today. He had no idea what he'd find, but he's uncovered some extraordinary people and the strangest, yet most consequential tales.

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televangelists AIDS Crisis discrimination Pastor AIDS activism evangelicals American Culture Tammy Faye Baker HIV/AIDS Interview Culture War TV Evangelicalism 1980s gay rights

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