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California, September 1975. Within a span of 17 days and less than 90 miles, two women, working separately, tried to assassinate the president of the United States, Gerald R. Ford. These are the only two times we know of that a woman has tried to assassinate an American president.

The first, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, was already infamous as a prominent follower of cult leader Charles Manson.

The second, Sara Jane Moore, was a 45 year-old housewife who infiltrated San Francisco's violent radical underground working undercover for the FBI.

The story of one strange and violent Summer, this season on RIP CURRENT.

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Bonus: The Symbionese Liberation Army
2024-12-05
27:15
A further examination of the brief, violent existence of the SLA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bonus: Prison Radicalism - Part 2 with Brittany Friedman
2024-12-04
41:30
We chat with Author and Sociologist Brittany Friedman about prison activism movements from the 50s through the 70s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Bonus: Prison Radicalism - Part 1 with Dan Berger
2024-12-03
33:13
We talk with Historian Dan Berger about activism in California prisons in the 1960s and 70s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bonus: Life in Charles Manson's Cult
2024-12-02
39:41
An interview with Dianne Lake and Deborah Herman about Dianne's life in the Manson Family, which she joined at age 14. Deborah and Dianne co-wrote the book, Member of the Family: My Story of Charles Manson, life inside his cult, and the darkness that ended the sixties, about Dianne's experiences.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bonus: Interviews with Mary Catherine
2024-11-21
17:50
Interviews with co-host Mary Catherine Garrison conducted before and after her work on Rip Current.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 12: Pavlov’s (almost) Drowning Dogs
2024-11-21
49:42
The arrests of Lynette Fromme, Patty Hearst, and Sara Jane Moore in a 17-day period lead to unprecedented interest. How do people suddenly change from one set of beliefs to another? Patty Hearst’s trial hinges on the answer to this question. Fromme and Moore never have to answer that question.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 11: There Comes a Point Where the Only Way You Can Make a Statement is to Pick Up a Gun
2024-11-14
33:25
In the early morning hours of September 22nd, the Secret Service questions Sara Jane Moore about whether she intends to kill President Ford. Later that day, she purchases a gun, drives to San Francisco and takes a shot at Gerald Ford.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bonus: Tribal Thumb
2024-11-11
40:03
A look at the small, violent revolutionary group called Tribal Thumb.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 10: It Serves the Pigs’ Interests to Create Confusion
2024-11-07
38:08
After Popeye Jackson’s execution, a debate is carried out among radical groups on whether or not he should have been killed. As the police investigation focuses on a group called Tribal Thumb, Sara Jane Moore perceives herself to be in increasing danger.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 9: Contradictions
2024-10-31
37:01
Sara Jane Moore discloses to members of the radical underground that she has been an underground informant. She also accuses Popeye Jackson of being an informant, putting his life in peril.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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20 avsnitt

Bonus: The Symbionese Liberation Army

Bonus: Prison Radicalism - Part 2 with Brittany Friedman

Bonus: Prison Radicalism - Part 1 with Dan Berger

Bonus: Life in Charles Manson's Cult

Bonus: Interviews with Mary Catherine

Episode 12: Pavlov’s (almost) Drowning Dogs

Episode 11: There Comes a Point Where the Only Way You Can Make a Statement is to Pick Up a Gun

Bonus: Tribal Thumb

Episode 10: It Serves the Pigs’ Interests to Create Confusion

Episode 9: Contradictions