Demonic Possession, Exorcism & Pop Culture

Grab your holy water & learn some Latin, episode 63 of @broadsnextdoor is out now. Join us as we gain a broader understanding of exorcism and demonic possession in pop culture.In this (release) episode we hear the true story behind the movie The Exorcist and how it shaped the way we see possession and exorcism on film.We’ll also hear about the 67 exorcisms of Annalise Michel that led to her death and the prosecution of her parents and the priests who performed the exorcism.Then we have Ed and Lorraine Warren and their involvement in both The Amityville Horror and The Devil Made Me Do It Case where Arne Cheyenne Johnson’s legal team tried to use demonic possession as a defense. Plus, the 2011 Ammons family haunting and demon house that was bought and destroyed by ghost hunter Zak Bagans.And finally we’ll explore some scientific and medical reasons that could be behind some of the most well documented cases of demonic possession and exorcism.

Grab mother darling and the cats because we're going back to Grey Gardens to try and gain a broader understanding of the lives of Big and Little Edie Beale. The Beales starred in the cult classic Maysles documentary showcasing their lives as artistic former socialites in a rundown 28 room mansion but how did it get to be this way? And what happened to the Edies after Grey Gardens? 

Grab your black cat and your VCR as we gain a broader understanding of 90’s movie witches from The Witches,The Craft, Teen Witch, Double Double Toil and Trouble, Hocus Pocus, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, The Crucible, Eve’s Bayou, Halloweentown, to The Blair Witch Projectwhy were witches so popular in the 90’s and why do they still hold a special place in our hearts and in our covens? 

In this all over the place catching up & checking in episode we talk all things from Japan issuing a mega quake warning & Daniela's fear of The Cascadia Subduction Zone to LOST rewatches, what happened to the RHONJ and if this is the time to get on dating apps, be alone or a secret third thing. 

This episode is all about how dystopian everything feels, from The Hunger Games style Meta Gala to Red Lobster backrooms and why Daniela hears the “man or bear” question in Werner Herzog’s voice. (Sources in show notes)

In this all over the place episode Daniela discusses anxiety & all the things she watched while dealing with insomnia- Late Night with the Devil, Baby Reindeer, OA rewatch, Menendez Brother documentaries and TikTok time travelers. Plus, we try and briefly understand the origins of the Kendrick Lamar & Drake diss tracks and the first six minutes of nuclear war! Grab a beverage & a snack cause together we can get through any panic attack.

In this episode Daniela is joined by her former Kent State history professor, Richard Steigmann-Gall, to discuss the events of May 4th 1970 & the similarities to the protests happening around the country right now. 

In part 1 of our discourse on Nickelodeon we talk about the founding of the network in the late 1970's as commercial free kids programming to the network's acquisition by Warner which led to & the so called "Orange Years" (1983-1996) while trying to gain a broader understanding of how Nickelodeon became what it is today While some people seemed to always have had the best intentions, the early years of Nickelodeon set the ground work for everything that would follow. From shows like You Can't Do That on Television and the introduction of slime and competition shows like Double Dare to scripted series like Salute Your Shorts, Pete & Pete, Clarissa Explains it All & Are You Afraid of the Dark? In the 1980's and early 90's Nickelodeon was a cornerstone for kids programming.But how did a network which basically started as public broadcasting with the intent of making children feel seen become a safe haven for some of the most predatory people in the entertainment industry? It started with the Orange Years. (content warning: part 1 only covers up to 1995 so we won't be discussing Quiet on Set yet, abuse is still referenced in this episode & shows like Ren and Stimpy that are discussed in this episode will be talked about in greater detail for  part 2, Part 3 will start with the All That spin offs) Sources:The Orange Years (documentary)Slimed! An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden AgeBook by Mathew Klickstein

Is everyone getting lonelier? In this brief conversational episode Daniela does a little catching up, takes a trip down early internet memory lane and tries to figure out if we're actually lonelier than any before- because it sure feels like it! follow us on social:@broadsnextdoor@danielascrima Shop: BroadsNextStore.com Join our Patreon for video episodes:Patreon.com/broadsnextdoor

Grab your clairvoyance and your credit card as we hear about everything from Mary Todd Lincoln’s séances in the White House, tv infomercials for psychic hotlines, and CIA psychic spy programs to modern day reality tv mediums. Is any of it real? Can it cause any harm? And why has no one won that $1,000,000 psychic challenge? The future looks expensive as we gain a broader understanding of celebrity psychics.