As I said in class last week, I've been really into a podcast called "You Must Remember This" by a woman named Karina Longworth. She does a multi-part series on Charles Manson and his cult, looking at their role in the late 1960s counter culture of California. He and his "family" provide an interesting antithesis to Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters since Manson often used hallucinogens to manipulate the women in his cult and take advantage of them (of course under the pretense of opening their minds). Charles Manson is a fascinating megalomaniac, and I'd suggest listening to all of the episodes, but if you want to listen to just one or two, focus on any of the first three that focus on Manson (episodes 44-47). You can find them for free on iTunes here. Or, you can go to the webpage for her podcast here.
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