Bonus: The Symbionese Liberation Army
A further examination of the brief, violent existence of the SLA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 05, 2024•27 min
Rip Current
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.
Episodes
Bonus: Prison Radicalism - Part 2 with Brittany Friedman
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.
Dec 04, 2024•42 min
Bonus: Prison Radicalism - Part 1 with Dan Berger
We talk with Historian Dan Berger about activism in California prisons in the 1960s and 70s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 03, 2024•33 min
Bonus: Life in Charles Manson's Cult
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....
Dec 02, 2024•40 min
Episode 12: Pavlov’s (almost) Drowning Dogs
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.
Nov 21, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Bonus: Interviews with Mary Catherine
Interviews with co-host Mary Catherine Garrison conducted before and after her work on Rip Current. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 21, 2024•18 min
Episode 11: There Comes a Point Where the Only Way You Can Make a Statement is to Pick Up a Gun
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.
Nov 14, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Bonus: Tribal Thumb
A look at the small, violent revolutionary group called Tribal Thumb. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 11, 2024•40 min
Episode 10: It Serves the Pigs’ Interests to Create Confusion
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.
Nov 07, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Episode 9: Contradictions
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.
Oct 31, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Episode 8: Popeye Jackson
Despite being found not guilty of drug possession, radical activist Popeye Jackson faces revocation of his parole. The FBI recruits Sara Jane Moore to be an informant on the Bay Area radical underground. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 24, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Episode 7: A Confusion of Sanity and Reality
Sara Jane Moore’s life is a series of new beginnings followed by sudden exits, leaving husbands and children behind. She arrives at the PIN program, an abrasive, ambitious figure looking to make a name for herself. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 17, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Episode 6: Death to the Fascist Insect that Preys Upon the Life of the People
Patty Hearst is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army. As the nation tries to understand who the SLA are, her father helps organize the People in Need program to feed the poor around San Francisco. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 10, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Bonus: Watergate
A look at the scandals that brought down the Nixon White House. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 07, 2024•25 min
Episode 5: Thirty Eight
Did Lynette Fromme really intend to kill Gerald Ford, or was she just trying to draw attention to the environment or Charles Manson? Gerald Ford emerges from the wreckage of the Nixon administration to become the first president to not appear on a presidential ballot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 03, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Episode 4: Nice Girls
In Sacramento, Lynette Fromme and Sandra Good send anonymous threatening letters to corporate leaders they feel are ruining the environment. After Fromme’s failed assassination attempt, authorities try to figure out how it was allowed to happen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 26, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Episode 3: The Story of James and Reni Willett
After the conviction of Charles Manson and a number of his followers, Lynette Fromme’s life centers around aiding Manson from outside prison. A young family comes into her orbit with deadly consequences. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 19, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Episode 2: Don’t Want Out and You’re Free
After a troubled, but conventional upbringing, Lynette Fromme is kicked out of her house and becomes one of Charles Manson’s earliest followers. She embraces this marginal, communal life, even after the shocking Tate/LaBianca murders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 12, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Episode 1: It Didn’t Go Off
By the early 70s, most of America rejects the values promoted by the youth of what we call “the 60s.” Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, aims a gun at Gerald Ford and pulls the trigger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 05, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Introducing: Rip Current
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 ...
Feb 20, 2024•4 min