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.

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.

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.

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.

Rip Current

Episode 8: Popeye Jackson

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/f47fef81-b6a9-4aa1-8681-b204017c6acb/transcript

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.

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.

Episode 7: A Confusion of Sanity and Reality

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/25c2db83-fb7a-4e7e-b0c6-b1fd01836294/transcript

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.

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.

Episode 6: Death to the Fascist Insect that Preys Upon the Life of the People

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/f3f5f2e2-a510-4a62-b10c-b1f1017e183d/transcript

A look at the scandals that brought down the Nixon White House.

A look at the scandals that brought down the Nixon White House.

Bonus: Watergate

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/c5cba4d8-58af-41d5-bfe2-b1f6016f05c8/transcript

Episode 8: Popeye Jackson

In 1 playlist(s)

Rip Current

Social links

Follow podcast

Recent clips