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.

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Episode 8: Popeye Jackson

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A further examination of the brief, violent existence of the SLA.

A further examination of the brief, violent existence of the SLA.

Bonus: The Symbionese Liberation Army

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We chat with Author and Sociologist Brittany Friedman about prison activism movements from the 50s through the 70s.

We chat with Author and Sociologist Brittany Friedman about prison activism movements from the 50s through the 70s.

Bonus: Prison Radicalism - Part 2 with Brittany Friedman

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We talk with Historian Dan Berger about activism in California prisons in the 1960s and 70s.

We talk with Historian Dan Berger about activism in California prisons in the 1960s and 70s.

Bonus: Prison Radicalism - Part 1 with Dan Berger

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