Patrick Jarenwattananon

America's Satanic Panic Returns — This Time Through QAnon

By Noah Caldwell, Ari Shapiro, Patrick Jarenwattananon & Mia Venkat • 19 hours ago

The first time sociologist Mary de Young heard about QAnon, she thought: "Here we go again."

De Young spent her career studying moral panics — specifically, what became known as the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s, when false accusations of the abuse of children in satanic rituals spread across the United States.

St. Vincent On The Sleazy '70s Sounds And The Background Stories Of 'Daddy's Home'

By Audie Cornish, Patrick Jarenwattananon & Noah Caldwell • May 14, 2021

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

Depending on the album, St. Vincent might inhabit a persona. Near-Future cult leader, dominatrix at the mental institution - that's how she's described some of them. On her new album, she's going for a time and place.

A 'Shot' At $1 Million? Local Governments Offering Incentives For Vaccines

By Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Patrick Jarenwattananon & Sam Yellowhorse Kesler • May 13, 2021

AILSA CHANG, HOST:

Perhaps it didn't exactly start with doughnuts, but doughnuts were certainly present near the beginning.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

Rep. Curtis, R-Utah, Explains His Vote To Remove Liz Cheney From House Leadership

By Ailsa Chang, Jason Fuller & Patrick Jarenwattananon • May 12, 2021

AILSA CHANG, HOST:

Dawn Richard Sings Her Freedom On 'Second Line'

By Ari Shapiro, Patrick Jarenwattananon & Mano Sundaresan • May 10, 2021

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:

Dawn Richard grew up in New Orleans. Her father sang in a funk band called Chocolate Milk. He still does.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "FRICTION")

CHOCOLATE MILK: (Singing) Friction, baby.

SHAPIRO: As a kid, she was kind of alternative.