# Stanley Cohen

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Podcasthon 2026: The Anatomy of a Moral Panic — Salem, McCarthyism, and the Satanic Panic

What's in This Episode Podcasthon is a global event where thousands of podcasters use their platforms to raise money for a cause they believe in. This year, The Thing About Witch Hunts is participating to support End Witch Hunts, the only US nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness about witchcraft…

Let's Negotiate

Claire Beans (she/they) and Han Koehle (it/any) dig into Gideon the Ninth, Act IV, Chapter 27. Harrow and Pal negotiate. Gideon and Cam negotiate. Gideon and Harrow open a door. Gideon and Harrow negotiate. Content Warning: Pretty chill week all things considered. Oblique references to oppression a…

While 850 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Were Filed, Fox News Was Covering for Convicted Predators — The Numbers Don't Lie

Education Is Elevation is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I need y’all to sit with some numbers for a second. Not opinions. Not feelings. Numbers. In 2025, Fox News ran over 4,000 headlines sensationalizing tran…

The Great AI Unraveling: Tristan Harris

Recorded live at  SAND Community Gathering (April 2026). Watch the full conversion on the SAND Website. SAND has launched a special series on Artificial Intelligence. To premiere this series, we spoke with tech ethicist Tristan Harris—co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology. In this conver…

Moral Panic and The Mods and Rockers Conflict

In this season finale, Tiggy and James discuss the concept of Moral Panic and the main case that Stanley Cohen based his theory on- the Mods and Rockers conflict. James is determined to not have to edit too much of this episode- can you tell? https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327802448_The…

The Gaza Reckoning- UN Allegations and America's Political Divide

A new UN commission report accuses Israeli authorities of deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, alleging actions that may constitute genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Meanwhile, recent Democratic primaries, especially in New York City, have renewed debate over AIPAC…

Why We Keep Falling For Moral Panics

Moral Panics as Effort Shields: Why Outrage Replaces Action Why do we grab onto moral panics so eagerly, and then quietly drop them the moment they stop being convenient? In this episode, host Leslie Poston, Ph.D., introduces the concept of the 'effort shield' and argues that moral panics serve a p…

Coffee & Context: Is Chloe Swarbrick the Devil?

Not literally of course - this week we're looking at Stanley Cohen's Folk Devil theory, where the right wing political pundits and media create a boogey monster or folk devil to present as the bad guy to scare people into voting for them instead of the horrors of progressive change. Real, indepen…