John Perotti
@johnperotti.bsky.social
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Main jerk at Rococo Punch. *I drink near Portland Maine*
New Episode Out Today Christa was born into River Road Fellowship. In our final conversation, she remembers how she first realized she was in a cult, and tells us parts of the story we haven’t covered yet.
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A year and a half after our first interview, we sit down with Lindsay one last time to ask her the questions you’ve been wondering about.
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The final chapter - Beyond Fear - is out today “There were moments when I remember being in such a dark place, feeling so hopeless, and the curiosity of the next day I think helped keep me going. It doesn't matter how dark the day is. Just be curious about tomorrow."
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Episode 9 of The Turning: River Road is out now "I could sit back and relax and breathe. It was this moment of just feeling – safe and almost – loved by her. Just a true sister and friend, not feeling judged or afraid. It felt like we were the only two people in the world in that moment."
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Review: The Turning, River Road
Despite this shadow of a connection, this is one that still spins up into something that feels more personal and somehow bigger than the stories they explored before...This is one of those where I’m g...
https://www.mentallyamagpie.com/podcast-review-the-turning-river-road-podcast/
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Good Robot to Good Hang with Amy Poehler: 10 of the best podcasts of 2025 so far
From beloved British humorists and "good hangs" to AI debates and the history of heroism, BBC features journalists pick their favourite podcasts of the year so far.
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250821-the-best-podcasts-of-2025
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"It has only just come to my attention that Gimlet co-founder Matt Lieber is spending his post-Spotify days as a whimsical ice cream proprietor in Park Slope, where he sells ice cream shaped like sushi."
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The Future Of Podcasting Is Here, And It Sucks | Defector
This week, Left of Dial published its Essential Listening Poll, a compilation of the 100 best podcasts of all time, according to industry creators, writers, and scholars. (Disclosure: I was invited to...
https://defector.com/the-future-of-podcasting-is-here-and-it-sucks?fbclid=PAdGRzdgMVYZ5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp4ZPuVsBTV49yKn1NZj1WuG5bccWV5BcnOg57trK33zpdpqFQCs8WA726r3i_aem_44G5wOzG5fflPUC4drzYPw
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"It was absolutely the one thing – the one thing, if I can pick one thing – it is the one thing that allowed me to begin to heal.”
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"You know, that incident was what many of us consider the ugliest black molar in our local history. It was just pure evil and ugly.”
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Inconceivable Truth was voted one of the 100 greatest podcasts of all time by 300 audio creators, podcast hosts, producers, writers, and scholars from around the world in the Left of Dial Media Essential Listening Poll.
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Episode 8 of The Turning: River Road is out today. “It was absolutely the one thing – the one thing, if I can pick one thing – it is the one thing that allowed me to begin to heal.”
#riverroadfellowship
#truecrimepodcast
#TheTurning
#RococoPunch
#cultpodcast
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The final episode of Charlie's Place drops today. “You know, that incident was what many of us consider the ugliest black molar in our local history. It was just pure evil and ugly.” August 26th, 1950 was the night that changed Myrtle Beach.
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Episode 7 - MANHUNT - out now “When I think of it now, it was almost like he prophesied his own demise. For all those years, Victor was the predator and I was the prey. And then he became the prey."
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“And in the minds of many, Charlie Fitzgerald's dance hall becomes the worst fears of the champions of white supremacy.”
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New Episode Out Now.
#charliesplace
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Open Culture
about 2 months ago
Watch Meshes of the Afternoon, the Experimental Short Voted the 16th Best Film of All Time
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Watch Meshes of the Afternoon, the Experimental Short Voted the 16th Best Film of All Time
It seems not to be documented whether the Santa Ana winds were blowing when Maya Deren and Alexander Hackenschmied shot Meshes of the Afternoon.
https://www.openculture.com/2025/08/watch-meshes-of-the-afternoon-the-experimental-short-voted-the-16th-best-film-of-all-time.html
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In 1940s Jim Crow South, Charlie's Place defied the odds by becoming a racially integrated nightclub in Myrtle Beach. Follow Charlie Fitzgerald's journey as he broke barriers with music, dance, and the courage to unite a divided community.
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Episode 6 of The Turning: River Road is out today. “It was like I was kept underground for so long and then just spit out at 23. I call it when I entered the real world. And it was a whole other world than what it had been.”
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Episode 3 of Charlie's Place – Power Cedes to Power – is out now. Charlie Fitzgerald built multiple businesses across Myrtle Beach, and loaned money to white folks in town to bend the rules in his favor. How long would this last before Charlie became a target?
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about 2 months ago
Kicking off a T-shirt fundraiser for our local
#hawkwatch
club, Eastern Mass Hawk Watch. EMHW raises money to power local+regional raptor conservation. I've been President of the club since 2020, and am psyched to share our new logo on this Bonfire campaign.
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Episode 5 of The Turning: River Road is out now.
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Charlie’s Place podcast review — a mythic nightclub that defied the Jim Crow South
This safe haven for music lovers broke down racial barriers — and hosted luminaries including Marvin Gaye, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald
https://www.ft.com/content/e48971ce-90d3-44aa-b81f-6955aa5dc886
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Episode 2 is out now. Dance at Charlie’s Place wasn’t just dance; it captured the spirit of an era defined by both segregation and creativity. When white audiences arrived for the music, these moments sparked shifts that transformed Myrtle Beach and resonated far beyond its borders.
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For nearly 50 years, Carla Walker’s family hunted for the person who raped and murdered the high school cheerleader. When police finally make an arrest, everyone is left to wonder, how did the killer hide in plain sight?
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In his latest Secret History of Film Music column, Philip Brophy considers Michael Abels’s musicalisations of Black aspiration in Jordan Peele’s Get Out (2017) and Us (2020).
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/c...
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Michael Abels: Song Lines and Slave Songs - The Wire
In his latest Secret History of Film Music column, Philip Brophy considers Michael Abels’s musicalisations of Black aspiration in Jordan Peele’s Get Out (2017) and Us (2020).
https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/columns/michael-abels-song-lines-and-slave-songs
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Episode 5 of The Turning: River Road is out today.
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Episode 2 dropped today. Dance at Charlie’s Place wasn’t just dance; it captured the spirit of an era defined by both segregation and creativity. When white audiences arrived for the music, these moments sparked shifts that transformed Myrtle Beach and resonated far beyond its borders.
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New Episode Out Today
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Beloved. Notorious. Defiant. Folk hero. These are just a few ways to describe Charlie Fitzgerald, the man who owned an integrated nightclub during Jim Crow in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We’re launching a new series today – Charlie’s Place – about the man and the place.
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Episode 3 of The Turning: River Road is out now.
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Out Monday: Beloved. Notorious. Defiant. Folk hero. These are just a few ways to describe Charlie Fitzgerald, the entrepreneur who owned an integrated nightclub during Jim Crow in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This is the almost forgotten history of Charlie’s Place.
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Introducing Charlie's Place
YouTube video by Rococo Punch
https://youtu.be/LiG3Y5V2G0o?si=n0NFvby19bzNYvv4
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America's Crime Lab launches today - In our first case, Carla Walker’s brazen abduction after her high school Valentine’s dance shook Fort Worth, TX. Suspicion swirls around her boyfriend, while others are convinced of his innocence. Who could have raped and murdered the cheerleader?
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A brand new episode of The Turning: River Road is out today.
#riverroadfellowship
#truecrimepodcast
#TheTurning
#RococoPunch
#cultpodcast
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A brand new season of The Turning is out now: The Turning: River Road. You can hear the first two episodes now, and you can hear episodes ad-free AND one week early with a iHeart True Crime+ subscription.
#riverroadfellowship
#truecrimepodcast
#TheTurning
#RococoPunch
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A brand new season of The Turning is out now: The Turning: River Road. You can hear the first two episodes now, and you can hear episodes ad-free AND one week early with a iHeart True Crime+ subscription.
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S3:EP 1 - The Camp - The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3
PART ONE - "I never thought it would develop into what it was." For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch.
https://omny.fm/shows/the-turning/the-camp
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New season of The Turning out today:
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New Season of The Turning drops on July 8th.
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Introducing The Turning Season 3: River Road
YouTube video by Rococo Punch
https://youtu.be/l2JM1T4O3Nw?si=1FIq5vXAb-xZagC8
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Elon Green
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A month out from 3/11 pub day. If you’re looking for a book about New York City, the art world, and state-sanctioned violence, smash that preorder button.
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scott walker - farmer in the city
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Scott Walker - Jackie
YouTube video by drgonzalez
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Scott Walker - Track Three
YouTube video by Fidel Gutierrez
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Scott Walker - Epizootics! (Official Video)
YouTube video by 4AD
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Watch a man read a script
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Crimes of The Times Ep 1 | Rebecca Schaeffer
YouTube video by Los Angeles Times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJA87H9JN-I
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In the year 2027, everyone will be a podcast executive. Production will be outsourced to fish.
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Podcast Canon: No Feeling Is Final and Appearances push the limits of the art form
Podcast Canon: No Feeling Is Final and Appearances push the limits of the art form
https://www.avclub.com/podcast-canon-appearances-no-feeling-is-final
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