Leaving Neverland

In this episode we chat about the recent documentary ‘Leaving Neverland’ which is about the recent allegations of sexual abuse against Michael Jackson by Wade Robson and James Safechuck.

Jackson has been previously accused of abusing young boys in 1993, which he staunchly denied and eventually paid his accusers family 23 million in an out of court settlement.

In 2003 the controversial documentary by Martin Bashir ‘Living with Michael Jackson’ was aired which resulted in a new allegation by one of the children in the documentary.

Michael Jackson remains innocent until proven guilty but has split opinion about his relationship with young children.

Momo Challenge

We also chat about the Momo Challenge which has caused alarm for parents recently but is there anything behind it or is it just mass hysteria?

News and Tv

Finally we talk about the internet and how we consume news and media.

Links:

• Timeline of the Michael Jackson allegations
• Australian Documentary on the latest allegations against Jackson
• Slightly more sensationalised Michael Jackson documentary 
• Video in defense of Michael Jackson
• Oprah Winfrey interview with the ‘Leaving Neverland’ accusers
• Jimmy Savile Documentary
• The Momo hoax
• Wiki page about the clowns
• The original Northampton Clown which I think started the clown trend
• Police urge people to ignore creepy clowns
• Creepy clown “sightings”
• The laugh track in Mash
• Metal Gear Solid 2 predicts the future
• How Netflix changed the way we watch tv

We welcome any feedback or comments about this episode or any other episode.

Producer: Sean Dempsey
Music: www.bensound.com