John Perotti
@johnperotti.bsky.social
C-suite janitor 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.
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.
September 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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.
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.
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.
September 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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.
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."
“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."
September 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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."
“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."
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."
"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."
August 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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."
"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."
"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...
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August 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"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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"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.”
August 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"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.”
"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 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"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.”
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.
August 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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.
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
“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
August 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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
“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
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.
“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.
August 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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.
“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.
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."
“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."
August 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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."
“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."
“And in the minds of many, Charlie Fitzgerald's dance hall becomes the worst fears of the champions of white supremacy.”
August 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“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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Watch Meshes of the Afternoon, the Experimental Short Voted the 16th Best Film of All Time
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.
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August 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Watch Meshes of the Afternoon, the Experimental Short Voted the 16th Best Film of All Time
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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.
August 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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.
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.”
“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.”
August 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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.”
“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.”
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?
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?
August 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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?
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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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.
August 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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.
Episode 5 of The Turning: River Road is out now.
August 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Episode 5 of The Turning: River Road is out now.
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.
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.
July 31, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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.
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.
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?
July 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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).
www.thewire.co.uk
July 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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...
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/c...