Comments on: Episode 277: The Man in 206

By: Johnathan Monsen

Johnathan Monsen — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 03:38:26 +0000

In reply to Splash. I wouldn't necessarily say it's a lot of the time. There are vastly more instances where the mentally ill are the villains, or minions of the villains.

By: Jeffrey Nelson

Jeffrey Nelson — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 05:20:43 +0000

In reply to Paul. Yep, Temptation! Great song, riveting episode of radio.

By: Splash

Splash — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 14:42:50 +0000

In reply to Johnathan Monsen. That's true about the stereotyping of mentally ill people, particularly in horror movies. However, in horror movies a lot of the time, it's usually the main protagonist who is mentally ill, or being driven mentally ill by forces beyond their control. This was a good, intense, suspenseful story with some genuinely creepy moments and an interesting twist to it---it was good right up to the very end.

By: Johnathan Monsen

Johnathan Monsen — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 15:22:02 +0000

The story is well written, but like many stories from it’s time it suffers from the immense stigma surrounding mental illness. People with schizophrenia are assumed to be dangerous killers like the Executioner, in part because that’s how they’re almost always portrayed in media. But in real life, they are ten times more likely to be the victim of violent crime than to be the criminal. Unfortunately, we are only beginning to move past this perception even today, with media still using mental illness as an easy shorthand for evil.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 22:24:17 +0000

The song sounds like “Temptation” by Bing Crosby:

https://youtu.be/3qAshUH7ySc