Grafton Tanner

Join Grafton Tanner, an insightful author and cultural historian, as he dives into the uncanny connections between exorcism, possession, and contemporary political panic. Tanner explores how neoliberal collapse and social media revive satanic fears across the political spectrum. He discusses the historical roots of demonology, the interplay between possession narratives and property relations, and the emotional allure of conspiracy theories. This gripping conversation also touches on the ramifications of purification rituals and modern exorcisms as tools of social control.