Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs - Ep. 2: Defend Our Children

In 1977, John Briggs was a small-time state senator with big
dreams. But Briggs’ plan to ban gay and lesbian teachers from
California schools changed the arc of his life and career.
Suddenly, he was a right-wing hero, and a villain of the gay rights
movement. And his message seemed to be catching on all over the
country. Season 9 of Slow Burn was written and produced by
Christina Cauterucci. Slow Burn is produced by Kelly Jones, Joel
Meyer, and Sophie Summergrad.  Josh Levin is the editorial
director of Slow Burn. Derek John is Slate’s executive producer of
narrative podcasts. Susan Matthews is Slate’s executive editor.
Merritt Jacob is our senior technical director. We had engineering
help from Patrick Fort and Madeline Ducharme. Our theme music is
composed by Alexis Cuadrado. Artwork by Ivylise Simones, based on
an image of Silvana Nova and a poster designed by Larry Hermsen and
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