AFTER SHOCK: Since the 1970s, violent video games have been a popular scapegoat used by Republicans and Democrats alike to explain mass shootings. From the extremely simplistic Death Race to the more realistic Mortal Kombat, Doom, and Call of Duty, what do our most comprehensive studies tell us about the effects of gory video games? How much have they truly influenced school shooters? And what does this manufactured panic act to cover up? American Hysteria is written, produced, and hosted by Chelsey Weber-SmithProduced and edited by <a href="https://clearcommo.com/">Clear Commo Studios</a>Co-written by Riley Smith <a href="https://www.patreon.com/americanhysteria">Become a Patron</a> for extra episodes, interviews, and videos monthly!Follow American Hysteria on social media:Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/amerhysteria">@AmerHysteria</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/americanhysteriapodcast/">@AmericanHysteriaPodcast</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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American Hysteria explores how fantastical thinking has shaped our culture – moral panics, urban legends, hoaxes, crazes, fringe beliefs, and national misunderstandings. Poet-turned-podcaster Chelsey Weber-Smith tells the strangest stories from American history and examines the forces that create the reality we share, and sometimes, the reality we don't.