You Must Remember This: Charles Manson's Hollywood

I've been spending a lot of time lately listening to the You Must Remember This mini-series, Charles Manson's Hollywood. On the surface, the twelve episode deep dive is about the Charles Manson murders of Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring and three other occupants of the Cielo Drive house in 1969. The murders are gruesome, brutal and stomach-turning - which is resoundingly not why I listen to the show. Of the dozen episodes, only a sparse few mention the murders themselves - most of the content is around the history of Manson, the celebrities he encountered along his way and pleasant historical looks at many of the tangentially involved.

I'm not a true crime fan - despite it being the genre for podcasts - just because I don't have the stomach for it. However, Karina Longworth does a wonderful job of crafting a show about an absolutely horrible thing and making it not so gruesome. There's plenty of corruption, exploitation and horrible treatment of everyone along the way - men and women, tho mostly women - so it's not for the faint of heart but it is an intriguing and worthwhile listen.

Note, the first episode is the most gruesome of the bunch, so if you're squeamish, skip that one. Otherwise, I do suggest subscribing.