06 Mar 2025
Chaos: The Manson Murders
In August 1969, Charles Manson's followers killed seven people on his orders. Why? Explore a conspiracy of mind control, CIA experiments, and murder.
The Weather Underground
The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous.
Top Billed Cast
Lili Taylor Narrator (voice)
Bernardine Dohrn Self
Mark Rudd Self
Brian Flanagan Self
David Gilbert Self
Bill Ayers Self
Kathleen Cleaver Self
Laura Whitehorn Self
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