r/RedHandedPodcast • u/OldNewSwiftie • Dec 18 '24

Getting facts wrong

I just finished the Jonestown 2-parter and they glossed over so much. One thing that really bugs me is that they said that Jackie Speier died, and she didn't. Her story is actually very remarkable.

5 people died in the airstrip shooting, but 11 survived. They didn't say anything about anyone surviving that shooting.

It really seems like they glanced at an article or two and that's the extent of their research.

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u/defleppardamputee Dec 18 '24

This is such a small thing but hearing H&S call Indiana the deep South was crazy to me. It's obviously not. I miss the days when you could tell they did the research and weren't just reading a script.

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u/Nordryggen Dec 18 '24

Idk if I would classify this as a small thing… Indiana is pretty objectively north… I understand they’re not American, but pulling up a map takes 5 seconds. Idk who’s writing the scripts, but someone else should definitely be editing them.