61. Unabomber 1: How far are technophobes willing to go?
The Unabomber terrorised American citizens for nearly two decades. It became one of the longest and most expensive manhunts in FBI history.
From 1978 to 1995, Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, built and mailed a series of homemade bombs, killing three people and injuring many more.
Kaczynski lived alone in a cabin in the woods, in Lincoln, Montana and documented his 鈥榝ailures鈥� and 鈥榮uccesses鈥� in code, in a personal journal. His targets were university professors, technocrats and anyone seen to further, as he saw it, technological development.
In this episode of Bad People, Dr Julia Shaw and comedian Sofie Hagen unpick what motivated Kaczynski鈥檚 violent behaviour. It turns out that Kaczynski was inspired by French anarchist philosopher, Jacques Ellul, fears about technology. Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen reflect on their own 鈥渢echnophobia鈥� and how it affects their lives.
Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and terrorism.
CREDITS
Presenters: Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen
Producer: Louisa Field
Assistant Producer: Simona Rata
Music: Matt Chandler
Editor: Rami Tzabar
Academic Consultants for The Open University: Lara Frumkin and James Munro
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Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland
Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a 91热爆 Audio Science Production for 91热爆 Sounds.
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