Think Twice: Michael Jackson

Written by: Leon Neyfakh
Narrated by: Leon Neyfakh, Jay Smooth
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  • More than a decade since Michael Jackson’s death, his legacy remains complicated and unresolved. Think Twice: Michael Jackson is an exploration of the King of Pop’s life and impact – and an investigation into why his global influence continues to endure, despite the disturbing allegations against him. In this ten-part series, journalists Leon Neyfakh and Jay Smooth bring you a new perspective on the Michael Jackson story, based on dozens of original interviews with people who watched it unfold from up close.

    Episodes of Think Twice: Michael Jackson contain explicit descriptions of child sexual abuse and may be triggering. Listener discretion is advised.
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  • Episode 1: Is This Scary?

    Episode 1: Is This Scary?
    Apr 27 2023

    It’s 1993 and Michael Jackson is on top of the world: receiving lifetime achievement awards, appearing at Bill Clinton’s inaugural gala, performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. More popular and powerful than he’s ever been, he uses that caché to create a music video that stands among his most personal and prescient works. Then everything falls apart.

    You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/ThinkTwiceMJ
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    47 mins
  • Episode 2: All Children, Except One, Grow Up

    Episode 2: All Children, Except One, Grow Up
    Apr 27 2023

    As news breaks of the first sexual abuse allegations against Michael, reporters scramble to dig up any information they can while Michael Jackson’s PR machine battles to control the narrative. Meanwhile, a by-the-book LAPD detective struggles to investigate the case in the midst of the frenzy.

    You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/ThinkTwiceMJ
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    56 mins
  • Episode 3: Big Boy

    Episode 3: Big Boy
    Apr 27 2023

    Michael Jackson’s childhood, or lack thereof, is cited constantly in the conversation around his relationships with children. In this episode, we go back to Michael’s earliest days in Gary, Indiana, where he grows up under the domineering hand of his father while he and his brothers take the local music scene by storm in search of a better life.

    You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/ThinkTwiceMJ
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    51 mins

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Thorough and balanced telling of MJ’s story

Loved the balanced telling of Michael Jackson’s story from childhood to his death with lots of detail and interviews.

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Well done

Very thoughtful and interesting overview of Michael Jackson life, with some cultural context. Binge worthy.

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You guys did an amazing job!

Loved it! You guys did such a great job breaking down the story. The juxtaposition between the artist and the human was fascinating.

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Kept me Engage the Entire Time

I listened to this during a long drive. It kept me engaged the entire time and my drive was that much more enjoyable. They did a really good job at organizing his life while explaining how much influence he had on the media and the public during his life time and even know. I think if today his charges/accusations were brought forward his history would be entirely different. He does still stand as a musical genius and that is not to be distributed. Yet he had such a traumatic ubringing that in the end destroyed him even more along with the lives of many others.

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