Crimewave - The Ghost That Built the Walls

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Raven Thorne examines how America's 1960s–1980s crime wave, when murders and violent crimes surged to historic peaks, created enduring infrastructures of fear—gated communities, mass incarceration, privatized security—that outlasted the violence itself, reshaping the nation's social contract and revealing who the walls truly protect. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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