The Christian Reboot of the Scopes Monkey Trial Nobody Asked For

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WE WATCHED A MOVIE SO CHRISTIAN WE HAD TO DOSE IT OUT IN TWO SITTINGS. Thomas and Matt are joined by Lydia for Alleged, a 2010 Christian retelling of the Scopes Monkey Trial that somehow decides the real villains were the evolutionists. We've got Nebraska Man resurrected as a gotcha, H.L. Mencken slandered into oblivion, and a wildly invented eugenics subplot that never happened in Tennessee. Matt actually read the real trial history, so we get to find out just how much of this is "alleged" fact and how much is pure fan fiction built to make William Jennings Bryan the hero. • Alleged (2010), dir. Fenton Bailey (fictionalized Scopes Monkey Trial drama) Cases discussed: • State v. John Thomas Scopes (Scopes Monkey Trial, Rhea County, TN, 1925) • Buck v. Bell, 274 U.S. 200 (1927) Check out the OA Linktree for all the places to go and things to do! $2+ patrons already have the full episode at patreon.com/law!