Episode 5: The Amen Break & Blue Whale Challenge
Two stories of viral phenomena – for better or worse.
Warning: The second story involves talk of self-harm and suicide.
The Amen Breakbeat Gesture GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/amenbrother2
Sources:
Nate Harrison - “Can I Get An Amen?”
WhoSampled - “Amen, Brother by The Winstons”
The Economist - “Seven Seconds of Fire”
BBC News - "Six seconds that shaped 1,500 songs" by Ellen Otzen
BBC News - “Amen Break musician finally gets paid" by Mark Savage
BBC News - Blue Whale: What is the truth behind an online 'suicide challenge'? by Ant Adeane
Wikipedia - Moral Panic & Blue Whale Challenge
Mirror - “Tragic teen girl posts haunting final selfie with message 'goodbye' moments before killing herself” by Jon Dean
Archive.org - “Moral Panic Du Jour: ‘The Blue Game’” Benjamin Radford
Snopes - “Is the ‘Blue Whale’ Game Responsible for Dozens of Suicides in Russia?” by Dan Evon