• Willowbrook School

  • Oct 31 2023
  • Length: 58 mins
  • Podcast
Willowbrook School cover art

Willowbrook School

Listen for free

View show details

  • Summary

  • This week, Paul and Rachel look at the sordid history of Willowbrook School, a facility touted as a state-of-the-art facility to help people. Instead, it’s an institution filled with horrors and a legacy of hurt. This story truly has everything: ghosts, hepatitis, and a heroic Geraldo Rivera (for once.)

    This episode comes with a warning: it is a lot darker and heavier than our previous episodes, but we feel it is an important piece of history to remember.

    Resources used in this episode:

    1. Geraldo Rivera's Report "Willowbrook: The Last Disgrace" (1972).
    2. David J. Rothman and Sheila M. Rothman: "Willowbrook Wars: Bringing the Mentally Disabled into the Community" (2005)
    3. Danny Fisher: "Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook" (1996).
    4. Banner Staff Article: “College of the Damned: What Willowbrook Left Behind” (2018)

    • Sound Effects from Pixaby


    • **Special Note: Rachel is working on fixing her microphone after moving and getting setup she neglected her settings and well she learned a valuable lesson.
    Show More Show Less
Show More Show Less

What listeners say about Willowbrook School

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com.au reviews

Amazon Reviews
No Reviews are Available
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.