Eric Benson is a senior editor at the magazine Texas Monthly. In 2018, Benson wrote a series of articles that helped shed new light on the tragedy at Mount Carmel. He and Lindsay discuss how the event still shapes American life today.Please support us by supporting our sponsors!Credit Karma - visit Creditkarma.com/loanoffers to find the loan for you!SHOPIFY - go to shopify.com/as for a FREE 14 day trial!Listen to new episodes 1 week early and to all episodes ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/americanscandal.Looking for the DuPont Chemical Cover-up season? You can listen to episode 1 starting 7/12 on Wondery+ and 7/19 everywhere.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.