Ep 34 The Chi-Chi Chowchilla: 1976 Kidnapping, HBO Documentary & Childhood Trauma Research

Episode 34  released  August 25

 

Title The Chi-Chi Chowchilla 

 

In this week’s episode of Medical Media Mixer Podcast we cover:

• Max (HBO) – Chowchilla Documentary Film 🎬
• CNN – Chowchilla Kidnapping Escape Feature (2023) 📺
  
  

We discuss:

✅The true crime story of the Chowchilla kidnapping of 1976

✅How this helped shape the research into childhood trauma

 

🎙️Have you ever heard of this case?

ℹ️ Sources:

 

🚍 Chowchilla Kidnapping – News, Documentary, and Historical Accounts

• City of Chowchilla – Official Historical Summary
  https://www.cityofchowchilla.org/300/1976-Bus-Kidnapping
  
  

• CNN – Chowchilla Kidnapping Escape Feature (2023)
  https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/02/us/chowchilla-kidnapping-escape-cnn-film
  
  

• Max (HBO) – Chowchilla Documentary Film
  https://www.max.com/movies/chowchilla/35e6ffd5-2cb1-4bd4-b2f3-62064f73a7a2
  
  

• Wikipedia – 1976 Chowchilla Kidnapping
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Chowchilla_kidnapping
  
  

📚 Books & Trauma Research

• Goodreads – Too Scared to Cry by Lenore Terr, M.D.
  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/787568.Too_Scared_To_Cry
  
  

• PMC – Research Article on Childhood Trauma
  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7163898/
  
  

• NCTSN – About Child Trauma (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
  https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/about-child-trauma
  
  

🧠 Therapeutic Approaches

• Psychology Today – Sandplay Therapy Overview
  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/sandplay-therapy
  
  

🍸 Pop Culture & Themed Drink

• Boomer Magazine – Mixology & Murder: Chi-Chi Chowchilla Cocktail
  https://www.boomermagazine.com/mixology-and-murder-chi-chi-chowchilla-cocktail/

 

 

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