93. The Dangers of Missionary Zeal

Nancy and Sarah dig in to the ever-so-complicated Savior Complex, a new HBO docu-series about a young white missionary in Uganda who may or may not have been responsible for the deaths of young children in her care. Is Renee Bach a murderer, as the activist group No White Saviors insists, or a do-gooder who got in over her head? This is a cautionary tale about missionary zeal on both sides. Also discussed:

• An activist stabbed in random street violence, and some people … celebrate?

• Baseball player Trevor Bauer gets dragged for two years following accusations of violence and sexual assault, but apparently, that was not the whole story

• Why even the mention of false accusations makes the media queasy

• The discomfort of withholding judgment in the outrage media cycle

• When the kids at Sarah’s school went on mission trips and milked her for money

• The particular wrath of former evangelicals turned activists

• America’s mayor on the skids: Rudy Guiliani’s drinking problem

Plus: The sensuous pleasures of an old-fashioned newspaper and, a true-crime bonanza!

ALERT! If you’re reading this on Friday, October 6, tune in tonight to see our bingo center-square Matt Welch on “Real Time with Bill Maher” on HBO, 10pm EST.