Journalist, author and filmmaker Crash Barry podcasts from the foothills of western Maine. Season One features Devils and Dirtbags, his on-going true crime investigation of the criminal priests and bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts. Season Two, aka Tough Island, is his comparatively light-hearted but still gritty tales of living and working on a remote Maine island when he was a much younger man. Season Three includes in-depth looks at Disinfomaniacs, along with interviews, conversations and independent journalism focused on the intersection of culture and politics.
This season of Devils and Dirtbags focusses on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts. Similar stories of evil could also be told about every single one of the 197 American Catholic dioceses plagued by sex abuse scandals.
Over the course of a dozen episodes, you’ll hear a true tale of deceit, homicide, molestations and cover ups. The actions of evil Bishops and their unholy henchmen play out like a Hollywood movie, rife with death, destruction and disgrace, all framed by a murder mystery that haunts Springfield to this very day.
Devils and Dirtbags is written and produced by journalist Crash Barry, who was born and raised in Springfield and now lives in western Maine.