Tricia Jenkins, Ph.D.

Tricia Jenkins is an award-winning author, educator, public speaker, podcast host and active member of the Fort Worth film community. She teaches classes in film aesthetics, genre, broadcasting history, world cinema and more.  Her research investigates the relationship between Hollywood entertainment media and the U.S. government, with an emphasis on the CIA and the military. She regularly travels to give talks on the topic, and she and her work have appeared in films, podcasts, Newsweek, CNN, Al-Jazeera, Fox, PBS, BBC, and more.   Recently, she launched a podcast with Thirteen Media about her life growing up in a doomsday apocalyptic cult. The podcast is called Worldwide: The Unchosen Church. 

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