Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
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May 26, 2024
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A podcast about cults, extreme belief, and manipulation – from two hosts who’ve actually lived it. Hosted by Lola Blanc and Meagan Elizabeth.
Got your own story about cults, extreme belief, or manipulation? Leave a voicemail or text us at 347-86-TRUST (347-868-7878) OR shoot us an email at Trust Me Pod @gmail.com
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Carolyn Costin - The Link Between Cults and Eating Disorders
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Yoni Shrira, Part 2 - Hard Labor, Isolation, Running Away, and a Dark Legacy
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Yoni Shrira, Part 1 - The Family Foundation School, Troubled Teens, and Snitching Culture
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Tory Hess - From Second Life to Wilderness Commune
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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REWIND: Jay Van Bavel - Groupthink, Social Identity, and Cult Psychology
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Bethany Joy Lenz - One Tree Hill, a Secret Cult, and Living a Double Life
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Anne - Psychosis, Delusions, & the Cult of Your Own Mind
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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REWIND: Jitarth Jadeja - Former QAnon Believer
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Gareth Gore - Opus Dei, Human Trafficking, & Project 2025
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Norah - Girls Night In: L.A. Facebook Group Gone Culty
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Demetria, Part 2 - Twin Ray Mysticism, Spiritual Retreats, and the Necessity of Rage
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Demetria, Part 1 - Online Gurus, Mysterious Elixirs, and Joining the Twin Ray Cult
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Joelle Tamraz, Part 2 - Meeting The Elders, Emotional Manipulation, and Moving On
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Joelle Tamraz, Part 1 - Traveling to India, Meeting a Swami, and "Past Lives"
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Sara Teitelman - The Culty Elements of Technology
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Min Zhou, Part 2 - Labor Camps, Persecution, and Mass Killings in the Cultural Revolution
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Min Zhou, Part 1 - The Cult of Mao Zedong, and Growing Up in the Cultural Revolution
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Tia Levings, Part 2 - Questioning Fundamentalism, Motherhood, and the Dangers of Christian Nationalism
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Tia Levings, Part 1 - A Well-Trained Wife in the Christian Patriarchy
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Andrea Dunlop, Part 2 - A Family Torn, Munchausen by Proxy, & Critiquing Take Care of Maya
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Andrea Dunlop, Part 1 - Munchausen by Proxy, a Faked Miscarriage, and a Perpetrator in the Family
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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J. Wesley Boyd - When Physician Health Programs Go Wrong
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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R. Derek Black, Part 2 - How a White Supremacist Changed Their Mind
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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R. Derek Black, Part 1 - Former White Nationalist, Growing Up in the KKK, and Cognitive Dissonance
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Ian Rafalko, Part 2 - Son of a YouTube Scientologist Health Guru
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Ian Rafalko, Part 1 - Former Scientology Auditor
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Aliia Roza - Former Russian Secret Agent and Sex Spy
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Rabia Chaudry - Serial, True Crime, & Countering Violent Extremism
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May 29, 2024 |
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Jessica Kahn - Y2K Cult
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May 23, 2024 |
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Madi Stroud - Daughter of a Cult Leader: Love Has Won & Amy Carlson
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May 16, 2024 |
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Dr. Inna Kanevsky - Pseudoscience, TikTok Psychology, & Culty Psychologists
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May 09, 2024 |
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Warren Kohl, Part 2 - The Pressures of Preaching in a Secretive Cult
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May 01, 2024 |
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Warren Kohl, Part 1 - Preparing to Preach in a Secretive Cult
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Nadine Macaluso - Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma Bonds
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Zoe & Lillian, Part 2 - Troubled Teens, Midwest Academy, and Solitary Confinement
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Zoe & Lillian, Part 1 - The Program, Ivy Ridge and Casa by the Sea
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Roberta Blevins, Part 2 - Leaving The LuLaRoe Family
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Roberta Blevins, Part 1 - Inside LuLaRoe
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Lola & Meagan - Am I in a Cult (or Just a Group)?
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Katelyn Jade Hlavaty, Part 2 - Satanic Ritual Abuse & Becoming a Spokesperson
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Katelyn Jade Hlavaty, Part 1 - Joining Operation Light Force
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Sara Gorman - Science, Healthcare, and Why We Ignore Facts
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Jenna Miscavige, Part 2 - Escaping Scientology
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Jenna Miscavige, Part 1 - Growing up in Scientology's Sea Organization
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Crystal Hefner - Surviving The Playboy Mansion
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Michelle Dowd, Part 2 - From the Mountain to the Hospital to Forging Her Own Path
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Michelle Dowd, Part 1 - Becoming a Forager in The Field
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Thomas & Micah, Part 2 - Mormon Mission, Scientology, & Disney Adults
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Thomas & Micah, Part 1 - God, Goofy, and Growing Up Gay in Religion
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Marji Mozart, Part 2 - Life After the FLDS
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Marji Mozart, Part 1 - Growing up in the FLDS
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Barak Hardley - Where Belief Intersects Creativity
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Annie Taylor - The Garden: Commune or Cult
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Alice Hines & Lorraine - Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Jill Duggar Dillard & Derick Dillard
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Marlene Winell - Leaving The Fold, Religious Trauma, and Emotional Recovery
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Listener Stories - Independent Baptist Movement & Capoeira Teacher
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Daniella Mestyanek Young, Part 2 - Military Life & Parallels to The Children of God
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Daniella Mestyanek Young, Part 1 - Children of God, 9/11, & Escaping the Cult
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Andrew Seidel - Christian Nationalism & Information Warfare
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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REWIND: Post-Traumatic Growth with Richard Tedeschi
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Simon Kent Fung - Dear Alana & Conversion Therapy
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Dr. Marc Feldman & Jordyn Hope - Munchausen by Proxy aka Medical Child Abuse
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Kyle & Kari, Part 2 - The 2x2s: Uncovering Widespread Sexual Abuse
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Kyle & Kari, Part 1 - Deconstructing The 2x2s
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Martin - Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, & The I.D.W.
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Guinevere Turner, Part 2 - Group Exile, Culture Shock, & Recovery
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Guinevere Turner, Part 1 - The Lyman Family, Compound Life, and Queen Jessie
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Emily Lynn Paulson - Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Madison McGhee - The Dark Side of Sorority Life
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Christy Carlson Romano - Child Actors & the Toddler to Trainwreck Pipeline
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Lindsey Williams, Part 2: Going to IBLP Headquarters & The Downfall of Bill Gothard
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Lindsey Williams, Part 1: Shiny Happy People, The Institute in Basic Life Principles, and Meeting Bill Gothard
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Allison Miller - Interstitial Cystitis, Orthorexia, and an Alternative Medicine Cult
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Jimanekia Eborn - Reclaiming Your Sexuality After Trauma
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May 31, 2023 |
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Mubin Shaikh, Part 2: 9/11, Reinterpreting Islam, and Going Undercover
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May 24, 2023 |
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Mubin Shaikh, Part 1: Islamic Extremism, Meeting the Taliban, and Getting Radicalized
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May 17, 2023 |
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Jennings Brown & Justice - Liana Shanti's Conspiracy Sisterhood
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May 10, 2023 |
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Kara Goucher - Alberto Salazar and the Nike Oregon Project
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May 03, 2023 |
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Perfectionism & Purity
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Robert Fitzpatrick - The History of MLMs
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Priscilla Tucker, Part 2: Escaping the Kingstons, Forced Rehab, and a Billion Dollar Tax Fraud
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Priscilla Tucker, Part 1: The Kingstons, Polygamy, and a Cousin Engagement
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Adam Levin - Romance Scams, Hackers, & Protecting Your Identity
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Zacch Comfort, Part 2: The Bride of Christ Church, and an Important Story From Lola
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Zacch Comfort, Part 1: The Bride of Christ Church and a Sex Offender Turned Prophet
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Sam Ciavarella - When CrossFit Gets Culty
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Keith Page - From Megachurch Pastor to Secular Death Doula
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Rosanna Arquette - Commune Life, Racism, & Harvey Weinstein
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Felicia Rosario and Daniel Levin - Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Antonio Perez - Alex Jones, the New World Order, and Conspiracy Theory Addiction
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Chris Kavanagh & Matthew Browne - Decoding the Gurus
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Lauren Drain, Part 2: Life After Westboro
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Lauren Drain, Part 1: Joining The Westboro Baptist Church
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Jay Van Bavel - Groupthink, Social Identity, and Cult Psychology
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Conspiracy Month: Morbid - Elisa Lam, False Accusations, & the Dangers of Web Sleuthing
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Conspiracy Month: Aja Romano & The Satanic Panic
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Conspiracy Month: Mikey Biddlestone - What Makes Conspiracy Theorists Double Down
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Conspiracy Month: Lisa Fazio - Why Fake News Feels Real
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Josh Lobo - What Happens When You Troll a Cult
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Jan Broberg, Part 2: Seduction, Secrecy, and Realizing the Lie
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Jan Broberg, Part 1: Family Grooming, Aliens, and the First Kidnapping
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Trust Me 100!
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Elishaba Doerksen, Part 2 - Escaping Alaska and the Road to Recovery
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Elishaba Doerksen, Part 1 - My Family Cult in the Wilderness
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Abigail Kochunas - The Gloria Gifford Conservatory for the Performing Arts
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Sari Crawford - Synanon: Rehab Program Turned Cult
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Charlotte Laws - IsAnyoneUp.com, Revenge Porn, and the Most Hated Man on the Internet
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Listener Stories - Financial Abuse, Mormon Missions, and Coming Out
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Chris Bail - Online Extremism, Trolls, & the Myth of the Echo Chamber
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Cheryl Nichols - High School Teacher Grooming, Patriarchy, and "Passing the Trash"
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Camille & Trillium - A Pagan Coven and a Southern Fried Narcissist
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Strictly Stalking's Jaimie Beebe & Jake Deptula
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Welcome To The Sunshine Place
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Virginia Heffernan: Edge, Jeffrey Epstein, & the Intellectual Dark Web
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Joann Vaega: Waco Survivor and Former Branch Davidian
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Spencer Schneider: Sharon Gans, School, & a Manhattan Cult Story
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Luis Favela & Honor Academy
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Hank Nuwer & Hazing Culture
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Evan McNary: Assisting Exorcisms, Speaking in Tongues & Pastors in Sunglasses
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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G Charles Wright: Growing up Bisexual, Natural Disasters & Abusive Parenting
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Sara Levine & Danny Murphy of Not Another True Crime Podcast
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Monia Ali: One Direction & Toxic Fandom
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Patrick Ryan and Joe Kelly - Transcendental Meditation & Cult Intervention
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Rethinking Trauma: The Power Threat Meaning Framework with Lucy Johnstone
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May 25, 2022 |
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Rethinking Trauma: Post-Traumatic Growth with Richard Tedeschi
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May 18, 2022 |
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Rethinking Trauma: Self-Regulation and Healing Trauma with Robert Rhoton
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May 11, 2022 |
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Rethinking Trauma: Resilience with George Bonanno
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May 04, 2022 |
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Jordan Harbinger: Scams, Influence, & The Law of Attraction
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Nitai Joseph, Part 2: When Meditation Gets Culty
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Nitai Joseph, Part 1 - Hare Krishna, Cool Gurus, & Labor Exploitation
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Lynn Short - The New Gnostic Society, Sexual Alchemy, & Lucid Dreaming
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Anne Speckhard - How Terrorists Are Made
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Terra Newell, Part 2 - Killing Dirty John
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Terra Newell, Part 1 - Meeting Dirty John
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Sinasta Colucci – Romance, Racism, & Cover-Ups in Twelve Tribes
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Sinasta Colucci - Twelve Tribes, Farm Life, and The End Times
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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The Airborne Toxic Event's Mikel Jollett - My Childhood in Synanon
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Jillian Lauren, Part 2 - Return to Brunei and Meeting a Serial Killer
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Jillian Lauren, Part 1 - Life in a Harem
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Banachek, Part 2 - Critical Thinking vs Skepticism
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Banachek, Part 1 - Mentalism vs Psychic Ability
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Drew Amstutz - Surviving Conversion Therapy
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Amanda Knox & Christopher Robinson - Understanding Cognitive Bias
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Bob Nygaard, Part 2 - How Psychics Manipulate
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Bob Nygaard, Part 1 - Investigating Psychic Fraud
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Lauren & John Matthias – The Daybells, Part 2: Buried Bodies & the Dark Triad
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Lauren & John Matthias – The Daybells, Part 1: Murder, Zombies, & LDS Fan Fiction
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Angie Kehler & Yahanna Masimer - The Assembly of YHWHhoshua
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Listener Stories - Purity Culture & Narcissist Dads
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Rachel Bernstein & IndoctriNation
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Dr. Ramani Durvasula - Narcissism 101
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Jennings Brown - Investigating the Fellowship of Friends
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Glenn Carter - UK Raelian Leader, Part 2: A Debate on Power Dynamics
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Glenn Carter - UK Raelian Leader, Part 1: Aliens, Meditation & Cloning
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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The Cult of Hollywood
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Natascia Mallin – Therapy Cult, Part 2: Trauma Bonding & Lifting the Veil
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Natascia Mallin – Therapy Cult, Part 1: A Guru Named Stan
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Christina Babin - Children of God, Part 2: Reprogramming Camps
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Christina Babin – Children of God, Part 1: Punishment Camps & Flirty Fishing
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Katherine - Teal Swan
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Jonas Bell Pasht - How To Become A Tyrant
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Torah Bontrager - Growing Up Amish, Part 2: Escaping & Activism
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Torah Bontrager – Growing Up Amish, Part 1: Corporal Punishment & Rumspringa
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Glynn Washington - The Worldwide Church of God
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Hoyt Richards - From Supermodel to Cult Member
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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April Snow - Scientology & the Sea Org, Part 2: Leaving & The Aftermath
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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April Snow - Scientology & the Sea Org, Part 1: The LA Celebrity Centre
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Brian Holoyda - Folie à Deux & Shared Delusions
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Danny Gold & Sean Williams - Mafias & Organized Crime
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Taylor Brown - Tech CEOs
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May 26, 2021 |
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Dianne Lake - The Manson Family, Part 2: The Tate-LaBianca Murders
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May 19, 2021 |
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Dianne Lake – The Manson Family, Part 1: Meeting Charlie
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May 12, 2021 |
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Janja Lalich - Democratic Workers Party and Bounded Choice in Cults
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May 05, 2021 |
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Avital Ash - Orthodox Judaism
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Anna LeBaron - Ervil LeBaron, the "Mormon Manson"
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Kilian Aulenbacher - Church Universal and Triumphant
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Gerardo Lopez - MS-13 & the Police, Part 2: The Rampart Scandal
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Gerardo Lopez - MS-13, Part 1: LA in the 80s and 90s
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 2: Breaking Away
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 1: The Nomadic Lifestyle
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti - Autism, Racism, and a Religious Cult
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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M.E. Thomas & Arya - Two Sociopaths (Who Are Dating)
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Elana Auerbach - OneTaste (aka the Orgasm Cult)
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Nicoletta Heidegger - BDSM vs. Abuse
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Yuval Laor - Fervor, Awe, and Hyperreligiosity
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Lucien Greaves - The Satanic Temple, Satanic Panic, & Recovered Memory
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Jitarth Jadeja - Former QAnon Believer
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Amber Dawn Lee - Zion Society (Fundamentalist Mormon Cult)
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Amanda Montell - The Language of Cults and Fanaticism
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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Cliff "Fifth" Henderson - Jehovah's Witnesses
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Naomi Gibson - Children of God and NXIVM, Part 2: Recruited into NXIVM
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Frank Meeink - From Neo-Nazism to Anti-Racism
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Naomi Gibson – Children of God and NXIVM, Part 1: Life on an Abusive Commune
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Vikram Gandhi - Being Kumaré, the Fake Guru
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Noël Wells - Scam Psychic Retreat
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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India Oxenberg - NXIVM
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Steve Hassan - The Moonies, Trump, and QAnon
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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Esther & Lori - Current FLDS Members
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Will Allen - Buddhafield
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Moses Storm - Andrea Yates's Cult
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Lola's Mom - Mormon-Offshoot Cult
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Oct 02, 2020 |