The Cult I Left Behind
By Amanda & Kyle Briggs
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Episodes: 106
Description
Newly-ish married couple, Amanda and Kyle, discuss Amanda’s upbringing in the IBLP cult of Duggar infamy – a story Kyle learns about along with listeners. Through sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking stories, Amanda and Kyle explore the cult’s ideology, the strange rules that surrounded Amanda’s childhood, and the abuse she endured before leaving the cult. Through it all, they talk about what it takes to break free from a cult and what gets left behind.
| Episode | Date |
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100 - Goodbye for Now
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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99 - What Kyle Knows Now
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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98 - Good Girls Don’t Scream
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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One-Week Delay
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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97 - Fear: The Foundation of Cults
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Emergency Statement: January 25, 2026
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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96 - Exposure Isn't Change
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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95 - Jeffrey Epstein, Bill Gothard, and the Architecture of Abuse
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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94 - Creating Joy When Life Has Been Heavy
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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93 – Am I a Bad Person? (Moral Scrupulosity OCD)
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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First Family Sickness & Thanksgiving Wishes
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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92 - A Day in the Life of a Deconstructing Parent
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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91 - Holy Disruptor: Breaking the Silence and the Rules
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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90 - From Resilience to Resourcefulness: Elizabeth Estabrooks on Trauma Recovery
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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89 - Dear Diary, Everything Has Changed
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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88 - The Time Kyle Acquired the Fire: Shiny Happy People Season 2 Recap
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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87 - Chantelle’s Story: From Shame and Control to Healing and Freedom
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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86 - Mother Wounds with Jessica Jocelyn (Part 2)
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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85 - Mother Wounds with Jessica Jocelyn (Part 1)
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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84 - Sometimes, You Get What You Want
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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83 - Dear Diary
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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82 - One Story, Two Journeys
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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81 - Losing Parents the Second Time
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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80 - Family Ended With Boundaries
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May 26, 2025 |
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79 - Mother’s Day, Mother Wounds
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May 12, 2025 |
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A Quick Update
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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78 - Discipline Outside the Cult
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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77 - Unpacking the Past: Cults, Faith, and Family Truths
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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76 - Finding Peace in Denmark: A Journey from High-Control to True Relaxation
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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75 - How to Deconstruct
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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74 - Big Changes, Listener Q&A, and Cult Realities
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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73 - Growing Up in IBLP: A Male Survivor’s Perspective on Trauma and Healing
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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72 - Protecting Kids from Sexual Abuse: What Every Parent Should Know
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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71 - Your Stories, Our Answers: Family Rejection, Advocacy, and Healing
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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70 - A Conversation with Cult Survivor and Author Daniella Mestyanek Young
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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69 - Sex, Healing, and Breaking Generational Cycles
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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68 - Wrapping Up & Moving Forward
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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67 - A Forced Apology
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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66 - Defying Gravity and Cults
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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65 - Amanda's Post-Cult Dating Adventure
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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64 - Happy Thanksgiving & Exciting Announcement!
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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63 - You Asked, We Answered
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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62 - Elections and Cults
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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61 - Kyle and Sex
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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60 - Deconstruction
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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59 - The Story of Us
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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58 - Coming Home
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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57 - On a Journey to Trust
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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56 - In Which Amanda Tries to Convince Kyle to Try Bill's Abstinence Program for Science
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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55 - Protection of the...Seed?
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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54 - Be Fruitful and Multiply...Like, a Lot
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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53 - The Six Purposes of Marriage: Completeness
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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One Year Message from Amanda & Kyle
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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52 - The Six Purposes of Marriage: Pleasure
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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51 - The Six Purposes of Marriage: Companionship
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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50 - The Seven Phases of a Godly Courtship Part 2
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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49 - The Seven Phases of a Godly Courtship
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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48 - A State Prosecutor's Perspective on Amanda's Case
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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47 - Development of an Immoral Woman
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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46 - Courtship and the Ten Unchangeables
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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45 - Applying Levels of Friendship to Dating
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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44 - Amanda's Courtship Story
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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43 - Courtship in the Cult
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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42 - Don't Get Locked Out
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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41 - Wisdom Booklet #1
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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40 - The Music that Saved Me
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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39 - The Halls of Satan
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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38 - Q&A Session #3
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May 27, 2024 |
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37 - No Sex on Saturdays!
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May 20, 2024 |
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36 - I Hate Mother's Day
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May 13, 2024 |
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35 - Adoption and the Sins of the Father
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May 06, 2024 |
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34 - What If I'm Weird?
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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33 - Let's Talk About Sex
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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32 - But Did You Cry Out?
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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31 - The Military and the Cult
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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30 - The Ten Unchangeables
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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29 - Discipline in the Cult
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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28 - Q&A Session #2
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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27 - A Day in the Life of a Cult Kid
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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26 - Demonic Backbeats
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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25 - MLMs and the Cult
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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24 - Eyes Down!
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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23 - Will You Be My Eye Trap?
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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22 - Seven Basic Needs of a Wife
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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21 - Seven Basic Needs of a Husband
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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20 - Demonic Cabbage Patch Kids
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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19 - So Shall Thy Poverty Come to Thee
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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18 - Therapy is Sin
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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17 - Cult Rhemas for the New Year
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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16 - Christmas in the Cult
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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15 - Are All Religions Cults?
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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14 - Divorce in the Cult
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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13 - Q&A with Amanda & Kyle
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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12 - Shiny Happy People Review Part 4
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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11 - Shiny Happy People Review Part 3
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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10 - Shiny Happy People Review Part 2
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Special Halloween Message from Amanda & Kyle
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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9 - Shiny Happy People Review Part 1
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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8 - Four Years in Court
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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7 - Healing Begins
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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6 - Girl Meets World
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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5 - The Abuse Continues
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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4 - The Abuse Begins
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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3 - Gothard Girls
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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2 - A Harem, a Coup, and a Ponzi Scheme
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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1 - The First Rule of Cults is We're Not a Cult
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Sep 04, 2023 |