A Cult Divided: "Running to Freedom"
Today's episode dives into the extraordinary story of Ashleigh Teeter, who grew up in the World Wide Church of God... a cult in its own right. But when the church splits due to a new leader's ideas, A...
1 Heinä 202456min
US Air Force: "Not Just a Pretty Face, Sir."
WARNING: This episode discuss sexual assault. A girl with a dream, Amanda was recruited from high school into what she thought would be the path to fulfilling that dream. But a superior's abuse of pow...
24 Kesä 202457min
S-Factor Pole Dancing - PT2: "Emotional Roadkill"
Welcome to PART 2 of Jessica Hopper's journey into and out of a pole dancing cult. This episode takes us to the peak of the cult, including protégés, unpaid labor, surreal bookclubs, emotional breakdo...
17 Kesä 202453min
S-Factor - PT1: "Pole Dancing to Solve the Patriarchy"
Meet the very funny and very bold Jessica Hopper, as she dives into her bizarre and unexpected journey into a pole dancing cult. Yes, a pole dancing cult at a studio called S-Factor in Los Angeles, CA...
10 Kesä 20241h
An Islamic Sect: "Stolen Innocence"
WARNING: This episode contains graphic discussions of abuse and self-harm. Raised by a single mother in the Muslim community, Samir Ahmed was sent to a Tablighi Jamaat-focused madrasa at age 11, a re...
3 Kesä 202453min
John Frum Movement: "GI Joe, The American… God?"
Today we pay homage to Memorial Day by uncovering the bizarre and captivating tale of the John Frum Movement. Yes, that's 'from' with a 'u', homies. We dive into the South Pacific volcanic island of ...
27 Touko 202433min
Ballet 58: "Pray, then plié!"
SHOWNOTES: "A ballet cult?" We asked the same thing. But today's brave guest, Summer Smith, shares what happens when the world of pliés and pirouettes meets dogmatic devotion. Raised in a strict reli...
20 Touko 202454min
UCKG: " Taking down a Billionaire Megachurch Cult"
Meet Rachael Reign, a tenacious activist battling to dismantle a billionaire megachurch cult. The cult that once owned her life. From her innocent introduction to the Universal Church of the Kingdom o...
13 Touko 202456min
