Cults & Culty Behavior Episodes
E 134: The False Patient: Scammer and Blogger Amanda C.Riley
Amanda C. Riley lied about having cancer for years and took money from many of her blog followers, family, friends, and acquaintances. Her lying started way before her cancer journey, in fact it seems her whole life was one big …
E 94: Losing My Religion
“Oh life is bigger. It’s bigger than you. That’s me in the corner. That’s me in the spotlight. Losing my religion. Trying to keep up with you and I don’t know if I can do it. Oh no I have …
E 86: Part 2 The Dangerous World of Internet Spirituality: Bentinho M…
Bentinho Massarao first came my way by someone who survived his abuse. Jade had joined his spiritual community and I followed along on her journey (as we do these days) on Instagram. You can hear her full story on one …
E 85: PART 1 The Dangerous World of Internet Spirituality: Teal Swan …
Teal Swan has come into the spotlight recently from a docuseries on Hulu called The Deep End; as well as from a detailed account from a reporter in his podcast series called The Gateway. Her fringe techniques for "healing" have …
E 63: MLM - Multi Level Manipulation with Roberta Blevins of LuLaRich
Not all pyramids were built by the Ancient Egyptians. Some were built by Mega Huns who bombard inboxes far and wide with their out of the blue "Hey Hun! I haven't talked to you since high school, but I have …
E 62: Cult Following: Tease it to Jesus; The Cult of Gwen Shamblin
We're starting off 2022 with a bang by bringing you a bizarre and culty religion based on weight loss and God. We explore this group and their dangerous parenting, dieting, and relationship practices in order to shed light on culty …
E 46 Cult Following Part 2: #becauseoflularoe
If you've gotten a "hey girl, it's been a while but I have this amazing business opportunity that you're perfect for!" message, I hope you give your friend grace. Chances are they are fully committed to creating success for themselves …
E 45 Cult Following Part 1: #becauseoflularoe
If you've gotten a "hey girl, it's been a while but I have this amazing business opportunity that you're perfect for!" message, I hope you give your friend grace. Chances are they are fully committed to creating success for themselves …
Episode 11: Gaslighter; Denier
Whew this episode is more loaded than a bacon cheddar potato skin. Drop in as we discuss Gaslighting, Red Herring, and more methods of messing with your brain. Also a little dash of parenting stress and anxiety attacks. Like I …