Cabbage Shakes and Energy Snakes: Three Bizarre New Cults

Humans have always been seekers of truth. We’re not always great at finding it, but we’re always lookin’. And however noble that quest might be, our desire to understand the hows and whys of human existence can sometimes leave us open to scams, cons, and cults. Give us a confident, charismatic personality with the right buzzwords and promises of enlightenment, and we’re much too eager to hand over our judgment…and our wallets. Today, our special guest Noah Lugeons—cohost of God-Awful Movies—will help us pull the lid off three especially noxious cults. Well, two cults and one cult-lite. Sources:https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nidhisubbaraman/facebook-jilly-juice-cabbage-epperlyDr. Phil show, Episode “Jilly Juice: Claims to Cure Cancer, Regrow Limbs” https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/candida-and-fake-illnesses/https://mylespower.co.uk/2018/09/30/the-science-behind-the-jilly-juice-protocol-2/https://au.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/australian-cults-universal-medicine-14682/Australian show "Sunday Night," Episode "The Cult"https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/universal-medicine-cult-founder-exposed-as-charlatan/news-story/626fe650621ee65ba16b1a7af2f62aa7https://www.universalmedicine.com.au/questions/why-it-quite-clear-unimed-not-culthttps://www.docdroid.net/nkbk7PV/an-introduction-to-mother-of-all-creation-with-the-first-contact-ground-crew-pdf#page=3https://gurumag.com/crestone-cult-love-has-won-leaves-man-to-die-in-desert/Dr Phil show, Episode "Love Has Won Exposed"https://www.denverpost.com/2020/09/11/love-has-won-cult-protests-hawaii/Lovehaswon.orgFollow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfireFacebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://gramha.net/profile/truecrimecampfire/19093397079Twitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/true-crime-campfire/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices