Waco Siege & Branch Davidians Pt. 1
Cults8 Nov 2022

Waco Siege & Branch Davidians Pt. 1

On February 28th, 1993, ATF agents raided a compound in Waco, Texas, belonging to a religious group known as the Branch Davidians. A 51-day standoff ensued, ending in a violent siege. Eighty-one people lost their lives, many of them children — but to this day, no one knows which side fired first. This episode is a crossover with Conspiracy Theories and originally aired October 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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“The Workers' Institute” Pt. 2 - Aravindan Balakrishnan

“The Workers' Institute” Pt. 2 - Aravindan Balakrishnan

By the 1970s, Comrade Bala's small collective had gone completely underground. His followers lived in constant fear of advanced Chinese technology capable of reading their thoughts, and killing them a...

26 Feb 201954min

“The Workers' Institute” - Aravindan Balakrishnan

“The Workers' Institute” - Aravindan Balakrishnan

His communist cult was started in 1974 in hopes of convincing working class citizens of England to rise up against their capitalist overlords and join forces with communist China. After two "members" ...

19 Feb 201948min

“The Sons of Freedom” - Peter V. Verigin

“The Sons of Freedom” - Peter V. Verigin

This Cult’s beliefs often steered members to protest against the Canadian government. Due to their lack of regard for laws and public policy, officials began rounding up Freedomite children between 19...

12 Feb 201952min

“River Road Fellowship” Pt. 2 - Victor Arden Barnard

“River Road Fellowship” Pt. 2 - Victor Arden Barnard

Reigning over Shepherd’s Camp throughout the 1990s, Victor Barnard was the king of his own Eden. As he becomes more and more abusive to his followers, one of them begins plotting his demise. When she ...

5 Feb 201947min

“River Road Fellowship” - Victor Arden Barnard

“River Road Fellowship” - Victor Arden Barnard

After spending years indoctrinated in the Way International, Victor Barnard started his own cult in the early 1990s and moved off the grid to an isolated campground in Minnesota. With the blessings of...

29 Jan 201946min

“Fellowship of Friends” Pt. 2 - Robert Earl Burton

“Fellowship of Friends” Pt. 2 - Robert Earl Burton

This alleged cult’s vineyard has produced wines that were served at former President Ronald Reagan’s birthday party, and other illustrious restaurants in the pacific northwest. Robert Earl Burton used...

22 Jan 201948min

“Fellowship of Friends” - Robert Earl Burton

“Fellowship of Friends” - Robert Earl Burton

In 1970, his fellowship began with just two members huddled around a dining room table in Northern California. But within a few short years, Burton’s influence would reach across the globe, preparing ...

15 Jan 201943min

“Kashi Ashram” Pt. 2 - Joyce Green

“Kashi Ashram” Pt. 2 - Joyce Green

What started as a mission preaching tolerance and empathy, quickly turned sour when rumors of drug abuse and financial impropriety started to swirl. The majority of what we know about Kashi Ashram sur...

8 Jan 201946min

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