Rude Awakening: Sarah Landry On Nithyananda & Other Nightmares (Part 2)
Content Warning: Discussions of child abuse and sexual assault. Listener discretion advised. Here’s the second part of our conversation with Sarah Landry who shares what it’s like to face down the ve...
11 Jul 202254min
Rude Awakening: Sarah Landry On Nithyananda & Other Nightmares (Part 1)
Content Warning: Discussions of child abuse and sexual assault. Listener discretion advised. At just 24 years old, Sarah Landry found herself drawn to Hindu avatar Nithyananda’s teachings like a fly t...
4 Jul 202252min
Page Turner: Spencer Schneider on Writing His Way Out of ‘School’
“We were invisible. We had to be. We took an oath of absolute secrecy. We never even told our immediate families who we were. We went about our lives in New York City. Just like you. We were your acco...
27 Jun 20221h 19min
Tangled Up in Teal: Jon Kasbe & Bits Sola on Making ‘The Deep End’
Dear Teal Swan: You continue to be a mystery wrapped in a riddle wrapped in wrap-around Oakleys. Are you okay? For reals, we’re getting some super hinky vibes from all seven layers of your auric field...
20 Jun 20221h 8min
Trust Fall: Dr. Natalie Feinblatt on Trauma, Addiction & Cult-Informed Therapy
Finding a therapist can be mission critical when you’re recovering from a culty situation, but the process of finding a clinician with basic cult awareness can be a total cluster. In this episode, Sar...
13 Jun 20221h 4min
Holy Hell: Will Allen on Unmasking Buddhafield (Part 2)
Surprise! We loved chatting with Will Allen so much that we let the tape keep right on rolling. Keep on listening for more about the Holy Hell filmmaker’s journey back from Buddhafield’s clutches. Oh,...
9 Jun 202245min
Holy Hell: Will Allen on Unmasking Buddhafield (Part 1)
Sarah and Nippy watched Holy Hell closely when they were exiting NXIVM back in 2016. It hit close to home: The documentary is an intimate look at the implosion of Buddhafield, a mysterious self-help c...
6 Jun 20221h 3min
Bigger Than the Pope: Jennings Brown on Teal Swan & The Fellowship of Friends (Part 2)
[Content Warning: This episode contains references to suicide, mental illness, and sexual assault. Listener discretion advised.] And…we’re back for an extra helping of conversation with investigative ...
30 Mai 202251min
