Ep. 111: Potato Salad, Potlucks Dinners, and Pimento Cheese: We Talk About Food (Again) (Church / IFB / Fundamentalism / Ambrosia / Mayonnaise Cake / Cheeseburger Soup / Tater Tot Casserole)
In this episode, Sadie and Gavri'el talk about food, potluck dinners, and Sadie's happiest childhood memories. Gavi's opinions on food have evolved from last time, and Sadie is no longer suffering fro...
5 Des 20221h 34min
Ep. 110: Is Hillsong A Cult? (Pentacostal / Megachurch / Assebmblies of God / Charismatic / Contemporary Christian Music / Abuse / Control / Justin Bieber / Carl Lentz / Brian Houston / Christianity)
On Today's episode, Sadie and Gavir'el discuss the International Hillsong Megachurch. They discuss contemporary christian music, the Hillsong brand, the association with celebrities, and all of the va...
28 Nov 20221h 56min
Ep. 109: Is It A Cult? Kanye West's Donda Academy and Sunday Service (Personality Cult / Music / Religion / Christianity / Hillsong / Bieber / Kardashian / Ye / Education / Fashion / Hip Hop / Rap)
In this episode, Sadie and Gavi take what they learned about personality cults and apply the concepts to Kanye West. Specifically, they examine Kanye's Sunday Service celebrity church and his Donda Ac...
21 Nov 20222h 5min
Ep. 108: Cult of Personality (Fundamentalism / Religion / Celebrity / Politics / Psychology / Manipulation / Gaslighting / Kanye West / Elon Musk / Beyonce / Taylor Swift / Donald Trump / BITE Model)
On today's episode, we discuss personality cults, also known as micro-cults. Sadie and Gavi discuss how these cults function, how they are similar or different to traditional cults and abusive relatio...
14 Nov 20221h 39min
Ep. 107: (True Crime) The Return of Paul Sand AKA Edward Wayne Farris (Duty 2: The Deuce) (Murder / Texas / Jack Hyles / IFB / Fundamentalism / Sermon Illustration / Cult / Brainwashing / Christian)
Today is a great day in the world of the Leaving Eden Podcast, because it marks the return of Sadielock Holmes and Nancy Jew. Sadie and Gavi revisit the mystery of Paul Sand (Episode 26), a "true" sto...
7 Nov 20221h 26min
Ep. 106: The Demon Test (Bob Larson Exorcist Extrordinaire) (Occult / Satanic Panic / Fundamentalism / Religion / Christianity / Jesus / Exorcism / Generational Sin / Curse / Racism / Fundie Snark)
In today's episode, Sadie and Gavi discuss the extrordinary exploits of exorcist Bob Larson. From his humble roots to his *interesting* theology to his time touring with legendary thrash metal band, S...
31 Okt 20222h 19min
Ep. 105: The Burning Hell (Spooky / HELLoween / Halloween / Theology / Bad Movie / Film Review / Fundamentalism / Exploitation / Grindhouse Gospel / Baptist / Sin / Bible / 1970s / Genre / B-Movie)
On today's episode, Sadie introduces Gavi to this terribly entertaining entry in fundamentalist filmmaking, "The Burning Hell." (1974) This entire film is available to watch on YouTube. https://www.yo...
24 Okt 20221h 32min
Ep. 104: Agape Boarding School (Troubled Teen Industry / TTI / Abuse / Fundamentalism / Christianity / Physical / Sexual / Emotional / True Crime / Kidnapping / Legal Case / Justice / IFB / Roloff)
In this episode, Sadie and Gavi discuss the abusive Agape boarding school in Missouri, and the looming threat that it posed to fundamentalist kids growing up. TW: In general we talk about a lot of pot...
17 Okt 20221h 51min
