284 - The Amish Life: Quaint or Terrible?

284 - The Amish Life: Quaint or Terrible?

A lot to unpack today! Who are the Amish? Why do they dress and live like it's still the 17th century? How are they related to Mennonites? What interpretation of Christianity led to them to the lifestyle they live today? Are they happy? Are they a cult? Today we'll explore the Anabaptist, Protestant Reformation origins of the Amish and how they differ from Mennonites. We'll look at their practices of Rumspringa and shunning. We'll examine why the refuse to drive cars or use computers. We'll also dig into some examples of their communities not handling sexual abuse in an even remotely appropriate way. Are they really just a harmless, simple, live-off-the-land group of Christians? Or is there something sinister about many of their core beliefs? All this and more in today's episode of Timesuck!

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Short Suck #54: Lip, Dip, and Die! The Radium Girls

Short Suck #54: Lip, Dip, and Die! The Radium Girls

Today we explore the horrifying true story of the Radium Girls — young women told to “lip, dip, and paint” with radioactive dial paint while their employers hid the deadly consequences. What began as ...

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499 - The Cosmic Teacher: Rudolf Steiner and the Occult Roots of Waldorf Schools

499 - The Cosmic Teacher: Rudolf Steiner and the Occult Roots of Waldorf Schools

Rudolf Steiner founded the Waldorf education movement more than a century ago, inspiring thousands of schools around the world with a philosophy centered on creativity, imagination, and holistic learn...

23 Mars 3h 7min

498 - Mr. Cruel

498 - Mr. Cruel

For years, a calm, calculating predator stalked the suburbs of Melbourne, leaving behind almost no evidence — only terrified families and a growing legend known as "Mr. Cruel." Decades later, his crim...

16 Mars 1h 56min

Short Suck #53: Icaria!: France’s Failed Communist Utopia in America

Short Suck #53: Icaria!: France’s Failed Communist Utopia in America

In the mid-1800s, long before the Soviet Union or Maoist China, a French political dreamer named Étienne Cabet tried to build a communist utopia... in the heart of America. What followed was a bizarre...

13 Mars 1h 1min

497 - The Real Lawrence of Arabia

497 - The Real Lawrence of Arabia

** NOTE! THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE RECENT ATTACKS ON IRAN. (That's why I don't mention it) **  World War I turned allies into enemies and enemies into unlikely partners — and no one embodie...

9 Mars 2h 34min

496 - Sex Strike Nation: The Rise of South Korea’s 4B Movement

496 - Sex Strike Nation: The Rise of South Korea’s 4B Movement

This week on Timesuck, we dive into the 4B Movement - a radical feminist movement that originated in South Korea and centers on four simple rules: no sex with men, no dating men, no marriage, and no c...

2 Mars 2h 10min

Short Suck #52: Protected Predator: The Johnson City Scandal

Short Suck #52: Protected Predator: The Johnson City Scandal

A serial predator drugs women, keeps a list of victims, and somehow keeps slipping through the cracks — while the people meant to stop him sure do appear to keep looking the other way. This week, we f...

27 Feb 57min

495 - The Watts Family Murders

495 - The Watts Family Murders

When a wife and two young children vanish, the internet’s favorite theory shows up fast: it’s always the husband. This week on Timesuck, we dig into the horrifying Chris Watts case - a story of appear...

23 Feb 2h 57min

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