Bonus Episode 4: Their Faces Were Just Flesh
Cynthia Watson was one of the most memorable former Students of Light who contributed to Season 1 of Chasing Enlightenment. In this bonus episode, we chat about her reactions to the podcast and about ...
20 Dec 202129min
Bonus Episode 3: The Hundred Year Hangover
The story of the Students of Light is closely tied up with the history of Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood. In this bonus episode, local historian Neil Ross helps us dig a bit deeper into the area’s c...
13 Dec 202122min
Bonus Episode 2: I Dated a Student of Light
Eric is a Junction resident who contacted us to share his story. He wasn’t a Student of Light, but he knew several members personally as a teenager and young adult, including one woman he dated while ...
29 Nov 202127min
Bonus Episode 1: Interview With Joseph C.
In this bonus episode, we interview former Student of Light Joseph C. about what he heard on Season 1 of Chasing Enlightenment. Does he still view John Hanas as a benevolent man with supernatural powe...
22 Nov 202127min
Episode 6: The Present
The Students of Light remain active in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood. Current members believe they can communicate with John Hanas from beyond the grave. Some former members now reject the group’s ...
8 Nov 202136min
Episode 5: The Second Generation
Some who spent their childhoods in the Students of Light say their upbringing left lasting scars. There’s also one second-generation member whose story cast a minor spotlight on the group in recent ye...
1 Nov 202135min
Episode 4: The Core Group
John Hanas delegated some power to his “core group” of followers. One was a woman who claimed to channel the voices of beings from other dimensions through her body. Another, John’s eventual wife, wou...
25 Okt 202128min
Episode 3: The Leader
John Hanas has been called everything from a spiritual master to an evil, manipulative man. Former followers claim he began as a humble religious leader, but some say he eventually exerted more and mo...
18 Okt 202130min
