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Hosted by two close friends, one a therapist raised Southern Baptist, now agnostic; the other a spiritually curious ex-Catholic who believes in ghosts and is terrified of demons... we dive into dark tales and crimes committed in the name of God (or the devil). Through ethical retellings of possessions, prophecies, cults, and beliefs, we investigate spirituality, belief systems, and the ambiguous psychological spaces in between.
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Average audio length:
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English
United States
46 episodes
since Sept. 23, 2025
episodic
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CW: Discussions of SA and ritual abuse.
In the 1980s, at the height of what's now widely known as the Satanic Panic, a Utah social worker Barbara Snow, and a colleague by the name of Teena Sorenson developed a framework for how children supposedly disclose abuse. A framework where denial, inconsis…
One of the most famous hauntings in Canadian history began with a terrified young woman... but was Esther Cox haunted by a violent spirit, or was she living through the devastating aftermath of trauma?
In this episode, we revisit The Great Amherst Mystery and trace the extraordinary events that tra…
What does the Heritage Foundation have to do with the most profitable MLM ever?
This week, Jeri takes us through a deep dive of Amway (short for American Way), one of the most influential and recognizable multi-level marketing companies in the world.
From its borrowed recruiting tactics to the powe…
What began as a simple LEGO consignment spiraled into a saga of criminal charges, disputed evidence, alleged police misconduct, and a community left wondering who could be trusted.
In this episode, we unravel the extraordinary story behind the Utah Bricks & Minifigs controversy—from the Mansell…
In 1989, a drug cult operating out of Matamoros, Mexico, was exposed when a member blew through a border checkpoint — believing himself invisible — and was followed straight back to Santa Elena Ranch.
What investigators found was confusing and deeply disturbing. What the media told the world about…
In the second episode of Heather's Mormonism in Utah series, we pick up after the death of Joseph Smith, when the future of the Mormon movement was uncertain. Into leadership stepped a carpenter-turned-apostle who would lead thousands of followers across the American frontier and transform the dese…
This is the final installment of Jeri's LSD series, and we're ending it in Detroit.
A group of kids from Lincoln Park start playing guitar after school in 1963, and by 1968, they are living in a commune run by their manager, getting surveilled by the FBI, and sharing a roof with someone on the bure…
Content Warning: This episode discusses polygamy, coercion, and religious control within a historical context.
Joseph Smith is known as the founder of Mormonism, a prophet to millions and a figure surrounded by faith, devotion, and controversy. But the story of how the religion began is far more co…
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