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Part 1: Catalyst

The Gateway: Teal Swan

May 30, 201843:45Society & Culture

In April 2017 YouTube recommended reporter Jennings Brown watch a self-help video from Teal Swan, a spiritual guru with a global online following. He’d spend the next year trying to understand whether or not she’s danger...

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