Orthodox Judaism: "Thank You For Not Making Me a Woman"
Shira was the youngest of seven, the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, and riddled with guilt. Because growing up Orthodox Jewish in Bro...
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Was I In A Cult?
Hosted by Tyler Measom and Liz Iacuzzi, Was I In A Cult? is a documentary-style podcast showcasing individuals who have been in, and most importantly, successfully left a cult. Told first-ha...
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20 of 172 episodesPolycule Coven Cult - PT2: "Do the Gods Provide Housing?"
When we left Evie, she had just landed in Germany with Mary and Liam on a mission from "the gods" to save the world… only to have her money,...
Polycule Coven Cult - PT1: "There's Something About Mary"
Evie was only 17 when she met Mary. First, Mary was her friend. Then her girlfriend. Then her friend again. And eventually... her cult leade...
Teen Mania: "I Clean Sh*t For God"
By high school, church wasn't just Shannon McElroy's faith, it was her community and her future. She was going to be a Christian counselor....
Children of God PT2: "Witnessing... But With Chicken"
Daniella Mestyanek Young was born three generations deep into the Children of God and today, she finally gets out. At 15-years-old, she land...
Children of God PT1: Sex Cult Math
Daniella Mestyanek Young was born three generations deep into the Children of God, yet somehow, that was only the beginning. She would go on...
Amway: "Sleep is for Sissies... and Diamonds'
At 21, Stephanie Vaughn wanted to make some extra money. Then she won a "raffle" at her gym for a free case of energy drinks. Lucky her, tha...
A Single-Family Cult: "Beyond The Front Door"
Every cult calls itself a family. Audrey's actually was one. For Audrey, there was no guru, no religious doctrine, and the only members were...
Gloriavale: "Gloria Fail" (UPDATE)
**NOTE: This episode originally aired in 2024, but a LOT has happened inside this cult since then. None of it surprising, all of it sick, an...
UFO-Tantric-Doomsday-Alien-Fairy-Angel-Sex Cult - Pt2: "Jump Ship"
Everyone gathered on the deck the day Yo promised the mothership was finally coming. They waited… but alas, it never came. In PART 2, the ma...
UFO-Tantric-Doomsday-Alien-Fairy-Angel-Sex Cult - Pt1: "Whatever Floats Your Pleasure Boat"
Laurien had already been in one cult before she was old enough to understand what a cult was. At 22, she was invited onto a fleet of white "...
"The Fleetwood Mac Star Who Vanished Into a Cult"
Before Stevie Nicks. Before Lindsey Buckingham. Before Rumours. There was another Fleetwood Mac. And one of its lead singers was a young gui...
International Socialists (Amsterdam): "How Come We're Socialists But We're Not Social?"
In 2007, at 19-years-old, Hella had a boss who molested her at work, and no one to turn to. Then one day, walking through her university squ...
Hoyt Richards: After the Beauties
Hoyt Richards, a "Was I in a Cult?" legend, is back. After our original three-part series, Hoyt returns to talk about Bring Me The Beauties,...
[ENCORE] Eternal Values - Pt3: "To Thine Own Self"
A dear friend of the show, Hoyt Richards, who we had on the show back in 2023, has a new HBO docuseries " Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cul...
[ENCORE] Eternal Values - Pt2: "Vanity Un-Fair"
A dear friend of the show, Hoyt Richards, who we had on the show back in 2023, has a new HBO docuseries " Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cul...
[ENCORE] Eternal Values - Pt1: "A Man From Nantucket"
A dear friend of the show, Hoyt Richards, who we had on the show back in 2023, has a new HBO docuseries " Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cul...
The Organization: "Magic is Real"
As Cassie on Skins and Gilly on " Game of Thrones ," Hannah Murray spent years stepping into other people's pain, other people's stories, ot...
Hare Krishna—Pt2: "Thank You For Not Drowning Me in a Bucket"
*CONTENT WARNING: * This episode contains discussions of child marriage, sexual assault, domestic abuse, homelessness, parental abandonment,...
Hare Krishna—Pt1: "Who Gives This Child Away?"
*CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of child abuse, child sexual abuse, rape, child marriage, neglect, religious trauma, and...