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This week, the girls are joined by Jasper Hoffman, writer, podcaster, and former Mennonite. In part one, she explains how her parents went from a being punk rock atheist and an anthropology major to homesteading, homeschooling, and going to church: first a non-denominational one, ...  Show more

This week, Lola’s mom Dr. Christine Marie (and the podcast’s very first guest!) comes back on the show to talk about moving to FLDS town Short Creek, how she and Lola’s stepdad Tolga earned the trust of new self-proclaimed polygamist prophet Sam Bateman, and what else was going o ...  Show more

This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Have you seen Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets on Prime yet? Ooooof! We have and it’s really, really good. Also hard to watch. Also a bit infuriating. In other words: A culty docuseries. If you’ve already followed the Duggars, th ...  Show more

The eyes of the world are on the Duggar family of TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting following the release of a new documentary, Shiny Happy People. Today’s Liz is joined by a survivor of the cult led by Bill Gothard as he exposes the child abuse and weird sex practices that underpinned ...  Show more

Mommy-vlogging gone wrong, hate academies, and bumper sticker abuse. Pre-order our new book, join our Patreon Cult, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/ivehaditpodcast. Thank you to our sponsors: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp: Discover your relationship green f ...  Show more

Lola Blanc and Meagan Elizabeth are cult survivors who turned their harrowing experiences into a true crime podcast. As a child, Lola and her mother fell prey to a charismatic "prophet," who turned out to be a cult leader. Meagan was raised in a high control Christian group kn ...