Freaky Friday: Episode 149

She built a brand that caught the attention of Goop, TEDx, and Silicon Valley’s elite. Orgasmic meditation was sold as empowerment and connection. But former members later described something else entirely: coercion, exploitation, and control behind the curated wellness aesthetic ...  Show more

90s Purity Culture Horror Story; Girl's Best Friend; Canadians on the Border; The Woman in the Stall Next to me Needed Help; Flashers, Flashers Everywhere; and Satanic Panic Middle School Experience. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Pa ...  Show more

<div>Stories in this episode: 

- An Emotional Ghost Story, by DOOM 
- I Experienced a Car Crash this Morning that Didn't Actually Happen, by alexsandthat  
- He Watches Me Sleep, by Impossible_Chance104 
- Who or What Did I Speak to in my Garden, by missprinc ...  Show more

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When a hard-working and dedicated single mother is brutally murdered in her own home, no one could possibly imagine who would want her dead. Soon the police realize that some people close to her had motive, and when the eventual murder (or murderers) are revealed, it's a shock ...

<div>On September 25, 2007, 22-year-old Amy Winnick left her job near Calabasas, California, and headed home. Her cell phone rang. It was was her 25-year-old brother Jesse. "Don't go home," he told her. And then he said "I just killed Mom," and then he hung up. This unimaginable ...  Show more