Online Vampire Cult - Pt2: "404: Vampire Not ...

As a young teenager, Darls Centola was searching for something steady in a chaotic world. What she found was the Jehovah’s Witnesses—a religion that felt warm, structured, and safe.What she didn’t expect to find… was him.Not the King of Pop. Not the global icon. Not Michael Jacks ...  Show more

At 16, Celeste Mott was alone, grieving, and searching - for meaning, for connection, for something that felt bigger than her small, suburban life.And then she found them.An online world inspired by Anne Rice.Dark. Seductive. Intelligent.A place where vampires weren’t just charac ...  Show more

In 2005, this week's guest Sarah Edmondson joined what she thought was a personal development program devoted to helping her overcome her "limiting beliefs." Little did she know it'd turn out to be one of the most notorious and scrutinized groups of all time, NXIVM. "Self-Help" i ...  Show more

Ep 110: A young woman’s whole life explodes after she’s forced to give her DNA to a seventeen-year-old missing child cold case. This is the Miché Solomon, or as some know it by, Zephany Nurse story Sources for Today's Episode: Zephany: Two Mothers, One Daughter, an Astonishing ...  Show more

JJ Vallow didn’t have the best start in life. Both of his parents struggled with drug addiction, and so when he was born premature in May of 2012, JJ was also addicted to drugs and it took months for doctors to safely wean him off the substances that had been coursing through his ...  Show more

Get ready for some no holds barred sh*t-talking, culties, because this week, Amanda and Isa are joined by the hosts of the motherhood-themed "I've Had It" podcast for a wild discussion of how PTA Moms are kindaaa just like a cult. Relentless groupthink, wacky power dynamics, oh m ...  Show more