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Dec 2021
1h 8m

Ex-Husband Was A Pastor

Chris Gethard
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Pregnant at 16, a whirlwind marriage, and exorcisms. A woman describes the disturbing practices her ex performed to "fix" someone's mental illness. She also opens up to Geth about what it was like getting divorced from a pastor.

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