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Aug 22

Chef Curtis Duffy Is Fireproof

Michelin-starred Chef Curtis Duffy shares his incredible journey from hating food as a young kid in Ohio to running one of the most celebrated restaurants in the world, Ever, which even appeared on the hit Hulu series The Bear! Curtis talks about cooking for Paul Stanley and Meta ... Show More

57m 16s

Aug 20

Crikey… Jim Jefferies Is A Snake!

Jim Jefferies makes his Talk Is Jericho debut! The Aussie comic brings plenty of laughs and stories as he talks about his brand-new Netflix special, Two Limb Policy, his upcoming European comedy tour, hosting the FOX game show The Snake, and his first dramatic acting role in the ... Show More

1h 11m

Aug 15

Jimmy & Stiggs and Joe Begos

Horror filmmaker Joe Begos went full grindhouse with his latest batshit crazy movie, Jimmy & Stiggs, hitting 1,500 theaters this Friday, August 15th & presented by Eli Roth! Joe reveals how he shot the entire alien gorefest inside his own apartment on 16mm film for under $200k, p ... Show More

1h 4m

Sep 2022

S3/ E 138 Trust Me: Cults & Stalking

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 known ... Show More

47 m

Apr 2021

The Yellow Deli Cult

On this episode, Sara and Danny go into the Yellow Deli Cult, who operate a string of infamous delis around the world that have generated more than a fair share of controversy for their fundamentalist religious background. They go into the cult’s long list of problematic beliefs ... Show More

58m 53s

Dec 2020

Naomi Gibson – Children of God and NXIVM, Part 1: Life on an Abusive Commune

Episode 9: Lola and Meagan interview Naomi Gibson, former member of both the Children of God (aka the Family) and NXIVM. In part one of this two-part episode, she talks to the girls about living on a commune in the Philippines with the Family, the abuse that went on there, how he ... Show More

50m 51s

Dec 2023

Cult Survivor: Children of God

YOU CALL IT OCTOBER, I CALL IT CULT MONTH ON ALMOST ADULTING PODCAST!This month focuses entirely on CULTS - where survivors of various cults will be sharing their stories and bringing awareness to the reality and prominence of these organizations. This week on Almost Adulting Vio ... Show More

1 h

Oct 2022

Cults: Manipulation Tactics, Celebrity Involvement, Escape w/ Lola Blanc + Meaghan Elizabeth

Joining the Deux U classroom this week are Cult survivors Lola Blanc and Meaghan Elizabeth. On their podcast, Trust Me, they talk to fellow survivors, former and current believers, experts, and everyone in between to try to get to the bottom of how extreme belief happens, who's s ... Show More

1h 7m

Jul 2022

Mormon MomTok Drama Ft. Lola and Meagan From Trust Me

This week, Sara and Danny are joined by Lola Blanc and Meagan Elizabeth from the podcast "Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Beliefs, and the Abuse of Power" to talk all about the scandal that swept through Mormon MomTok. They discuss the Mormon MomToker at the center of it all, Taylor Fra ... Show More

43m 2s

Dec 2022

I Grew Up in a Cult

CW: This episode contains descriptions of CSA, child abuse, suicide, alcoholism, and death. On this episode of We’re All Insane, Charlie shares her harrowing story of spiritual and physical abuse at the hands of her parents, particularly her father. She also discusses the devasta ... Show More

1h 36m

Jun 2021

The Family Cult

This week, Sara and Danny are back to talk all and about The Family, an Australian doomsday cult founded by Anne Hamilton-Byrne. They breakdown everything from the cult’s beginnings in yoga studios for well-to do people to the spiritual hodgepodge that made up the cult’s belief s ... Show More

48m 46s

Feb 2024

Proud Defector: Claire Headley On Scientology (Part 1)

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/culty and get on your way to being your best self. In part one of this 2-parter, we feature Scientology defector and whistleblower Claire Headley who spent 30 years in the church isolated from he ... Show More

59m 17s

Sep 2022

Listener Stories - Financial Abuse, Coming Out, & A Mission Trip to St Louis

Lola & Meagan re-open up the hotline to Stephanie in Los Angeles as she shares how she was stalked and subjected to financial abuse by her narcissist ex-husband, and Annie in Utah who discusses living with limited resources as an LDS missionary in St Louis, her coming out and lea ... Show More

1h 27m

How To Escape A Religious Cult - by Lola...