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, the reality TV mega-family behind the hit show 19 Kids and Counting, you know it ... Show More
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Aggressive Christianity Exposed with Cult Leader's Daughter
In this episode, Sarah Green joins us to share what it was like growing up inside the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps (ACMTC), a closed religious community led by her mother Deborah Green, a self-proclaimed prophet. Her family’s story began in the 1960s hippie sce ... Show More
1h 2m
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This Is What Happens When Women Read: Julianna Glasse on Leaving Conservative Christianity (Part 2)
Julianna Glasse is back for Part 2, and this one is all about what comes after the leaving and what you build when you refuse to swap one savior for another. We hear about the three years Julianna spent being, in her words, “spiritually promiscuous:” traveling the world, visiting ... Show More
37m 16s
Oct 12
This Is What Happens When Women Read: Julianna Glasse on Leaving Conservative Christianity (Part 1)
In Part 1, Julianna Glasse joins us for a conversation about what happens when a woman starts reading, questioning, and noticing the system she was raised to accept as absolute truth. Raised in the Christian Evangelical Free church by a pastor father and homeschool-teacher mother ... Show More
44m 11s
Jun 2023
Lindsey Williams, Part 2: Going to IBLP Headquarters & The Downfall of Bill Gothard
<p>Shiny Happy People's Lindsey Williams shares how Institute in Basic Life Principles leader Bill Gothard would recruit young girls to headquarters, the inappropriate questions he asked and physical boundaries he repeatedly crossed, how controlling he was over who Lindsey dated, ... Show More
1h 13m
Aug 2023
Duggar Family Deep Dive (Chapter 2)
Dr Kirk and Humberto analyze the Duggar family, modern Christian cults, the ethics of children in reality TV, and so much more.
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39m 40s
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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
45m 55s
Sep 2023
Duggar Family Deep Dive (Chapter 13)
Dr Kirk and Humberto analyze the Duggar family, modern Christian cults, the ethics of children in reality TV, and so much more.
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1h 19m
Aug 2023
Duggar Family Deep Dive (Chapter 1)
Dr Kirk and Humberto analyze the Duggar family, modern Christian cults, the ethics of children in reality TV, and so much more.
From our sponsor, BetterHelp: Need a therapist? Try BetterHelp! https://www.betterhelp.com/kirkGet started today and enjoy 10% off your first month. Dis ... Show More
46m 39s