369. Trad Wife Cults: How Tia Levings Escaped (Pt 1)
Glennon, Amanda, and Abby sit down with Tia Levings, NYT bestselling author, to discuss her experience in a high control Christian Fundamentalist cult: her journey from indoctrination to freedom to healing from religious trauma.
Discover:
-Why strong women are often drawn into Christian extremism—and ho ... Show More
Nov 18
Cynthia Erivo — Wicked, Wild & Wise — is here!!!
At last, the brilliant force of nature, Cynthia Erivo, joins us for a deeply personal, mind-blowing, and heart-swelling conversation about dignity and belonging. We discuss:
- How to survive betrayal and learn to fully trust again;
- How to build a circle of people who will a ... Show More
59m 50s
Nov 13
Watch OUR 1ST FILM – Come See Me in the Good Light – 11/14: Meg Falley (& Andrea Gibson)
We made a movie. You can watch it now. Our first film – COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT– is now available for you to watch on Apple TV starting this Friday, November 14. Winner of the Sundance Festival Favorite Award, and hailed by critics as “unforgettable,” “luminous” and “revela ... Show More
1h 24m
Oct 9
How the Trad Wife Took Over
<p>Scrutiny of the figure of the “trad wife” has hit a fever pitch. These influencers’ accounts feature kempt, feminine women embracing hyper-traditional roles in marriage and home-making—and, in doing so, garnering millions of followers. On this episode of Critics at Large, Vins ... Show More
41m 20s
Aug 4
Extreme Religious Conversion - Kelsey Osgood on women, religious transformations, and what anorexia has to do with it. (FULL INTERVIEW)
This week, I’m joined by author Kelsey Osgood to discuss her recent book “Godstruck: Seven Women’s Unexpected Journeys To Religious Conversion.” The book, which profiles women who traded secular lives for religious communities such as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sain ... Show More
1h 16m
Jul 2025
Extreme Religious Conversion - Kelsey Osgood on women, religious transformations, and what anorexia has to do with it (PREVIEW)
This week, I’m joined by author Kelsey Osgood to discuss her recent book “Godstruck: Seven Women’s Unexpected Journeys To Religious Conversion.” The book, which profiles women who traded secular lives for religious communities such as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sain ... Show More
34m 54s
Jun 2024
A Cult Within a Cult: Charlotte Medlock on Guru Jagat
<p>This episode is sponsored by Better Help.</p> <p>TikTok-famous Charlotte Medlock was once swept up in the world of the late Guru Jagat, aka Katie Griggs, the Rama Institute and Kundalini. Charlotte wants you to know that this particular Russian nesting doll of Yoga, new-age We ... Show More
1h 6m
Sep 2024
The Trap of the Trad Wife
<p>This summer, scrutiny of the figure of the “trad wife” hit a fever pitch. These influencers’ accounts feature kempt, feminine women embracing hyper-traditional roles in marriage and home-making—and, in doing so, garnering millions of followers. On this episode of Critics at La ... Show More
43m 36s
Apr 2025
Surviving a Doomsday Cult
This week, special guest & friend of the pod Cherish joins Lucy to discuss her experience leaving the Children of God cult, building a new life in the US, and her reflections since.Additional resources on the Children of God:BooksSex Cult Nun by Faith JonesNot Without My Sister b ... Show More
39m 56s
Feb 2025
Isabel Brown on Pregnancy, Gen Z, Faith, and Conservatism | EP 223
In this episode, I had Isabel Brown (@isabel) on to discuss the cultural and political shifts shaping Gen Z, family, faith, pregnancy and motherhood. We discussed the differences between millennials and Gen Z and their attitudes towards traditionalism and conservatism. Isabel sha ... Show More
1h 11m