cults
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Informer / web
9:28
The Dark Secret at the Heart of the Jehovah’s Witnesses
In this episode of Informer, we speak to a former Jehovah’s Witness elder who was abused as a child but didn’t report what had happened. As an adult, he felt a painful déjà vu when his own daughter told him she had also been abused.
Dark Side of the 90s / S2 EP9
44:11
Y2K: Paranoia Will Destroy Ya
Two men become the stars of the real-life thriller that is known as the Y2K scare.
TRUE BELIEVERS / S1 EP6
44:11
OneTaste
OneTaste’s practice of “orgasmic meditation” is billed as the next women’s sexual revolution, but behind its meteoric, star-dusted rise are dark secrets and allegations of abuse.
TRUE BELIEVERS / S1 EP5
44:06
The Demon Slayer Academy
The Modern Mystery School uses martial arts and sex magic to fight evil demons.
TRUE BELIEVERS / S1 EP4
44:09
Teal Swan and the Wellness Tribe
Online guru Teal Swan’s controversial trauma therapy is linked to several suicides
TRUE BELIEVERS / S1 EP3
44:12
Universal Medicine
A trip to the toilet spawns a secretive, international esoteric wellness group.
TRUE BELIEVERS / S1 EP2
44:11
The Rehab Mogul
The rise and fall of L.A’s biggest rehab empire.
TRUE BELIEVERS / S1 EP1
44:13
Empire of Yoga
3HO yoga guru Yogi Bhajan's spiritual empire is rocked by scandal.
TRUE BELIEVERS / Clip
1:01
True Believers Trailer
People searching for answers, healing, or human connection end up joining some of the strangest organizations.
Dark Side of the 90s / S1 EP7
44:11
A Tale of Two Cults
Doomsday cults emerged in the 90's, seizing on Y2K fears.
The Believers
31:59
Guns for God: The Church of the AR-15
Host Charlet Duboc goes to Pennsylvania to meet the believers of the World Peace and Unification Sanctuary- a small fringe group of Christianity that has been accused of being a cult, and who recently took up arms for God.
VICE INTL
13:59
The Cult of Debt Forgiveness
VICE investigated the Swissindo World Trust International Orbit, a cult that's convinced its followers it can wipe away debts—even though critics, prosecutors, and bankers say it's all just a Ponzi scheme.
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