A Little Bit Culty
Sarah Edmondson & Anthony “Nippy” Ames
Think you might be in a cult? Want to know the signs? Join Sarah Edmondson and Anthony “Nippy” Ames to talk about things that are..a little bit culty. Or in their case: a whole bunch of culty. As whistleblowers documented in the critically-acclaimed HBO series “The Vow,” Sarah and Nippy have a lot to say about their experience, and burning questions to ask people with similar stories. They’re here to help people understand, heal from, and avoid abusive situations one little red flag at a time. L...
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When the World Didn’t End: Guinevere Turner’s Cult Memoir (Part 1)
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In Pursuit of Love: Rebecca Bender’s Journey from Trafficked to Triumphant
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Breaking Character: Ex-Acting Students Speak Up (Part 2)
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Breaking Character: Ex-Acting Students Speak Up (Part 1)
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Citizens of Sound Presents: Tiny House Tales
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Bursting the Bubble: Morgan Tyler on Leaving the Church
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Behind the “Reality:” Jessica Willis Fisher on her Childhood Abuse
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Subversive Science: Isabella Constantino on NXIVM’s Tourettes Study (Part 2)
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Subversive Science: Isabella Constantino on NXIVM’s Tourettes Study (Part 1)
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Shiny Happy Wife: Tia Levings On Christian Fundamentalism (Part 2)
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Shiny Happy Wife: Tia Levings on Christian Fundamentalism (Part 1)
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I Was a Child Bride: Dr. Tamara MC on the Language of Manipulation (Part 2)
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I Was a Child Bride: Dr. Tamara MC on the Language of Manipulation (Part 1)
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The Lemurian Sisters: Jennings Brown on Liana Shanti
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Murder, Faith & End Times: Leah Sottile on Lori Vallow & Chad Daybell
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‘Uncultured:’ Daniella Mestyanek Young on COG and the US Military (Pt. 2)
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‘Uncultured:’ Daniella Mestyanek Young on COG and the US Military (Pt. 1)
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Into Quicksand: Kate Amber on How Cults Pull You In
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Hey, Hun: Emily Lynn Paulson on MLMs and Other Lies
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Leading Nowhere: Jordan Harbinger on Self-Help Hell
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Press Replay: Robert Gavin on the NXIVM Trials
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Sinner or Saint: Will Retherford on Navigating Religious Waters
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Stop the Presses: Vanessa Grigoriadis on NXIVM (Part 2)
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Stop the Presses: Vanessa Grigoriadis on NXIVM (Part 1)
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Stolen Youth Continued: Zachary Heinzerling on Larry Ray’s Cult
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Stolen Youth: Daniel Levin on Larry Ray’s Cult
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Darkness Unveiled: Sochil Martin Exposes LA Luz Del Mundo
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The Antidote: Diane Benscoter on Getting Victims Out
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Revisiting ‘The Vow’: Season 2 Recap with Ayla Fitzpatrick
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The Community: Jamiyla Chisholm’s Memoir of a Brooklyn Islamic Commune
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One Billion Years: Mike Rinder on How Scientology Could End
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The Kids Are Alright: Sarah & Nippy on Zen Parenting
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Cult to Comedy: Shannon Payton on Turning Trauma into Humor
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Hot Mess Express: Karen Unterreiner on Dating Keith Raniere
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Parent Traps: Diane Dierks & Dr. Rick Voyles on Co-Parenting Dilemmas
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Perfect Prey: Dr. Christine Cocchiola on Coercive Control
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The Redeemer: Cathrine Moestue on Shame & Radical Identity Change
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Stolen Innocence: Elissa Wall on Growing up FLDS (Part 2)
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Stolen Innocence: Elissa Wall on Growing up FLDS (Part 1)
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Spot A Spider: Dr. Amy Saltzman on Identifying Webs of Abuse
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Toxic All-Around: Melanie Hunt & Kim Shore on Abuse in Canadian Gymnastics
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Leaving the Fold: Dr. Marlene Winell on Religious Trauma Syndrome
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Sex Cult Nun: Faith Jones on Breaking Way from the Children of God. (Part 2)
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Sex Cult Nun: Faith Jones on Breaking Way from the Children of God (Part 1)
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Hello Cultiverse 10/27/22
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Life After Narcs: Dr. Ramani Durvasula on Navigating Narcissism
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Hello Cultiverse 10/20/22
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The Ego Trap: Eckhart Tolle on Cults & Other Mental Viruses (Part 2)
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Hello Cultiverse 10/13/22
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The Ego Trap: Eckhart Tolle on Cults & Other Mental Viruses (Part 1)
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