River Donaghey grew up in a cult. Or at least that’s what some people called it. His parents called it a “personal-growth seminar group.” Its leader called it “one big happy family.” But there was a dark side to the world River grew up in. One he never heard about as a kid. In the 1970s and 80s, a self-help company called Lifespring took America by storm. Hundreds of thousands of people walked out of Lifespring as true believers, convinced that the seminars had the power to change the world. ...
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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna continue the Spooky Season with friend of the show, writer and expert of all thing macabre, J.W. Ocker. J.W.'s new book, Cult Following is an eye-opening exploration into the nature and definition of what is truly a cult and how we can separate them from legitimate religious organizations or extreme fan groups.
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Welcome to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna continue the Spooky Season with friend of the show, writer and expert of all thing macabre, J.W. Ocker. J.W.'s new book, Cult Following is an eye-opening exploration into the nature and definition of what is truly a cult and how we can separate them from legitimate religious organizations or extreme fan groups.
It's a great book and you can pick up a copy here: https://bookshop.org/shop/jwocker
Check out J.W.'s website: https://www.oddthingsiveseen.com/
Follow J.W.
X: https://twitter.com/JWOcker?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jwocker/?hl=en
Check out our Subscription Service where we have a bundled our bonus material from Missing, Crawlspace and Dark Valley shows! Ad-free episodes and The Subscription Show at https://missing.supportingcast.fm/
Follow us:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/crawlspacepodcast/.
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YT: https://www.youtube.com/crawlspace.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrawlspacePod.
FB: https://www.facebook.com/Crawlspacepodcast/.
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawlspace-true-crime-mysteries/id1187326340.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/58cll3enTW2SNmbJUuLsrt.
The music for Crawlspace was produced by David Flajnik. Listen to his music here: https://www.pond5.com/artist/bigdsound.
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River Donaghey grew up in a cult. Or at least that’s what some people called it. His parents called it a “personal-growth seminar group.” Its leader called it “one big happy family.” But there was a dark side to the world River grew up in. One he never heard about as a kid. In the 1970s and 80s, a self-help company called Lifespring took America by storm. Hundreds of thousands of people walked out of Lifespring as true believers, convinced that the seminars had the power to change the world. ...
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Think nothing ever happens in your town? Australia's suburbs are home to some of the most mysterious and disturbing true crime cases in the world. Meshel Laurie is a true crime obsessive, and with the help of expert interviews with writers, victims, investigators and perpetrators, she probes the underbelly of our towns and suburbs, and uncovers the darkness at the heart of Australian life. Join our ATC EMAIL LIST Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/ ...
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