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Was I In A Cult?

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  • Hosted by Tyler Measom and Liz Iacuzzi, Was I In A Cult? is a documentary-style podcast showcasing individuals who have been in, and most importantly, successfully left a cult. Told first-hand by the experiencer themself, these are raw, riveting and inspirational tales of what it means to be a survivor. Using levity and info-tainment, the show humanizes the cultic experience and may leave some of our listeners asking themselves…“Wait…Was I In A Cult?” If you or someone you know has been in a cult and want to share your story, contact us at info@wasiinacult.com. We'd love to hear from you.
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  • A Cult Divided: “Running to Freedom"

    A Cult Divided: “Running to Freedom"
    Jul 1 2024

    Today's episode dives into the extraordinary story of Ashleigh Teeter, who grew up in the World Wide Church of God... a cult in its own right. But when the church splits due to a new leader’s ideas, Ashleigh’s world gets turned upside down. She witnesses her own father become a cult leader, and then get ostracized from her nuclear family for almost 25 years. Why? Listen to find out.

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    Ashleigh hosts her own podcast about her upbringing. It’s called “The Cult Next Door” and is available wherever you get your podcasts.

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    Thanks to everyone who supports our show. It really helps!

    If you don’t yet, but would like to, head to our Patreon

    Follow us: instagram/TikTok @wasiinacult

    Listen to Ashleigh’s podcast: The Cult Next Door @cultnextdoorpodcast (insta/tiktok)

    Follow Ashleigh: @ashleighrb5

    Have your own story and want to be on our show?

    Email us: info@wasiinacult.com

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • US Air Force: “Not Just a Pretty Face, Sir.”

    US Air Force: “Not Just a Pretty Face, Sir.”
    Jun 24 2024

    WARNING: This episode discuss sexual assault.

    A girl with a dream, Amanda was recruited from high school into what she thought would be the path to fulfilling that dream. But a superior's abuse of power forced her life in a different direction. This is a powerful and important story shared from an often underrepresented perspective: a woman in the US military. Told with grace, strength, humility, and humor, it is an absolute pleasure providing Amanda with a platform to let her story be known.

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    • Thanks to everyone who supports our show. It really helps! If you don’t yet, but would like to, head to our Patreon (thank you and thank you)
    • Follow us: instagram/TikTok @wasiinacult
    • Have your own story and want to be on our show? Email us: info@wasiinacult.com
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • S-Factor Pole Dancing - PT2: “Emotional Roadkill”

    S-Factor Pole Dancing - PT2: “Emotional Roadkill”
    Jun 17 2024

    Welcome to PART 2 of Jessica Hopper’s journey into and out of a pole dancing cult. This episode takes us to the peak of the cult, including protégés, unpaid labor, surreal bookclubs, emotional breakdowns, and coercion retreats. The leader, Sheila, is quite “pole"-arizing, to say the least. Jessica’s breaking point, comes at an unexpected but important time in history, and leads to her eventually breaking free. A wonderfully articulate soul who shares her story with a no-holds-bar type of attitude, Jessica’s wit and vulnerability shine through in her retelling. Thank you again for showing us, Jessica, that cults can live literally anywhere.

    • Support us and our show on Patreon
    • Follow us: instagram/TikTok @wasiinacult
    • Follow Jessica: instagram: @jesshopperpole
    • Have your own story and want to be on our show? Email us: info@wasiinacult.com
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    59 mins
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Cults are fascinating. There’s something curiosity-inducing about stories of ordinary people who get wrapped up in groupthink that quickly veers into dangerous territory. Part of the appeal is because we think it could never happen to us, even though we suspect, deep down, that it absolutely could. These listens explore the nature of cults, the figures who lead them, and the followers who have been lured into their orbits.

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Amazing Podcast

I absolutely love this podcast! My husband recommended it to me randomly cause he heard an add for it! I tried it and was hooked! I look forward to the new episodes! The stories themselves have actually helped me realize I survived a cult as well at my old church! Thank you Tyler and Lisa for doing this podcast!

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Everything I hoped for

Absolutely love the hosts and, course, the topic! It's everything I hoped it would be. Keep 'em coming!

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One of my faves

If you're a fellow cult obsessed person, you'll love this podcast. The hosts banter is great and the stories are always really engaging and interesting.

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Great commentary!

Great and relatable stories. I was one of Jehovahs Witnesses and it feels freeing hearing others escaping there cults and there progress now existing in the real world. Thanks for making this!

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Am I turning into a cult follower of this show??

My favorite new podcast. I hope to hear the stories of the hosts at some point down the road since they both mentioned they were also in cults...

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Need more!

These two hosts could read the instructions for something boring like a refrigerator manual and I would still listen! Such great banter and charisma while still telling experiences and details that sometimes aren’t so pleasant. Need more episodes!

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Dang....this one was so rough

All of these stories have been so interesting and I am so hooked! This episode has been the absolute saddest and I will hug my kids even tighter tonight.

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Always interesting

From the first episode to the most recent, this podcast has always gotten my full attention. I’ve been able to educate others on these horrible cults. Thank you

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Interesting, but some things were embellished

Disclaimer I am a practicing member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Some of the things they say are doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also BYU Provo does allow shorts on campus, but BYU Idaho doesn’t allow shorts in campus. I know that doesn’t really matter, but just saying not every they said about the mainstream The Church of Jesusu Christ of Latter-day Saints. I can’t say what the TLC believe. I do know that for entertainment they embellished some of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints beliefs. The main doctrines of the Church are based upon the Bible. There is a great book called, “Biblical Roots of Mormonism.” If you want to know the real beliefs maybe go to a better source. I do enjoy listening to podcasts and books about cults.

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