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    Obscura: A True Crime Podcast
    MURDERED: Jessica Lunsford | Homosassa, Florida 2005 Part 02

    Obscura: A True Crime Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 32:52 Transcription Available


    [Part 2 of 2]On February 24th, 2005, nine-year-old Jessica Lunsford vanished from her bedroom in Homosassa, Florida—taken through an unlocked door while her family slept. The girl who was afraid of the dark, who couldn't sleep without her stuffed purple dolphin, was about to become the center of one of the most heartbreaking cases in American true crime history.Jessica was a cheerful third-grader who loved singing, helping others, and spending time with her dachshund, Corky. She lived with her father Mark and grandparents Ruth and Archie in a small community where neighbors knew each other. The night she disappeared, she'd just returned from church, been tucked into bed by her grandmother, and fell asleep clutching her favorite toy. By morning, both Jessica and her dolphin were gone.This case matters because it exposed critical failures in sex offender monitoring and directly resulted in Jessica's Law—legislation that now protects children across the United States with mandatory minimum sentences and lifetime electronic monitoring for predators.Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussion of child abduction, sexual assault, and murder. It includes graphic details about the victim's captivity and death. Listener discretion is strongly advised.In This Episode:The Investigation: How law enforcement conducted a massive three-week search involving hundreds of volunteers, bloodhounds, helicopters, and multiple agencies—while Jessica was hidden just 65 yards from her home the entire time.The Perpetrator: John Evander Couey, a registered sex offender with a history of violence who was living with his sister next door to Jessica, and how systemic failures allowed him to reoffend.The Aftermath: The heartbreaking discovery, Couey's confession, his death before execution, and how Jessica's death led to the creation of Jessica's Law and Jessie's Place Children's Advocacy Center—saving countless children through strengthened protections.Resources: If you or someone you know needs support, please contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) or visit www.missingkids.org. The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) provides 24/7 support at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). Jessie's Place in Citrus County continues Jessica's legacy by providing free services to abused and traumatized children—learn more about their vital work and how to support them.This episode was meticulously researched using court documents, police reports, forensic testimony, and news archives from the investigation and trial. All facts have been verified against primary sources.Support Obscura: Obscura is an independent production dedicated to uncovering forgotten cases with unflinching detail. Join our Black Label community on Patreon for bonus episodes, extended cuts, ad-free listening, and exclusive research materials at https://www.patreon.com/obscuracrimepodcast. Our Sponsors:* Check out Chime: https://chime.com/OBSCURA* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com* Check out Mood and use my code OBSCURA for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/obscura-a-true-crime-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    The SDR Show (Sex, Drugs, & Rock-n-Roll Show) w/Ralph Sutton & Big Jay Oakerson

    GG Magree joins Ralph Sutton and Aaron Berg and they discuss Aaron's Ireland trip, a recap of the Exxxotica Expo, GG Magree's time as a DJ and rap battling, growing up in Australia, her first show at Red Rocks, pole dancing and embracing her sexuality, Covid bringing her to a more metal vibe, GG Magree's new album Spit Love, getting out of an abusive relationship, a game of guessing the Aussie Slang, GG Magree's first concert, first drug and first sexual experience and so much more! (Air Date: November 12th, 2025)Support our sponsors!YoKratom.com - Check out Yo Kratom (the home of the $60 kilo) for all your kratom needs!To advertise your product or service on GaS Digital podcasts please go to TheADSide.com and click on "Advertisers" for more information!You can watch The SDR Show LIVE for FREE every Wednesday and Saturday at 9pm ET at GaSDigitalNetwork.com/LIVEOnce you're there you can sign up at GaSDigitalNetwork.com with promo code: SDR for discount on your subscription which will give you access to every SDR show ever recorded! On top of that you'll also have the same access to ALL the shows that GaS Digital Network has to offer!Follow the whole show on social media!GG MagreeInstagram: https://instagram.com/ggmagreeRalph SuttonTwitter: https://twitter.com/iamralphsuttonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamralphsutton/Aaron BergTwitter: https://twitter.com/aaronbergcomedyInstagram: https://instagram.com/aaronbergcomedyShannon LeeTwitter: https://twitter.com/IMShannonLeeInstagram: https://instagram.com/ShannonLee6982The SDR ShowTwitter: https://twitter.com/theSDRshowSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Flying Free
    Breaking the Cycle of Fear, Obligation, and Guilt: Gwendoline's Story [354]

    Flying Free

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 45:02


    Ever wonder why you keep getting stuck in the same soul-sucking relational merry-go-round and can't get off? Why you feel like you're starring in a never-ending soap opera you didn't audition for, but somehow you're the villain for wanting out?I sat down with Gwendoline, a longtime member of Flying Free and Flying Higher, to talk about her epic butterfly transformation. We're talking cycles of chaos, religious gaslighting, and the sneaky little acronym that kept her trapped in marital misery: FOG (fear, obligation, guilt).Key Takeaways:If it feels off, it probably is – Chaos, fights, and emotional whiplash aren't just "normal marriage stuff." They're red flags.Your body knows before your brain does – Tight hips, tension, and dread? Not random. That's trauma.Love isn't a magical fix-all – You can love someone and still need to leave them. Track the truth – Emoji mood calendars and journaling helped Gwendoline see the pattern she was gaslit into ignoring.You are the rescuer – No knight in shining armor is coming. Just you, your big-girl panties, and God on a divine co-rescue mission.Leaving is hard, but worth it – Healing takes time, but the moment you step out, your real life begins.Read the full show notes and/or ask Natalie a question hereGet a FREE chapter of Is It ME? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage, along with the companion workbook for that chapter, by going to flyingfreenow.com. I'll also send you the Freedom Letters. (Also free.

    Pure Desire Ministries
    437 - Women's Voices: Recognizing Abuse in Marriage w/ Tabitha Westbrook

    Pure Desire Ministries

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 62:30


    In this eye-opening episode, we sit down with Tabitha Westbrook, an advocate and expert passionate about helping individuals recognize and address abuse within marriage. Tabitha unpacks the often-misunderstood signs of abuse—both obvious and subtle—and challenges the dangerous belief that “it's not abuse unless it's physical.” She sheds light on how emotional, verbal, and spiritual abuse can deeply impact relationships, and how these patterns often overlap with addiction, including sexual addiction.We also explore the complex dynamics that arise when both abuse and addiction are present and how the church and recovery communities can respond with wisdom, compassion, and safety. Whether you're a group leader, a recovery partner, or someone walking through a difficult marriage, this conversation offers clarity, courage, and hope. If you or someone you know may be in an unsafe relationship, this episode is a vital listen. You are not alone—and there is a path forward.Resources:Tabitha's WebsiteClinical PracticeTabitha's BookCall To Peace Ministries GET STARTEDFree eBook: 7 Keys To Understanding Betrayal TraumaFree eBook: 5 Steps to Freedom From PornSchedule Your Free 15-Minute Counseling ConsultationJoin A Pure Desire Online Group SOCIALSFollow us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramFollow us on X (Twitter) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Norse Code: The #1 Podcast for Your Minnesota Vikings
    Episode 587: The Brain Survives a Lot of Abuse

    Norse Code: The #1 Podcast for Your Minnesota Vikings

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 146:27


    Arif and James go over the loss to the Bears. You can become a sustaining member of the show and access exclusive content at http://www.patreon.com/norsecode Arif - @Arifhasannfl James - @bigmono Please send any questions or feedback to norsecodepodcast@gmail.com or tweet to @norsecodeDN. If you like our show please donate to http://www.paypal.me/norsecode We have merch! You can visit our shop at: https://norsecode.threadless.com/collections/norse-code/ Also a special thank you to DrawPlayDave for our new logo and merchandise design! You can follow him on bluesky @thedrawplay.com‬ and visit his main comic page here: www.thedrawplay.com

    The D Shift
    Childhood Adversity Linked to Future Adult Challenges

    The D Shift

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 34:38


    In this episode of The D Shift: Redefining Divorce And Beyond, host Mardi Winder-Adams is joined by expert Dr. Pamela J. Pine for a frank and sobering discussion on the lasting impact of family conflict and abuse on children. Drawing on Dr. Pamela J. Pine's decades of work in preventing and mitigating child sexual abuse and addressing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), the conversation centers on how trauma in the home—whether high, moderate, or even low levels of conflict—can shape a child's development, mental health, and future wellbeing.The episode challenges misconceptions around domestic violence and explores the strong correlation between abuse in the home and lifelong consequences, including neurological damage, chronic health issues, and cycles of addiction. Mardi Winder-Adams and Dr. Pamela J. Pine underscore the importance of community awareness, intervention, and support, emphasizing that silence and secrecy can exacerbate harm.This episode offers not just statistics and facts, but critical guidance for parents and caregivers facing these difficult situations. It provides straightforward language for supporting children, highlights the dangers of staying “for the kids,” and urges listeners to recognize that being proactive and informed can break the cycle of trauma. For anyone seeking to understand, help, or heal, this conversation is both an urgent warning and a compassionate resource.About the Guest:Pamela J. Pine, PhD, MPH has been an international health, development, and communication professional throughout her adult life, supporting the lives of poor and otherwise underserved groups, with a two-decade specialty on preventing and mitigating child sexual abuse (CSA) and other adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). She is the Founder/Director of Stop the Silence® - A Department of the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT). She is also a professor, best-selling and award-winning author, and a multimedia artist, which she uses in her work to open hearts and minds.To connect with Dr. Pine:Website: https://www.ivatcenters.org/stop-the-silence, Website: https://www.drpamelajpine.com, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stopcsa, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrPamelaJPine2/, Email: pamelap@ivatcenters.orgAbout the Host: Mardi Winder is an ICF and BCC Executive and Leadership Coach, Certified Divorce Transition Coach, Certified Divorce Specialist (CDS®) and a Credentialed Distinguished Mediator in Texas. She has worked with women in executive, entrepreneur, and leadership roles, navigating personal, life, and professional transitions. She is the founder of Positive Communication Systems, LLC, and host of Real Divorce Talks, a quarterly series designed to provide education and inspiration to women at all stages of divorce. Are you interested in learning more about your divorce priorities? Take the quiz "The Divorce Stress Test".Connect with Mardi on Social Media:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Divorcecoach4womenLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mardiwinderadams/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/divorcecoach4women/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@divorcecoach4womenThanks for Listening!Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!Subscribe to the PodcastIf you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app.Leave us an Apple Podcast ReviewRatings and reviews from our listeners are extremely...

    Laid Open
    The Body Keeps the Score but the Church Keeps the Secrets with Margaret Bronson

    Laid Open

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 50:48


    Join host Charna Cassell for a raw and eye opening conversation with Margaret Bronson, founder of Deconstruction Doulas. Margaret grew up inside a high control Christian cult and survived domestic violence, child abuse, excommunication, and the long psychological fallout of authoritarian religion. Now she guides others through the same dismantling of belief systems that once owned them. In this episode, Margaret unpacks how she and her husband developed somatic practices to help survivors heal the trauma stored in the body after years of purity culture, spiritual coercion, and obedience enforced through shame and fear. She breaks down what truly happens inside high control religious communities and why so many people leaving them feel like they're stepping out of a parallel universe. This conversation also dives into the political reality many of us are waking up to. Margaret explains how the same ideology that shaped her childhood is now embedded in Project 2025, Christian Reconstructionism, and the growing Trad Wife movement. She outlines the playbook of modern theocrats and shows how personal trauma and national policy are intertwined when religion is weaponized. If you're feeling a visceral reaction to Project 2025, this episode will help you understand why. Margaret offers grounding tools, embodied healing practices, and a clear-eyed look at what we're facing as the country edges closer to an openly theocratic agenda. Tune in for a fierce, validating, and deeply necessary conversation for anyone untangling from religious trauma or trying to make sense of this political moment. Show Notes: 00:00 Introduction and Content Warning 01:20 Meet Margaret Bronson: A Journey of Healing 03:17 Life in a Cult: Margaret's Early Years 04:03 Excommunication and Its Aftermath 06:07 Deconstruction Doulas: Birth of a Support System 06:30 Parental Vulnerability and Cult Recruitment 08:24 The Impact of Cult Ideology 13:43 Breaking Free: Personal and Collective Healing 18:02 Somatic Practices and Reclaiming the Body 19:31 Navigating Sexual Trauma and Rediscovery 25:42 Resources and Support for Survivors 26:35 Generational Trauma and Abuse 27:55 Challenges in Seeking Help 29:49 The Trad Wife Movement 33:17 Christian Reconstructionism and Theocracy 39:21 Embodied Freedom and Healing 46:25 Practical Exercises for Grounding 49:09 Conclusion and Resources  

    iCritic LIVE
    Toxic by Design: Why "Alchemised" Was Doomed to Divide

    iCritic LIVE

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 24:15


    Send us a textDraco. Hermione. Abuse as romance. Alchemised didn't just spark controversy — it invited it. On this episode of iCritic LIVE, we unpack how a toxic ship became a publishing spectacle, why fandom backlash was inevitable, and what it says about the line between fantasy and harm.Support the show►Want a question answered on iCritic Live? Send a question here and we'll answer it (if it's a reasonable question): https://streamelements.com/kevintrod/tip►Get free money just from buying gas! Download GetUpside to start making an average of $50 a day: https://upside.app.link/5TMVT►Want to invest in stocks commission-free? Use Robinhood! Sign up through this link to get a free stock: https://share.robinhood.com/kevin1823►PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/KevinTRodWebsite: http://www.icritic.netE-Mail: greatmediauniverse@gmail.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/icritic_official/Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/KevinTRod/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kevintrod/pins/Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinTRodMy Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/22VIH93Q0H9EP/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_gm__wlMy Criterion Wish List: https://www.criterion.com/wishlist/392515If you would like to send me snail mail, please send all (legal) packages to:iCriticPO Box 2130Huntington Beach, CA 92647All view are protected by the First Amendment and all images and video clips used are protected under Fair Use.

    Radio Bastard
    2826 / Enjoy the abuse

    Radio Bastard

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 7:41


    So langsam hab ich wirklich einfach keinen Bock mehr, denn wenn ich eines kann, dann nichts dafür.

    The P.A.S. Report Podcast
    America's Dependency Crisis: How Entitlements Are Replacing Freedom

    The P.A.S. Report Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 33:07


    America is becoming a nation built on government dependency rather than self reliance, and the shutdown exposed just how deep the crisis goes. In this episode, Professor Nick Giordano breaks down the explosive growth of entitlement programs, the expansion of Medicaid, SNAP, Section 8, and ACA subsidies, and the hidden mechanics of how millions of illegal immigrants access public benefits through household eligibility rules and state funded programs. He exposes the fraud, waste, and abuse costing taxpayers billions, and connects it to the catastrophic failures of a one point four trillion dollar education system that produces students who cannot read, write, or understand their own country. This episode challenges everything you think you know about freedom, responsibility, and the future of America, and explains why a dependent people cannot remain a free people. Episode Highlights How entitlement programs evolved into a massive dependency scheme that now reaches 127 million people The truth about mixed status households, imported dependency, and the real cost of illegal immigration to taxpayers Why a $1.4 trillion education system is failing and how this failure fuels long term government dependence  

    Lyrics To Go
    256 - Little Black Backpack

    Lyrics To Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 73:59


    The guys listen to and discuss Stroke 9's minor hit Little Black Backpack. A song that slides down the slope of 90's anger and gets creepier and more controlling the longer it goes. More than likely the most frightening song about a fashion trend in a long while.

    Prophetic News Radio
    Prophetic News Radio-Daystar abuse scandal-Joshua Brown police interview

    Prophetic News Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 92:21 Transcription Available


    Joshua Brown husband of Rachel Lamb and son-in-law of Joni Lamb of Daystar TV  gave a police interview about the allegations against him of child sex abuse. He is innocent until proven guilty with Susan Puzio

    A Mental Health Break
    From Betty Ford to Purpose-Driven CEO: Melissa Fors Shackelford on Family, Addiction, and Finding Your Soul-Deep Why

    A Mental Health Break

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2025 18:24


    Join us for a deeply human and candid conversation with someone who has mental health experiences from every angle. Melissa Fors Shackelford is a healthcare executive and the author of the Amazon #1 Best Seller, Harnessing Purpose.While Melissa is known for building compelling brands and advising Fortune 100 leaders, her path to purpose was forged through personal adversity. In this episode, we normalize the conversation on family mental health and substance abuse as Melissa shares:The Impact of Family Adversity: How growing up with family members affected by substance abuse profoundly shaped her life choices, empathy, and career path.The Power of Experience: Her invaluable perspective gained from working at institutions like Hazelden Betty Ford and how it taught her about the complexity of mental health and recovery.The Vital Tool: The role of journaling as a non-negotiable practice for processing difficult emotions and finding clarity in the face of chaos.Making the Leap: What inspired her to leave behind a high-level corporate career (at Optum, Cigna, etc.) to bet on herself and build her own purpose-driven consulting practice, Shackelford Strategies.Breaking the Barrier: Why making yourself available to ask for help is the most crucial step in activating your support circle and fostering true mental resilience.Melissa brings a rare blend of corporate expertise and personal vulnerability, proving that leading with integrity requires you to first understand and embrace your own story. This episode offers essential encouragement for anyone seeking to blend their personal challenges into a foundation for meaningful impact.Support the showHave a question for the host or guest? Want their freebee? Are you looking to become a guest or show partner? Email Danica at PodcastsByLanci@gmail.com.This show is brought to you by Coming Alive Podcast Production.CRISIS LINE: DIAL 988

    Mount Calvary Baptist Church
    The Use and Abuse of Religious Traditions

    Mount Calvary Baptist Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2025


    The Growth Mindset
    Teaching Boundaries & Spotting Trauma Early - A Parent's Guide to Protecting Children from All Forms of Abuse

    The Growth Mindset

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2025 62:40


    In this powerful and deeply human conversation, survivor and advocate Nathan Spiteri reveals the uncomfortable truth behind childhood abuse, how grooming works, why most victims never speak up, and how unresolved trauma silently shapes adult lives — often leading to addiction, violence, and even suicide.Together, we break down the real signs parents miss, the psychological traps children fall into, and why education—not silence—is the only way to protect our families. Nathan opens up about his own journey from abuse to addiction to healing, sharing the steps that helped him reclaim his power, confront triggers, forgive himself, and finally say the words that changed everything: “It wasn't my fault.”This episode is a must-listen for parents, teachers, caregivers, and anyone who wants to create safer homes, neighborhoods, and schools. Because saving even one child today can save generations tomorrow.Episode Breakdown (Short Version)00:00 mins — Why conversations on child abuse matter00:33 mins — Early warning signs parents must notice02:36 mins — Teaching children correct body awareness04:07 mins — Why kids don't speak up & how parents react06:55 mins — Abuse within families & the role of trust10:00 mins — Hidden male trauma & shocking statistics12:29 mins — How childhood trauma leads to adult crises16:18 mins — Nathan's personal story of abuse & grooming19:27 mins — Rock bottom, therapy & the start of healing20:57 mins — Understanding triggers and managing them29:55 mins — Nathan's three key principles for healing35:07 mins — What to do when you're triggered and alone44:36 mins — The growing danger of online bullying47:22 mins — What schools and communities must do58:24 mins — The mission: helping even one child01:00:47 mins — Final message & how to reach out for helpStay Connected with The Growth Mindset:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/silawath_irshad/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheGrowthMindsetwithSilawathIrshadFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/silawathirshad/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silawathirshad/Connect with Nathan Spiteri below:Website: https://www.nathanspiteri.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanspiteri/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-spiteri-06778719

    The Arise Podcast
    Season 6, Episode 13: Jenny McGrath and Danielle Castillejo on Abstinence, Purity Culture and Epstein

    The Arise Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 33:54


    Bio: Jenny - Co-Host Podcast (er):I am Jenny! (She/Her) MACP, LMHCI am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, Certified Yoga Teacher, and an Approved Supervisor in the state of Washington.I have spent over a decade researching the ways in which the body can heal from trauma through movement and connection. I have come to see that our bodies know what they need. By approaching our body with curiosity we can begin to listen to the innate wisdom our body has to teach us. And that is where the magic happens!I was raised within fundamentalist Christianity. I have been, and am still on my own journey of healing from religious trauma and religious sexual shame (as well as consistently engaging my entanglement with white saviorism). I am a white, straight, able-bodied, cis woman. I recognize the power and privilege this affords me socially, and I am committed to understanding my bias' and privilege in the work that I do. I am LGBTQIA+ affirming and actively engage critical race theory and consultation to see a better way forward that honors all bodies of various sizes, races, ability, religion, gender, and sexuality.I am immensely grateful for the teachers, healers, therapists, and friends (and of course my husband and dog!) for the healing I have been offered. I strive to pay it forward with my clients and students. Few things make me happier than seeing people live freely in their bodies from the inside out!Danielle (00:10):Welcome to the Arise Podcast with my colleague Jenny McGrath and I today Jenny's going to read a part of a presentation she's giving in a week, and I hope you really listen in The political times are heavy and the news about Epstein has been triggering for so many, including Jenny and myself. I hope as you listen, you find yourself somewhere in the conversation and if you don't, I hope that you can find yourself with someone else in your close sphere of influence. These conversations aren't perfect. We can't resolve it at the end. We don't often know what we need, so I hope as you listen along that you join us, you join us and you reach out for connection in your community with friends, people that you trust, people that you know can hold your story. And if you don't have any of those people that maybe you can find the energy and the time and the internal resources to reach out. You also may find yourself activated during this conversation. You may find yourself triggered and so this is a notice that if you feel that that is a possibility and you need to take a break and not listen to this episode, that's okay. Be gentle and kind with yourself and if you feel like you want to keep listening, have some self-care and some ways of connecting with others in place, go ahead and listen in. Hey Jenny, I'd love to hear a bit about your presentation if you don't even mind giving us what you got.Jenny (01:41):Yeah, absolutely. I am very honored. I am going to be on a panel entitled Beyond Abstinence Only Purity Culture in Today's Political Moment, and this is for the American Academy of Religion. And so I am talking about, well, yeah, I think I'll just read a very rough draft version of my remarks. I will give a disclaimer, I've only gone over it once so far, maybe twice, so it will shift before I present it, but I'm actually looking forward to talking about it with you because I think that will help me figure out how I want to change it. I think it'll probably just be a three to five minute read if that evenOkay. Alright. I to look at the current political moment in the US and try to extract meaning and orientation from purity culture is essential, but if we only focus on purity culture in the us, we are naval gazing and missing a vital aspect of the project that is purity culture. It is no doubt an imperialist project. White women serving as missionaries have been foot soldiers for since Manifest Destiny and the creation of residential schools in North America and even before this, yet the wave of white women as a force of white Christian nationalism reached its white cap in the early two thousands manifest by the power of purity culture. In the early 1990s, a generation of young white women were groomed to be agents of empire unwittingly. We were told that our value and worth was in our good pure motives and responsibility to others.(03:31):We were trained that our racial and gender roles were pivotal in upholding the white, straight, heteronormative, capitalistic family that God designed and we understood that this would come at us martyring our own body. White women therefore learned to transmute the healthy erotic vitality that comes from an awakening body into forms of service. The transnational cast of white Christian supremacy taught us that there were none more deserving more in need than black and brown bodies in the global south pay no attention to black and brown bodies suffering within the us. We were told they could pull themselves up by their bootstraps, but not in the bodies of color. Outside the membrane of the US white women believed ourselves to be called and furthermore trusted that God would qualify us for the professional roles of philanthropists, medical service providers, nonprofit starters and adoptive mothers of black and brown children in the global south.(04:30):We did not blanc that often. We did not actually have the proper training, much less accountability for such tasks and neither did our white Christian communities. We were taking on roles of power we would have never been given in white spaces in the US and in doing so we were remaining compliant to our racial and gendered expectations. This meant among many other things, giving tacit approval to international states that were being used as pawns by the US Christian. Right among these states, the most prominent could arguably be Uganda. Uganda was in the zeitgeist of white Christian youth, the same white Christian youth that experienced life altering commitments given in emotionally evocative abstinence rituals. We were primed for the documentary style film turned organization invisible Children, which found its way into colleges, youth groups, and worship services all over the country. Many young white women watched these erotically charged films, felt a compulsion to do something without recognizing that compulsion came from the same tendrils of expectations, purity, culture placed on our bodies.(05:43):Invisible children's film was first released in 2004 and in their release of Kony 2012 reached an audience of a hundred million in its first week of release. Within these same eight years, Ugandan President Veni who had a long entangled relationship with the US Christian right signed into law a bill that made homosexuality the death penalty in certain cases, which was later overturned. He also had been responsible for the forced removal of primarily acho people in Northern Uganda from their lands and placed them into internally displaced people's camps where their death T tolls far exceeded those lost by Coney who musevini claimed to be fighting against as justification for the violent displacement of Acho people. Muny Musevini also changed the Ugandan constitution to get reelected despite concerns that these elections were not truly democratic and has remained president of Uganda for the last 39 years. Uganda was the Petri dish of American conservative laboratory of Christo fascism where whiteness and heteronormative racialized systems of purity culture were embalmed. On November 5th, 2, 20, 24, we experienced what am termed the boomerang of imperialism. Those who have had an eye on purity cultures influence in countries like Uganda are not surprised by this political moment. In fact, this political moment is not new. The only thing new about it is that perhaps for the first time the effects are starting to come more thoroughly to white bodies and white communities. The snake has begun to eat its own tail.Scary. Okay. It feels like poking an already very angry hornet's nest and speaking to things that are very alive and well in our country right now. So I feel that and I also feel a sense of resolve, you might say that I feel like because of that it feels imperative to speak to my experience and my research and this current political moment. Do you mind if I ask what it was like to hear it?Danielle (08:30):It is interesting. Right before I hopped on this call, I was doing mobility at my gym and at the end when my dear friend and I were looking at our DNA, and so I guess I'm thinking of it through the context of my body, so I was thinking about that as you're reading it, Jenny, you said poking the bear and before we shift too fast to what I think, what's the bear you believe you're poking?Jenny (09:08):I see it as the far right Christian nationalist ideology and talking about these things in the way that I'm talking about them, I am stepping out of my gender and racial expectations as a white cis woman where I am meant to be demure and compliant and submissive and not calling out abuse of power. And so I see that as concerning and how the religious right, the alt religious right Christian, religious right in the US and thankfully it was not taken on, but even this week was the potential of the Supreme Court seeing a case that would overturn the legalization of gay marriage federally and that comes out of the nuclear focus of the family that James stops and heralded was supposed to be the family. It's one man and it's one woman and you have very specific roles that you're supposed to play in those families.Danielle (10:35):Yeah, I mean my mind is just going a thousand miles a minute. I keep thinking of the frame. It's interesting, the frame of the election was built on economy, but after that it feels like there are a few other things like the border, which I'm including immigration and migrants and thoughts about how to work with that issue, not issue, I don't want to say it's an issue, but with that part of the picture of what makes up our country. The second thing that comes to mind after those two things is there was a huge push by MAGA podcasters and church leaders across the country, and I know I've read Cat Armas and a bunch of other people, I've heard you talking about it. There's this juxtaposition of these people talking about returning to some purity, the fantasy of purity, which you're saying you're talking about past and present in your talk while also saying, Hey, let's release the Epstein files while voting for this particular person, Donald Trump, and I am caught. If you look at the statistics, the amount of folks perpetrating violent crime that are so-called migrants or immigrants is so low compared to white men.(12:16):I am caught in all those swirling things and I'm also aware that there's been so many things that have happened in the last presidency. There was January 6th and now we have, we've watched ICE in some cases they've killed people in detention centers and I keep thinking, is sexual purity or the idea of the fantasy that this is actually a value of the Christian? Right? Is that going to be something that moves people? I don't know. What do you think?Jenny (12:54):I think it's a fair question. I think it is what moved bodies like mine to be complicit in the systems of white supremacy without knowing that's what I was doing. And at the same time that I myself went to Uganda as a missionary and spent the better part of four years there while saying and hearing very hateful and derogatory things about migrants and the fact that signs in Walmart were in Spanish in Colorado, and these things that I was taught like, no, we need to remain pure IE white and heteronormative in here, and then we take our good deeds to other countries. People from Mexico shouldn't be coming up here. We should go on Christmas break and build houses for them there, which I did and it's this weird, we talk a lot about reality. It is this weird pseudo reality where it's like everything is upside down and makes sense within its own system.(14:13):I had a therapist at one point say, it's like you had the opposite of a psychotic break when I decided to step out of these worlds and do a lot of work to come into reality because it is hard to explain how does talking about sexual purity lead to what we're seeing with ice and what we're seeing with detention. And I think in reality part of that is the ideology that the body of the US is supposed to primarily be white, straight Christian heteronormative. And so if we have other bodies coming in, you don't see that cry of immigrants in the same way for people that came over from Ukraine. And I don't mean that anything disparagingly about people that needed to come over from Ukraine, but you see that it's a very different mindset from white bodies entering the US than it is black and brown bodies within this ideological framework of what the family or the body of individuals and the country is supposed to look like.I've been pretty dissociated lately. I think yesterday was very tough as we're seeing just trickles of emails from Epstein and that world and confirmation of what any of us who listened to and believed any of the women that came forward already knew. But it just exposes the falseness that it's actually about protecting anyone because these are stories of young children, of youth being sexually exploited and yet the machine keeps powering on and just keeps trying to ignore that the man they elected to fight the rapists that were coming into our country or the liberals that were sex child trafficking. It turns out every accusation was just a confession.Danielle (16:43):Oh man. Every accusation was a confession. In psychological terms, I think of it as projection, like the bad parts I hate about me, the story that criminals are just entering our country nonstop. Well, the truth is we elected criminals. Why are we surprised that by the behavior of our government when we voted for criminality and I say we because I'm a participant in this democracy or what I like to think of as a democracy and I'm a participant in the political system and capitalism and I'm a participant here. How do you participate then from that abstinence, from that purity aspect that you see? The thread just goes all the way through? Yeah,Jenny (17:48):I see it as a lifelong untangling. I don't think I'm ever going to be untangled unfortunately from purity culture and white supremacy and heteronormative supremacy and the ways in which these doctrines have formed the way that I have seen the world and that I'm constantly needing to try to unlearn and relearn and underwrite and rewrite these ways that I have internalized. And I think what's hard is I, a lot of times I think even in good intentions to undo these things in activist spaces, we tend to recreate whiteness and we tend to go, okay, I've got it now I'm going to charge ahead and everyone follow me. And part of what I think we need to deconstruct is this idea of a savior or even that an idea is going to save us. How do we actually slow down even when things are so perilous and so immediate? How do we kind of disentangle the way whiteness and capitalism have taught us to just constantly be churning and going and get clearer and clearer about how we got here and where we are now so that hopefully we can figure out how to leave less people behind as we move towards whatever it looks like to move out of this whiteness thing that I don't even honestly have yet an imagination for.(19:26):I have a hope for it, but I can't say this is what I think it's going to look like.Danielle (20:10):I'm just really struck by, well, maybe it was just after you spoke, I can't remember if it was part of your talk or part of your elaboration on it, but you were talking about Well, I think it was afterwards it was about Mexicans can't come here, but we can take this to Mexico.Yeah. And I wonder if that, do you feel like that was the same for Uganda?Jenny (20:45):Absolutely. Yeah. Which I think it allows that cast to remain in place. One of the professors that I've been deeply influenced by is Ose Manji, and he's a Kenyan professor who lives in Canada who's spent many years researching development work. And he challenges the idea that saviors need victims and the privilege that I had to live in communities where I could fundraise thousands of dollars for a two week or a two month trip is not separate from a world where I'm stepping into communities that have been exploited because of the privileges that I have,(21:33):But I can launder my conscience by going and saying I helped people that needed it rather than how are the things that I am benefiting from causing the oppression and how is the government that I'm a part of that has been meddling with countries in Central America and Africa and all over the globe creating a refugee crisis? And how do I deal with that and figure out how to look up, not that I want to ignore people that are suffering or struggling, but I don't want to get tunnel vision on all these little projects I could do at some point. I think we need to look up and say, well, why are these people struggling?Speaker 1 (22:26):Yeah, I don't know. I don't have fully formed thoughts. So just in the back, I was thinking, what if you reversed that and you said, well, why is the American church struggling?(22:55):I was just thinking about what if you reversed it and I think why is the American church struggling? And we have to look up, we have to look at what are the causes? What systems have we put in place? What corruption have we traded in? How have we laundered our own conscience? I mean, dude, I don't know what's going on with my internet. I need a portable one. I just dunno. I think that comment about laundering your own conscience is really beautiful and brilliant. And I mean, it was no secret that Epstein had done this. It's not a secret. I mean, they're release the list, but they know. And clearly those senators that are releasing those emails drip by drip, they've already seen them. So why did they hang onto them?Jenny (24:04):Yeah. Yeah. I am sad, I can't remember who this was. Sean was having me listen to a podcast the other day, just a part of it talking about billionaires. But I think it could be the same for politicians or presidents or the people that are at the top of these systems we've created. That's like in any other sphere, if we look at someone that has an unsatiable need for something, we would probably call that an addiction and say that that person needs help. And actually we need to tend to that and not just keep feeding it. And I think that's been a helpful framework for me to think about these people that are addicted to power that will do anything to try to keep climbing that ladder or get the next ring that's just like, that is an unwell person. That's a very unwell person.Speaker DanielleI mean, I'm not surprised, I think, did you say you felt very dissociated this past week? I think I've felt the same way because there's no way to take in that someone, this person is one of the kings of human trafficking. The all time, I mean great at their job. And we're hearing Ghislaine Maxwell is at this minimum security prison and trading for favors and all of these details that are just really gross. And then to hear the Republican senator or the speaker of the house say, well, we haven't done this because we're thinking of the victims. And literally the victims are putting out statements saying, get the damn files out. So the gaslighting is so intense to stay present to all of that gaslighting to stay present to not just the first harm that's happened, but to stay present to the constant gaslighting of victims in real time is just, it is a level of madness. I don't think we can rightfully stay present in all of it.(26:47):I don't know. I don't know what we can do, but Well, if anybody's seen the Handmaid's Tale, she is like, I can't remember how you say it in Latin, but she always says, don't let the bastards grind you down. I keep thinking of that line. I think of it all the time. I think connecting to people in your community keep speaking truth, it matters. Keep telling the truth, keep affirming that it is a real thing. Whether it was something at church or like you talked about, it was a missionary experience or abstinence experience, or whether you've been on the end of conversion therapy or you've been a witness to that and the harm it's done in your community. All of that truth telling matters, even if you're not saying Epstein's name, it all matters because there's been such an environment created in our country where we've normalized all of this harm. I mean, for Pete's sake, this man made it all the way to the presidency of the United States, and he's the effing best friend of Epstein. It's like, that was okay. That was okay. And even getting out the emails. So we have to find some way to just keep telling truth in our own communities. That's my opinion. What about yours?Jenny (28:17):Yeah, I love that telling The truth matters. I feel that, and I think trying to stay committed to being a safe person for others to tell the truth too, because I think the level, as you use the word gaslighting, the level of gaslighting and denial and dismissal is so huge. And I think, I can't speak for every survivor, but I think I take a guess to say at least most survivors know what it's like to not be believed, to be minimized, to be dismissed. And so I get it when people are like, I'm not going to tell the truth because I'm not going to be believed, or I'm just going to get gaslit again and I can respect that. And so I think for me, it's also how do I keep trying to posture myself as someone that listens and believes people when they tell of the harm that they've experienced? How do I grow my capacity to believe myself for the harm that I've experienced? And who are the people that are safe for me to go to say, do you think I'm crazy? And they say, no, you're not. I need those checkpoints still.First, I would just want to validate how shit that is and unfortunately how common that is. I think that it's actually, in my experience, both personally and professionally, it is way more rare to have safe places to go than not. And so I would just say, yeah, that makes sense for me. Memoirs have been a safe place. Even though I'm not putting something in the memoir, if I read someone sharing their story, that helps me feel empowered to be like, I believe what they went through. And so maybe that can help me believe what I've gone through. And then don't give up looking, even if that's an online community, even if that's a community you see once a month, it's worth investing in people that you can trust and that can trust you.Danielle (30:59):I agree. A thousand percent don't give up because I think a lot of us go through the experience of when we first talk about it, we get alienated from friends or family or people that we thought were close to us, and if that's happened to you, you didn't do anything wrong. That sadly is something very common when you start telling the truth. So just one to know that that's common. It doesn't make it any less painful. And two, to not give up, to keep searching, keep trying, keep trying to connect, and it is not a perfect path. Anyway. Jenny, if we want to hear your talk when you give it, how could we hear it or how could we access it?Jenny (31:52):That's a great question. I dunno, I'm not sure if it's live streamed or not. I think it's just in person. So if you can come to Boston next week, it's at the American Academy of Religion. If not, you basically heard it. I will be tweaking things. But this is essentially what I'm talking about is that I think in order to understand what's going on in this current political moment, it is so essential that we understand the socialization of young white women in purity culture and what we're talking about with Epstein, it pulls back the veil that it's really never about purity. It's about using white women as tropes for Empire. And that doesn't mean, and we weren't given immense privilege and power in this world because of our proximity to white men, but it also means that we were harmed. We did both. We were harmed and we caused harm in our own complicity to these systems. I think it is just as important to hold and grow responsibility for how we caused harm as it is to work on the healing of the harm that was caused to us.   Kitsap County & Washington State Crisis and Mental Health ResourcesIf you or someone else is in immediate danger, please call 911.This resource list provides crisis and mental health contacts for Kitsap County and across Washington State.Kitsap County / Local ResourcesResourceContact InfoWhat They OfferSalish Regional Crisis Line / Kitsap Mental Health 24/7 Crisis Call LinePhone: 1‑888‑910‑0416Website: https://www.kitsapmentalhealth.org/crisis-24-7-services/24/7 emotional support for suicide or mental health crises; mobile crisis outreach; connection to services.KMHS Youth Mobile Crisis Outreach TeamEmergencies via Salish Crisis Line: 1‑888‑910‑0416Website: https://sync.salishbehavioralhealth.org/youth-mobile-crisis-outreach-team/Crisis outreach for minors and youth experiencing behavioral health emergencies.Kitsap Mental Health Services (KMHS)Main: 360‑373‑5031; Toll‑free: 888‑816‑0488; TDD: 360‑478‑2715Website: https://www.kitsapmentalhealth.org/crisis-24-7-services/Outpatient, inpatient, crisis triage, substance use treatment, stabilization, behavioral health services.Kitsap County Suicide Prevention / “Need Help Now”Call the Salish Regional Crisis Line at 1‑888‑910‑0416Website: https://www.kitsap.gov/hs/Pages/Suicide-Prevention-Website.aspx24/7/365 emotional support; connects people to resources; suicide prevention assistance.Crisis Clinic of the PeninsulasPhone: 360‑479‑3033 or 1‑800‑843‑4793Website: https://www.bainbridgewa.gov/607/Mental-Health-ResourcesLocal crisis intervention services, referrals, and emotional support.NAMI Kitsap CountyWebsite: https://namikitsap.org/Peer support groups, education, and resources for individuals and families affected by mental illness.Statewide & National Crisis ResourcesResourceContact InfoWhat They Offer988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (WA‑988)Call or text 988; Website: https://wa988.org/Free, 24/7 support for suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, relationship problems, and substance concerns.Washington Recovery Help Line1‑866‑789‑1511Website: https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/injury-and-violence-prevention/suicide-prevention/hotline-text-and-chat-resourcesHelp for mental health, substance use, and problem gambling; 24/7 statewide support.WA Warm Line877‑500‑9276Website: https://www.crisisconnections.org/wa-warm-line/Peer-support line for emotional or mental health distress; support outside of crisis moments.Native & Strong Crisis LifelineDial 988 then press 4Website: https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/injury-and-violence-prevention/suicide-prevention/hotline-text-and-chat-resourcesCulturally relevant crisis counseling by Indigenous counselors.Additional Helpful Tools & Tips• Behavioral Health Services Access: Request assessments and access to outpatient, residential, or inpatient care through the Salish Behavioral Health Organization. Website: https://www.kitsap.gov/hs/Pages/SBHO-Get-Behaviroal-Health-Services.aspx• Deaf / Hard of Hearing: Use your preferred relay service (for example dial 711 then the appropriate number) to access crisis services.• Warning Signs & Risk Factors: If someone is talking about harming themselves, giving away possessions, expressing hopelessness, or showing extreme behavior changes, contact crisis resources immediately.Well, first I guess I would have to believe that there was or is an actual political dialogue taking place that I could potentially be a part of. And honestly, I'm not sure that I believe that.Well, first I guess I would have to believe that there was or is an actual political dialogue taking place that I could potentially be a part of. And honestly, I'm not sure that I believe that. Well, first I guess I would have to believe that there was or is an actual political dialogue taking place that I could potentially be a part of. And honestly, I'm not sure that I believe that.

    Jobob Unlimited
    CA Must Revoke 17k CDLs, SNAP Abuse is Out of Control, and Michelle Obama's Hair

    Jobob Unlimited

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 49:22


    California must revoke 17k commercial driver licenses according to a federal audit. Brooke Rollins released some wild stats on SNAP/EBT abuse. Harvard is handing out A's like Halloween candy. Michelle Obama has a lot to say about her hair. 

    Follow Him Ministries Daily Podcast
    Evening Prayer (blood disorders, victims of abuse)

    Follow Him Ministries Daily Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 2:00


    Evening Prayer (blood disorders, victims of abuse)#prayer #pray #eveningprayer #jesus #god #holyspirit #aimingforjesus #healing #bible #love #peace #blooddisease #blooddisorders #victimsofabuse #abuse #hedgeofsafety Thank you for listening, our heart's prayer is for you and I to walk daily with Jesus, our joy and peace aimingforjesus.com YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@aimingforjesus5346 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aiming_for_jesus/ Threads https://www.threads.com/@aiming_for_jesus X https://x.com/AimingForJesus Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@aiming.for.jesus

    Coffee Moaning
    Trump ON THE RUN From EPSTEIN; GAZA is BEING Carved Into TWO HALVES & Megan Kelly Justifies Abuse

    Coffee Moaning

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 52:21


    COFFEE MOANING the PODCAST ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/coffee-moaning/id1689250679ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3p6z4A1RbhidO0pnOGGZl2?si=IqwD7REzTwWdwsbn2gzWCg&nd=1HOW TO STAY MARRIED (SO FAR) the PODCASTON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/57MT4cv2c3i06ryQlIpUXc?si=1b5ed24f40c54ebaON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-to-stay-married-so-far/id1294257563 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
    Home Affordability Crisis, Palantir's Advantage, Big Short on AI, H-1B Abuse, Solar Storm Hits Earth

    All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 55:05


    (0:00) Michael Burry's big short against AI (12:00) Why Palantir is so richly valued vs other tech companies (20:07) Home affordability crisis: Mortgage innovation, building, top priorities to win mid-terms (36:18) H-1B debate flares up again after Trump's comments on Fox News (42:37) Science Corner: Solar storms, coronal mass ejection, risks (51:14) Rich Americans fleeing "the great confiscation"   Join us at the All-In Holiday Spectacular!: https://allin.com/events   Follow the besties:  https://x.com/chamath https://x.com/Jason https://x.com/DavidSacks https://x.com/friedberg   Follow on X: https://x.com/theallinpod   Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theallinpod   Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theallinpod   Follow on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/allinpod   Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://x.com/yung_spielburg   Intro Video Credit: https://x.com/TheZachEffect   Referenced in the show: https://x.com/michaeljburry/status/1988778952299802818 https://x.com/_Investinq/status/1988847716613365845 https://x.com/michaeljburry/status/1987918650104283372 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/realestate/first-time-home-buyers.html https://x.com/jatanackov/status/1988256651103592564 https://x.com/omapproach/status/1988410644907856075 https://x.com/latestinspace/status/1988606899932299700 https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/  

    FP's First Person
    Is Trump Angling for Regime Change in Venezuela?

    FP's First Person

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 44:58


    As the United States points its biggest warship at Venezuela, what is the White House trying to achieve in Caracas? How does it fit into the Trump administration's broader Latin America policy? And how is the region responding? Host Ravi Agrawal sits down with scholar Oliver Stuenkel for answers. Stuenkel is a leading Latin America scholar and senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Plus Ravi's One Thing on COP30. FP Columnists: 5 Novelists on Their Favorite Climate Fiction Oliver Stuenkel and Adrian Feinberg: Milei's Midterm Miracle Matthew Kroenig: Trump Should Oust Maduro Carlos Ruiz-Hernández: The Nostalgic Delusion of 1989 Philip A. Berry: The Use and Abuse of ‘Narco-Terrorism' John Haltiwanger: Latin America's Disjointed Reaction to Trump's Drug Boat War Geoff Ramsey: What's the U.S. Endgame in Venezuela? Ryan C. Berg: Toppling Maduro Without Boots on the Ground Catherine Osborn: How Migration Became a U.S. Foreign-Policy Priority Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Bulletin
    Israeli Settler Violence, Epstein Emails, and Bringing Back Purity

    The Bulletin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 52:51


    This week, Israeli settler violence continues against Palestinians; Mike, Russell, and Clarissa discuss the complex dynamics in the West Bank. Then, Congress releases emails from Jeffrey Epstein that mention President Trump. Nicole Martin stops by to consider how we can think about the new revelations. Last, CT contributor Luke Simon joins the conversation about the role of purity in Christian discourse about sexuality and political violence.  REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE: ‘Promised Land' miniseries by The Bulletin Rachael Denhollander Calls for a Southern Baptist Reckoning on Abuse on The Russell Moore Show Harm, Trauma, and Church Abuse with Diane Langberg on The Russell Moore Show Have We Kissed Purity Goodbye? By Luke Simon GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN:  Join the conversation at our Substack.  Find us on YouTube.  Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice.    ABOUT THE GUESTS:   Nicole Martin is Christianity Today's chief operating officer. She is the author of several books including Nailing It: Why Successful Leadership Demands Suffering and Surrender and Made to Lead: Empowering Women for Ministry. Luke Simon is a content strategist for The Crossing church in Columbia, Missouri, and a M.Div. student at Covenant Theological Seminary. He has written on Gen Z, technology, masculinity, and the church. His writing appears in Christianity Today, Mere Orthodoxy, and The Gospel Coalition. ABOUT THE BULLETIN:  The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today's editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.    The Bulletin listeners get 25% off CT. Go to https://orderct.com/THEBULLETIN to learn more.    “The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today  Producer: Clarissa Moll  Associate Producer: Alexa Burke  Editing and Mix: TJ Hester Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs Music: Dan Phelps  Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper   Senior Producer: Matt Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast
    Child Sexual Grooming Behaviors with Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic

    The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 21:49


    Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic, Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, to discuss her research on child sexual grooming behaviors (Episode 160) ---- Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic: https://www.elizabethjeglic.com Red Flag Sexual Grooming Behaviors: https://www.elizabethjeglic.com/post/identification-of-red-flag-sexual-grooming-behaviors National Blueprint for Understanding and Preventing Sexual Misconduct and Abuse by K-12 School Employees: https://www.ncsesame.org/nationalblueprintsexualmisconduct   Dan Schorr, LLC: https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/ 

    Relationship Recovery Podcast
    How to Document DARVO in Family Court

    Relationship Recovery Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 20:53


    This episode builds off of last weeks where I disussed DARVO in Family Court. I cover exactly how to capture DARVO behavior in a way that lawyers, GALs, and court professionals can actually understand.You'll learn how to:Identify the denial, attack, and role reversal phases in real-time.Translate emotional chaos into factual, court-readable documentation.Recognize when the abuser is using the legal system as a weapon.Communicate patterns to your attorney without being dismissed or labeled “high conflict.”This episode will help you see that what's happening isn't “miscommunication” — it's manipulation, and you can show the truth, clearly and strategically, without losing yourself in the process.For more support, visit emotionalabusecoach.com and https://jessicaknight.thinkific.com/courses/documentationSupport the showJoin the Patreon: https://patreon.com/Youarenotcrazy *New Course*: Unhooked: Map the Cycle of Abuse in your Relationship Website: Emotional Abuse Coach and high-conflictdivorcecoaching.comInstagram: @emotionalabusecoachEmail: jessica@jessicaknightcoaching.com{Substack} Blog About Recovering from Abuse {E-Book} How to Break Up with a Narcissist{Course} Identify Signs of Abuse and Begin to Heal{Free Resource} Canned Responses for Engaging with an Abusive Partner

    Nobody Should Believe Me
    “The Preventionist” Erases Munchausen by Proxy with Dr. Jim Hamilton

    Nobody Should Believe Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 67:56


    In the second part of Andrea's rebuttal to The Preventionist, Serial Productions' podcast on child abuse pediatrician Dr. Debra Jenssen, she speaks with Dr. Jim Hamilton, a leading expert on Munchausen by proxy. They break down how prevalence statistics are misused, what The Preventionist gets wrong, and why leaving out key details—like the Steltz' teenage son coming forward and emancipating himself—is so damaging. Ultimately, the episode asks what it means when the media gives a platform to alleged abusers while erasing survivors. *** Tickets for Nobody Should Believe Me LIVE: https://www.andreadunlop.net/nobody-should-believe-me-live Order Andrea's book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy.  Click here to view our sponsors. Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you're listening and helps us keep making the show!   Subscribe on YouTube where we have full episodes and lots of bonus content.  Follow Andrea on Instagram: @andreadunlop Buy Andrea's books here.  For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit MunchausenSupport.com The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children's MBP Practice Guidelines can be downloaded here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Locked In with Ian Bick
    Farrah Abraham On Teen Mom, Her Arrests & The Infamous Sex Tape

    Locked In with Ian Bick

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 90:31


    Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham sits down with Ian Bick for an unfiltered and emotional conversation about her life in the spotlight. From her early days on MTV's Teen Mom to the pressures of fame, her public arrests, and the story behind her infamous sex tape, Farrah opens up about everything the world thinks it knows — and the truth that most people never hear. She talks about the cost of growing up on reality TV, dealing with judgment from millions, and what it's really like trying to rebuild your life when the internet won't let you move on. #FarrahAbraham #TeenMom #LockedInWithIanBick #RealityTV #CelebrityInterview #ScandalToRedemption #RealStories #popculture Thank you to EXPRESSVPN & PRIZEPICKS for sponsoring this episode: ExpressVPN: Secure your online data TODAY by visiting https://www.expressvpn.com/lockedin to find out how you can get up to four extra months. Prizepicks: Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/IANBICK and use code IANBICK and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Connect with Farrah Abraham: https://www.instagram.com/farrahabraham/?hl=en Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Shop Locked In Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop Timestamps: 00:00 From Teen Mom to Infamy — Life After the Sex Tape 02:21 Farrah's Early Life & The Family That Shaped Her 03:36 Becoming a Mom as a Teen & Raising Herself 04:46 Surviving Loss, Abuse & Fighting Back 05:50 The Moment Fame Hit — Labels, Judgments & Reality TV 07:01 High School, Pain & Growing Up in the Spotlight 09:12 Depression, Court Battles & Learning to Cope 12:42 How 16 & Pregnant Changed Everything 15:11 Becoming the Face of Teen Mom — The Real Story 20:01 Reality TV, Identity & Breaking Away From MTV 24:01 Life After Fame — Finding Herself Again 29:40 Misconceptions, Public Image & the Price of Fame 34:45 Getting Fired From Teen Mom — What Really Happened 38:42 The Fallout — Sex Tape, Mental Health & Starting Over 41:12 Turning Scandal Into Business & Motherhood Lessons 44:29 Dealing With Haters, Bullying & Fame's Dark Side 47:28 What Viewers Didn't See: Teen Mom, Alcohol & Pressure 52:53 Arrests, Legal Fights & the Cost of Being Farrah Abraham 01:03:00 Trauma Recovery, Healing & Growth 01:10:03 Her Latest Arrest — The Truth Behind It 01:14:49 Creepy Fans, Stalkers & Staying Safe 01:17:07 What She'd Tell Her Teenage Self 01:19:15 Biggest Life Lessons Learned 01:25:39 Closing Thoughts & Farrah's Next Chapter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Tara Show
    “Slapping Down H-1B Abuse: Trump, Tech, and American Jobs”

    The Tara Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 6:33


    Tara takes a hard look at the H-1B visa program and its misuse by corporations to replace American workers with cheaper foreign labor. She breaks down Trump's role—both the missteps and the actions he took to curb the program—and explains why high-skilled jobs are being filled by visa holders from India, China, and beyond, often in entry-level positions that Americans could perform. Tara highlights corporate exploitation, the misuse of the visa as de facto indentured labor, and how political narratives distort the debate, while emphasizing the importance of protecting U.S. workers before considering amnesty or further expansion.

    The River Radius Podcast
    "The River's Daughter" with Bridget Crocker

    The River Radius Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 66:45


    In the spring of 1980, nine-year-old Bridget Crocker, while playing next to her home river, fell from a downed tree into the cold swollen Snake River — a scary swim that initiated a deep, lifelong relationship with rivers and river people. This year in 2025 her memoir “The River's Daughter” traces a thalweg of traumas, challenges and joys that played out in both her river life and her family life. Today Bridget hosts retreats and workshops on rivers, guides on special occasions, and is creating her dream life with her family. GUESTBridget CrockerInstagramBookAudio Book RELATED EPISODES FROM THE RIVER RADIUSSexual Harassment in River Guide CultureQueer River Guiding; 1 Professional's ExperienceTools for the River GuideRiver Guide UnionsEndless Summer 1: The Guide LifeEndless Summer 2: A Guide's SunsetEndless Summer 3: Guiding with a Healing Intention ORGANIZATIONS FROM EPISODEA DashAmerica OutdoorsRiver Management SocietyResponder AllianceWhale FoundationRedside Foundation  SPONSORS THE RIVER RADIUSWebsiteRunoff signup (episode newsletter)InstagramFacebookApple PodcastSpotifyLink Tree

    Well, that f*cked me up! Surviving life changing events.
    S5 EP44: Heartbreak of Fertility Struggles No One Talks About

    Well, that f*cked me up! Surviving life changing events.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 35:28


    Send us a textWhat if one of the most devastating, life-altering experiences isn't visible from the outside but silently shatters someone's identity, relationships, and sense of control?As a Harvard-trained fertility specialist, Gabriela Rosa, has spent over 20 years working with individuals and couples whose lives were flipped upside down by the heartbreak of not being able to conceive. She's walked beside thousands through the silent trauma of repeated loss, the mental health fallout of failed attempts, the breakdown of marriages, and the overwhelming isolation that comes when your body doesn't do what it's “supposed to.”The pain is real - even though the world often dismisses it. And the recovery? It requires an entirely new way of relating to your body, your dreams, and your definition of self-worth.Gabriela comes with the collective stories of the people she's helped through their darkest, most vulnerable moments. She believes that behind every fertility challenge is a human experience of trauma, and she has powerful insight into what healing looks like when life doesn't go as planned. Thanks Gabriela for an amazing chat!Site: https://fertilitybreakthrough.comSupport the show

    Politics Done Right
    Immigration Advocate Exposes ICE Abuse and Shares Vital Rights Resources on PDR

    Politics Done Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 22:19


    Elizabeth Cocina reveals the rise in violent ICE raids and offers essential rights tools, a hotline, and safety strategies for immigrant families facing state intimidation. Subscribe to our Newsletter:https://politicsdoneright.com/newsletterPurchase our Books: As I See It: https://amzn.to/3XpvW5o How To Make AmericaUtopia: https://amzn.to/3VKVFnG It's Worth It: https://amzn.to/3VFByXP Lose Weight And BeFit Now: https://amzn.to/3xiQK3K Tribulations of anAfro-Latino Caribbean man: https://amzn.to/4c09rbE

    The Grotto
    Feed Drop: THIRST

    The Grotto

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 54:18


    Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 1: Icebreaker.Hoping to win a grand prize that promises safety and security in frightening times, a young couple prepares to join a reality TV competition.Cast:Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph and ClaudiaAmanda Egbu as Georgia WhittakerEleanore Cho Fellerhoff as Holliday Murdock and LydiaJoshua Ilon as Dennis CruzQuinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker and DaveMelody Perera as Anouk KalharaStefano Perti as Dennis Lang and BillMarc Pierre as Sergeant Murdock and the “Confess Your Crimes” hostAlexander Stravinski as The Host and Marcus(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)-------You can find all of our transcripts here. Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode and include all required SFX attributions.On staff at the Penumbra:Ginny D'Angelo -- Head of Merchandise and OutreachMelissa DeJesus -- Script editing teamHarley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designerJoelle Kross -- TranscriptionistGrahame Turner -- Script editing teamKevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writerRyan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original musicJeff Wright -- Graphic designer--------The triggers below may be relevant to episode 1 of Thirst or to the series as a whole. It is not comprehensive, but we will include a more specific list of triggers with every episode. Please consider these as you decide whether Thirst is right for you:- Climate disaster/climate horror- Apocalyptic scenarios- Sudden loud noises- Violence and threats of violence- Abuse of power- Dictatorship, fascism- Characters speaking in ways that suggest prejudice of most kinds: homophobia, sexism, transphobia, racism, ableism, etc.- Body horror and gore- Violence towards animals- Illness, starvation, malnutrition, dehydration, etc.- Public humiliation- Depictions and descriptions of intense military violence- Coercion and manipulation- Sexual scenarios- Profanity- Unwanted sexual advances- Exploitation of people in need- Isolation and abandonment- Gaslighting/propaganda/organized attempts to misrepresent realityYou can find early and ad-free episodes, production scripts, commentary tracks, blooper reels, livestreams with the creators, and much more, at The Penumbra Podcast: SPECIAL EDITION. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Politicana
    Ep. 237 — Gov. Shutdown Ends | Trump's Tanking Polls | New Epstein Revelations | Presidential Pardon Abuse & More!

    Politicana

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 77:12


    Welcome to The Politicana Podcast — your weekly dose of clarity, comedy, and conversation around politics & culture. With thought-provoking analysis, lively debates, and engaging commentary, we make politics/news both understandable and entertaining. For questions and inquiries, reach out to us at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Backofthemob@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook -> https://bit.ly/3F5YtWcX/Twitter -> https://x.com/Tylers_FatoTikTok -> www.tiktok.com/@notfakenewsYoutube -> https://www.youtube.com/@NotFakeNewsNetwork-- TIMESTAMPS --00:00 - The Penny Has Been Discontinued! 2:50 - Trump Has Lowest Approval Rating Of Presidency & Floats 50 Year Mortgages15:15 - Govt Shutdown Ending After 43 Days33:00 - Binance Founder ‘CZ' Pardoned & Our Proposal For Solving Presidential Pardon Abuse47:40 - Trump Implicated in Epstein Emails57:20 -  Trump Claims We Will Generate 20 Trillion Dollars a Year, That We Have The Best Economy Ever, And Citizens Will Receive Rebate Checks of 2,000

    Best of Nolan
    Presbyterian Church member claims he had concerns 'dismissed' over alleged abuse 'bordering on sexual'

    Best of Nolan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 79:04


    Church admits to 'serious failings' - what are the safeguarding issues?

    The Courageous Leaders Club
    The Hidden System Protecting Workplace Abuse with Zelda Perkins

    The Courageous Leaders Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 67:02


    What would you risk to do the right thing?In this episode of The Courageous Leaders Podcast, I sit down with Zelda Perkins, Co-Founder of Can't Buy My Silence and the first woman to break an NDA with Harvey Weinstein.Zelda's story isn't just about one man. It's about the system that silences victims and protects abuse. She speaks openly about how she fought back, how breaking her NDA changed UK law, and what leaders and businesses must do now to stop misconduct being hidden behind confidentiality.We Cover: 00:00 – Introduction01:26 – Why Zelda broke her NDA after years of silence03:37 – What really happens when you speak up against power05:18 – The moment the system, not the perpetrator, broke her trust09:23 – How signing an NDA changed her life overnight12:54 – Taking her story to Parliament and pushing for legal reform17:09 – What it really took to start Can't Buy My Silence24:43 – When she realised she was self-bullying 28:57 – Why speaking up must be seen as normal, not “brave”33:11 – Creating safer, more transparent workplaces40:57 – How the new UK legislation will protect victims and change culture56:26 – Zelda's advice to anyone ready to start their own fight for changeDon't miss out on this powerful episode. 

    GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast
    Jakarta Worlds Debrief: The Romanian Drama Explained With Coaches Daymon Jones & Patrick Kiens

    GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 98:29


    Former Romanian head coaches Daymon Jones and Patrick Kiens join us to unpack the turmoil inside Romanian gymnastics — from new accusations to decades-old coaching culture and leadership struggles. Plus: what we learned from the 2025 Jakarta World Championships and our wish list for future World Championships. And a happy message from Rings World Champion, Donnell Whittenburg. Find Resistance Resources here. CHAPTERS - pre auto-ad insert 00:00:00 – Intro Cold Open: Romania abuse reports surface 00:03:36 – Headlines: Romania context (Golgota, Voinea, leadership turmoil) 00:10:02 – Interview: The Romanian Situation with Daymon & Patrick 00:10:34 – Abuse allegations and what coaches witnessed firsthand 00:20:15 – Old-school culture, leadership failure, and bad press 00:31:13 – Federation power dynamics, elections, and fallout 00:41:28 – Updates & programming notes 00:45:17 – Jakarta Worlds Debrief: Overall medal table (WAG/MAG highlights) 00:49:16 – China's event-specialist strategy (7 routines, 3 medals) 00:51:54 – Judging parity: Melnikova's AA score & floor 14 club 00:55:51 – Selection & pipeline fixes (camp vs real meets) 01:06:44 – Who needs a reset? USA, Italy & Brazil post-Olympics 01:24:11 – FIG talk: host selection, logistics & equipment issues 01:32:02 – Gymternet News: Canada CEO, Arthur Gander results, Liverpool 2030 bid 01:36:56 – Listener feedback & notes UP NEXT: Behind The Scenes: Live Q&A podcast Friday this week only at noon Pacific/8 GMT RELATED: World Championships HeadquartersVideos, Interviews, Podcasts, Fantasy, Guides from Jakarta World Championships Trouble in Romania The History of Romanian Gymnastics (Commissioned) 80's Fight! The great Soviet Romanian Rivalry (Commissioned) The Fluff Cast: Deva isn't a castle?! Behind The Scenes: Back from Jakarta Eythora Thorsdottir and Coach Patrick Kiens  Behind the Scenes - all episodes SUPPORT THE SHOW: Join Club Gym Nerd: https://gymcastic.com/club/ Headstand Game: https://gymcastic.com/headstand-plugin/ Forum: https://gymcastic.com/community/ Merch: https://gymcastic.com/shop/ NEWSLETTERS Sign up for all three GymCastic newsletters  RESOURCES Spencer's essential website The Balance Beam Situation  GIFs of the Week and Meet schedule with links. Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles by Aimee Boorman with Fact Checker. Aimee coached Simone from day one in gymnastics to three back to back World All Around titles, 14 world medals and an unprecedented 5 medals at the Rio Olympics. Get your copy now. And if you loved it, please leave a review. Cover Art & Photos: Steve Cooper ©Gymcastic

    Encountering You
    Can We Stay Connected When We Disagree?

    Encountering You

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 21:47


    Politics and faith weren't meant to be weapons, but windows into the heart. When conversations turn political, it's easy to choose sides and lose sight of each other. In this week's episode, Laura will talk about what happens when belonging gets tangled with belief—and how to hold conviction without losing compassion. Maybe the real question isn't whose side are you on, but how can we stay connected in the middle? What if Jesus didn't come to take sides—but to take us home to love?  

    Renegade Talk Radio
    Episode 242: Alex Jones Congress Releases Cherry-Picked Emails From Epstein Files To Falsely Incriminate Trump In Sexual Abuse Of Young Girls

    Renegade Talk Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 84:14


    Congress Releases Cherry-Picked Emails From Epstein Files To Falsely Incriminate Trump In Sexual Abuse Of Young Girls! Alex Jones Has The FACTS! Tune In NOW

    Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic
    Investigative Reporter Uncovers Abuse and Profit in Rehab Programs

    Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 37:45


    Imagine going to a treatment center for addiction, only to be sent to work at a chicken processing plant for no pay. That's one of the shocking realities investigative reporter Shoshana Walter uncovered in her national investigation into court-mandated addiction treatment. Her reporting exposed how a broken system turned thousands of people into an unpaid workforce for some of the country's largest corporations—work that made her a Pulitzer Prize finalist.At the center of her story was a treatment program founded by a former poultry executive, where participants were forced into unpaid labor inside chicken plants. But that was only the beginning. In her new book, Rehab: An American Scandal, Walter reveals a multi-billion-dollar web of mismanaged treatment centers, where profit too often comes before recovery.On this episode of Grieving Out Loud, Shoshana shares what she discovered, what everyone should know about the addiction treatment industry, and what she hopes her reporting will change.Click here to purchase Shoshana's book Rehab: An American Scandal If you enjoyed this episode, you may like the following: Telling Everyone's Story While Hiding Her Own: A Journalist's Battle with AddictionCan We Save Lives While Cutting Funding? A Tough Conversation at the TopSaving tiny lives and healing families at a sanctuary for opioid-exposed newborns‘I lost who I was.' Emily's Hope Treatment Scholarship gives mom second chanceSend us a textBehind every number is a story of a life cut short, a family shattered, and a community devastated.They were...daughterssonsmothersfathersfriendswiveshusbandscousinsboyfriendsgirlfriends.They were More Than Just A Number. Support the showConnect with Angela Follow Grieving Out Loud Follow Emily's Hope Read Angela's Blog Subscribe to Grieving Out Loud/Emily's Hope Updates Suggest a Guest For more episodes and information, just go to our website, emilyshope.charityWishing you faith, hope and courage!Podcast producers:Casey Wonnenberg King & Kayli Fitz

    Deadly Faith
    Episode 101: Jonestown Part 2 | When Faith Turns Fatal

    Deadly Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 102:38


    When a U.S. congressman boards a plane to investigate a remote religious settlement, he expects a diplomatic visit — not a reckoning. What begins as a routine inquiry quickly unravels into something far darker, fueled by secrecy, devotion, and fear. In this episode, the line between faith and control begins to blur… and the world starts to take notice.Trigger Warnings:Mass MurderSuicideCultBrainwashingReligious Trauma Deadly Faith PATREON: https://patreon.com/DeadlyFaithPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkDeadly Drip Merch https://www.bonfire.com/store/deadly-drip/?utm_source=facebook_messenger&utm_medium=store_page_published_share&utm_campaign=deadly-drip&utm_content=default Need A Podcast Editor? Reach out to Eric Howell the editor of the Deadly Faith podcast!Email: thepodcastdoctor@gmail.com Resources:National Domestic Violence Hotline 1(800)799-7233 Open 24/7Suicide Hotline Call 988 Open 24/7National Human Trafficking Hotline Open 24/7 1(800) 373-7888 Connect with Us! EmailDeadlyFaithPodcast@gmail.comThe PodcastTik Tok @DeadlyFaithPodcastInstagram @DeadlyFaithPodcastLaciTik Tok @Laci_BeanInstagram @Laci__BeanLolaTik Tok @hellotherelolaInstagram @Spellbound_Shears

    RNZ: Checkpoint
    Survivors of abuse in care say government promises were hollow

    RNZ: Checkpoint

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 3:44


    A year on from the Prime Minister's apology, survivors of abuse in care have fired a shot across the bows of the government, telling them their promises were hollow and their actions are failing survivors. At more than 60 events around the country today survivors gathered for a Day of Reflection. Timothy Brown joined more than 100 survivors and supporters in Christchurch and filed this report.

    Obscura: A True Crime Podcast
    MURDERED: Jessica Lunsford | Homosassa, Florida 2005 Part 01

    Obscura: A True Crime Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 31:22 Transcription Available


    On February 24th, 2005, nine-year-old Jessica Lunsford vanished from her bedroom in Homosassa, Florida—taken through an unlocked door while her family slept. The girl who was afraid of the dark, who couldn't sleep without her stuffed purple dolphin, was about to become the center of one of the most heartbreaking cases in American true crime history.Jessica was a cheerful third-grader who loved singing, helping others, and spending time with her dachshund, Corky. She lived with her father Mark and grandparents Ruth and Archie in a small community where neighbors knew each other. The night she disappeared, she'd just returned from church, been tucked into bed by her grandmother, and fell asleep clutching her favorite toy. By morning, both Jessica and her dolphin were gone.This case matters because it exposed critical failures in sex offender monitoring and directly resulted in Jessica's Law—legislation that now protects children across the United States with mandatory minimum sentences and lifetime electronic monitoring for predators.Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussion of child abduction, sexual assault, and murder. It includes graphic details about the victim's captivity and death. Listener discretion is strongly advised.In This Episode:The Investigation: How law enforcement conducted a massive three-week search involving hundreds of volunteers, bloodhounds, helicopters, and multiple agencies—while Jessica was hidden just 65 yards from her home the entire time.The Perpetrator: John Evander Couey, a registered sex offender with a history of violence who was living with his sister next door to Jessica, and how systemic failures allowed him to reoffend.The Aftermath: The heartbreaking discovery, Couey's confession, his death before execution, and how Jessica's death led to the creation of Jessica's Law and Jessie's Place Children's Advocacy Center—saving countless children through strengthened protections.Resources: If you or someone you know needs support, please contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) or visit www.missingkids.org. The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) provides 24/7 support at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). Jessie's Place in Citrus County continues Jessica's legacy by providing free services to abused and traumatized children—learn more about their vital work and how to support them.This episode was meticulously researched using court documents, police reports, forensic testimony, and news archives from the investigation and trial. All facts have been verified against primary sources.Support Obscura: Obscura is an independent production dedicated to uncovering forgotten cases with unflinching detail. Join our Black Label community on Patreon for bonus episodes, extended cuts, ad-free listening, and exclusive research materials at https://www.patreon.com/obscuracrimepodcast. Our Sponsors:* Check out Chime: https://chime.com/OBSCURA* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com* Check out Mood and use my code OBSCURA for a great deal: https://mood.com* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/obscura-a-true-crime-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    Flying Free
    Why Some People Change and Others Don't [353]

    Flying Free

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 30:24


    It's time to talk about the two kinds of people in this world: the seekers and the stuck.In this episode, I dive deep into the real reasons why some lives transform after abuse while others continue to feel stuck.We're unpacking:Why healing is not about labeling your abuser a narcissist and calling it a day How to know when you're ready to move from survivor to thriver.What your philosophy of life has to do with your emotional garden.Why reading one more Instagram post about toxic people isn't going to transform your life.And how your anger might just be the spark that gets you out of the cage.Read the full show notes and/or ask Natalie a question hereRelated Resources:Listen to my book, All the Scary Little Gods, for FREE!Liked this episode? Then check out these two other Flying Free episodes, “An Emotional Recovery Tool That Changes Everything” and “How Pretending and Fear Keep You Stuck in Abuse Cycles.”

    Compelled
    REMASTERED: #40 Rescued from Abuse & Neglect - Ken Freeman

    Compelled

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 53:47


    As a young boy, Ken Freeman was beaten, neglected, and molested for years. Anyone ever claiming to love him simply wanted to abuse him. But then one day, Ken was introduced to the love of a Perfect Father, and his life would never be the same.  Show notes: https://compelledpodcast.com/episodes/ken-freeman/ ++++++++++++ Compelled is a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming Christians around the world. These Christian testimonies are raw, true, and powerful. Be encouraged and let your faith be strengthened! Want to help make new episodes? Either make a one-time gift, or become a Monthly Partner at: https://compelledpodcast.com/donate Perks of being a Monthly Partner include: EARLY ACCESS to each new Compelled episode 1 week early! FULL LIBRARY of our unedited, behind-the-scenes interviews with each guest... over 100+ hours of additional stories and takeaways! Become a Monthly Partner by selecting the "Monthly" option during check-out.  Show notes, emails, and more at: https://compelledpodcast.com Buy the Compelled book of testimonies, endorsed by Lee Strobel, Marvin Olasky, and more: ⁠https://compelledpodcast.com/book Compelled is a member of the Proclaim Podcast Network: https://proclaim.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Valley Labor Report
    NEW REPORT EXPOSES Hyundai's Abuse of Prison Labor in Alabama Supply Chain - TVLR 11/8/25

    The Valley Labor Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 83:57


    We talk about how the AEA has been in the news a lot lately, and break down a new report on prison labor in the Hyundai supply chain.✦ ABOUT ✦The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond.Our single largest source of revenue *is our listeners* so your support really matters and helps us stay on the air!Make a one time donation or become a monthly donor on our website or patreon:TVLR.FMPatreon.com/thevalleylaborreportVisit our official website for more info on the show, membership, our sponsors, merch, and more: https://www.tvlr.fmFollow TVLR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheValleyLab...Follow TVLR on Twitter: @LaborReportersFollow Jacob on Twitter: @JacobM_ALFollow TVLR Co-Creator David Story on Twitter: @RadiclUnionist✦ CONTACT US ✦Our phone number is 844-899-TVLR (8857), call or text us live on air, or leave us a voicemail and we might play it during the show!✦ OUR ADVERTISERS KEEP US ON THE AIR! ✦Support them if you can.The attorneys at MAPLES, TUCKER, AND JACOB fight for working people. Let them represent you in your workplace injury claim. Mtandj.com; (855) 617-9333The MACHINISTS UNION represents workers in several industries including healthcare, the defense industry, woodworking, and more. iamaw44.org (256) 286-3704 / organize@iamaw44.orgDo you need good union laborers on your construction site, or do you want a union construction job? Reach out to the IRONWORKERS LOCAL 477. Ironworkers477.org  256-383-3334 (Jeb Miles) / local477@bellsouth.netThe NORTH ALABAMA DSA is looking for folks to work for a better North Alabama, fighting for liberty and justice for all. Contact / Join: DSANorthAlabama@gmail.comIBEW LOCAL 136 is a group of over 900 electricians and electrical workers providing our area with the finest workforce in the construction industry. You belong here. ibew136.org Contact: (205) 833-0909IFPTE - We are engineers, scientists, nonprofit employees, technicians, lawyers, and many other professions who have joined together to have a greater voice in our careers. With over 80,000 members spread across the U.S. and Canada, we invite you and your colleagues to consider the benefits of engaging in collective bargaining. IFPTE.org Contact: (202) 239-4880THE HUNTSVILLE INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD is a union open to any and all working people. Call or email them today to begin organizing your workplace - wherever it is. On the Web: https://hsviww.org/ Contact: (256) 651-6707 / organize@hsviww.orgENERGY ALABAMA is accelerating Alabama's transition to sustainable energy. We are a nonprofit membership-based organization that has advocated for clean energy in Alabama since 2014. Our work is based on three pillars: education, advocacy, and technical assistance. Energy Alabama on the Web: https://alcse.org/ Contact: (256) 812-1431 / dtait@energyalabama.orgThe Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union represents in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to retail, grocery stores, poultry processing, dairy processing, cereal processing, soda bottlers, bakeries, health care, hotels, manufacturing, public sector workers like crossing guards, sanitation, and highway workers, warehouses, building services,  and distribution. Learn more at RWDSU.infoThe American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union proudly representing 700,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas. Learn more at AFGE.orgAre you looking for a better future, a career that can have you set for life, and to be a part of something that's bigger than yourself?   Consider a skilled trades apprenticeship with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Learn more at IUPAT.orgUnionly is a union-focused company created specifically to support organized labor. We believe that providing online payments should be simple, safe, and secure.  Visit https://unionly.io/ to learn more.Hometown Action envisions inclusive, revitalized, and sustainable communities built through multiracial working class organizing and leadership development at the local and state level to create opportunities for all people to thrive. Learn more at hometownaction.orgMembers of IBEW have some of the best wages and benefits in North Alabama. Find out more and join their team at ibew558.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

    Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner
    Judge REJECTS Trump's Lawlessness While Jury REJECTS Pam Bondi & Jeanine Pirro's Prosecutorial Abuse

    Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 15:08


    In recent days we've seen several points of lights piercing through the Trump-induced darkness. First, a Trump-appointed judge, Karin Immergut, has issued a permanent injunction prohibiting Trump from deploying National Guard troops to the streets of Portland. Second, in a clear repudiation of prosecutorial overreach and abuse by Attorney General Pam Bondi and DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro, a DC jury has now acquitted - found not guilty - the man who threw a Subway sandwich at a federal officer.Glenn discusses the implications of these two new legal developments. Follow Glenn on Substack: https://glennkirschner.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    THE WEEKEND SHOW
    Why did Zohran Mamdani's campaign face rampant Islamophobia and racist abuse? Qasim Rashid explains.

    THE WEEKEND SHOW

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 67:23


    As Zohran Mamdani's mayoral win faces rampant Islamophobia and racist abuse from Republicans and even some Democratic voters, Qasim Rashid joins Anthony Davis to discuss the perils of being Muslim in Trump's America and how voters just want affordability, over identity politics - only on The Weekend Show. Dupe: For a limited time, the first 10,000 people who go to https://Dupe.com/WEEKEND will instantly get 500 Dupe Points Independent media has never been more important. Please support this channel by subscribing here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g?sub_confirmation=1 Join this channel with a membership for exclusive early access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g/join Five Minute News is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering independent, unbiased and essential news for the US and across the world. Visit us online at http://www.fiveminute.news Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/fiveminutenews.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/fiveminnews Support us on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. CONTENT DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed on this channel are those of the guests and authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Anthony Davis or Five Minute News LLC. Any content provided by our hosts, guests or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything, in line with the First Amendment right to free and protected speech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Watermark Audio: Sunday Messages
    God's Response to Abuse

    Watermark Audio: Sunday Messages

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2025 50:00


    This week's message addressed the painful and complex topic of abuse (especially within marriage). God sees, protects, and provides for the oppressed, and his Word speaks directly to both the abused and the abuser. Jesus not only condemns abuse—he entered into our brokenness, endured abuse himself, and offers healing and hope to both the wounded and the repentant. In his kingdom, oppression will not have the final word.

    The Jordan Harbinger Show
    1236: Bedroom Blame Game Sparks Consent Shame | Feedback Friday

    The Jordan Harbinger Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 80:32


    She felt coerced into sex throughout your marriage. You woke to her initiating without consent. Both victims? Both guilty? Welcome to Feedback Friday!And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now let's dive in!Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1236On This Week's Feedback Friday:It's our 400th Feedback Friday! But if you want to bypass Jordan and Gabe's reflection on this landmark that may only be important to us, skip on ahead to about 12 minutes and 20 seconds [00:12:20] into the episode!You're going through a divorce and during a heated conversation about past wrongs, your ex-wife accused you of pressuring her into sex throughout your marriage. But then you remember times she initiated intimacy while you were asleep. What does consent really mean in a complicated marriage like yours?You're a 19-year-old studying in the UK who finally discovered your passion for entrepreneurship after years of directionless procrastination. But your student visa explicitly prohibits starting a business. Do you transfer back to Switzerland and disappoint your parents, or suppress this newfound drive for two more years?Your younger millennial girlfriend is brilliant, but her communication style at work — complete with sing-song sarcasm about boundaries and not checking emails on weekends — is rubbing her Gen X boss the wrong way. You can see both sides. How do you tell her without crushing her authentic self?Recommendation of the Week: Star Projector (More options in the resources at the bottom of the show notes!)You retired at 48 after running a successful business for 20 years and now live comfortably off investments. But when people in your Midwestern town ask what you do, their reactions range from awkward silence to outright skepticism. How do you handle conversations about your unconventional early retirement?Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!Connect with Jordan on Twitter at @JordanHarbinger and Instagram at @jordanharbinger.Connect with Gabriel on Twitter at @GabeMizrahi and Instagram @gabrielmizrahi.And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough: 25% off November 23rd to December 3rd: bioptimizers.com/jordan, code JORDANBetterHelp: 10% off first month: betterhelp.com/jordanAirbnb: airbnb.com/hostDeleteMe: 20% off: joindeleteme.com/jordan, code JORDANFunction Health: $100 credit: functionhealth.com/jordan, code JORDAN100Tonal: $200 off: tonal.com, code JORDANSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Something Was Wrong
    S24 Ep20: Extreme

    Something Was Wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 45:45


    *Content Warning: distressing themes, child abuse, violence, cultic abuse, religious abuse, drug use, abduction, institutional child abuse, isolation.  *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:  somethingwaswrong.com/resources    Snag your ticket for the live Home for the Holidays event here: https://events.humanitix.com/swwxtgi  Check out our brand new SWW Sticker Shop!: https://brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop  *SWW S23 Theme Song & Artwork:  The S24 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com  IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me  IG: instagram.com/lookieboo *Sources  Green, Joanne. “Rough Love.” Miami New Times, 21 June 2006, www.miaminewtimes.com/news/rough-love-6336423/ Kennedy, John W. “‘Boston Movement' Apologizes.” Christianity Today, 10 Apr. 2020, www.christianitytoday.com/2003/06/boston-movement-apologizes/ “The Last Resort (Part One).” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 29 June 2003, www.theguardian.com/education/2003/jun/29/schools.uk1 “Lawsuit Claims Boy Kidnapped to Boot Camp.” UPI,  25 Mar. 2008, www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/03/25/Lawsuit-claims-boy-kidnapped-to-boot-camp/82601206474251/ “Mexican Officials Shut down 3 Schools for Troubled U.S. Youths.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sept. 2004, www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-sep-13-me-baja13-story.html Myers, Garfield. The Observer. “‘Boot Camp' Closed.” Jamaica Observer, 23 Feb. 2009, www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/boot-camp-closed/ Orellana, Roxana. The Salt Lake Tribune. “Troubled Teens Abused at Utah-Based Schools, Lawsuit Claims.” The Salt Lake Tribune, archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=52502999&itype=cmsid Tell it to the church. “ICOC - Compelling Evidence of Abuse.” Tell It to the Church, laicoc.com/the-henry-kriete-letter “Troubled Teen Programs - 25 Plaintiffs Join in Lawsuit against WWASPS, Cross Creek Manor, Robert Lichfield, and Associates – More Expected to Join In.” WebWire, WEBWIRE, 16 Oct. 2006, www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=22096 Two Lawsuits Draw Attention to the Abuse Suffered by Troubled U.S. Teenagers Sent to Boot Camps Abroad | Findlaw, supreme.findlaw.com/legal-commentary/two-lawsuits-draw-attention-to-the-abuse-suffered-by-troubled-us-teenagers-sent-to-boot-camps-abroad.html