The 3 Best Growing Up Moonie Podcast Episodes
1) Episode 1: Have You Heard of the Moonies?
When Hideo Higashibaba left the Moonies he had no idea how he was going to survive without them. He wondered if other kids born into the church had as much trouble adjusting to adulthood, even if they...Show More
2) Episode 3: The Mythology of Reverend Sun Myung Moon
Sun Myung Moon was born the son of poor farmers in present-day North Korea and by the time he died ruled a global cult and was a billionaire. Hideo digs into some of the stories and legends surroundi...Show More
3) Episode 2: Jenn
Hideo and Jenn grew up going to church, Sunday school, and church camp together, but they had wildly different home lives. Hideo talks with Jenn about the pressures, guilt, and strict rules that guard...Show More
4) Episode 7: Hideo
In this final episode Hideo shares his reasons for leaving the Unification and all he lost—and gained—when he left. TRANSCRIPT Hideo Higashibaba [00:00:01] Thanks for listening to Growing Up Mooni...Show More
5) Episode 6: Katie
Katie and Hideo talk about Katie’s recent marriage to another second generation, the struggle to live the values of the church, and the innate need for belonging. TRANSCRIPT News Announcer [00:0...Show More
6) Episode 5: Ritual in the Unification Church
In the textbook definition of a cult, a group must have three things: a charismatic leader, insider/outsider identity, and shared ritual. In this episode, Hideo shares some of the rituals of the Mooni...Show More
7) Episode 4: Teruko
In the early days of the Moonies, members all lived together in centers across the country and world. But when the second generation were born many families decided to move out and try something new: ...Show More
8) Growing Up Moonie Trailer
Join cult survivor Hideo Higashibaba as he talks with people who were also born into the Unification Church, aka the Moonies. Growing Up Moonie is a podcast of stories of the awkwardness, pain, strugg...Show More