The 5 Best Leaving Eden Podcast Episodes
1) Ep. 1: What Makes a Cult? REMASTERED (Fundamentalism / BITE Model / Life Story / Christianity / Jesus / Religion / Baptist / IFB / First Baptist Church of Hammond / Introduction / Pilot / Pokemon)
In the pilot episode of the Leaving Eden Podcast, we meet our hosts, cult survivor and cult expert Sadie Carpenter, and her co-host, Gavriel HaCohen. We get the overview of Sadie's life story and lear...Show More
2) Ep 2: Rock 'n' Roll is the Devil's Music! REMASTERED (Deconstruction / Racism / Cult / Curse of Ham / Theology / Fundamentalism / Exfundie / Jesus / Satanic Panic / White Nationalism / Pokemon)
On this episode, Sadie and Gavi look into the theological roots of why rock 'n' roll is associated with Satan and demons, and why this theology also promotes racism. In the homework section of this ep...Show More
3) Ep. 3: School Rules (Welcome to Cult College) (REMASTERED) (Education / Dating / Hyles Anderson / IFB / Control / Deconstruction / Fundamentalism / Exvangelical / Jesus / HAC / Clueless Movie)
Sadie and Gavri'el compare and contrast experiences at college, including a deep dive into the cult college student handbook! For homework, Sadie watches and reviews Clueless.Instagram: https://w...Show More
4) Ep. 4: What If He Drinks Mountain Moo? (Dating and Relationships as a Cult Member) (REMASTERED) (Fundamentalism / IFB / Hyles Anderson / Purity Culture / Dating With A Purpose / Virginity / Shrek)
Sadie and Gavi compare and contrast experiences dating in high school and college. They discuss the fundamentalism dating manual written by convicted pedophile Jack Schaap, Dating with a Purpose, and ...Show More
5) (REMASTERED) Ep. 6: What is a Life Verse? (Biblical Bootylicious) (Theology / Christianity / Bible / Fundamentalism / IFB / Autograph / Walk With God / Jesus / Religion / Baptist / Exvangelical)
Sadie and Gavi discuss the concept of "Life Verses" within the IFB. For extended and uncensored versions of most of our episodes, visit Patreon.Com/LeavingEdenPodcastCover Art for Remastered edit...Show More
6) Ep. 255: Holiday Survival Guide: MAGA Family Edition
In this episode, we discuss attending upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays with MAGA or right wing/conservative family members, as well as some best practices for keeping the peace and keeping...Show More
7) Ep. 254: Fundies Don't Like Kpop Demon Hunters
In this episode we discuss the children's movie, "Kpop Demon Hunters," which is available for streaming on Netflix. We discuss reactions to this movie from several right wing/fundie influencers as wel...Show More
8) Do You Believe In Ghosts?
In this episode we go through a recent survey on Americans' beliefs about the paranormal!Now available to patrons: Thank You For Giving To The PodSubscribe to Leaving Eden Podcast on YouTube!https://w...Show More
9) Ep. 253: Eugenics and Fundamentalism
n this episode, we discuss the history of the eugenics movement, and its influence on fundamentalism through the unlikely source of Paul Popenoe.Sources: https://www.patreon.com/posts/sources-for-and-...Show More
10) Ep. 252: Carrie (and other horror movies) are bad at quoting the bible
In today's episode, we discuss the movie "Carrie," based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. This movie features fabricated bible verses that serve dramatic effect, but are not scripturally ac...Show More