100 Episodes

  1. NXIVM

    Published: 9/17/2019

  2. Interview Episode: The Family update with Chris Johnston

    Published: 7/18/2019

  3. Chung Moo Quan

    Published: 4/16/2019

  4. Order of the Solar Temple

    Published: 3/12/2019

  5. The Seaside Sect

    Published: 2/12/2019

  6. Joy Kuo & Iphigenie Amoutzias' Story

    Published: 1/15/2019

  7. Interview Episode: Grace J. Adams and Poia Alpha, Former Branch Davidians

    Published: 12/18/2018

  8. Outreach International – Part 2

    Published: 11/20/2018

  9. Outreach International – Part 1

    Published: 11/13/2018

  10. The Workers’ Institute of Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tsetung Thought

    Published: 10/16/2018

  11. Synanon

    Published: 9/18/2018

  12. Branch Davidians

    Published: 4/17/2018

  13. Interview Episode: Aum Shinrikyo update with Sarah Hightower

    Published: 3/21/2018

  14. The Order of St Charbel

    Published: 3/13/2018

  15. Koreshanity

    Published: 2/13/2018

  16. Universal Knowledge

    Published: 1/16/2018

  17. Kenja Communication

    Published: 12/12/2017

  18. Aum Shinrikyo

    Published: 11/14/2017

  19. The Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God

    Published: 10/17/2017

  20. The Family

    Published: 9/19/2017

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