CULTOBER: New York Noir- The Sarah Lawrence College Cult (2022)

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10/04/23 • 68 min

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In 2023, it's CULTOBER day 4, but on October 3, 2022, it was the first episode of the second season of That's So Fucked Up Presents, "New York Noir". Ash was honored to be joined by exoneree, journalist, public speaker, author and host of the podcast Labyrinths, Amanda Knox, as she told her the story of the Sarah Lawrence College Cult.
When Talia Ray's recently released ex-convict father, Larry, was brought into Slonim Woods 9 dorm at Sarah Lawrence College, it was under the pretense that he'd only be there for a short while as he got back on his feet. But Larry long outstayed his welcome with this vulnerable group of college kids, billing himself as a “truth teller” and "counseling" them, and one by one, sucking them into his evolving cult. Government corruption, molestation, mental illness, forced labor and sex work ensue.
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The New F Word- Ep. 1: Christian Fundamentalist Influencers with Lindsey Williams

It's CULTOBER and TSFU Presents the new season, "The New F Word"!
"The New F Word" is a sort of hybrid between "TSFU Presents" and "Binge or Bust?", where Ash and co-host Fallon Morey watch and discuss the Amazon Prime docuseries, "Shiny Happy People", about the Duggar family, their TLC show "16, 17, etc. Kids and Counting", the charismatic leader that they follow, Bill Gothard (a Fundamentalist Christian, aka "Fundie", minster), Christian Fundamentalism and so much more. They also identify sub topics in the doc to look deeper into such as the abuse of women and children in the IBLP (The Institute of Basic Life Principals, run by Bill Gothard), the modern day "freak show" that the TLC network is and the homeschooled Joshua Generation that's being indoctrinated to take over the world. But first...
In today's episode Ash and Fallon talk with ex-IBLP survivor Lindsey Williams, an expert makeup artist heavily featured in the Shiny Happy People documentary. The gals talk about various Christian fundamentalist influencers such as problematic YouTubers Paul and Morgan Olliges and Bethany Beal and Kristen Clark from Girl Defined. They also talk about Instagram influencer Lori Alexander aka "The Transformed Wife" and the Tradwife movement.
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CULTOBER: Patreon Vault- Elsagate, the Dark Side of YouTube Kids (2021)

It's CULTOBER day 5 and we're releasing an especially terrifying episode from the Patreon Vault.
This was a Patreon exclusive segment that Cam Dexter used to host called Dexter's Conjectures! This is a topic that more people need to be made aware of, and an especially important episode for anyone with young children who they care about in their lives!
Back in December of 2021, Cam took us into the extremely odd and disgusting world of the little known internet phenomenon called Elsagate. YouTube Kids says that it “provides a more contained environment for kids to explore YouTube and makes it easier for parents and caregivers to guide their journey", but unfortunately their algorithm hasn't been able to block out some particularly heinous content brought to us by.... pedophiles, people with really disturbing paraphelias, internet trolls and possibly a global ring of puppet masters who want to control and severely desensitize the next generation?! Or maybe it’s just pure greed. Join us as we dive into this dark and inexplicable section of YouTube.
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TW: graphic descriptions of extremely disturbing YouTube videos and child abuse!
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