HeyJaredPod Candy - Cults, Crimes & Killers
Stacey Flaster and Dori Goldman are two ladies obsessed with cults and true crime. Join them as they take us into the depths of some of the most notorious cults, crimes, and killers that the world has ever known.
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Gruesome Co-Ed Murders (opens the original)
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In this episode of Pod Candy: Cults, Crimes & Killers , Stacey and Dori break down Netflix’s The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare , the investigation into the murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, and the evidence that led authorities to Kohberger. Forensic psychologist Dr. John Mayer joins the discussion to explore Kohberger’s behavior, isolation, obsession with criminology and the possible psychology behind the crime. The University of Idaho murders shocke
Devotion To An Abusive Cult (opens the original)
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For the first time ever, Pod Candy is on video! Now you can finally see Stacey, Dori and Dr. John in the flesh as the show enters a whole new era! See the full episode on Youtube! This week, Stacey, Dori and Dr. John dive into Gloriavale, the secretive Christian commune in New Zealand featured in the Paramount+ docuseries about life inside the controversial community founded by Neville Cooper, aka “Hopeful Christian.” Stacey and Dori admit the documentary made Gloriavale seem surprisingly less d
Psycho Murder Mashup (opens the original)
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In this special Best of Pod Candy episode, Stacey and Dori revisit some of their most unforgettable psychological deep dives, with forensic psychologist Dr. John Mayer helping unpack the minds, motives and behaviors behind the stories. From the astonishing nine-year catfishing deception at the center of Sweet Bobby and the disturbing abuse scandal explored in Surviving Ohio State , to the mysterious disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley , the mother behind Unknown Number: The High School Catfish , a
Kill To Have A Baby (opens the original)
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In this episode of Pod Candy: Cults, Crimes and Killers, Stacey and Dori unpack Maternal Instinct on Netflix; the shocking documentary about a Texas woman named Taylor Parker, who in 2020 murdered 21-year-old Regan Simmons Hancock and cut her unborn child out of Regan's body to claim it as her own. The team examines the elaborate web of lies Parker created, the warning signs noticed by friends and family, and the devastating consequences of ignoring the feeling that something was terribly wrong.
The Best Of Our Cult Episodes (opens the original)
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Six cults. One episode. And for the first time ever, we let Dr. John skip the green room and join us right at the top — no donuts, no punchki, no waiting his turn. In this special Best Of, we're revisiting the cult stories you loved most: the Duggars and IBLP in Shiny Happy People , Warren Jeffs and the FLDS in Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey , spiritual influencer Teal Swan in The Deep End , Harvey Weisberger's journey out of an ultra-Orthodox sect, the tantric nightmare of Twisted Yoga , and the one
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