Do You Want To Hear Something Awful?

About Do You Want To Hear Something Awful?

This society, psychology, and true crime podcast investigates the world's most awful things. From financial schemes to cult dynamics, fraud wellness scams to exploitation, to toxic relationships, pop culture scandals and lesbian drama, host Alyson uses her psychology and research science training to expose dystopian, shocking truths. But we also empower you with ways to fight back and make the world less terrible. If you're a fan of documentaries, true crime, dark comedy, and sapphic joy, this is a show you won't want to miss.

Publisher

Do You Want To Hear Something Awful?

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Jun 2026

Latest episode

21 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

19 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Jul 2026

   My Mom is a Licensed Trauma Therapist...and a Narcissist | Stealing Money and Labor, Covering Up Abuse, Messing with My Medications, Pathologizing Friends & Family, and How I'm Healing

   Host Alyson gets personal about what it's like having a parent who's a therapist and a toxic narcissist. Alyson shares about her mom's unethical household EMDR sessions, unofficial sessions her mom tried to facilitate between her and her coaches, the ways her mom financial exploited her for her practice, and more. This is a story about breaking the spell, learning to decenter a toxic parent, and discovering how to find closure within yourself when the person who broke you is basically licensed in gaslighting. 🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast! 👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us! 00:00 – Introduction: My mom's career was a mask01:31 – Unofficial therapy session with coaches04:02 – Hiding my sexual assault to protect her image05:30 – How she pathologized my friends to isolate me07:20 -- Thinking everybody wants her advice for free8:30 -- Victim blaming but she's a trauma therapist10:40 -- Encouraging my eating disorder but she is a therapist for people with eating disorders11:14 -- Messing with my medication12:20 -- Everything is psychosomatic 14:02 – Working at her practice: "boundaries"15:58 – Financial exploitation 19:11 -- Stole my brother's tuition money20:00 -- Telling our therapists what to work on with us in our sessions21:00 -- Present day: Financial deception, custom house budgets, and grandiose delusions23:00– The art of reparenting, letting go, and finding final closure

2. 

   19 Jul 2026

   The Fall of Therapy Jeff: Weaponized Therapy-Speak, Toxic Dating History, Performative Feminism, Narcissistic Abuse & Questionable Apology

   Earlier this year, TikTok’s favorite relationship expert, Therapy Jeff, had a series of Threads posts go viral that exposed a pattern of inappropriate behavior, performative feminism, and alleged manipulation. He shared a beautiful apology that left our hosts, Alyson and Tabitha, completely unsure of whether they could trust his content going forward. Today, we are breaking down the entire controversy to the best of our ability. Can we actually trust a licensed professional after these boundary violations, or is his apology all just calculated damage control for the sake of likes and views? What about performative feminism? Let's talk about it. 00:00 Intro - the TikTok relationship guru. 02:30 The infamous Threads post and the initial callouts. 04:38 graphic s*xual threads posts 6:13 Local women report abuse 7:00 Inaccurate information 11:00 Watching his apology video 15:40 Parasocial relationships 🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast! 👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us!

3. 

   14 Jul 2026

   Waterboarding as Wellness: Inside Teal Swan's High-Control Spiritual Empire

   International spiritual guru Teal Swan has thousands of online followers completely immersed in her digital echo chamber, going beyond basic New Age positivity to monetize human trauma. Teal Swan is publicly teaching vulnerable people that suicide is a safe fallback space and an existential reset button. Even worse, her core trademark therapeutic practice, "The Completion Process," routinely forces traumatized people into severe clinical dissociation under the guise of an enlightened breakthrough. At her high-ticket retreats in Costa Rica, attendees are subjected to extreme physical containment and water rituals that clinical psychologists look at and call exactly what it is: waterboarding masquerading as spiritual wellness.Host Alyson dives headfirst into the multi-million dollar corporate structure of Teal Swan International. We dissect her unverified memory regression techniques, expose the multi-level marketing pyramid scheme she uses to exploit her practitioners, and track how her entire cosmic origin story was manufactured by the architect of the 1980s Satanic Panic.At the end, we break down the necessary public health guidelines and policy shifts needed to legally regulate the wild west of the internet wellness market.🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast!👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us!

4. 

   13 Jul 2026

   How To Predict Divorce With 94% Accuracy, Scientifically

   In this psychology episode, host Alyson uses her psychology and research science training to break down the data-driven predictors of divorce. Moving beyond common myths, we'll look at how specific personality traits, attractiveness, age, relationship history, career paths, education levels, physical or mental health differences, substance use, religious differences, and having children mathematically alter the longevity of a marriage. Then, we will look closely at the ultimate accurate predictor -John Gottman and Robert Levenson’s historic longitudinal research models to explain why some marriages face a rapid five-year collapse due to high-conflict behavior, while other couples experience a silent, neutral decline that leads to a split after 14 years. We'll explain Gottman's predictors of divorce that can predict the downfall of a marriage with 94% accuracy. Grab a notepad and get ready to calculate your relationship's survival. 🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast! 👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us!

5. 

   11 Jul 2026

   Queer Collective's Shady Non-Profit Status: "Ovulation Makes Lesbians Crave D*ck," Identity is a Choice," Missing Money, and Gaslighting through Therapy-Speak

   These queer creators continuously host panel discussions saying: ovulation makes lesbians go d*ck crazy, identity is a choice, people should be allowed to bring men into sapphic spaces, and comparing gender to race. Even worse, they registered as a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to "accurate representation," exempt from paying taxes, even though they have NO BOARD, no oversight, and no public reports about funding. So then what do the donations go to? Better podcast equipment for their podcast, which is already funded companies donating to right-wing politicians? Hosts Allison and Tabitha dive into the problematic rhetoric spread by the Canadian podcast The Queer Collective. We dissect how their points actively reinforce dangerous, weaponized conservative talking points about corrective rape and sexual identity being a fluid choice. Here's our take that we touched on at the end in probably too chaotic of a manner and not enough detail: if they are going to maintain nonprofit status and present themselves as an academic resource as they mention in their apology, then: 1) they need to get a board of directors that includes academics with degrees in gender/queer studies and represents a diverse set of people with intersectional identities (Em talks from a place of white privilege in many episodes) 3) stop advertising products for companies that donate to Mike Pence and other right-wing politicians and presenting Vizzy as one of their foremost "initiatives" 4) any donations and funding they receive should go to actual community-based initiatives, they should be publishing reports about salaries and funds on Guidestar or Charity Navigator (they do not) 5) stop using such vulgar language on their podcast (another comment here mentioned it made them feel nauseous), as many straight people and young people and people with sexual trauma (as seen in comments on their other videos) DO use their podcast as an educational resource, because they present themselves as such, and right-wing commentators can take clips of it and twist it to fit their narrative. From the Canada.ca (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=comments&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblgxQzBxeVh1QXJNa09qdVZURnVQZ0otb1FGQXxBQ3Jtc0ttSWVJUVFJMHF5dDl6WWxtbDZTa2R3TUc2YXdrNzR6ZGQ2eThtUm1WajRGbGx4OEJDRUpRZkJ1RHEwX3BRa3BUVmZiYUhZX1pjajZXTGhmYWtKX1NzUXAxYlQ2TGZWOWota2c2NDJvbnV2V0VlYzJHWQ&q=http%3A%2F%2Fcanada.ca%2F) website: "If a private benefit is more than incidental, an organization can face sanctions or have its charitable registration revoked." If they did all that, then we would be fine with them maintaining their nonprofit status. Otherwise, it should be presented as a conversation between friends talking about personal experiences. Alyson worked in the nonprofit sector for 5 years, which is why we are particularly passionate about this topic, as we know many many other organizations that deserve the visibility that Queer Collective has. Many orgs turn down funding from organizations that are affiliated with right-wing politicians, and Queer Collective has not, making us feel like their activism is performative and privileged. Also, at the time the episode we were discussing in this video was released, Em was going by she/her pronouns and was referred to as such in the very early episodes of Queer Collective we were looking at, and we had only seen Instagram posts from around this time, so those were the pronouns we used in our conversation- we were not aware that they now go by Em, and they/them! If we talk about them in the future, we will make sure to use Em's correct pronouns. Thank you to those of you who let us know - we did not mean to misgender them. How would you feel if the founder of the Trevor Project, GLAAD, or the Human Rights Campaign published a video using words like "d*ck crazy" and telling lesbians to "F*ck a guy a year" while advertising and drinking alcoholic beverages made by a company that donated to Mike Pence? Why does Queer Collective get an exception, given their rapid growth? Our community deserves better representation than this. 🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast! 👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us!

6. 

   6 Jul 2026

   Ashlyn Harris’s Roku Documentary Flop | Her Desire For Open Marriage, Cheating with Sophia Bush, Hesitance To Adopt Second Child & Calling Family a Burden [UNSCRIPTED ft. Tabitha]

   "It’s a love story and a love letter to myself." That is how Ashlyn Harris describes her Roku documentary Game Changers. But behind Ashlyn Harris's new, aggressive PR campaign is an unbelievably messy trail of public relationship wreckage, narcissistic statements, weaponized therapy speak, and infidelity that has left the soccer and lesbian community completely divided. Hosts Alyson and Tabitha break down the propaganda of the documentary, the interpersonal fallout between Ashlyn and her ex-wife Ali Krieger, and her current girlfriend Sophia Bush. While Ashlyn adamantly denies cheating on a string of media appearances, her timeline tells a very different, suspicious story. From going on podcasts to blame her unhappy marriage on Ali’s failure to prioritize intimacy over their two adopted children and dying father, to proposing an open marriage right before filing for divorce and getting together with Sophia Bush, Ashlyn has written her own script. But what is the human cost of turning your family into a vanity project? We tackle the devastating ethical reality of how these public feuds affect their children Sloane and Ocean, and their child's birth mother, who will one day grow up to read that their adoptive mother Ashlyn viewed their existence as a "burden" and a "weight" that compromised her freedom. Real growth is about accountability, not making a television special to rebrand your cheating as an act of personal bravery. Don't worry, we won't leave you completely trapped in the garbage pile! We end the show with a"Happy Lesbian News" pivot, celebrating the thriving romance between Ali Krieger and Scottish soccer star Jen Beattie, and honoring creator Hayley Kiyoko's latest artistic wins. 🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! 👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us!

7. 

   6 Jul 2026

   The Rise of Regretful Parents: Moms Who Hate Being Moms & The Trauma of Being Unwanted

   What happens when you realize you absolutely hate being a parent? We are diving into real, anonymous confessions from online spaces like Reddit's r/regretfulparents, where parents grieve their old lives, battle guilt, and wish they could "delete their decision" to have kids. We'll talk about: The Prague Cohort Study, which found that children from unwanted or accidental pregnancies were four times more likely to develop insecure attachment styles. Why developmental psychology shows that infants as young as four to six months old can detect hidden negative emotions and indifference within milliseconds of exposure. What happens when a child accidentally discovers their own mother's anonymous posts about regretting parenthood online. Why the absolute highest risk period for domestic abuse and reproductive coercion shockingly begins during pregnancy How people research buying their new car or house more than they research what it's like having a child It is time to have an honest conversation about the true cost of parenting. 🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! 👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us!

8. 

   6 Jul 2026

   How Foreign Cartels Turn Romance Scams into Millions | Human Trafficking, Sextortion & AI Deepfakes

   In this episode of Do You Want to Hear Something Awful? Host Alyson exposes the international pig-butchering and romance scams. But behind it is a much darker human rights crisis. We break down the recent international law enforcement raids that reveal who is actually on the other side of these text messages: young men and women lured overseas by fraudulent job postings, only to be held captive under brutal, industrial-scale forced labor conditions. From AI-driven voice-morphing software and deepfake live video filters to sextortion, investigate how criminal organizations take advantage of predators dominating the global dating pool. We show how organized crime syndicates have figured out how to extract millions of dollars using male misogyny, desperation, and insecurity to turn predator into prey. 🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! 👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us!

9. 

   5 Jul 2026

   Jojo Siwa Cruise & Lesbian to Trad Wife Trainwreck | JoJo Siwa History 101 [UNSCRIPTED feat. Tabitha]

   Imagine paying triple the price of a standard Royal Caribbean cruise just to participate in a few hours of Jojo Siwa-themed activities, only to realize there isn’t even any Jojo branding or decor on the ship. Welcome to the cash grab of the Jojo Siwa Official Fan Cruise . Hosts Alyson and Tabitha cover Jojo Siwa's recent cruise and provide a dive deep into Jojo Siwa history, from her first girlfriend to Chris Hughes. We talk about how right-wing media has taken advantage of her branding switch to spin their own narrative. We expose the chaotic history of the Siwa brand: from her heavily managed childhood on Dance Moms to her catastrophic Karma era, where she claimed to invent gay pop while ripping off multiple independent artists. From weaponizing toxic stereotypes that harm the lesbian community to exploiting child labor, tune in for Jojo Siwa 101. 🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! 🎧 Follow us everywhere: https://linktr.ee/somethingawfulpod 📧 Have a topic suggestion or a positive news tidbit to share? Email us: iwanttohearsomethingawful@gmail.com 👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us!

10. 

    3 Jul 2026

    How to Predict Cheating, Scientifically [BONUS EPISODE]

    In this special psychology bonus episode, host Alyson uses her education in psychology and research science to take an analytical look at the neurobiology, evolutionary psychology, and clinical data behind infidelity and betrayal. We look at relationship history, attractiveness, income, career, pregnancy and parenthood, and personality to assess risk factors, and identify the motivators behind cheating. Longitudinal research shows that individuals who have cheated in a past relationship are three times more likely to cheat again. Dr. Ana Nogales found that 55% of adult children who grew up with knowledge of parental affairs went on to engage in infidelity within their own adult relationships. Furthermore, studies in the Journal of Family Issues confirm that children of unfaithful parents are twice as likely to cheat compared to those from historically faithful households (it shifts the statistical probability of cheating from 22% up to a glaring 44%!) Personality traits that predispose a person to cheating, including extroversion and charisma Why 60% to 85% of all affairs occur within the workplace, The infamous seven-year itch Why the statistical probability of infidelity spikes by up to 15% during pregnancy Anxious-avoidant attachment trap as a risk factor What happens after the truth comes out. While 60% to 75% of couples initially try to stay together, long-term survival rates plummet to 50% after three to five years, with many couples remaining unhappy, passive-aggressive roommates. We close out the discussion with a powerful perspective from Belgian psychotherapist Esther Perel, reminding us that assuming a relationship is safe is actually the exact complacency that invites the greatest risk. Tune in, protect your peace, and remember: "Our partners do not belong to us. They are only on loan with an option to renew." - Esther Perel

11. 

    2 Jul 2026

    How The Jehovah's Witnesses Cult Slowly Broke Kristy & Desmond Scott's Marriage

    TikTok stars Kristy Sarah and Desmond Scott's divorce was not caused by a sudden mistake. There is a paper trail of post-nuptial agreements and trusts drafted years before the final split, showing that they were on thin ice while continuing to post as a happy family. We're going to take a look at the dark, rigid world of the Jehovah's Witness organization to expose the psychological engine behind their performative marriage and their divorce. Inside a high-control system that handles marital trauma under strict guidelines, we explain why marital infidelity is the only loophole that grants a member a clean exit from a marriage. We explore the devastating cost of being disfellowshipped, the intense pressure placed on young adults to rush to the altar, and the misogynistic parameters surrounding head coverings, domestic submission, and personal autonomy. From the chilling statistics behind celebrity marriage failures to the artificial presentation of the modern influencer, we address parasocial relationships, cult dynamics, performative marriages, and fame. Pull up a chair as we examine how the Scotts were trained from childhood to play characters for an audience, and how that performance turned their marriage into a toxic workplace. 🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! 👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us!

12. 

    2 Jul 2026

    FIFA: Non-Profit Price Gouging, Deceptive Trade Practices, Monopolies, and The Truth About FIFA Forward

    This episode investigates the joint consumer protection investigations on FIFA's bait-and-switch scheme launched by New York Attorney General Letitia James, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. We expose how FIFA used its status as a monopoly and a tax-exempt nonprofit to gouge prices and create fake ticket scarcity. Worse yet, we dive into the legal strategy behind why this multi-billion-dollar empire is registered as a not-for-profit association in Switzerland (th e exact same legal structure used to govern a local neighborhood chess club). This secrecy and tax avoidance hides the fact that less than 5% of FIFA's massive $13 billion projected tournament revenue actually goes toward local youth soccer leagues and nonprofit initiatives. From glitching backend apps leaving fans stranded outside stadium gates to the private arbitration clauses blocking public accountability, we are pulling back the curtain on the world's greediest non-profit. 🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! 👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us! Credit goes to PinkPantheress for the "Illegal" sound bite.

13. 

    27 Jun 2026

    The Resurrection of MLMs: Why Your Millennial Friends Are Selling Plexus & LipSense Again

    The mid-2010s era of cringe-worthy direct messages and LuLaRoe parties is BACK (just in prettier packaging). You may have thought (or wished) that the multi-level marketing business model had been exposed and dissolved—but we were wrong. In this episode, Alyson explains how MLMs have rebranded their marketing to target Gen Z and Millennial obsessions with gut health, biohacking, and the trad wife aesthetic. Alyson breaks down the illusion of the commitment-free online storefront and exposes predatory compensation plans, reveals shocking historical legal battles (including heavy metal lawsuits and dangerous hidden stimulants), and details the intense internal physical pressures on distributors. 🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! 👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us! Listen to learn about: Why these new affiliate marketing frameworks mask standard, predatory pyramid structures. The Personal Volume (PV) minimums required by Plexus and SeneGence that make distributors their biggest customers. The Dark History of Plexus, from the 2013 ban on weight-loss products containing illegal chemical stimulants to the FDA and Department of Justice false claims battles, to the recent California Proposition 65 lawsuit exposing toxic heavy metals in nutritional health lines. The intense internal pressure within Senegence and other beauty MLMs to conform to seek surgical procedures to sell "natural" cosmetics How Senegence's clean beauty line isn't all that natural after all. How Senegence uses religion to rope in its distributors and keep them involved, even if they aren't making money. Federal crackdowns on deceptive income claims and international regulatory pushes for transparency. References: Australian Government Department of Health Therapeutic Goods Administration. (2014). Safety advisory: Plexus Slim Accelerator capsules containing unlisted stimulant. https://www.tga.gov/news/safety-alerts/plexus-slim-accelerctor-capsules (https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.tga.gov/news/safety-alerts/plexus-slim-accelerctor-capsules) California Office of the Attorney General. (2024). Environmental Research Center, Inc. v. Plexus Worldwide, LLC: Notice of violation of California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65 Enforcement No. 2024-01132). Office of the Attorney General, State of California. Federal Trade Commission. (2020). Warning letter to Plexus Worldwide, LLC regarding deceptive health and earnings claims related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection. https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/warning-letters/warning-letter-plexus-worldwide-llc (https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/warning-letters/warning-letter-plexus-worldwide-llc) Plexus Worldwide, LLC. (2025). Plexus Brand Ambassador compensation plan: Compensation architecture and policies. Plexus Worldwide. SeneGence International. (2025). SeneGence International independent distributor policies and procedures: Compensation and monthly volume metrics. SeneGence International. U.S. Department of Justice. (2023). Plexus Worldwide, LLC agrees to pay $600,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations regarding postage fraud (Civil Action No. 2:23-cv-01452). U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona. https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/plexus-worldwide-llc-agrees-pay-600000-resolve-false-claims-act-allegations (https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/plexus-worldwide-llc-agrees-pay-600000-resolve-false-claims-act-allegations)

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    26 Jun 2026

    Erin Iveson's 22-Part TikTok Lesbian Breakup Even Straight People are Following | On Cheating, Gossip, Therapy Speak, and More [UNSCRIPTED feat. Tabitha]

    What happens when a niche fitness influencer goes viral overnight with a 22-part TikTok series detailing how she found out she was cheated on? On this UNSCRIPTED special episode, host Alyson and special guest Tabatha (who happen to be two women in happy, healthy lesbian relationships of their own) unpack the internet discourse surrounding Erin Iveson's breakup series. From the planned Kilimanjaro proposal to the sudden emergence of a workplace affair, to calling her partner's job's HR department to 3AM alarms set for emotional check-ins, we'll discuss the patterns of emotional avoidance, the dynamics of being cheated on by the same person you cheated with, vulnerabilities within queer partnerships, and societal pressures that convert painful private betrayals into lucrative digital entertainment. Episode Highlights How a 22-part video series turned a small fitness account into a cultural phenomenon with millions of views. The dynamics of dating someone's who has cheated in a past relationship. Therapy speak being weaponized against someone. Navigating differing family goals, a lack of direct communication, and A gossiping about Erin to her friends creating a breach of trust. What happens when you bring personal life to work. High-intensity check ins, relationship spreadsheets and the fine line between accountability and control Why public relationship autopsies resonate so deeply across social media circles and the implications for queer community representation. 🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us!

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    26 Jun 2026

    Predatory Addiction Rehab | Body Brokers, Insurance Fraud, Trafficking & Forced Relapse

    Luxury recovery centers for substance use disorders have been acting as fronts for front for body brokers, insurance fraud, and human trafficking syndicates. In this investigative segment, host Alyson exposes the liquid gold urine testing fraud and the terrifying tactics where operators hand street drugs to recovering patients to force a relapse and re-trigger expensive detox billing. We break down the unsealed federal cases of Kenneth Chatman’s human warehousing rings, Christopher Bathum’s $176 million double-billing pipeline in Malibu, and the massive Medicaid fraud schemes targeting Indigenous communities across tribal lands. We talk about the inherent brokenness of a fee-per-service payment model for addiction rehabilitation. Learn how to take action against a broken fee-for-service system that treats sickness as an asset. 🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! 👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us!

16. 

    24 Jun 2026

    Celestial Meg & the Literary Fyre Festival: $900 Tickets for Leftovers, Culturally Appropriative Ceremonies, and Threats During An Untreated Manic Episode [UNSCRIPTED feat. Tabitha]

    In this special, unscripted, and delightfully chaotic episode, Alyson is joined by her friend Tabitha (who is literally whittling a chubby bunny in the background) to deep-dive into the internet’s newest viral disaster: the Finger Lakes Reading Retreat in Bristol, New York. Hosted by a popular romance and fantasy content creator, this event quickly unraveled into what the internet is calling the literary community's Fyre Festival. From $900 tickets to reports of missing groceries, threats, and strange claims involving AI and ancient culturally-appropriating ceremonies, we piece the drama together in real-time. Pull up a chair, grab your favorite sparkling water, and enjoy our completely raw reactions to this unfolding trainwreck.

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    15 Jun 2026

    Posting Pictures of Kids (Even on Private Accounts!) Feeds Dark Web Rings, AI Deepfake Exploitation, Extortion, Identity Theft, and Real-Life Predators

    Why won't Mark Zuckerberg post his kids on social media? We're talking about a movement toward pulling children off the internet entirely. We'll expose how a private profile cannot keep your family safe, and how corporate Terms of Service agreements use your private photos as data to train generative AI. We prove how mainstream recommendation algorithms promote predator networks, from early internet sharenting victims to home invasions. 🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! 👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us! Stick around to learn more about: How an audit of 5,000 mom-run profiles shows that as a minor's account grows, the percentage of adult male followers skyrockets. The specialized features allowing accounts to charge up to $250 a month for exclusive photos and private chat sessions with underage girls. Why private photos are harvested from social media to train deep-learning facial recognition software and deepfake nudify apps. The reality of growing up as a permanent digital asset, living in a twilight zone where teachers and peers have access to your home details. The case of Ava Majury's stalker tracking her to orchestrate an armed home invasion, and a recent predator who used a 1,862-page, single-day text onslaught on TikTok to lure a child into a four-hour Uber ride. What you can do to protect the next generation: Commit to an absolute ban on public and private sharenting. Mask faces with emojis, take photos from behind. Hit Not Interested or block family vlogging and mom-influencer accounts. Boycott brands that fund the exploitation of minors for content. Push for Right to be Forgotten legislation allowing adults to wipe their childhood digital footprints. If you notice suspicious saving spikes or timestamp tracking on minor imagery, report the post to Meta. If you think a child is at risk, report to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. References: Goodlet, E. (2025). The money behind mommy: Addressing the exploitation of kidfluencers on social media. The Business, Entrepreneurship & Tax Law Review, 9(2), 191–214. Harrod, C. (2024). Influencer “sharenting” and the inherent conflict of interest. Cardozo Law Review, 45(4), 5–28. (https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/clr/vol45/iss4/5/) Keller, M., & Valentino-DeVries, J. (2024). A marketplace of girl influencers managed by moms and stalked by men. The New York Times. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. (2024). Cybertipline analytic reports: The intersection of parental sharing and peer-to-peer dark web image distribution networks. NCMEC Forensic Unit Publications. Public Broadcasting Service. (2024, May 15). The dangers of parents sharing their children's lives on social media. PBS NewsHour. State of Illinois. (2023). Senate Bill 1782: An act concerning child labor and the financial safeguarding of minors featured in monetized social media content. Illinois General Assembly. Stratman, A. (2024). Sharenting and exploitation: A content analysis of public reactions to the Wren Eleanor situation. Department of Sociology, MacEwan University. The Cornell Undergraduate Law Review. (2025). The exploitation of children in family vlogging: Truman babies under the digital glare. CULSR Research Articles. (https://www.culsr.org/articles/the-exploitation-of-children-in-family-vlogging) Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office. (2025). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. [Sealed Defendant]: Criminal complaint regarding algorithmic grooming, cross-county luring via paid rideshare services, and technology-facilitated sexual assault. Pennsylvania Judicial Records. White, J. (2022). Stalked online and targeted at home: The Ava Majury case and the immediate need for digital footprint security for minors. Journal of Cyber Law and Interpersonal Security, 14(3), 112–135.

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    12 Jun 2026

    Robert & Debbie Morris’s Gateway Money Machine: Cover-Ups, A Missing $12 Million, Lawsuits, Submission, and Control

    Trouble runs much deeper at Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas than just Robert Morris's crimes. You’ll hear about multiple lawsuits, silenced whistleblowers, and calculated healing, prophetic, and freedom ministries engineered to keep members compliant, volunteers working for free, and an enormous amount of cash flowing to the top. You’ll learn about actions you can take and changes that can hold megachurches accountable. 🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! 👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us! We’ll explore: The active federal class-action lawsuit filed by betrayed church tithers over a fraudulent 15% global missions promise and a silenced whistleblower. Robert Morris's legal battle demanding millions during church layoffs Debbie Morris's book, The Blessed Woman, and how her theology of female submission and weaponized forgiveness created abuse. $1 million defamation lawsuit brought by survivor Cindy Clemishire exposing how the Morris family tried to frame a crime against a child as a mutual, consensual affair. Gateway’s Freedom Ministry and the children’s version of the event. We’ll look at how Gateway engineered its Healing and Prophetic ministries to prevent the truth from coming out. We look at ways to take action and the push for legislation that subjects high-revenue megachurches to mandatory IRS Form 990 public disclosures. Resources Cited: Leach, et al. v. Gateway Church, et al., No. 4:2024cv00885 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 17, 2025). Ginter, A. (2026, May 15). Gateway Church moves retirement pay dispute. Crosswalk. Lindstrom Livingston Law Group. (2024, October). Gateway Church faces class action lawsuit over alleged financial misrepresentation. DLL Law Blog. Roberts, K. (2025, September 22). Lawsuit to continue against Gateway for misappropriating tithes. MinistryWatch. Roewe, M. (2025, October). Gateway Church accused of violating law that has been used to prosecute mafias. The Roys Report (Archived via Bishop Accountability). Clemishire v. Morris, et al., No. DC-25-xxxxx (Dallas County District Court, Tex. 2025–2026). CBS News Texas. (2026, May 20). Gateway Church, founding pastor Robert Morris agree to arbitration to end multimillion-dollar retirement dispute. CBS News. MinistryWatch Investigative Staff. (2026, February 16). Two former elders of Gateway Church denied dismissal from defamation lawsuit by Cindy Clemishire. MinistryWatch. Rivera, P. (2026, February 6). Defamation lawsuit against former Gateway Church elders will continue, judge says. KERA News. WFAA Staff. (2026, April). Gateway Church founder Robert Morris released from Oklahoma prison, officials say. WFAA ABC 8. Morris, D. (2013). The blessed woman: Learning about grace from the women of the Bible. WaterBrook Press. (Specifically Chapter 7: Finding Favor Through Biblical Submission). Gateway Church Governance Board. (2022). Amended and restated bylaws of Gateway Church, a Texas non-profit corporation. Southlake, TX. (Sections outlining elder qualifications and restrictive complementarian governance models). CBS News Texas. (2025, October 31). Dallas County judge rules defamation lawsuit against Gateway Church, Robert Morris, and Debbie Morris can move forward [Video]. CBS News. NBC Dallas-Fort Worth. (2024, November 15). Gateway Church internal probe reveals multiple elders and staff knew of abuse allegations for years [Video]. NBC DFW. NBC Dallas-Fort Worth. (2025, September 18). Federal judge denies Gateway Church's motion to dismiss tithe fraud class-action lawsuit [Video]. NBC DFW. WFAA ABC 8. (2026, March 23). Former Gateway pastor Robert Morris released from Osage County jail after serving six months for child sex abuse charges [Video]. WFAA

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    12 Jun 2026

    The Dark Side of the Love Island Look: Black Market Beauty

    In this episode, we melt the aesthetic facade of the multi-billion dollar med spa industry. We expose instant blindness, face-rotting tissue necrosis, botulism outbreaks, and counterfeit filler with industrial caulking and mineral oil smuggled from overseas. We talk about the industrial line of gray-market weight-loss injectables and GLP-1 peptides that link to the same Chinese chemical syndicates that manufactured fentanyl and amphetamine precursors for transnational drug cartels. 🎙️ Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! 👍 Make sure to leave us a rating, review, and hit that subscribe button to help the algorithm find us! The real story of a licensed esthetician who faked being a registered nurse, reused a contaminated lip needle on a client's forehead, and was charged with an importing charge carrying up to 20 years in prison, while each of the counterfeit drug/device charges carrying up to 10 years. The industrial-scale criminal network utilizing corporate shell companies, crypto transactions, and falsified customs manifests to flood the U.S. with unsterilized peptides and lethal counterfeit insulin pens. Why fake dermal fillers cut with industrial silicone, mineral oil, or architectural caulking cannot be dissolved, leaving victims with hard, inflammatory lumps that require invasive facial scraping surgery to remove Learn ways to take action,: How to verify the Allergan holographic seal and the explicit active ingredient OnabotulinumtoxinA. Ways to identify shady gray-market clinics How to report unauthorized products or adverse reactions to the FDA’s MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program. For suspected systemic botulism, have a doctor contact the CDC Botulism Consultation Service immediately for the emergency antidote. The following sources and legal frameworks are cited this episode: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024). Botulism Consultation Service: Emergency antitoxin administration protocols for iatrogenic botulism outbreaks. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Chainalysis. (2024). The crypto-fueled gray market: Tracking the international blockchain pipeline of unregulated Chinese peptide manufacturers and cartel-linked chemical suppliers. Chainalysis On-Chain Intelligence Reports. Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Fadanelli. (2024). Criminal complaint and emergency license suspension regarding Skin Beauté, unlicensed injections, and the smuggling of counterfeit pharmaceuticals. Massachusetts District Court. Food and Drug Administration. (2024). Warning letter issued to Pure Indulgence Aesthetics regarding biohazard compliance, unlabeled botulinum neurotoxins, and improper medical waste disposal. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. State of New York Department of Health. (2024). Statewide enforcement sweeps and compliance audits of appearance enhancement businesses and medical spas: Summary of citations and biohazard violations. New York Regulatory Enforcement Records. State of Texas. (2025). Jenifer's Law: Standardized compliance frameworks, on-site physician delegation requirements, and remote medical director restrictions for aesthetic medical spas. Texas Statutory Codes. U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (2024). Falsified manifests, residential delivery networks, and the seizure trends of restricted, overseas medical devices and black-market cosmetic preparations. Department of Homeland Security. United States v. [Sealed Defendant]. (2024). Criminal complaint regarding international pharmaceutical fraud, transit of counterfeit weight-loss injectables via Middle Eastern distribution hubs, and the $18.8 million supply chain infiltration. United States District Court.

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