Leaving Eden Podcast

About Leaving Eden Podcast

An Ex-Fundie, Deconstruction, and Cult podcast as told by cult survivor Sadie Carpenter, with her co-host Gavi HaCohen. This podcast covers Sadie's cult, (The Independent Fundamental Baptist church), other cults, (including Jonestown and the Branch Davidians), cult-related media (including reality TV shows and documentaries like The Duggars/19 Kids and Counting, Shiny Happy People, Welcome to Plathville, and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City), famous fundamentalist and fundie influencers, other religions, and the real and present threat that cults and cult ideologies pose to society as a whole. Our goal is to promote freedom of mind, freedom of thought, and freedom of religion.For press, sponsorship, and other inquiries, contact LeavingEdenPod@gmail.comJoin our Patreon for extended, uncensored, and ad-free versions of most of our episodes, as well as other patron perks and bonus content!https://www.patreon.com/LeavingEdenPodcast (https://www.patreon.com/LeavingEdenPodcast)Join our Facebook group to join in the discussion with other fans!https://www.facebook.com/groups/edenexodus (https://www.facebook.com/groups/edenexodus)Social Media:INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/leavingedenpodcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/leavingedenpodcast/)FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/LeavingEdenPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/LeavingEdenPodcast) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Leaving Eden LLC

Category

religion & spirituality · society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Aug 2020

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

106 of 342 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Fundamentalism Survivor Reacts to "Death of the Pastor's Wife"

   Fundamentalism survivor Sadie Carpenter interviews Gavi Hacohen about the documentary "Death of the Pastor's Wife," exploring Mica Miller's story of abuse.

2. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Bold Fundie Predictions! Anti-Doomerism! OCD Treatment! Our Plan to EGOT! It's Our 6th Anniversary!

   Sadie Carpenter and Gavriel Cohen discuss OCD treatment, Christian nationalism's failure, and fundieverse predictions in this anniversary episode.

3. 

   8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Lilly Archive Episode

   Host Sadie Carpenter and Gavriel Cohen interview Lilly, founder of the Lilly Archive, about the inner workings of fundamentalist families like the Duggars.

Inside a recent episode

Fundamentalism Survivor Reacts to "Death of the Pastor's Wife"

Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] If you're experiencing any of those things, you do not have to wait until someone hits you to get help for domestic violence. Legally, in any state, you should be protected by domestic violence laws, even if you have not been physically hit. Um, now state enforcement may vary. Unfortunately, we don't live in, um, in a world where enforcement of this kind of thing is, is, uh, great. However, uh, advocate for yourself. If you're experiencing any of these other signs of abuse or other types of abuse, don't wait. You do not have to wait until somebody hits you to get help. And what I suggest that anybody do is Google like domestic violence advocate and then your county. […]

Who has been a guest on Leaving Eden Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Lilly
• Dee
• Dinah House-Fire

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

724 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

785 ratings

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