Have you heard of the Zizians? They’re the cult you have when you’re not having a cult because there’s apparently no leader, no organisation and no group. However, there are whole lot of deaths and a whole lotta convoluted twists and turns! A radical group of trans-gender geniuses that grew out of the Bay Area’s rationalist and vegan communities, the Zizians are so-named because of the main figurehead, Ziz (previously known as Jack LaSota). Their journey from being a fringe offshoot of rationalist culture out to save the world from AI, to shootouts and stabbings is a wild ride…

Geordie follows with a look at the Sovereign Citizens Movement, AKA the SovCits. They’re a kinda loose anti-government collective who believe they are independent of societal laws and authority, ie, that they don’t have to pay taxes or restaurant bills, don’t need a driving license and aren’t bound by courts and rulings, because they believe the government is illegitimate. It’s not so much an organised cult but more of a conspiracy-driven ideology connected to various scams and anti-government violence. Geordie dives into charismatic leader Mark Christopher and the time he tried to shut down a coroner’s court in the UK – listen now!

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How many doomsday cults have you heard of? This week, Geordie rattles off a load of them including Heavens Gate, the Branch Davidians, The People’s temple… Plus she discusses the Doomsday Clock and takes a look at a new cult based on an old idea – the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, otherwise known as AROPL. Religion or cult? You decide!

Michelle follows with a mini dive into another cult-slash-religion that’s thriving in a non-descript suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The Geelong Revival Centre is one of Australia’s longest running under-the-radar cults that’s now being exposed in the media. Listen now to hear shocking stories of what went on behind closed doors and how emotional survivors of the cult can now tell their stories.

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If you were a child with scholastic issues or behavioural problems in the early 1980s in the UK, you might have been sent to a Red House alternative education facility. The brochures told of an idyllic boarding school where children who had suffered abuse or neglect at home could thrive in an environment where sailing and horse riding were interspersed with reading, writing and arithmetic. The reality was that the Red House schools were institutions where children were regularly beaten, humiliated, sexually abused and forced into slave labour. Listen now for Geordie’s deep dive into Red House schools, the Danish founding organisation Tvind and a discussion about why it was a cult hiding in plain sight…

Michelle follows with a look at a harrowing New Zealand cult called Gloriavale. Tucked away on the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island is a religious group that was meant to be a spiritual utopia – the men worked, the women raised kids and everyone lived by the word of god and shared the spoils of communal labour. On paper, Gloriavale sounds like a dream – but it’s a cult, where men are in control and women are trained to submit, serve and stay silent. Who started this cult? How is it off the international radar? And is the cult still going now? Listen to find out.

So pop on your headphones, grab a brown lemonade and join Geordie & Michelle for this week’s episode, plus chit-chat about Steiner Schools, Geordie’s celeb Young Ones moment, Michelle’s celeb encounter with a top pop star at LAX, a guardian angel encounter from Eavesdropper Steph, plus a near miss love triangle with a Hollywood A-Lister from Eavesdropper Roxanne and more, only on Eavesdroppin’ podcast. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin’!

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Who is your sexy hall pass? As we all know, our sexy hall passes change as we get older and on this episode you get to hear four middle-aged ladies giggle about who their hall passes were when they were younger and who they’d like to ‘have a cup of tea’ with now. The answers might surprise you! And if you’re a fan of Arnott’s Scotch Finger Biscuits, look away… We follow with a Rant Or Rave about true crime media – is it a good thing or not? And end with Who Did It Better? Brad Pitt in the film Se7en or Brad Pitt in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – which film will win the battle?

Geordie follows with a segue into some new theories about Charles Manson – was he a twisted cult leader or a pawn being used by the US government for the greater good? Listen now for theories that touch on MK Ultra, Helter Skelter, the Black Panthers and more…

So pop on your headphones, grab a brown lemonade and join Geordie & Michelle and Fonz & Mez for this week’s episode, plus chit-chat about Marilyn Manson’s microphone, Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina candle and more, only on Eavesdroppin’ podcast. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keepEavesdroppin’!

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On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie and Michelle look at the cult of JACKIE (no, not from MAFS Australia ) and ask the question – is Candace Silvers REALLY running an acting cult?

Have you ever heard of the cult of JACKIE? If you lived in London during the early 1980s, you might have come across it – but probably not, as it was a teeny tiny underground cult with not a lot of followers – but if you were in it, you were IN IT. An acronym for Jehovah, Allah, Christ, Krishna, Immortal, Easwaran, the cult of JACKIE was led by a guy called Aravindan Balakrishnan, who was a communist cult leader operating in the UK. Listen now to find out more about the cult and what happened to its leader…

Michelle follows with a look at a curious article that came out in the Hollywood Reporter back in 2021 that alleged that a well-known Hollywood acting coach (now rebranded as a wellness guru) called Candace Silvers was actually running a cult! Is she a cult leader? Did she manipulate and isolate her students? Did she really try to get them to hand over 10% of their future earnings? And where is she now? Listen to find out!

So pop on your headphones, grab a brown lemonade and join Geordie & Michelle for this week’s episode, plus chit-chat about snowboarders falling down crevasses, a guy who was left to die on a mountain in Colorado by his work colleagues, emojis and more, only on Eavesdroppin’ podcast. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin’!

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Can you slap yourself to health? When Hongchi Xiao quit his life as a successful banker to instead spread the word as a guru of alternative therapy, Paida Lajin, people flocked to his workshops. Essentially, you slap yourself hard which removes the illnesses of your body to encourage healing and health. Except Xiao told diabetics to bin their medicine and keep slapping away, with tragic consequences. Listen now to find out more about this medical cult, what happened to some of his devotees and where Xiao is now…

Would you eat at a cult café? The Yellow Deli in Katoomba, Australia, has a fantastic reputation for delicious food in a lovely atmosphere – but the proceeds fund an international cult called The 12 Tribes, which supports severe child discipline and female subordination. Listen now to learn more about the cult and why that Yellow Deli sandwich might leave a sour taste in your mouth…

Sopop on your headphones, grab a brown lemonade and join Geordie & Michelle for this week’s episode, plus chit-chat about The White Lotus, the new Mogwai album and more, only onEavesdroppin’ podcast. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin’!

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In 1958, Chuck Dederich founded a self-help group called Synanon, where addicts could help other addicts get clean. It was massively successful and the key to its success lay in a form of therapy called The Game. But as Synanon gained more and more attention, things began to get weirder and weirder. People without addictions started attending so they could play The Game. Charles progressively became more and more controlling and eventually, what started as a supportive, tough-love regime turned into a fully fledged cult. Listen now to hear Geordie do deep on the messed up things this cult got into and how it eventually dissolved…

Michelle follows with a look at little-known cult-slash-religion called Palo Mayombe, headed by the Narcosatanist occult leader, Adolfo Costanzo. When Texas university student Mark Killroy went missing during Spring Break in Matamoros in 1989, his disappearance was a mystery. When police dug into the case a little further, what they found was more than they bargained on: drug cartels, visions, psychics, witches cauldrons, black magic, devil’s temples, human sacrifices, murder, cult leaders, sexual assault, grave robbing, cannibalism and more… Listen now to hear more.

So pop on your headphones, grab a brown lemonade and join Geordie & Michelle for this week’s episode, plus chit-chat about Dan the Postie, medical mispronunciations and more, only on Eavesdroppin’ podcast. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keepEavesdroppin’!

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In 1929, the body of a woman called Willa Rhodes was found by police under the floorboards of her foster parents’ home. This gruesome discovery led police to the bizarre Blackburn cult, run by mother-daughter duo May Blackburn and Ruth Rizzio. Did archangel Gabriel really tell the pair to write a book that would end the world? Did May really bake a cult member to death? And were May and Ruth really the ‘Two Witnesses’ from the bible or just a couple of hustlers? Listen now to find out!

Do you know your blood type? According to some internet conspiracy theorists, if you’re Rhesus Negative, you might be part alien! This week, Michelle dives into this blood-type conspiracy and why some people think there’s something to it… She then looks at a UFO-based theory that there are aliens walking among us and the Black Knight Satellite Theory – UFO or just a space blanket? You decide!

So pop on your headphones, grab a brown lemonade and join Geordie & Michelle for this week’s episode, plus chit-chat about Changing Rooms, Naked Attraction and the moon landing, only on Eavesdroppin’ podcast. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin’!

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There was a time when porn was made in a studio. Porn stars had their own kind of Hollywood and you could become a household name. We’re talking the 70s and 80s here – and one of the big names in porn at the time was Annie Sprinkle. This week Geordie looks at the self-confessed porn feminist and discovers her philosophies (questionable), her workshops (vulva circle, anyone?) and her new movement, the Eco Sexual where you can shag a tree and stroke some bark all in the name of Lover Nature.

Michelle then dives into the wellness brand – read sex cult – that is OneTaste. When Nicole Daedone met a monk at a party and discovered OM, a brand new Orgasmic Meditation sex technique, she founded a small group called OneTaste to empower women and make them more confident in every aspect of their lives. Except it’s alleged they were basically a cult that preyed on sexually dysfunctional women to make a buck. Listen now to hear what OneTaste is all about and why the FBI have had them in court…

So pop on your headphones, grab a brown lemonade and join Geordie & Michelle for this week’s episode, plus chat about what dirt is made up of, Gulliver’s Travels, a chat with Jen and more, only on Eavesdroppin’ podcast. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin’!

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What if someone told you they could help you fulfil your dreams, achieve your career goals AND make you a better person? This week, Michelle looks at Lighthouse, a self-help group that offered mentoring to people that was meant to help you realise your true potential and become a success in life and business – except it was actually a cult. Listen now to find out what reeled people in – and what happened when they tried to get out…

Geordie looks at a one of the most hard-to-believe scams that happened in the late 90s and early 2000s… Imagine you’re a manager at a fast-food chain and the police call telling you that one of your members of staff has stolen money from a customer and needs to be strip searched immediately. Yep – that’s the gist of it, and saddest of all, people fell for the scam and countless women were traumatised by strip searches and more.Listen to hear more!

So pop on your headphones, grab a brown lemonade and join Geordie & Michelle for this week’s episode, plus chat about MAFS Australia, avalanche deaths, a startling voice note from one of our Eavesdroppers and more, only on Eavesdroppin’ podcast. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin’!

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