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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.com

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Latest Episodes:

Ep. 198: Cult-Like Mind Control at the Top of Mt. Everest Sep 16, 2024

Show notes

On this episode, Sadie discusses how climbing Mount Everest, and "summit fever" are similar to cult control.

Episode sources:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/112018415?pr=true

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Ep. 196: Jana Duggar Wedding Reactions Sep 02, 2024

Show notes

Jana Duggar has gotten married to Stephen Wissman.

In this episode we talk about:

Why it is unusual for a 34 year old woman to be unmarried in the IBLP

Who is Stephen Wissman?

Who was in the wedding?

Was the bridal party modest to IBLP Standards?

Lori Alexander AKA The Transformed Wife's reaction to the wedding

Katie Joy from Without A Crystal Ball's cease and desist controversy

Mormon home goods

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Ep. 195: Listener Rapture Stories Aug 26, 2024

Show notes

In this episode, we react to listener stories about their experiences with religious teachings about the rapture, the book of revelation, premillennialism, the end times, and the second coming of Jesus.

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@leavingedenpodcast.bsky.social

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@gavihacohen.bsky.social

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Ep. 194: Dictators Aug 19, 2024

Show notes

In today's episode, we discuss how authoritarian regimes function as cults.

The story of Ron Jones and the Third Wave:

https://libcom.org/article/third-wave-1967-account-ron-jones

WE HAVE NEW MERCH AVAILABLE, AND A NEW MERCH SHOP, at https://leavingedenpodcast.threadless.com

Stream the Leaving Eden Podcast theme song, Rolling River of Time on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/artist/6lB7RwSQ9X5gnt1BDNugyS?si=jVhmqFfYRSiruRxekdLgKA.

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https://twitter.com/HellYeahSadie

Facebook:

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https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohenur pride month with an interview with Andrew Pledger. Andrew tells us of his fundamentalist upbringing, his realization that his sexual orientation, his decision to leave fundamentalism, and his daring declaration of his decision to leave (in school art project form)

Subscribe to Leaving Eden Podcast on YouTube!

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Join our Patreon for extended, uncensored, and ad-free versions of most of our episodes, as well as other patron perks and bonus content!

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Join our Facebook group to join in the discussion with other fans!

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Bluesky:

@leavingedenpodcast.bsky.social

@hellyeahsadie.bsky.social

@gavihacohen.bsky.social

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/leavingedenpodcast/

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https://www.instagram.com/gavrielhacohen/

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Ep. 193: Who Is The Antichrist? Aug 12, 2024

Show notes

In today's episode, we discuss three potential antichrist candidates; Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Mikhail Gorbachev.

Sources

https://billygraham.org/answer/will-we-be-able-to-identify-the-antichrist/

https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1092&context=pretrib_arch

https://www.npr.org/sections/vox-politics/2008/08/left_behind_authors_obama_does_1.html

https://www.tiktok.com/@christwillreturn/video/7260202898137861422

https://rickbrannan.com/2018/04/23/physical-descriptions-of-the-antichrist/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mopkn0lPzM8

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Satan_as_Barack_Obama/yzeB9wxdVocC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/heres-how-wed-really-know-that-trump-is-the-antichrist.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-666-fifth-avenue/

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Facebook:

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https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohenur pride month with an interview with Andrew Pledger. Andrew tells us of his fundamentalist upbringing, his realization that his sexual orientation, his decision to leave fundamentalism, and his daring declaration of his decision to leave (in school art project form)

Subscribe to Leaving Eden Podcast on YouTube!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4q94gAnsoW2jME4SvVrrQ

Join our Patreon for extended, uncensored, and ad-free versions of most of our episodes, as well as other patron perks and bonus content!

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Join our Facebook group to join in the discussion with other fans!

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Join our subreddit! Reddit.com/r/EdenExodus

Bluesky:

@leavingedenpodcast.bsky.social

@hellyeahsadie.bsky.social

@gavihacohen.bsky.social

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/leavingedenpodcast/

https://www.instagram.com/sadiecarpentermusic/

https://www.instagram.com/gavrielhacohen/

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Ep. 192: Tia Levings discusses her new book, "A Well Trained Wife" Aug 05, 2024

Show notes

We are joined by author Tia Levings, who discusses her new book, "A Well Trained Wife." This book chronicles Tia's journey into and daring escape from christian patriarchy. We highly recommend this book.

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Facebook:

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https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohenur pride month with an interview with Andrew Pledger. Andrew tells us of his fundamentalist upbringing, his realization that his sexual orientation, his decision to leave fundamentalism, and his daring declaration of his decision to leave (in school art project form)

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Ep. 191: Swedenborgianism Jul 29, 2024

Show notes

Emanuel Swedenborg was an 18th century scientist, philosopher, and religious mystic who believed that the church of the day was corrupted and believed that his writings were the divinely inspired second coming of Jesus. In this episode, we discuss the niche (but very interesting) christian movement known as Swedenborgianism.

Sources:

18th Century College – https://archives.upenn.edu/exhibits/penn-history/18th-century/college/

Swedenborgianism wiki – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Church_(Swedenborgian)

Swedenborg wiki – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Swedenborg

Swedenborg: Brittanica – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Emanuel-Swedenborg/His-theology

Dream Diary – https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/emanuel-swedenborg-s-journal-of-dreams-and-spiritual-experiences-in-the-year-1744-1918/

Dream Diary 2 - https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-erotic-dreams-of-emanuel-swedenborg/

Dream Diary internet archive – https://archive.org/details/emanuelswedenbor00swed/page/27/mode/1up

Restorationism – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restorationism

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Emanuel-Swedenborg/His-theology

Kant on Swedenborg http://www.newtheism.com/papers/S.Palmquist/KCSP.htm

Joseph Smith on Swedenborg https://rsc.byu.edu/doctrine-covenants-revelations-context/joseph-smith-emanuel-swedenborg-section-76-importance-bible-latter-day-revelation

https://swedenborg.org/explore/beliefs/

Wayfarer’s Chapel – https://www.wayfarerschapel.org/weddings/

Wayfarer’s Chapel wiki – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayfarers_Chapel

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Ep. 190: Fundie Update Jul 22, 2024

Show notes

On today's episode, we discuss fundie reactions to the Trump Trial, JRod's trip to Vegas, the WNBA, and Kanye West's new adult video entertainment company.

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Facebook:

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https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohenur pride month with an interview with Andrew Pledger. Andrew tells us of his fundamentalist upbringing, his realization that his sexual orientation, his decision to leave fundamentalism, and his daring declaration of his decision to leave (in school art project form)

Subscribe to Leaving Eden Podcast on YouTube!

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Join our Patreon for extended, uncensored, and ad-free versions of most of our episodes, as well as other patron perks and bonus content!

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@leavingedenpodcast.bsky.social

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@gavihacohen.bsky.social

Instagram:

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Ep, 189: Left Behind (With Dinah House-Fire) Jul 15, 2024

Show notes

Sadie is out again this week, so Gavi is joined by Dinah House-Fire, and they review the original Left Behind movie starring Kirk Cameron, as well as the remake starring Nicolas Cage.

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https://www.instagram.com/gavrielhacohen/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/HellYeahSadie

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/LeavingEdenPodcast

https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohenur pride month with an interview with Andrew Pledger. Andrew tells us of his fundamentalist upbringing, his realization that his sexual orientation, his decision to leave fundamentalism, and his daring declaration of his decision to leave (in school art project form)

Subscribe to Leaving Eden Podcast on YouTube!

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Join our Patreon for extended, uncensored, and ad-free versions of most of our episodes, as well as other patron perks and bonus content!

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Join our Facebook group to join in the discussion with other fans!

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Bluesky:

@leavingedenpodcast.bsky.social

@hellyeahsadie.bsky.social

@gavihacohen.bsky.social

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/leavingedenpodcast/

https://www.instagram.com/sadiecarpentermusic/

https://www.instagram.com/gavrielhacohen/

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Ep. 188: Patrick Henry College, Generation Joshua, and the HSLDA (With Chad Harris) Jul 08, 2024

Show notes

In this episode, Gavi is joined by Chad Harris to talk about Generation Joshua and Patrick Henry College, two offshoots of the HSLDA which seek to promote christian nationalism in the US government.

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Twitter:

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Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/LeavingEdenPodcast

https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohenur pride month with an interview with Andrew Pledger. Andrew tells us of his fundamentalist upbringing, his realization that his sexual orientation, his decision to leave fundamentalism, and his daring declaration of his decision to leave (in school art project form)

Subscribe to Leaving Eden Podcast on YouTube!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4q94gAnsoW2jME4SvVrrQ

Join 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

Join our Facebook group to join in the discussion with other fans!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/edenexodus

Join our subreddit! Reddit.com/r/EdenExodus

Bluesky:

@leavingedenpodcast.bsky.social

@hellyeahsadie.bsky.social

@gavihacohen.bsky.social

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/leavingedenpodcast/

https://www.instagram.com/sadiecarpentermusic/

https://www.instagram.com/gavrielhacohen/

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