Cults

S6E8: Forager with Michelle Dowd

Fri, 10 May 2024 14:44:41 +0000

Kieryn and Eve chat with Michelle Dowd about her fascinating memoir, Forager. What it was like growing up in the family of a cult leader and how wild it is to get out into the real world after growing up in the desert (literally and metaphorically). How do you make friends and adapt to normal society after leaving a cult? Listen to find out!

Check out Michelle’s work and get the book!
https://bookshop.org/p/books/forager-field-notes-on-survival-a-memoir-michelle-dowd/18759728
www.michelledowd.org/
www.instagram.com/michelledowdz/
mdowd.substack.com/

https://mdowd.substack.com/subscribe?utm_campaign=email-subscribe&next=https%3A%2F%2Fmdowd.substack.com%2Fp%2Fcontinue-foraging-for-what-you-need

Vaguely German yoga dude:

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S5E14: Shiny Happy People part 2, Cori Shepherd Stern

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 19:19:00 +0000

Kieyn and Eve chat with Shiny Happy People producer Cori Shepherd Stern about how the documentary was made and why it’s important to tell stories this way.

Follow Cori:

https://www.instagram.com/girlseeksworld/

https://www.instagram.com/storyforceco/

Tweets by GirlSeeksWorld

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S5E12: You’re Not A Stepford Wife, Jing

Fri, 26 May 2023 17:14:00 +0000

Eve and Kieryn discuss Jinger’s book Free Indeed, on disentangling (not deconstructing) christianity from the teachings of Bill Gothard, and share a bit about their paths out too.

Show Notes:

https://people.com/tv/duggar-family-prime-video-docuseries-shiny-happy-people-trailer-exclusive/

Preparing A Visionary Daughter to Do Hard Things (Written in 2010)

TikToks:

@bluepupboi
I will probably do more videos about this tbh #freejinger #becomingfreeindeed #exfundie #exquiverfull #exvangelical
♬ original sound – Kieryn Darkwater

@bluepupboi
#stitch with @Kieryn Darkwater part two, longer this time, because I have feelings about it
♬ original sound – Kieryn Darkwater

@eve_ettinger
stitch with @bluepupboi
♬ original sound – Eve Ettinger

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S5E11: Parental Rights Extremism Part 4 with Carmen and Sarah

Sat, 06 May 2023 01:48:00 +0000

Kieryn and Eve are joined by friends of the pod Carmen Longoria-Green and Sarah Jones to talk about the bit picture and the meaningful ways we can fight Parental Rights Extremism every day.

Show Notes:

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6324958910112

Tweets by ResponsibleHS

https://instagram.com/responsiblehomeschooling

https://facebook.com/responsiblehomeschooling

Tell their stories. Make homeschool safe.

https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-coalition-for-responsible-home-education/

Tweets by onesarahjones

sarah.jones(@)voxmedia(.)com

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S5E10: Parental Rights Extremism Part 3, A PAC is Born

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:26:57 +0000

In the third part of the deep dive into Parental Rights Extremism, Kieryn and Eve connect the organizational and funding dots between the orgs working on limiting children’s education today to the organizations that started it all in the 1970s.

Show Notes:

Tell their stories. Make homeschool safe.

The Religious Right Of The ‘6Os And ‘7Os

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1981/05/18/a-disciplined-charging-army

https://california.parentsrightsineducation.com/

https://www.bloomberg.com/bedrock-usa

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-18/what-bridget-ziegler-s-agenda-means-for-lgbtq-youth

See Kieryn’s Map in slack!

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