Episode
Parasocial Relationships are Weird as Heck
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- Leaving Eden Podcast
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- Jul 28, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3314
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Summary
In this episode, we discuss the dangers of parasocial relationships and how people in parasocial relationships can come under a pseudo-cultlike control in their desire to be seen or noticed by a person they feel a strong connection to. In this episode we discuss parasocial relationships with celebrities like Taylor Swift, political commentators like Rush Limbaugh, and other notable people like Donald Trump and Elon Musk (as well as Lauren Ash, Sadie's parasocial bestie) 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/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.