# 377: The Real Housewife That Turned Her Family's Church Into A "Cult"

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Published: 2026-01-22T16:30:00+00:00
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Wayfair: https://www.wayfair.com HungryRoot: https://hungryroot.com/milehigher use code: milehigher StitchFix: https://stitchfix.com/milehigher Intro 0:00 Last Day in the Office 00:28 Who is Mary Cosby? 4:22 RHOSLC 10:54 Don't Know Housewives? No Problem 17:34 Nah That's Weird 25:25 Mama's Early Days 31:47 Enter Robert 37:20 Mary's Early Life 44:12 Mama's Death 52:15 An arranged "marriage" 54:18 The Schism 57:24 From Church to Cult 1:00:31 Mary's Housewives Appearance 1:12:37 Escalation and Noticing 1:20:30 Taking a "Break" 1:24:46 Where's the IRS? 1:28:26 A Question of Ethics 1:36:18 Mile Higher Media website: https://milehigher.com/ Higher Hope Foundation: https://www.higherhope.org/ Mile Higher Merch: milehighermerch.com Check out our other podcasts! The Sesh https://bit.ly/3Mtoz4X Lights Out https://bit.ly/3n3Gaoe Planet Sleep https://linktr.ee/planetsleep Join our official FB group! https://bit.ly/3kQbAxg MHP YouTube: http://bit.ly/2qaDWGf Are You Subscribed On Apple Podcast & Spotify?! Support MHP by leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcast :) https://apple.co/2H4kh58 MHP Topic Request Form: https://forms.gle/gUeTEzL9QEh4Hqz88 You can follow us on all the things: @milehigherpod Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/milehigherpod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MileHigher Hosts: Kendall: @kendallraeonyt IG: http://instagram.com/kendallraeonyt YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/kendallsplace Josh: @milehigherjosh IG: http://www.instagram.com/milehigherjosh Producers: Janelle: @janelle_fields_ IG: https://www.instagram.com/janelle_fields_/ Ian: @ifarme IG: https://www.instagram.com/ifarme/ Tom: @tomfoolery_photo IG: / tomfoolery_photo Podcast sponsor inquiries: adops@audioboom.com ✉ Send Us Mail ✉ Kendall Rae & Josh Thomas 8547 E Arapahoe Rd Ste J # 233 Greenw…

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