{"podcast":{"title":"Leaving Eden Podcast","slug":"leaving-eden-podcast-1284338","podcast_index_feed_id":1284338,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/63c9c9b1fc40ca0011135c4c","website_url":"https://www.patreon.com/LeavingEdenPodcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/63c9c9b1fc40ca0011135c4c/1765941670113-f5ccd2f3-d0ca-4be4-a0b6-dc8b5fd7d3dc.jpeg","author":"Leaving Eden LLC","episode_count":339,"summary":"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 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 Social Media: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/leavingedenpodcast/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/LeavingEdenPodcast Hosted on Acast. 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While this article did a good job of explaining what makes this college so controlling, we felt that this subject would have been better served with a longer-form piece that focused more on the deeper aspects of control rather than JUST the dress code. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/the-college-for-trad-wives?srsltid=AfmBOopagpD8okZIVAWJdyk7Svyax_rmS8qF4xH0n2dryDQj7eEVtsRL 00:00 - Intro 05:23 - Tradwives 07:43 - Rules for men vs. women 09:43 - MRS Degrees 14:58 - The IFB 20:23 - The Curriculum 28:01 - Bus Routes 33:12 - How Sadie Almost got expelled 38:08 - What the Vanity Fair could have done better 42:48 - Why some people don't make it 44:46 - This is an insular culture 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! 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