{"podcast":{"title":"Scott Carney Investigates","slug":"scott-carney-investigates-6090937","podcast_index_feed_id":6090937,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/82326b8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sgcarney","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/1265214/1265214-1677947518793-d3d753934647f.jpg","author":"Scott Carney","episode_count":87,"summary":"Investigative journalist Scott Carney explores true crime, cult psychology, biohacking, fitness revolutions, climate change calamities, organ trafficking and a whole lot more. Get exclusive access and bonus material at Patreon https://patreon.com/sgcarney ©PokeyBear LLC 2023-","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T00:18:27.437624+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scott-carney-investigates-6090937"},"episode":{"title":"The Strange Story of a Buddhist Penis Cult","slug":"the-strange-story-of-a-buddhist-penis-cult","published_at":"2026-01-06T11:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scott-carney-investigates-6090937/the-strange-story-of-a-buddhist-penis-cult","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scott-carney-investigates-6090937","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sgcarney/episodes/The-Strange-Story-of-a-Buddhist-Penis-Cult-e3bkbi1","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO3294084969.mp3","summary":"The first thing that you will notice when entering into the once-forbidden kingdom of Bhutan are its stunning landscapes. The second thing that will probably catch your eye are the tremendous number of erect phalluses that people paint on their walls. In today’s report, I want to explain why the man responsible for the striking designs might just be the original spiritual grifter. Drukpa Kunley was a former monk who, in the 1400’s, promised more than 1000 women than he would give them the gift of enlightenment just so long as they slept with him.","meta_description":"The first thing that you will notice when entering into the once-forbidden kingdom of Bhutan are its stunning landscapes. The second thing that will proba…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":705,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/scott-carney-investigates-6090937/episodes/the-strange-story-of-a-buddhist-penis-cult/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scott-carney-investigates-6090937/the-strange-story-of-a-buddhist-penis-cult.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}