{"podcast":{"title":"The James Altucher Show","slug":"the-james-altucher-show-745332","podcast_index_feed_id":745332,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/the-james-altucher-pod","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/the-james-altucher-pod","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/34/a7/46/11/34a74611-c0da-4a44-a715-4ccb112a1d8f/c3513d8cddd4964783e1bce38371b4fb8c71e6c742d348637b90ce97ebe7b7b14d61a2b1851e37b7e4ff22c9a9b1b7515c002298a4f73bad9a8e34bef76bd848.jpeg","author":"James Altucher","episode_count":1427,"summary":"James Altucher interviews the world's leading peak performers in every area of life. But instead of giving you the typical success story, James digs deeper to find the \"Choose Yourself\" story - these are the moments we relate to... when someone rises up from personal struggle to reinvent themselves. The James Altucher Show brings you into the lives of peak-performers: billionaires, best-selling authors, rappers, astronauts, athletes, comedians, actors, and the world champions in every field, all who forged their own paths, found financial freedom and harnessed the power to create more meaningful and fulfilling lives.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T06:21:27.954438+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-james-altucher-show-745332"},"episode":{"title":"Opus Dei: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church | Gareth Gore","slug":"opus-dei-the-cult-of-dark-money-human-trafficking-and-right-wing-conspiracy-inside-the-catholic-church-gareth-gore","published_at":"2026-05-26T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-james-altucher-show-745332/opus-dei-the-cult-of-dark-money-human-trafficking-and-right-wing-conspiracy-inside-the-catholic-church-gareth-gore","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-james-altucher-show-745332","url":"https://art19.com/shows/the-james-altucher-pod/episodes/4696ce54-7af9-4b21-9bdd-ce7100de3838","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/prfx.byspotify.com/e/claritaspod.com/measure/arttrk.com/p/PDPN1/pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/4696ce54-7af9-4b21-9bdd-ce7100de3838.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"A Note from James: Have you ever read The Da Vinci Code ? That book was definitely a page-turner. Before I read it, I had never really heard of Opus Dei. And after today’s conversation with Gareth Gore, you might wish you had never heard of Opus Dei either. In The Da Vinci Code , Opus Dei is a mysterious organization tied to the Catholic Church, secret history, and global power. But today’s guest, Gareth Gore, started investigating Opus Dei from a completely different angle. He was looking into the 2017 collapse of a major Spanish bank. He found something much bigger: a secretive organization with connections to global finance, politics, elite schools, the FBI, and even the highest levels of power in Washington, D.C. His book is Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church . And what he found is disturbing. Officially, Opus Dei promotes holiness in everyday life. And honestly, I like parts of that idea. 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