River Donaghey grew up in a cult. Or at least that’s what some people called it. His parents called it a “personal-growth seminar group.” Its leader called it “one big happy family.” But there was a dark side to the world River grew up in. One he never heard about as a kid. In the 1970s and 80s, a self-help company called Lifespring took America by storm. Hundreds of thousands of people walked out of Lifespring as true believers, convinced that the seminars had the power to change the world. ...
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S3 Ep40: Not So Fast, Spontaneous Human Combustion!
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Have you ever thought about what might be the strangest way to die? Have you considered the bizarre, incendiary possibility of impromptu immolation as your last moments on earth? How can something so seemingly impossible like Spontaneous Human Combustion be an actual way to meet your maker? What’s actually behind this strange phenomenon, and is it really, truly spontaneous?
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Have you ever thought about what might be the strangest way to die? Have you considered the bizarre, incendiary possibility of impromptu immolation as your last moments on earth? How can something so seemingly impossible like Spontaneous Human Combustion be an actual way to meet your maker? What’s actually behind this strange phenomenon, and is it really, truly spontaneous?
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Wildgrain - Head to wildgrain.com/STRANGE and use code STRANGE for $30 off your first box PLUS free croissants in every box
3 Day Blinds - Right now you can get 3 Day Blinds buy one get one 50% off deal when you head to 3dayblinds.com/STRANGE
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Wildgrain - Head to wildgrain.com/STRANGE and use code STRANGE for $30 off your first box PLUS free croissants in every box
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