Hollywood Reporter has the following story up:
The 10-episode project, which will explore what led to one of the largest mass suicides in U.S. history, will be hosted by Glynn Washington.
Dan Taberski is reuniting with the team behind Missing Richard Simmons for a new podcast that will explore what happened inside the Heaven's Gate cult.The Missing Richard Simmons host is joining Heaven's Gate as a writer. The 10-episode project will be hosted by Glynn Washington of Snap Judgment.Washington told The Hollywood Reporter that the podcast won't just focus on the mass suicide of Heaven's Gate members; it will also delve into the lives of the people who joined the group and seek to answer questions about how the suicide happened.Washington spoke to family members, survivors and other people involved with Heaven's Gate for the project. "These people are real people who made real choices for real reasons, and we wanted to explore that," he said.Washington explained that his interest in the topic comes from his own background growing up in a cult (his family was a part of a religious organization called the Worldwide Church of God). "The lens through which the project is viewed is my own," he said. "I can't do this without bringing my own background to these questions."Washington said that Taberski was an important addition to the team. "He's got a great touch as a writer," he added. "Bringing Dan on is a demonstration of how much excitement [there is] about this project and the commitment to making sure that it works."Heaven's Gate hails from Stitcher, which is a part of E.W. Scripps' Midroll Media podcasting division, and is being produced in collaboration with Pineapple Street Media. It is set to premiere Oct. 18. The trailer can be listened to here.
Dissecting something like this, playing the tape backwards and forwards until the process sheds light on the factors which led to the horrible ending of the story should be very revelatory, beneficial, cathartic, and ultimately therapeutic for anyone with a cultic experience in their background. Most people do not realize that they are involved in a cult until their eyes are opened to see it rapidly moving away from them in the rear view mirror.
ReplyDeleteThere is currently much interest in cults as a result of Leah Remini's work. She has opened a window to maximizing exposure of cults and cultic activity, and to educate the public as to how they entrap and exploit their victims. I can't think of a better qualified alumnus of the WCG experience to carry the ball for us than Glynn!
BB
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
ReplyDeletehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult
Bob
Got it, 1:24! Hope you are enjoying your Feast and your sabbath.
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Rod Meredith at one point urged his LCG flock to reach The Evolutionary Level Above Human, not that much unlike Applewhite.
ReplyDeleteA Higher Level
FUN FACT: Applewhite's sister was a member of the Global Church of God.
I seriously doubt Glynn knows much of anything.
ReplyDeleteI seriously know he knows far more about the subject than you do!
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