In this episode, Mica Ringo (ze/zir) star of "Shiny Happy People: A Teenage Holy War" (streaming on prime now!) sits down with us godless girls to delve more into zir story of leaving a mega cult behind and epicly taking it down with them. We get to hear about the harrowing experiences within the cult, detailing the daily life, the exhaustion from overwork, and the psychological control exerted over these indoctrinated and abused children that were taken advantage of by "Teen Mania". Ze discusses the impact of conversion therapy, societal expectations surrounding marriage, and the pervasive nature of purity culture and the importance of dismantling toxic systems. We talk living authentically, the growing threat of authoritarianism and why can't men like Ben Shapiro find the clit?!
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