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Cult Liter with Spencer Henry Wondery
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- True Crime
Cult Liter Podcast Host Spencer Henry brings the bizarre every Tuesday. Each week we'll dive into a new story of cults, crime, televangelists gone wild, you never really know what you're going to get, just a guaranteed good time.
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Search History: Michael Jackson
This week I went down the Michael Jackson rabbit-hole, from insane allegations to alleged truths, even reports of buying bones….
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Sources:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/how-did-michael-jackson-die
https://www.theguardian.com/music/commentisfree/2023/feb/05/this-new-michael-jackson-biopic-will-glorify-a-man-who-abused-children
https://www.reddit.com/r/LeavingNeverland/comments/byrzj7/megathread_the_case_against_leaving_neverland/
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/699995484/michael-jackson-a-quarter-century-of-sexual-abuse-allegations -
The Cult of Playboy Part 2: Death of a Centerfold
In the second installment of our Playboy miniseries we’re diving into the even darker underbelly of the Playboy empire, including the grisly 1980 murder of Dorothy Stratten.
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Sources:
https://www.villagevoice.com/death-of-a-playmate/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/09/29/hugh-hefner-the-murder-of-dorothy-stratten-and-the-dark-side-of-playboy/?pagewanted=all
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/02/08/hugh-hefner-secrets-of-playboy-allegations/9301152002/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/revisiting-hugh-hefner-apos-1986-171018496.html
https://www.eonline.com/news/884093/hugh-hefner-s-most-controversial-moments
https://people.com/crime/secrets-of-playboy-hugh-hefner-predator-number-one/
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/sep/28/hugh-hefner-playboy-founder-91-dark-side
https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a6301/rob-lowe-playboy-mansion-hugh-hefner/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/bjvyvw/dont-mourn-for-hugh-hefner
https://coolmaterial.com/lifestyle/entertainment/history-of-playboy-magazine/
https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/01/new-york-city-1980s-clubs-playboy-advice.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/hugh-hefner-wives-girlfriends-list-2017-9#at-the-same-time-he-was-dating-crystal-harris-who-eventually-became-his-third-wife-12
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hugh-hefner-rape-allegations-secrets-of-playboy-011034682.html -
Little Liter: Stranger than Fiction
In this weeks little liter we are breaking down some authors that could give Nancy Brophy a run for her money. If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult, send it on over: spencer@cultliter.com !
Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary
Merch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/cultliterLL
Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com
Write me: spencer@cultliter.com
Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807
Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast instagram.com/spencerhenry
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Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!
Sources:
https://listverse.com/2019/07/08/10-fiction-authors-who-committed-very-real-crimes/
https://people.com/sherri-papini-kidnapping-hoax-claims-writing-books-8658983
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The Cult of Playboy
This week we’re discussing the life and times of Hugh Hefner and dive into the the dark underbelly of the Playboy world, revealing that ‘Hef’ may just be less of a media mogul…and more of a predatory cult leader.
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Write me: spencer@cultliter.com
Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807
Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast instagram.com/spencerhenry
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Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!
Sources:
A&E Secrets of Playboy
https://www.distractify.com/p/hugh-hefner-girlfriend-kendall
https://people.com/crime/secrets-of-playboy-shadow-mansions-dr-mark-saginor/
https://www.the-sun.com/news/4917325/secrets-playboy-hugh-hefner-miki-garcia/
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-01-31/secrets-of-playboy-hugh-hefner-don-cornelius
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gloria-steinem-publishes-a-bunnys-tale-show-magazine
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/18/playboy-nude-photos-bunny-gender-feminism
https://www.nylon.com/life/the-most-disturbing-secrets-we-learned-from-the-playboy-documentary
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniesoteriou/hugh-hefner-animal-abuse-playboy-mansion-bestiality
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/judy-huth-testifies-bill-cosby-molested-her-playboy-mansion-1363577/
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a38813101/playmates-life-with-hugh-hefner-playboy-mansion-cult/
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/smith-on-tragic-list-playmates-who-died-before-50/
https://www.the-sun.com/news/725334/playboy-tragedies-shootings-mutilations-murder-suicide/
https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/the-life-and-death-of-bobbie-arnstein/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Adams
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Hefner
https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity-news/hugh-hefner-marilyn-monroe-541688
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Little Liter: Chad Daybell sentencing and Psychic Saviors
This week’s little liter kicks off with the latest headlines regarding Chad Daybell before we get into some emails from the babes. If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult send it on over spencer@cultliter.com
Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary
Merch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/cultliterLL
Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com
Write me: spencer@cultliter.com
Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807
Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast instagram.com/spencerhenry
Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter
Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!
Sources:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/06/01/chad-daybell-sentenced-to-death-in-doomsday-murders-case/73938215007/
https://hotelmonteleone.com/all-posts/haunted-tale-maurice-begere/
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Listen Now: Happily Never After: Dan & Nancy
Nancy Brophy fills her novels with romantic betrayals and murder. It’s a far cry from her quiet life in the suburbs, where she and her chef husband, Dan, are living out their golden years. But when Dan is shot dead, Nancy finds herself at the center of a murder case that could be ripped from the pages of her novels.
From Wondery, this is a story about what happens when the line blurs between fiction and reality.
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