415 episodes
Cult Liter with Spencer Henry Wondery
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- True Crime
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5.0 • 13 Ratings
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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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Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker
This week we are discussing some of the most notorious televangelists of all time, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. Listen in to hear their story of humble beginnings to their tumultuous public downfall.
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Sources:
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jim-Bakker
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tammy-Faye-Messner
https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/16/us/for-jim-and-tammy-bakker-excess-wiped-out-a-rapid-climb-to-success.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpjH3WxlBGk&t=2235s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_PTL_Club
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/04/02/tammy-bakkers-country-crush/ec4f7963-c8b3-44fa-b3b1-bee8ce35a121/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/08/24/kevin-whittum-sues-ptl-over-eviction/24cc48af-1767-4efa-8e50-9968a0e37ebc/
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/08/11/Disabled-youth-who-lived-in-PTLs-Kevin-House-dies/1112713505600/ -
Little Liter Ep-150
TGIF Cult Babes! This week we’ve got some headlines to get through and then we’re going down a reddit rabbit-hole…If you have a story you’d like to share with the cult send it to Spencer@cultliter.com!!
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Write me: spencer@cultliter.com
Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807
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Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!
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Mary Bell (Spencer's Version)
This week we’re headed back into the archives for a new and improved telling of the horrifying true story of Mary Bell, an 11 year old robbed of her own childhood, who unfortunately ensured the same fate for others.
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Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807
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Sources:
Sources:
https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/bell-mary-flora.htm
https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/famous/bell/index_1.html
https://www.theguardian.com/observer/comment/story/0,6903,688108,00.html.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8qwasv
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8qwasw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_B
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Little Liter 149? I think!
Sit down Cult Babes we’ve got a lot to talk about!!! Gypsy Rose is back with her ex and we’ve got some wild stories, if you have a story you’d like to share, send it on over Spencer@cultliter.com
Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary
Merch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/cultliter
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!
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Tania Head's Survival Story
On September 11th, 2001 the entire United States was horrified by the vicious terrorist attacks. The bravery of some individuals who survived the attacks, such as Tania Head, helped unify others, and provide space for fellow victims. This is her story.
Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary
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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
Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter
Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!
Sources:
Sources:
https://www.npr.org/2012/04/14/149399210/the-amazing-untrue-story-of-a-sept-11-survivor
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9870109/Tania-Heads-story-one-9-11s-haunting-tales-truth-tale-deceit.html
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a37525762/where-is-tania-head-now-fake-911-survivor/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/9-11-fantasists-survivors-world-trade-center-b2164064.html
https://www.everand.com/book/224326249/The-Woman-Who-Wasn-t-There-The-True-Story-of-an-Incredible-Deception
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6d6v19QGeA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY18fTyLzvM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6niri2cxFc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElVs87deINY
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Just chattin' with Guest Madison Reyes
TGIF! This week I sat down and just started yappin' till Madison Reyes knocked on my door and I said hey sit down, talk about the time you got arrested at Mervyns and she delivered! We're talking about our troubled youths, relationships with alcohol and rollercoasters.
Buy my book: prh.com/obitchuary
Merch! Merch! Merch!: wonderyshop.com/cultliter
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!
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Customer Reviews
true love
best podcast, interesting, creepy, disturbing, sometimes gore but still funny and educational, i love Spencer, his voice is so calming and he tells the stories in way that its so fun to listen
babacmentarna
my fav podcast, Spencer has such a smooth voice, i can chill in bathtub and listen about murder, is there anything better???