282 episodes

That's So Fcked Up is a true crime lite podcast primarily about cults, but also murder and other generally awful things. TSFU brings you enthralling stories while looking at what causes them to happen. Join host Ashley Love Richards as she and her various co-hosts discuss what inspires people to do the awful things that they do. Nature? Nurture? Society? Let's investigate from our couches together!

That's So Fcked Up Ashley Love Richards

    • Comedy
    • 4.6 • 474 Ratings

That's So Fcked Up is a true crime lite podcast primarily about cults, but also murder and other generally awful things. TSFU brings you enthralling stories while looking at what causes them to happen. Join host Ashley Love Richards as she and her various co-hosts discuss what inspires people to do the awful things that they do. Nature? Nurture? Society? Let's investigate from our couches together!

    TSFU: Ep. 158- Ezra Miller: Hollyweird and the Toddler to Train Wreck Pipeline

    TSFU: Ep. 158- Ezra Miller: Hollyweird and the Toddler to Train Wreck Pipeline

    Today Fallon tells Ash about the disturbing world of Ezra Miller, the once-celebrated actor now known for a series of grotesque controversies. Fallon covers Ezra's erratic behavior, public antics, allegations of trafficking and sexual abuse; grooming and cults, and generally abhorrent personal conduct. The gals also discuss how Ezra's introduction to Hollyweird at a young age could have affected this, and the "toddler to train wreck" pipeline. Tune in next week for part II!


    ✨If you wanna get your TSFU episodes ad free and on Tuesdays instead of Fridays, check out our Patreon! You get access to over 200 episodes that aren't on the regular feed, and you'd like them all ad free, join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month! There is actually now a new FREE version that you can try with no commitment!

    🕸️Visit That's So Fcked Up's Website: https://tsfuthepodcast.com/
    🎉Support our work and get all kinds of nifty perks: https://www.patreon.com/TSFU
    ☕️Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tsfuthepodcast
    📲Subscribe to our podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-so-fcked-up/id1508752329
    🎧or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zo86q0aYvNSg8prn1k73N?si=590fae149eb24218
    📸Follow TSFU on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tsfuthepodcast/
    👀Follow Ash on IG: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyloverichards/
    👾Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/c2HwBUDsUx

    -Audio editing by Kim Shockley
    -Research by Erin Collins
    -Sourceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Millerhttps://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/ezra-miller-the-flash-timeline-arrests-controversies-abuse-1234765089/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/inside-ezra-millers-dark-spiral-messiah-delusionshttps://www.businessinsider.com/ezra-miller-airbnb-iceland-woman-hypnotized-cult-allegations-2022-8https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13007471/Flash-star-Ezra-Miller-rare-public-appearance-controversies.htmlTrue Crimecast pod- Grooming EzraBeyond the Blinds pod- Catch Them if You CanAfter Dark YouTube- Ezra Miller: Child Star to Serial Criminal

    • 45 min
    SHARK MONTH: Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis- The Worst Shark Attack in History

    SHARK MONTH: Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis- The Worst Shark Attack in History

    For our big finale on 2024's Shark Month, we reach back into the 2021 vaults and bring you a Patreon exclusive. This week Ash and Cam tell you about The Worst Shark Attack In History. This is a big one guys!

    The sinking of the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945, is still the U.S. Navy's greatest loss of life at sea. Roughly 300 men went down with the ship and the other 900 were left to survive adrift in the open, shark infested, Philippine Sea for the next five agonizing days. Only 317 of those men would survive, against all odds- dehydration, starvation, exhaustion, delirium and of course... sharks.

    ✨If you wanna get your TSFU episodes ad free and on Tuesdays instead of Fridays, check out our Patreon! You get access to over 200 episodes that aren't on the regular feed, and you'd like them all ad free, join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month! There is actually now a new FREE version that you can try with no commitment!


    🕸️Visit That's So Fcked Up's Website: https://tsfuthepodcast.com/
    🎉Support our work and get all kinds of nifty perks: https://www.patreon.com/TSFU
    ☕️Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tsfuthepodcast
    📲Subscribe to our podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-so-fcked-up/id1508752329
    🎧or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zo86q0aYvNSg8prn1k73N?si=590fae149eb24218
    📸Follow TSFU on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tsfuthepodcast/
    👀Follow Ash on IG: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyloverichards/
    👾Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/c2HwBUDsUx

    • 1 hr 1 min
    TSFU INTERVIEWS: Ep. 3- Mary Byler, Founder of The Misfit Amish

    TSFU INTERVIEWS: Ep. 3- Mary Byler, Founder of The Misfit Amish

    We have covered many aspects of Amish life, but in today's episode of TSFU Interviews, Fallon gets an insider perspective from Mary Byler, Amish abuse survivor and CEO and founder of The Misfit Amish, LLC, a group that works to "bridge the gaps between English and Amish culture." Mary is also the author of "Reflections and Memories of An Amish Misfit: "My therapist says that's not true, but I digress". AND, as if that wasn't enough, they also host the podcast, The Misfit Amish and appeared in the Peacock docuseries, "Sins of the Amish", which we discussed in Episode 155- Amish Cults: Beneath the Bonnet.

    Mary was born Old Order Amish but escaped in 2004 after being sexually abused most of their life. Now Mary works to bring visibility to LGBTQ Amish and advocate for Amish children suffering abuse.

    Please check out Mary's website, The Misfit Amish. You can purchase Mary's book on Amazon!

    Support independent podcasters! Subscribe to and follow Mary's podcast on Apple, Spotify, Patreon, or your favorite podcast app.

    Follow Mary on Instagram , Facebook, and YouTube.

    *TRIGGER WARNING - SA


    ✨If you wanna get your TSFU episodes ad free and on Tuesdays instead of Fridays, check out our Patreon! You get access to over 200 episodes that aren't on the regular feed, and you'd like them all ad free, join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month! There is actually now a new FREE version that you can try with no commitment!

    🕸️Visit That's So Fcked Up's Website: https://tsfuthepodcast.com/
    🎉Support our work and get all kinds of nifty perks: https://www.patreon.com/TSFU
    ☕️Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tsfuthepodcast
    📲Subscribe to our podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-so-fcked-up/id1508752329
    🎧or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zo86q0aYvNSg8prn1k73N?si=590fae149eb24218br...

    • 1 hr 13 min
    TSFU: Ep. 157 - Love or Control: The Dark Truth of Netflix's "Tell Them You Love Me"

    TSFU: Ep. 157 - Love or Control: The Dark Truth of Netflix's "Tell Them You Love Me"

    DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE A RATING AND REVIEW ON APPLE OR A RATING ON SPOTIFY FOR ASH'S BIRTHDAY! 😍🥳

    Today Ash tells Fallon all about the Netflix documentary "Tell Them You Love Me." If you haven't seen it yet, the documentary tells the controversial story of Anna Stubblefield, a white university professor, and Derrick Johnson, a disabled, non-verbal black man with cerebral palsy. Anna claims she was able to unlock Derrick and help him communicate using a keyboard. Eventually they wind up in a "consensual sexual relationship," but Derrick's family (who have guardianship) isn't buying it. What follows is a court case that challenges how we define simple things like communication, disability, and consent. 

    ✨If you wanna get your TSFU episodes ad free and on Tuesdays instead of Fridays, check out our Patreon! You get access to over 200 episodes that aren't on the regular feed, and you'd like them all ad free, join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month! There is actually now a new FREE version that you can try with no commitment!

    🕸️Visit That's So Fcked Up's Website: https://tsfuthepodcast.com/
    🎉Support our work and get all kinds of nifty perks: https://www.patreon.com/TSFU
    ☕️Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tsfuthepodcast
    📲Subscribe to our podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-so-fcked-up/id1508752329
    🎧or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zo86q0aYvNSg8prn1k73N?si=590fae149eb24218
    📸Follow TSFU on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tsfuthepodcast/
    👀Follow Ash on IG: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyloverichards/
    👾Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/c2HwBUDsUx

    Audio editing by Gaytrice Perdue

    • 1 hr 7 min
    SHARK MONTH: Left at Sea- Tom and Eileen Lonergan, the True Story Behind "Open Water"

    SHARK MONTH: Left at Sea- Tom and Eileen Lonergan, the True Story Behind "Open Water"

    DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE A RATING AND REVIEW ON APPLE OR A RATING ON SPOTIFY FOR ASH'S BIRTHDAY! 😍🥳🫶

    Happy Shark Week! This week Ash and former co-host Michelle talk about two poor souls, Tom and Eileen Lonergan, who were forgotten at sea while scuba diving!

    Michelle tells Ash about the true story behind the movie Open Water. Tom and Eileen were two young and in love, recent Peace Corps workers, who were just married on their way to start their adventurous new lives. Their first stop was scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. But they rose to the surface of the water to find their boat gone, and they were never heard from again.


    ✨If you wanna get your TSFU episodes ad free and on Tuesdays instead of Fridays, check out our Patreon! You get access to over 200 episodes that aren't on the regular feed, and you'd like them all ad free, join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month! There is actually now a new FREE version that you can try with no commitment!

    🕸️Visit That's So Fcked Up's Website: https://tsfuthepodcast.com/
    🎉Support our work and get all kinds of nifty perks: https://www.patreon.com/TSFU
    ☕️Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tsfuthepodcast
    📲Subscribe to our podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-so-fcked-up/id1508752329
    🎧or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zo86q0aYvNSg8prn1k73N?si=590fae149eb24218
    📸Follow TSFU on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tsfuthepodcast/
    👀Follow Ash on IG: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyloverichards/
    👾Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/c2HwBUDsUx

    • 57 min
    SHARK MONTH: The Sinking of the Trashman Yacht and Hundreds of Tiger Sharks

    SHARK MONTH: The Sinking of the Trashman Yacht and Hundreds of Tiger Sharks

    IT'S SHARK MONTH!! This week Ash and former co-host Michelle talk about the scariest shark attacks that Ashley has ever heard of!

    Ash tells the story of the 1982 sinking of the Trashman Yacht. As five people headed from Maine to Florida through "hurricane alley", they suddenly got hit by a huge storm. They were stuck at sea for days, with no supplies, surrounded by hundreds of hungry and aggressive tiger sharks. Only two of them made it out of the horrid situation alive. You may remember Ash telling this story in episode 8, back in the day. But don't worry, this time she added just a tad more detail, making the story twice as long, and realllly taking you there.


    ✨If you wanna get your TSFU episodes ad free and on Tuesdays instead of Fridays, check out our Patreon! You get access to over 200 episodes that aren't on the regular feed, and you'd like them all ad free, join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month! There is actually now a new FREE version that you can try with no commitment!

    🕸️Visit That's So Fcked Up's Website: https://tsfuthepodcast.com/
    🎉Support our work and get all kinds of nifty perks: https://www.patreon.com/TSFU
    ☕️Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tsfuthepodcast
    📲Subscribe to our podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-so-fcked-up/id1508752329
    🎧or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zo86q0aYvNSg8prn1k73N?si=590fae149eb24218
    📸Follow TSFU on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tsfuthepodcast/
    👀Follow Ash on IG: https://www.instagram.com/ashleyloverichards/
    👾Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/c2HwBUDsUx

    • 57 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
474 Ratings

474 Ratings

AmyOrtega1974 ,

Fabulous show

I’m fell into this by accident and now I am so far down the rabbit hole that me and the white rabbit are having tea! I love it

Code chLbH2 ,

A good listen

A fun and enjoyable romp through messed up stuff!

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Love these ladies!

Super funny and informative. Definitely entertaining.

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