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| Ep. 2.6. Host It or Toast It | 02 Aug 2023 | 00:01:12 | |
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| Ep. 2.5. Another Murder and the Jim Thompson Legacy (Worldwide: The Disappearance of the Thai Silk King) | 02 Aug 2023 | 00:12:17 | |
In this last episode, we examine the story of Jim’s associate, who swears he spotted Thompson in a hotel lobby in Tahiti weeks after he disappeared, as well as the still unsolved murder of Jim Thompson’s sister, Katharine, five months after Jim vanished. We'll also explore the legacy of Jim Thompson and how it continues today. Join us for the final twists and turns in the Thompson tale. | |||
| 1.9 “Not Many Wisemen Now are Called:” An Interview with Pastor Dave (Worldwide: The Unchosen Church) | 27 Jul 2022 | 00:33:03 | |
Church hurt, women’s roles in ministry, and pastor worship are all topics that we discuss with Pastor Dave on this week’s episode. Dave grew up in a legalistic, authoritarian church that preached you had to earn your salvation by works. Today, he’s a non-denominational pastor at the Life Church in Texas that preaches salvation by grace. Learn why, unlike a lot of our guests who gave up on religion after leaving the Worldwide Church of God, Dave went the opposite route, attending seminary and then later becoming a pastor. Learn, too, how his time in a high-demand religious group informs the way he ministers today. You can reach out to Dave at DaveThePastor7@gmail.com.
If you would like to support Worldwide: The Unchosen Church, you can visitwww.buymeacoffee.com/worldwidepod and tell us to host it or toast it. Support will go to either hosting this show on Buzzsprout so that you and others can find it for years to come (host it), or if you just want to say thank you for the show, tell us to toast it and our team will gladly drink a beer and cheers to you. | |||
| Ep. 1.8. Church Candy: An Interview with LaNisa Frederick (Worldwide: The Unchosen Church) | 20 Jul 2022 | 00:33:21 | |
LaNisa Frederick is a comedic actress with credits in The Goldbergs, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Young Sheldon. In this episode, she describes what it was like to be raised in a high demand group with one parent in the church and one outside of it and why cults are not just a white people thing. LaNisa also talks about her efforts to develop a single-cam television comedy called Church Candy based on her experiences growing up in the Worldwide Church of God. | |||
| Ep 1.7: Finding Bobby Fischer: Lost Interviews with the World Chess Champion (Worldwide: The Unchosen Church) | 13 Jul 2022 | 00:36:22 | |
Bobby Fischer was the Muhammad Ali of chess. He became the youngest person to ever win the US chess championship at the age of 14 and the only American-born player to ever win the World Chess Championship. But after defeating the Soviet Boris Spassky in 1972, Bobby Fischer never played another professional match for over twenty years. Instead, he became a recluse, preferring privacy over prize money. Not much is known about Bobby’s life after his 1972 win, but this episode premieres newly discovered tapes of Fischer, discussing his time in the Worldwide Church of God – the doomsday apocalyptic cult this series is devoted to. In these tapes, which were made in Dec 1976 and Jan 1977, Bobby discusses his views on god, sex, and chess and, especially, how he came to resent Herbert W. Armstrong and his son Garner Ted, the church’s leaders. These tapes provide a riveting snapshot of Bobby’s mental state during the time when he had essentially disappeared from public view and has great crossover appeal between those interested in cults and those interested in chess. The original tapes were about 5 hours long, and the best highlights are featured in this 30+ minute episode, which also features commentary from David Edmonds, co-author of Bobby Fischer Goes to War. If you would like to support Worldwide: The Unchosen Church, you can tell us to host it or toast it. Support will go to either hosting this show on Buzzsprout so others can find it for years to come (host it), or if you just want to appreciate the show, tell us to toast it and our team will gladly drink a beer and cheers to you. You can support us at: www.buymeacoffee.com/worldwidepod | |||
| Ep. 1.6. "Sound the Trumpet": An Interview with Restored Church of God Whistleblower Kevin Denee (Worldwide: The Unchosen Church) | 06 Jul 2022 | 00:40:34 | |
In 2022, Armstrongism isn't dead. It's alive and well, and in Wadsworth, Ohio, it's on steroids. Meet The Restored Church of God, headed by new cult leader Dave Pack. In this explosive episode, we talk with Kevin Denee, Pack's son-in-law and a former high-ranking member in the RCG who left the church in 2016. He talks publicly for the first time about Pack's church, ready to blow the whistle on its nefarious nature. You definitely don't want to miss this one! Hosted, written and produced by Dr. Tricia Jenkins. Sound design and editing by Thirteen Media. | |||
| Ep. 1.5 The Closet, the Cult and the College: An Interview with DJ Grothe (Worldwide: The Unchosen Church) | 29 Jun 2022 | 00:34:53 | |
DJ Grothe is the former host of the Point of Inquiry and For Good Reason podcasts and the past president of the James Randi Educational Foundation. While he has interviewed hundreds of skeptic and scientific leaders, he rarely tells his own story of how he attended a little Bible college in the piney woods of East Texas, called Ambassador University. In this episode, I sit down to ask DJ why he joined the Worldwide Church of God - a biblical cult - when he was 14 years old - the same year that he came out as gay and the same year he started getting into magic. We also talk about how his background in magic and a magazine housed in Ambassador University's library helped to lead him out of the doomsday apocalyptic cult he had once joined, and why today, he says he's grateful for the entire experience. Hosted, written and produced by Dr. Tricia Jenkins. Sound design and editing by Thirteen Media. | |||
| Bonus: An Interview with Dr. J Gordon Melton (Worldwide: The Unchosen Church) | 23 Jun 2022 | 00:05:52 | |
In this brief bonus interview, we're joined by American religion scholar Dr. J. Gordon Melton. | |||
| Ep. 1.4. "Blessed And Happy is the Man," But What About the Woman? (Worldwide: The Unchosen Church) | 22 Jun 2022 | 00:39:58 | |
In this episode, we talk with Heather, Dawn and Lisa about how the expectations set for women by the WCG and its offshoots affected their future careers, marriages, parenting, and relationship to sex. An honest and authentic look at how conservative churches often affect women, this show is not to be missed. While this podcast is a labor of love, if you'd like to support Worldwide: The Unchosen Church, we would gladly accept a coffee or beer: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/worldwidepod Hosted, written and produced by Dr. Tricia Jenkins. Sound design and editing by Thirteen Media. A special thanks to these women for contributing to this episode. | |||
| Bonus: "Oh Give Thanks" | 21 Jun 2022 | 00:01:00 | |
A special message for our listeners. | |||
| Ep. 1.3. “The Worldwide Church of Pod:” An Interview with Glynn Washington (Worldwide: The Unchosen Church) | 15 Jun 2022 | 00:30:11 | |
Glynn Washington is a highly successful podcaster, hosting shows such as Snap Judgment, Spooked and Heaven’s Gate. But I bet you didn’t know that his storytelling style is highly influenced by cult leader, Herbert W. Armstrong of the Worldwide Church of God. How did Glynn end up in this cult? What did he take from Armstrong? And what was it like to be in a black family that joined a “white supremacist Jesus cult?” Glynn Washington takes us through the answers to these questions on episode three of Worldwide: The Unchosen Church.
Hosted, written and produced by Dr. Tricia Jenkins. Sound design and editing by Thirteen Media.
Special thanks to Glynn Washington for his participation in this episode. Glynn is the host of his own podcast Snap Judgment, which can be found on Apple podcasts, or wherever podcasts are hosted. | |||
| Ep 1.2. “Trust in God and Stand in Awe:” An Interview with Jesse Moskel (Worldwide: The Unchosen Church) | 15 Jun 2022 | 00:33:12 | |
What is it like to watch your three-year-old sister succumb to leukemia, while your family relies on prayer, rather than doctors, to save her? How does being raised by an authoritarian father, who is also a minister in an authoritarian church, add to that trauma? And how might those experiences connect to your being sentenced to both the death penalty and a life sentence as an adult in a Thai prison? Jesse Moskel answers these questions in episode two of Worldwide: The Unchosen Church, offering listeners a tough but uplifting look at the costs of high demand religious groups and the power of perspective and perseverance in our most dire days. If you'd like to support Worldwide: The Unchosen Church, feel free to buy us a beer. It's super easy: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/worldwidepod Hosted, written and produced by Dr. Tricia Jenkins. Sound design and editing by Thirteen Media.
Special thanks to Jesse Moskel for his participation in this episode. | |||
| Ep. 2.4. “We Had to Eliminate Him:” An interview with the CIA's Barry Broman (Worldwide: The Disappearance of the Thai Silk King) | 02 Aug 2023 | 00:25:06 | |
In 2013, former CIA officer Barry Broman received a phone call from someone claiming to know who killed Jim Thompson. Join us as we follow that lead from Thailand to Singapore and evaluate whether Jim was killed by a communist plot to eliminate him. Have little podcast listeners and want to discover another podcast from Thirteen Media? Check out ABC Story Sisters, a story time podcast bringing classic children's literature to life for kids, and kids at heart! Worldwide listeners will recognize a familiar voice as one of season five's special guests!
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| Ep 1.1. “God Speaks to Us:” An Insider’s Guide to the Worldwide Church of God (Worldwide: The Unchosen Church) | 15 Jun 2022 | 00:31:26 | |
Before Joel Osteen, Brian Houston, or even L. Ron Hubbard, there was Herbert W. Armstrong and his Worldwide Church of God (WCG). A doomsday apocalyptic cult active in roughly 70 countries around the globe, the WCG lured its members in with the promise of protection from an impending World War III and a place of leadership in the utopia to follow. While this podcast is a labor of love, if you'd like to support Worldwide: The Unchosen Church, we would gladly accept a coffee or beer to help continue to host our show in podcast libraries: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/worldwidepod Instagram @worldwidepod Special thanks to Dr. Steven Hassan, Lisa Metzel Bonnet, Nathanael O’Reilly and D.J. Grothe for their contributions to this episode and to Joel Kramer, who gave us permission to use clips from his documentary Called to be Free, which can be viewed on YouTube. | |||
| Introducing Worldwide: The Unchosen Church | 11 May 2022 | 00:04:13 | |
Worldwide: The Unchosen Church shares firsthand accounts of growing up inside of a doomsday apocalyptic cult. It's a series about the costs and rewards of high-demand religious groups, dispelling many of the myths about what types of people join cults. Join host and former WCG member Dr. Tricia Jenkins, as she and other former church members showcase the beauty, comedy, and tragedy of life inside and outside of Herbert W. Armstrong's Worldwide Church of God (WCG). | |||
| Ep. 2.3. Retracing Fading Steps: An interview with Dr. Lew Toulmin (Worldwide: The Disappearance of the Thai Silk King) | 02 Aug 2023 | 00:27:43 | |
In the mid-2010s, Dr. Lew Toulmin, a search and rescue operations specialist, went to Malaysia and Thailand to research the Jim Thompson case extensively and to evaluate the possible causes of his death. Was Jim Thompson the victim of foul play? Was he attacked and eaten by a tiger? Was he caught up in a communist conspiracy? Or did he simply stumble upon something in the jungle that sealed his fate? Listen and make your own conclusions. | |||
| Ep. 2.2. Peter Hurkos and The Dangers of Psychic Detectives: An Interview with D.J. Grothe (Worldwide: The Disappearance of the Thai Silk King) | 02 Aug 2023 | 00:30:31 | |
When the police fail to turn up leads in missing persons cases, families sometimes get desperate and ask psychic detectives to “help.” In the case of Jim Thompson, his sister, Eleanor, hired the world’s most famous psychic celebrity at the time – Peter Hurkos – to locate her brother when the police could not. But psychic detectives are rarely helpful, and we sit down with professional skeptic and former psychic entertainer, D.J. Grothe, to discuss the dangers of psychic detectives and the tactics they employ to convince grieving people to depart with their money. | |||
| Ep. 2.1. Vanished in the Highlands: The Mystery of Jim Thompson (Worldwide: The Disappearance of the Thai Silk King) | 02 Aug 2023 | 00:21:38 | |
In 1967, well-known fashion tycoon Jim Thompson went on vacation in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia and vanished without a trace. His disappearance resulted in the largest manhunt ever conducted on land in Southeast Asian history. But who exactly was Jim Thompson? In this episode, we will walk you through the life and legacy of this charismatic millionaire, adventurous intelligence officer, and founder of a renowned fashion empire that still exists today. | |||
| Ep. 2.0. Getting Out and Moving On (Worldwide: The Disappearance of the Thai Silk King) | 02 Aug 2023 | 00:07:08 | |
In this brief introduction to season two of Worldwide, host Tricia Jenkins and guest Glynn Washington (host of the Snap Judgement podcast) explain how travel helped lead them out of the Worldwide Church of God. Tricia also shares how her travels led her to the subject of our next series – a multi-layered mystery that she can't put to rest. Welcome to season two of Worldwide: The Disappearance of the Thai Silk King. | |||
| Ep 1.11: The End Times and Final Revelations (Worldwide: The Unchosen Church) | 03 Aug 2022 | 00:26:00 | |
In this series finale, we hear from listeners about their own WCG experiences, what listeners took away from the series, and how listeners can share their own stories through www.igotout.org. | |||
| Ep 1.10: From the Fringe to the Fold: An Interview with Joseph Tkach Jr (Worldwide: The Unchosen Church) | 03 Aug 2022 | 00:41:38 | |
Cults almost never admit error or de-radicalize themselves, but that is exactly what happened in the Worldwide Church of God. Hear our interview with Joseph Tkach Jr - the last pastor general of the WCG - who helped take this doomsday cult from "the fringe to the fold" at great economic, emotional and personal costs. If you would like to support Worldwide: The Unchosen Church, you can visitwww.buymeacoffee.com/worldwidepod and tell us to host it or toast it. Support will go to either hosting this show on Buzzsprout so that you and others can find it for years to come (host it), or if you just want to say thank you for the show, tell us to toast it and our team will gladly drink a beer and cheers to you. | |||
| BONUS: Host It or Toast It | 02 Aug 2022 | 00:01:13 | |
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