Cult Liter With Spencer Henry

This week’s little liter is full of some of the wildest stories to date. We’ve got a kidnapped dad, a dad gone mad, I guess it’s just a dad-centric friday! SEE ME LIVE IN IRVINE ON AUGUST 4TH: https://tinyurl.com/3fvwbsnzJoin me in donating to EveryTown for gun safety: https://www.everytown.orgWrite me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my new 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.

This week we’re discussing the life of singer-songwriter Connie Converse who disappeared in August of 1974 never to be seen or heard from again. When Connie’s music began to resurface in the early 2000’s many began to realize that she was a real pioneer for folk music and perhaps one of the earliest female singer-songwriters, so what would cause her to just up and leave? Join me in donating to EveryTown for gun safety: https://www.everytown.orgWrite me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/03/us/gonzalo-lopez-texas-manhunt/index.htmlhttps://www.theawl.com/2010/08/the-story-of-connie-converse/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Conversehttps://connieconverse.bandcamp.comhttps://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/connie-converses-time-has-comehttps://priceonomics.com/h

It’s Friday I’m in love. This week we’ve got some wild stories from the babes that you won’t want to miss. Join me in donating to EveryTown for gun safety: https://www.everytown.orgWrite me: spencer@cultliter.comSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my new 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.

Oh Cult Babes, today we’re diving into the bizarre world of a televangelist who’s full of something…and it’s not the Holy Spirit. Join me as we take a look into the world of a man you’ve probably seen slangin’ miracle water on a late night infomercial and the 1980’s scandal that almost brought him down.  Join me in donating to EveryTown for gun safety: https://www.everytown.org Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sources:  https://www.gq.com/story/peter-popoff-born-again-scoundrel https://peterpopoff.org https://www.newspapers.com/image/756042721/?terms=Peter%20popoff&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/154538066/?terms=Peter%20popoff&match=1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1998/09/03/white-preachers-born-again-on-black-network/bc0fa605-5aeb-4795-9305-5ead

This week’s little liter will have you saying HOLY shit. We’ve got some wild stories from the babes, but the one at the end…floored me!  Join me in donating to EveryTown for gun safety: https://www.everytown.org Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sponsors:  Calm: Get 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at calm.com/cultliter Babbel: Save up to 60% off your subscription at babbel.com/cultliter Sources:  https://www.deseret.com/utah/2022/5/11/23064288/under-banner-of-heaven-brenda-ron-dan-lafferty-murder-lds-church-real-fiction-sharon-weeks-sister See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Church is in session! Join me Cult Babes, as we look into one of the OG  “faith healers” Sister Aimee McPherson, her rise to fame, alleged kidnapping, and return.  Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sponsors:  Peloton: Go to onepeloton.com  to check out the Peloton Bike + which is now $500 less, its best price yet! (P.S. this includes FREE delivery and setup!!)  Sources:  https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/bulletin-tab/2010/06/16/faith-rise-fall-tent-revival/65328623007/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aimee_Semple_McPherson https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aimee-Semple-McPherson https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-incredible-disappearing-evangelist-572829/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/678336935/?terms=Aimee%20McPherson&match=3 https://www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/article/

Happy Friday Cult Babes! We’re finally back with a little liter full of stories from you! We’ve got a corrupt professor, lunch with a cult, and so much more! If you have a story you’d like to share send it on over to spencer@cultliter.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sponsors:  Audible: Visit Audible dot com slash cultliter or text cultliter to 500-500 Hello Fresh: Hellofresh.com/cultliter16 and use promo code ‘cultliter16’ for up to 16 free meals + 3 free gifts!  Sources:  https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/the-ballet-shoe-stew-of-1842/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hello from Chicago Cult Babes! This week I decided to look into one of Chicago’s most infamous cases, the murder of Bobby Franks which led to what’s been referred to as the ‘Trial of the Century.’  Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sponsors:  ExpressVPN: Ensure your privacy is protected by visiting ExpressVPN.com/cultliter as a listener you’ll get an extra 3 months for FREE on a one year package by using my link!  BetterHelp: Betterhelp.com/spencer for 10% off your first month! Sources:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_and_Loeb https://allthatsinteresting.com/leopold-and-loeb https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1950&context=jclc https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/leopold-and-loebs-criminal-minds-996498/ http://undereverystone.blo

Happy Monday Cult Babes! Before NXIVM and Synanon there was a sex cult running throughout New York City’s Upper West Side that had even Freud saying what the f**k. Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sponsors:  FEALS: Become a member today! Feals.com/cultliter for 50% off your first order + free shipping!  FUZZY: YourFuzzy.com/CULTLITER for a free 7-day trial! Sources:  https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/inside-the-rise-fall-of-a-1970s-upper-west-side-cult https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_B._Newton https://filmdaily.co/news/upper-west-side-sex-cult/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHJ0LyhfH9o https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/inside-the-rise-fall-of-a-1970s-upper-west-side-cult https://www.ranker.com/list/saul-

This week I had the pleasure of chatting with Amanda Knox and we’re getting into everything from her extremely controversial trial, dealing with media, grief and so much more. Aside from being a best-selling author, Amanda is a journalist, public speaker and a podcast host! Check out Labyrinths with Amanda Knox and Christopher Robinson.  Listen to Amanda’s show Labyrinths: https://tinyurl.com/ys7zehhk Buy Amanda’s Book: https://tinyurl.com/yntekttd Watch ‘Amanda Knox’ on Netflix.  Follow Amanda: instagram.com/amamaknox https://innocenceproject.org Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sponsors:  Better Help: Visit betterhelp.com/spencer for 10% off!  Faherty: Fahertybrand.com/cultliter for 20% off your purchase! Sources:  ‘Waiting To Be Heard’ -Amanda Knox  ‘Ama

TGIF Cult Babes! Oh boy we’ve got a lotttt of family drama in this week’s little liter but first I have to tell you about this news story I heard about this morning, come on in the water’s fine!  Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sponsors:  Daily Harvest: DailyHarvest.com/CultLiter for up to $40 off your first box!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy Monday Cult Babes! This week we’re discussing the shocking murder of Hollywood Hearthrob Ramon Novarro in his Hollywood Hills home. Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sponsors:  Calm: Calm.com/cultliter for 40% off!  Stamps.com: Sign up with promo code CULTLITER for a special offer that includes a 4-week trial, plus free postage and a digital scale. No long-term commitments or contracts. Sources:  https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/forgotten-hollywood-ramon-novarro-bona-fide-silent-movie-idol https://www.out.com/2012/05/23/Ramon-Novarro-hustlers-murder-hollywood https://www.newspapers.com/image/458661061/ https://www.out.com/2012/05/23/Ramon-Novarro-hustlers-murder-hollywood ‘Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro’ Andre Soares  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c

This week’s little liter includes a lot of connections to past episodes, an MLM scare, and so much more! But first we have to talk about Hulu’s newest series Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story. If you have a story you’d like to share send it to spencer@cultliter.com!  Link to Synanon Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cult-liter-with-spencer-henry/id1436376574?i=1000523871733 Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sponsors:  Thrive Causemetics: thrivecausemetics.com/cultliter for 15% off your first order! Better Help: Go to betterhelp.com/spencer to save 10% on your first month!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we are talking about the slaying of 24 year old Leila Welsh of Kansas City, MO. The details are shocking and left authorities questioning who could commit such a horrific crime? And is it possible that the killer ended up in Hollywood, CA a few years later and struck again? Listen in on the theories on how Leila’s murder may in fact be connected to the Black Dahlia murder of 1947.  Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sponsors:  Native: Nativedeo.com/cultliter or use promo code ‘cultliter’ at checkout for 20% off!  Hello Fresh: Go to hellofresh.com/cultliter16 and use code cultliter16 for up to 16 free meals and 3 free gifts!  Sources:  https://medium.com/@cjcwriter04/true-crime-kansas-city-missouri-80-year-old-cold-case-who-killed-leila-adele-welsh-e644a084f45a https://w

Friday! Friday! Friday! This week’s little liter is full of all the hot goss from the babes like some lifetime movie family drama, a stalker too close for comfort, and why you should never trust a stranger! If you have a story to share send it to Spencer@cultliter.com  Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sponsors:  Babbel: Save 60% off your subscription by visiting Babbel.com/cultliter June’s Journey: Download on the Apple App Store or Google Play to find your inner detective! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Put on your lab coats babe because you’re in for a science lesson this week as we learn about the wick effect and how to handle fatalities at a fire scene! After the lessons over we’re going to get into the murder of a woman in Oregon that may prove the wick effect theory to be all too true.  Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sponsors:  Storyworth: Storyworth.com/cultliter for $10 off your purchase!  Audible: Text CULTLITER to 500-500 or simply visit audible.com/cultliter to try audible free for 30 days! Sources:  https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/sustained-combustion-animal-carcass-and-its-implications https://www.interfire.org/features/fatalities.asp https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cocktail-party-physics/burn-baby-burn-understanding-the-wick-effect/ http

Ohhhh if it isn’t Friday! This week we’re catching up and I’m telling you some spooky stories about the Disney Parks and then we’re getting into some wild listener stories from the cult babes!  Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sponsors:  Better Help: Visit betterhelp.com/spencer to get 10% off your first month!   Feals CBD: Become a member today by going to feals.com/cultliter and you’ll get 50% off your first order with free shipping! Sources:  https://www.insider.com/abandoned-disney-2018-7#in-1989-another-boy-drowned-there-11 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10543875/deborah-gail-stone http://www.disneylandclub33.com/Myths%20&%20Rumors.htm https://www.buzzfeed.com/annakopsky/17-bizarre-disney-park-urban-legends-thatll-freak-you-out See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c

Happy Monday Cult Babes! This week we’re discussing the mysterious disappearance of Sherri Papini dubbed the ‘real life gone girl.’ The story has gotten stranger and stranger since it first began in 2016. This story is bizarre, major what-in-the-lifetime-movie-is-happening-here vibes.  Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sponsors:  Blenders Eyewear: Visit blenderseyewear.com and enter promo code CULTLITERVIP for 15% off!  Faherty: Visit fahertybrand.com/cultliter use code ‘cultliter’ at checkout for 20% off!  Sources:  https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/09/us/sherri-papini-latino-bias/index.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3980270/Sheriff-s-office-investigating-bizarre-blog-spewing-hatred-against-Latinos-purportedly-written-kidnapped-mom-two-Sherri-Papini-ex-husband-says-malicio

Happy Friday Cult Babes! This week’s little liter has got everything from a hotel scammer to a Floridian ghost! Ya don’t wanna miss it, but before we get into listener stories we need to talk about this bizarre story from Switzerland.. Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sponsors:  Stamps.com: Stop over-paying for shipping with stamps.com. Sign up with promo code ‘cultliter’ for a special offer that includes a 4 week trial, free postage, and a digital scale. Daily Harvest: Visit dailyharvest.com/cultliter to get up to $40 off your first box!  Sources:  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/world/europe/switzerland-montreux-family-balcony-dead.html https://www.wionews.com/trending/mass-suicide-obsessed-with-conspiracy-theories-family-of-five-jumps-off-of-7-storey-building-466867 Se

Happy Monday Cult Babes! This week we’re discussing the bizarre story of Blanche Monnier, a 25 year old socialite from a wealthy family who seemingly disappeared out of nowhere…only to be discovered 25 years later. Turns out this family had quite a few secrets.  Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807  Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my new show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now!  Sponsors:  FEALS CBD: Go to feals.com/cultliter to become a member today and get 50% off your first order + free shipping!  Everlywell: everlywell.com/cultliter for 20% off your at-home lab test.  Sources:  https://historydaily.org/blanche-monnier-story https://allthatsinteresting.com/blanche-monnier https://www.newspapers.com/image/350266105/?terms=blanche%20Monnier&match=1 https://www.bestfranceforever.com/prisoner-in-her-bedroom-for-25-years-the-terrible-reason-why-blanche-was-locked-