Episode
Part Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
1:20:20
Published: Thu Jun 21 2018
Description
In Part Two of Episode 8, Robert is joined again by writer/comedian Anna Salinas (badcomixbyanna, John Baxte) and they continue to discuss Keith Raniere and his sex cult, 'NXIVM.' Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
The Death Island podcast unveils the danger and mystery that lurks in Koh Tao; while the Behind the Bastards part 2 episode focuses on Keith Renieri - creator of the NXIVM cult, child molester, and judo champion.
00:00 - 01:14 (01:14)
Summary
The Death Island podcast unveils the danger and mystery that lurks in Koh Tao; while the Behind the Bastards part 2 episode focuses on Keith Renieri - creator of the NXIVM cult, child molester, and judo champion.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Keith Raniere, the leader of the Nxivm cult, attracted thousands of followers, including famous people such as the heirs to the Seagram's vodka empire.
01:15 - 04:11 (02:56)
Summary
Keith Raniere, the leader of the Nxivm cult, attracted thousands of followers, including famous people such as the heirs to the Seagram's vodka empire. However, the number of people in the cult was relatively small compared to the havoc it wreaked.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Toni F. Natalie accused Keith Ranieri, the founder of NXIVM, of manipulating her into giving up her 10-year-old son to his father and also trying to get her to have a baby with him.
04:11 - 08:12 (04:01)
Summary
Toni F. Natalie accused Keith Ranieri, the founder of NXIVM, of manipulating her into giving up her 10-year-old son to his father and also trying to get her to have a baby with him. Ranieri denied the allegations as ridiculous and not rational.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Keith Raniere's sash system was a reward for people who paid an enormous amount of money to take his classes and wanted to feel like they achieved something.
08:12 - 11:49 (03:37)
Summary
Keith Raniere's sash system was a reward for people who paid an enormous amount of money to take his classes and wanted to feel like they achieved something. His philosophy simultaneously praised wealth and made people feel like they were saving the world.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The podcast explores the story of an unusual high school program that encouraged students to bare their souls and reluctantly promoted a seemingly extreme form of vulnerability.
11:50 - 14:41 (02:51)
Summary
The podcast explores the story of an unusual high school program that encouraged students to bare their souls and reluctantly promoted a seemingly extreme form of vulnerability.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Vanity Fair article from 2010 shed light on the mental abuse allegations in ESP seminars, which was further escalated with the involvement of Nexium and the Bronfman sisters' money.
14:42 - 17:52 (03:09)
Summary
The Vanity Fair article from 2010 shed light on the mental abuse allegations in ESP seminars, which was further escalated with the involvement of Nexium and the Bronfman sisters' money. The seminars were reported to involve participants confessing to their wrongdoings in front of a coach, which was just the tip of the iceberg of the abusive nature of the events.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The tragic suicide of Gina, a former member of the Nxivm cult, is discussed along with the realization that millions of dollars were stolen from the Bronfman family to cover Keith Raniere's failed bets.
17:52 - 21:22 (03:29)
Summary
The tragic suicide of Gina, a former member of the Nxivm cult, is discussed along with the realization that millions of dollars were stolen from the Bronfman family to cover Keith Raniere's failed bets.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Keith Raniere used the Seagram's vodka fortune to fund his second attempt at raising a perfect child who would change human history, isolating the child and having a team of five nannies speak to him in different languages, all in accordance with Raniere's theories on child development.
21:22 - 25:26 (04:04)
Summary
Keith Raniere used the Seagram's vodka fortune to fund his second attempt at raising a perfect child who would change human history, isolating the child and having a team of five nannies speak to him in different languages, all in accordance with Raniere's theories on child development.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Frank Parlatto, a former acquaintance of Keith Raniere, introduces a new twist on the story of Raniere's adopted son, Galen, claiming that Galen was actually Raniere's biological son with a woman named Christine Keefe, challenging the official adoption story Raniere had presented to his followers.
25:26 - 30:13 (04:46)
Summary
Frank Parlatto, a former acquaintance of Keith Raniere, introduces a new twist on the story of Raniere's adopted son, Galen, claiming that Galen was actually Raniere's biological son with a woman named Christine Keefe, challenging the official adoption story Raniere had presented to his followers.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The lack of community and social prejudices are issues that are most disturbing, as well as the lack of caring among friends and neighbors.
30:15 - 34:19 (04:04)
Summary
The lack of community and social prejudices are issues that are most disturbing, as well as the lack of caring among friends and neighbors.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Keith Raniere creates a women's group but instead of empowering them, he pits them against each other using his knowledge to manipulate them.
34:19 - 38:18 (03:59)
Summary
Keith Raniere creates a women's group but instead of empowering them, he pits them against each other using his knowledge to manipulate them.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
A men's group is being accused of defrauding its members, primarily women, but some men were also affected.
38:19 - 41:50 (03:31)
Summary
A men's group is being accused of defrauding its members, primarily women, but some men were also affected. Despite this, it is suggested that men know the difference between right and wrong.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Alison Mack, a Smallville actress, became involved in a sub-cult within Jeunesse called DOS, which stands for Dominus Obsequius Sororium.
41:51 - 44:30 (02:39)
Summary
Alison Mack, a Smallville actress, became involved in a sub-cult within Jeunesse called DOS, which stands for Dominus Obsequius Sororium. The cult involved women being branded with the cult leader's initials and engaging in forced labor and sex.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Women were subjected to extreme practices including watching violent videos and wearing fake cow udders over their breasts as punishment for not following orders in a cult-like group led by Masters, who would dictate acts of self-denial.
44:30 - 48:53 (04:22)
Summary
Women were subjected to extreme practices including watching violent videos and wearing fake cow udders over their breasts as punishment for not following orders in a cult-like group led by Masters, who would dictate acts of self-denial.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Members of the NXIVM cult underwent painful branding rituals, lasting up to 45 minutes, as a rite of passage.
48:53 - 52:19 (03:26)
Summary
Members of the NXIVM cult underwent painful branding rituals, lasting up to 45 minutes, as a rite of passage. One former member recalls the experience as terrifying, but believes that Keith Ranieri's teachings on parasitic behavior helped prepare members for the ordeal.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
An actress discusses the pressure to have the perfect life, and how it prevented her from being honest with her friends.
52:20 - 55:57 (03:36)
Summary
An actress discusses the pressure to have the perfect life, and how it prevented her from being honest with her friends.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The speaker explores how pop feminism can impose suffering on people in the guise of empowering them and how gendered language can reinforce harmful societal constructs.
55:59 - 1:02:48 (06:48)
Summary
The speaker explores how pop feminism can impose suffering on people in the guise of empowering them and how gendered language can reinforce harmful societal constructs. She also discusses how previous conversations centered around women taking leadership roles may have contributed to this toxicity.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Military combat units and cults both use language as a tool for isolation and control, creating vocabulary that sets them apart from the majority of society, without the members even realizing what is happening.
1:02:48 - 1:06:06 (03:17)
Summary
Military combat units and cults both use language as a tool for isolation and control, creating vocabulary that sets them apart from the majority of society, without the members even realizing what is happening.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Keith Raniere, the founder of NXIVM, a self-help organization, was arrested in late March in Mexico.
1:06:08 - 1:09:19 (03:11)
Summary
Keith Raniere, the founder of NXIVM, a self-help organization, was arrested in late March in Mexico. NXIVM has been accused of being a secretive and cult-like group, with some members claiming that they were branded and coerced into sexual activities.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Keith Raniere's lawyers request a $10 million bond for his release.
1:09:19 - 1:14:42 (05:23)
Summary
Keith Raniere's lawyers request a $10 million bond for his release. Meanwhile, a journalist and his wife discover a "weird right wing bias" and unclear rubric at a job opportunity site they thought was legitimate, which turns out to be a cult.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The With Prejudice series by The Knife of Aristotle focuses on rehabilitating unfairly maligned thinkers such as Google engineer James Namor or New York Times columns editor Barry Weiss.
1:14:42 - 1:18:17 (03:34)
Summary
The With Prejudice series by The Knife of Aristotle focuses on rehabilitating unfairly maligned thinkers such as Google engineer James Namor or New York Times columns editor Barry Weiss. They aim to make news read more like science and less like fiction, though their scholarship opportunity can be criticized.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The host warns listeners to be wary of catchy slogans that make them feel cool, as they may have hidden agendas.
1:18:17 - 1:21:26 (03:08)
Summary
The host warns listeners to be wary of catchy slogans that make them feel cool, as they may have hidden agendas. She encourages listeners to do something truly badass, or to remove themselves from situations where they may be allowing someone to cause them harm.
EpisodePart Two: The Child Molester Whose Sex Cult Taught Women Friendship
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Koh Tao, a picturesque island off the coast of Thailand has seen dozens of tourists die mysteriously in the last 20 years, leaving a dark cloud over the island.
1:21:26 - 1:23:12 (01:45)
Summary
Koh Tao, a picturesque island off the coast of Thailand has seen dozens of tourists die mysteriously in the last 20 years, leaving a dark cloud over the island.