The Cult I Left Behind
Newly-ish married couple, Amanda and Kyle, discuss Amanda’s upbringing in the IBLP cult of Duggar infamy – a story Kyle learns about along with listeners. Through sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking stories, Amanda and Kyle explore the cult’s ideology, the strange rules that surrounded Amanda’s childhood, and the abuse she endured before leaving the cult. Through it all, they talk about what it takes to break free from a cult and what gets left behind.
Podcasting since 2023 • 106 episodes
The Cult I Left Behind
Latest Episodes
100 - Goodbye for Now
One hundred episodes. Two and a half years. This is the moment when we pause and look back, say thank you, and close this chapter that is so dear to our hearts. Amanda and Kyle take a trip down memory lane, pay tribute to guests who came on the...
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Episode 100
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29:36
99 - What Kyle Knows Now
We've been crying for days, and we're not done yet.In this penultimate episode, Amanda and Kyle reflect on 2.5 years and nearly 100 episodes of The Cult I Left Behind — what it cost, what it gave back, and what they know now tha...
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Season 1
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Episode 99
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45:13
98 - Good Girls Don’t Scream
Many of us who were raised to be good little girls are facing some hard realizations these days.This episode is a stark look at the links between cults, high-control religion, and sex trafficking rings, and their impact on girls and wome...
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Season 1
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Episode 98
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41:37
One-Week Delay
We're focusing on our little family this week, but will release back-to-back episodes to make up for the delay. See you in a week!
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97 - Fear: The Foundation of Cults
Fear lives in the stories we tell ourselves, the categories we cling to, and the way we decide who is safe and who is “other.”In this episode, Amanda and Kyle examine how fear quietly shapes worldviews in cults, families, belief systems,...
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Season 1
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Episode 97
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25:49
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