Prayed Upon

Living in fear of a beating, Joe grew up in the cult known as The Children of God. He and his siblings were heavily disciplined, sexually abused and forced to busk on the streets for money to buy food. Joe is still healing from his childhood, b

Stolen childhoods | 5

Mar 5th, 2024 34m 18s

They were robbed of their innocence inside one of the world's worst cults. Alisha and Amy grew up in the Children of God, where they lived in communes in Australia and overseas. They were beaten, abused and denied access to the outside world. Y

Escaping the tribe | 4

Feb 27th, 2024 42m 19s

Matthew Klein’s baby would have died if he had listened to leaders of a cult he joined, who suggested he could pray rather than seek medical help. Matthew knew he had to get out, but his wife wanted to stay. It tore his family apart To read mo

Cult brides | 3

Feb 20th, 2024 33m 33s

If you've spent your life in extreme religious groups, life outside is bewildering. When Claire Ashman escaped the cult The Order of St Charbel with her eight children she had no idea about popular movies or TV, how to use an ATM or open a bank

Doomsday prophets | 2

Feb 13th, 2024 22m 6s

What do you do if your friend or family member joins a cult? You call Raphael Aron. He has been rescuing people from these extreme, controlling groups for more than 40 years. Since Covid, he's busier than ever and warns the modern cult leader i

Stay, Pray, Obey | 1

Dec 28th, 2023 40m 55s

Why do people start cults? Why do people join them? And most importantly - how do they escape? Investigative journalists Kate Kyriacou and Greg Stolz lift the lid on a secretive Australian cult that dictates the lives of its members with bizarr

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Introducing - Prayed Upon

Dec 5th, 2023 1m 24s

Religious extremism and cults are on the rise. For the last few months, three journalists have been hearing the harrowing stories of cult survivors, and have uncovered a secret and controlling cult currently operating across Australia with comm

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