The Survivor Squad

This is Part one of our two-part interview with Sandra Booker. Sandra Booker is a multifaceted artist known for her distinctive voice in the modern jazz world, having performed with renowned musicians like Wynton Marsalis and Lalo Schifrin. Her musical style uniquely combines various genres, from R&B to classical, and she has been academically trained, earning a B.A. in ethnomusicology from UC...

Lindsey  Williams  Makeup artist, podcaster, and former Institute in Basic Life Principles member Lindsey Williams (featured in Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets) delves into the Duggar family connection into the IBLP, being home-schooled using "wisdom booklets," how physical punishment was a tenant of the faith, why women lived under the authority of their fathers and husbands, Li...

Lindsey  Williams  Makeup artist, podcaster, and former Institute in Basic Life Principles member, Lindsey Williams (featured in Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets) delves into the Duggar family connection into the IBLP, being home-schooled using "wisdom booklets," how physical punishment was a tenant of the faith, why women lived under the authority of their fathers and husbands, L...

Part 2 of our 2-part interview with Mark Vicente Mark Vicente - Author, speaker, and award-winning Writer/Director/Producer Mark Vicente was part of the creative team behind the sleeper hit “What The Bleep Do We Know?!” He and his wife’s harrowing campaign to escape and expose the organization NXIVM, a coercive and duplicitous high-control group, is captured in both seasons of the critically accla...

Part 1 of our 2-part interview with Mark Vicente Mark Vicente - Author, speaker, and award-winning Writer/Director/Producer Mark Vicente was part of the creative team behind the sleeper hit “What The Bleep Do We Know?!” He and his wife’s harrowing campaign to escape and expose the organization NXIVM, a coercive and duplicitous high-control group, is captured in both seasons of the critically accla...

This is Part 2 of a 2-Part Interview with Harrison James Harrison James - From the ages of 13 to 16, he was sexually abused by his stepmother. When she eventually got pregnant with his baby, he was forced to pretend she was his sister for fear that he would get in trouble and violate their love. One day, out of the blue, he learned that his stepmother had fled Australia with his daughter to her na...

This is Part 1 of a 2-Part Interview with Harrison James Harrison James - From the ages of 13 to 16, he was sexually abused by his stepmother. When she eventually got pregnant with his baby, he was forced to pretend she was his sister for fear that he would get in trouble and violate their love. One day, out of the blue, he learned that his stepmother had fled Australia with his daughter to her na...

This is Part 2 of our 2-Part Conversation with Amanda Knox. Amanda Knox is an exoneree, journalist, public speaker, and author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, Waiting to Be Heard (HarperCollins, April 2013). Between 2007 and 2015, she spent nearly four years in an Italian prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn't commit. The controversy over Amanda's case made inte...

This is Part 1 of our 2-Part conversation with Amanda Knox. Amanda Knox is an exoneree, journalist, public speaker, and author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, Waiting to Be Heard (HarperCollins, April 2013). Between 2007 and 2015, she spent nearly four years in an Italian prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn't commit. The controversy over Amanda's case made inte...

This is Part Two of a two-part episode. Dr. Ramani Durvasula is a licensed clinical psychologist in Los Angeles, CA, Professor Emerita of Psychology at California State University, Los Angeles, and the Founder and CEO of LUNA Education, Training & Consulting. She is the author of several books, including Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist, and “Don’t You K...

Dr. Ramani Durvasula is a licensed clinical psychologist in Los Angeles, CA, Professor Emerita of Psychology at California State University, Los Angeles, and the Founder and CEO of LUNA Education, Training & Consulting. She is the author of several books, including Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist, and “Don’t You Know Who I Am?”: How to Stay Sane in an E...

This is Part Two of our two-part interview with Madeleine Heather Madeleine Heather was just 14 years old when her best friend's father raped her at a sleepover after suffering alcohol poisoning. The perpetrator was never fully brought to justice. Now a survivor, she channeled her advocacy as a podcast host, public speaker, and advocate. Madeleine hosts the podcast “Reclaim Me,” where she help...

This is Part One of our two-part interview with Madeleine Heather Madeleine Heather was just 14 years old when her best friend's father raped her at a sleepover after suffering alcohol poisoning. The perpetrator was never fully brought to justice. Now a survivor, she channeled her advocacy as a podcast host, public speaker, and advocate. Madeleine hosts the podcast “Reclaim Me,” where she help...

This is Part 2 of a two-part interview with Briell Decker. Briell Decker grew up in a Fundamentalist Mormon sect (FLDS) in a family with 14 children and two mothers. At age 18 she became the 65th wife of the Prophet Warren Jeffs. After years of abuse and torment from Jeffs and his followers Briell escaped by climbing out of a window and running barefoot to safety. After escaping the FLDS, she appl...

This is Part One of a two-part interview with Briell Decker. Briell Decker grew up in a Fundamentalist Mormon sect (FLDS) in a family with 14 children and two mothers. At age 18 she became the 65th wife of the Prophet Warren Jeffs. After years of abuse and torment from Jeffs and his followers Briell escaped by climbing out of a window and running barefoot to safety. After escaping the FLDS, she ap...

Ashley Hoff is an ambitious storyteller, producer, and creative leader, known for her work as an executive producer on the Paramount+ documentary series, 11 Minutes. The film is the first documentary of record surrounding the 2017 Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting, which she and her husband are survivors of. Instagram: @ashleyhoff123 https://www.instagram.com/ashleyhoff123/ 11 Minutes D...

Audience note: This is Part Two of a Two-Part Episode. Jimanekia Eborn is a Queer Media Consultant, an esteemed Comprehensive Sex Educator, and a highly knowledgeable Sexual Assault & Trauma Expert. With a Masters's in Health Psychology and over 14 years of experience in mental health, she has dedicated her career to the fields of sex education and providing support to those affected by se...

Audience note: This is Part One of a Two-Part Episode. Jimanekia Eborn is a Queer Media Consultant, an esteemed Comprehensive Sex Educator, and a highly knowledgeable Sexual Assault & Trauma Expert. With a Master's in Health Psychology and over 14 years of experience in mental health, she has dedicated her career to the fields of sex education and providing support to those affected by sex...

During Eric's childhood, he experienced poverty firsthand and witnessed his single mother's relentless struggle to make ends meet. At the tender age of five in 1985, tragedy struck when his brother was brutally murdered, and justice eluded them as the killer remained unpunished. These heartbreaking events, coupled with the alarming number of unsolved and unresolved cases in New Mexico, com...

In June 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were brutally murdered at Nicole's home in Brentwood, Los Angeles. The prime suspect was O.J. Simpson, Nicole's ex-husband, a celebrity and former NFL star. The high-profile trial captivated the nation, resulting in Simpson's acquittal despite significant evidence against him. The case remains controversial to this day. Kim’s Website k...

On February 13, 2017, Delphi, Indiana, was rocked by an unspeakable tragedy when two local teens, Liberty German, and Abigail Williams, were tragically lost, last seen hiking the Monon High Bridge Trail. Over the next five and a half years, the community was seemingly held hostage while lead after lead drew dead for investigators. A media frenzy ignited, while tabloid conjecture and internet sleut...

For many fans of the true crime genre, serial killer Jeffery Dahmer has been a decades-long obsession. Netflix's miniseries DAHMER-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story reignited a legion of sycophants of the horrific serial killer. As with all exploitative true crime, an insidious underbelly is exposed, which is retraumatizing for the victims and their family members, still coming to grips with t...

Margaret Cho is an American comedian, actress, LGBT social activist, and musician. She is known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially regarding race and sexuality. She has also opened up regarding her own childhood trauma of physical and sexual abuse, along with narcissistic abuse she encountered as an adult. Instagram: @margaret_cho https...

In 2003, a routine night out in New Orlean’s French Quarter changed Jon’s life forever.  After a botched robbery by two armed men, he was kidnapped and taken to the notorious Ninth Ward district, where he was, shot in the neck and left for dead.  Somehow, he managed to call 911 from his cellphone and crawled to the street for Law Enforcement to discover him. Instagram @jonfinck https://www.instagr...

The podcast Betrayal tells the story of Jenifer Faison's real-life fairytale marriage that turned into a nightmare. After 20 years apart, Jenifer reconnected with her college sweetheart, Spencer Herron, a highly respected teacher. However, on June 1, 2018, Jenifer discovered that Spencer had sexually assaulted one of his students. This led Jenifer to uncover a dark secret life that Spencer had...