Cults, Crematories & Control
A collapsing staircase dream kicks off this episode and somehow it only gets darker from there.
First, we examine Divine Madness Running Club and its leader “Yo” (Marc Tizer): ultra-endurance meets alleged coercive control, sexual hierarchy, and a spiritual community that appears to have quietly migrated from Boulder to rural New Mexico under The Retreat. We also unpack the bizarre letter found in the Epstein files and what can (and can’t) be verified.
Then we dive into the disturbing case of Lamb Funeral Home in Pasadena: families paying for private cremations, bodies allegedly burned in batches, remains commingled, unauthorized tissue harvesting, and a scandal exposed after neighbors reported a smell they couldn’t ignore.
No ghosts this week, just corruption, control, and the systems that let it happen.
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