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In 2021, police raided the headquarters of the new age cult that called themselves Love Has Won. What they found was the group’s leader, mummified on a bed, wrapped in Christmas lights. It was a bizarre end to the bizarre life of one of the first internet cult leaders. Today I’m joined by author Leah Sotille as we unravel where it all went wrong.
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LINKS LINKS LINKS
youtube.com/watch?v=v8QJ4CLQlRo
businessinsider.com/why-people-join-cults-according-to-therapist-who-treats-survivors-2020-9
awardsdaily.com/2023/12/05/love-has-won-director-hannah-olson-on-finding-empathy-in-amy-carlson-how-the-hbo-doc-depicts-the-death-of-the-american-dream
lightworkers.org
theprofilehhs.com/4822/uncategorized/love-has-won-mother-gods-early-beginnings-stage-one
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Carlson_%28religious_leader%29
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Has_Won
denverpost.com/2021/05/16/love-has-won-cult-mother-god
lithub.com/leah-sottile-on-amy-carlson-aka-mother-god-and-the-creation-of-a-new-age-cult
rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/love-has-won-amy-carlson-mother-god-1254916
denverpost.com/2020/09/11/love-has-won-cult-protests-hawaii
ladbible.com/news/health/cult-leader-amy-carlson-colloidal-silver-blue-documentary-507417-20250820
youtu.be/hxaREEaTIJo?si=wzh6UsKqKUY6Ik1B
5dfulldisclosure.org
lovehas1joyrains2.com
facebook.com/LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
10tv.com/article/news/nation-world/spiritual-leader-mummified-remains-colorado/507-d2c61c2f-47ec-45c3-8c45-beaa506caef6
nheri.org/research-facts-on-homeschooling
instacart.com/company/pressreleases/new-economic-impact-report-quantifies-instacarts-role-as-grocery-industry-growth-engine-and-job-creator
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro Featuring Leah Sottile
4:48 - Amy Carlson
10:03 - Mother God
12:43 - Love Has Won
15:34 - Their Beliefs
25:35 - The Ascension
45:24 - Sponsor - Ground News
Go to https://ground.news/joescott to get 40% off unlimited access to the news tool I actually trust. It helps you cut through the noise and understand how stories are being reported across the spectrum.
In 2021, police raided the headquarters of the new age cult that called themselves Love Has Won. What they found was the group’s leader, mummified on a bed, wrapped in Christmas lights. It was a bizarre end to the bizarre life of one of the first internet cult leaders. Today I’m joined by author Leah Sotille as we unravel where it all went wrong.
Find Leah's book here: https://a.co/d/00X9CFYC
Want to support the channel? Here's how:
Patreon: patreon.com/answerswithjoe
Channel Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join
T-Shirts & Merch: laughsmarter.com
Book of Mysteries: https://a.co/d/0gRx0qvM
Documentary: nebula.tv/oldestnewest
Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:
youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew
And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:
youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA
You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/37iPGzF
Apple Podcasts 👉 apple.co/3j94kfq
Google Podcasts 👉 bit.ly/3qZCo1V
Follow me at all my places!
Instagram: instagram.com/answerswithjoe
TikTok: tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe
Facebook: facebook.com/answerswithjoe
Twitter: twitter.com/answerswithjoe
LINKS LINKS LINKS
youtube.com/watch?v=v8QJ4CLQlRo
businessinsider.com/why-people-join-cults-according-to-therapist-who-treats-survivors-2020-9
awardsdaily.com/2023/12/05/love-has-won-director-hannah-olson-on-finding-empathy-in-amy-carlson-how-the-hbo-doc-depicts-the-death-of-the-american-dream
lightworkers.org
theprofilehhs.com/4822/uncategorized/love-has-won-mother-gods-early-beginnings-stage-one
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Carlson_%28religious_leader%29
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Has_Won
denverpost.com/2021/05/16/love-has-won-cult-mother-god
lithub.com/leah-sottile-on-amy-carlson-aka-mother-god-and-the-creation-of-a-new-age-cult
rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/love-has-won-amy-carlson-mother-god-1254916
denverpost.com/2020/09/11/love-has-won-cult-protests-hawaii
ladbible.com/news/health/cult-leader-amy-carlson-colloidal-silver-blue-documentary-507417-20250820
youtu.be/hxaREEaTIJo?si=wzh6UsKqKUY6Ik1B
5dfulldisclosure.org
lovehas1joyrains2.com
facebook.com/LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
10tv.com/article/news/nation-world/spiritual-leader-mummified-remains-colorado/507-d2c61c2f-47ec-45c3-8c45-beaa506caef6
nheri.org/research-facts-on-homeschooling
instacart.com/company/pressreleases/new-economic-impact-report-quantifies-instacarts-role-as-grocery-industry-growth-engine-and-job-creator
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro Featuring Leah Sottile
4:48 - Amy Carlson
10:03 - Mother God
12:43 - Love Has Won
15:34 - Their Beliefs
25:35 - The Ascension
45:24 - Sponsor - Ground News
