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158: Dirty John: The Real Terra Newell Is Here!

Be Here For A While

Be Here For A While

Education, Comedy, Comedy Interviews, Self-improvement

4.61.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2019

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Dirty John is the true story of an Orange Country family who was terrorized by con-man John Meehan. It produced a top podcast and Bravo TV Series by the same name Dirty John. We are thrilled to have the real Terra Newell on the podcast today! She was (spoiler alert) attacked by John and was able to fight him off and kill her attacker and she lives to tell the story and warn women about the signs to look for in men like him, how to fight off an attacker, and her life after the horrific incident. She goes deep into the psychology behind "love bombing" in relationships, which is what John used to trick her mother, the isolation tactics, his lack of eye contact, and how you should never trust someone with a life story that has too many bizarre or fanciful scenarios. She teaches woman to use their legs when they are being attacked and the crazy way that the TV show "Walking Dead," helped save her life. She's a survivor, has an amazing sense of humor and strength and we know you're going to love her and her story. **Also, Rachael opens with a hilarious and ridiculous encounter with Kathy Hilton and Paris Hilton last weekend. This is a MUST LISTEN TO EPISODE!

Terra mentions two important services if you feel your safety is in danger:
**If you're afraid your internet usage might be monitored call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233
**Peace Over Violence 24/7 LA Rape & Battering Hotline 626-793-3385 / 310-392-8381 / 213-626-3393

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0:00.0

Hello! Hello friends.

0:17.0

Welcome back to the episode of Be Here for a while.

0:19.6

Today's episode of Be Here for a while is brought to you by Quip, Fab Fit Fun, and Rothies.

0:25.0

All cool stuff I will tell you about later.

0:28.0

Maybe I'll give you a discount code, you know?

0:30.0

I probably will. I think you can pretty much count on it.

0:33.4

Don't skip the ad because you're going to want the coat and you're going to want to get it on this stuff.

0:38.4

Uh, how are you? It is so freaking hot in my apartment.

0:44.0

This is the time of year where

0:46.0

podcasting gets very hard because I cannot have my AC on

0:50.0

while I do it, so I'm just roasting the entire time my guest is

0:53.9

roasting it's just not fun at all my underboob sweat is so it's just really

1:02.1

cooking with gas.

1:04.7

So this weekend, I think I've lived in LA for like 11 or 12 years

1:10.9

and maybe I'm forgetting a story but I want to say that what happened this weekend

1:17.0

was probably one of the most like crazy-ish LA stories I've ever experienced with like a celebrity.

1:24.0

So I'm going to tell you this little story before I get to my podcast guest who is...

1:29.0

This is going to be a good one guys.

1:32.0

You'll hear about it in a good one guys.

1:33.1

You'll hear about it in a second.

1:34.4

Okay, so my friend Rachel, same name,

1:39.1

different spelling, was visiting.

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