814- Growing Up a Jehovah's Witness with Comedian Katie Love
Story Worthy
Story Worthy Media
4.1 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2023
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Katie Love, Writer-Comedian and Producer ("Two Tickets to Paradise - From Cult to Comedy," "Cubicide," The Laugh Gallery) grew up a Jehovah's Witness, became a salesperson, and finally found her passion on stage and on the page. Listen to this extraordinary tale of finding your way out of a cult and on to your true path in life.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Christine from Storyworthy. |
| 0:02.2 | Today on the show, comedian and writer Katie Love talks about growing up a Jehovah's Witness. |
| 0:08.7 | He had noticed me in the congregation before. |
| 0:11.8 | It was the first time that he got to sit down and talk to me. |
| 0:15.1 | So we started chatting, and after that, we started quasi-dating. |
| 0:20.4 | But here's the funny thing about dating as a Jehovah's Witness. |
| 0:23.2 | It's not really dating. |
| 0:24.7 | If you hold hands as a Jehovah's Witness, your next step in their mind is fornication. |
| 0:29.5 | So you better get married. |
| 0:30.7 | I was married to one of the sons of an elder in the Jehovah's Witness congregation when I was 16 years old. |
| 0:40.3 | Today on the show, writer and comedian Katie Love talks about the Jehovah's Witnesses, |
| 0:46.1 | getting married at 16, and then leaving the cult. |
| 0:49.9 | Stay close. |
| 0:51.7 | Hey, my name is Katie Love, and you're listening to Storyworthy. |
| 1:06.3 | Welcome to Storyworthy. |
| 1:07.6 | My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California. |
| 1:12.3 | Whether you're a longtime fan of the show or a new listener, welcome to Storyworthy. |
| 1:17.7 | I hope you guys enjoyed the show last week, which was a live episode of Story Smash, the Storytelling Game Show from Saturday, November 23rd. |
| 1:27.1 | Holy cow, what a blast. It's definitely worth |
| 1:30.7 | listening to with Wendy McClendon Covey, Danny Zucker, Blankapatch, and we just laugh our butts |
| 1:37.9 | off. I know you guys are going to love it. So go back. Listen to Story Smash from last week. |
| 1:43.8 | But not today, you guys. |
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