Big Phoenix Energy: Actor, Activist & Badass Evan Rachel Wood (Part 1)
A Little Bit Culty
Sarah Edmondson & Anthony “Nippy” Ames
4.6 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2022
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
We’re kicking off Season 5 with none other than actor, activist, and epic badass Evan Rachel Wood whose impressive AF resume also includes: “Most likely to be hideously trolled by the Marilyn Manson stans of the world.” If you’ve seen the HBO Max mini-series Phoenix Rising which chronicles her fight to break away from the rocker formerly known as Brian Warner, you’ve already seen the culty wafting off that dude like a bad cologne. We caught up with Evan to talk about her journey to hell and back, how she’s doing now, and why she won’t ever stop blowing the whistle on complete fuckery.
As a note to our listeners, and our lawyers, Mr. Manson has repeatedly denied the multiple sexual assault allegations from multiple women and is currently suing Evan for defamation over the accusations, claiming it’s all part of an elaborate organized attack. Please note that conversations like the one you’re about to hear can be traumatizing for abuse survivors. Listen to this episode with caution, and if you or anyone you know needs support, see our site for free resources. Also please note that we love Evan Rachel Wood and believe her without reservation. Sorry, not fucking sorry Manson Stans. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Executive Producers: Sarah Edmondson & Anthony Ames
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| 0:07.8 | That's true. |
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| 0:18.2 | anyone, or anything. |
| 0:19.3 | Unless you're abusing people, then I have a problem aligning you. |
| 0:22.6 | Also, we're not doctors, psychologists, or wizards. |
| 0:25.8 | We're just two non-experts trying to make you a friendly, informative podcast that helps you understand culty shit. |
| 0:40.9 | Hey everybody, Sarah Edmonds in here. |
| 0:43.3 | And I'm Anthony Ames, aka Nippie, Sarah's husband, and you're listening to a little bit culty. |
| 0:49.7 | aka, a LBC. |
| 0:51.3 | A podcast about what happens when devotion goes to the dark side. |
| 0:54.8 | We've been there, and back again, a little about us. |
| 0:57.5 | True Story, we met, and fell in love, in a cult. |
| 1:00.8 | And then we woke up, and got the hell out of dodge. |
| 1:03.2 | And the whole thing was captured in the HBO documentary series The Vow, |
| 1:06.9 | now in its second season. |
| 1:08.5 | I also wrote about our experience in my memoir, SCART, |
| 1:11.6 | the true story of how I escaped next year, a cult that bound my life. |
| 1:15.4 | Look at us, couple of married podcasters who just happened to have a weekly date night. |
| 1:20.0 | Where we interview experts and advocates and things like cult awareness and mind control. |
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