Ep. - 1359 - SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE: A TEENAGE HOLY WAR THE RELIGION BUSINESS
Reality Life with Kate Casey
Kate Casey
4.4 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Kate discusses Shiny Happy People: A Teenage Holy, An Amazon Prime docuseries which reveals the rise and fall of Teen Mania Ministries. Led by preacher Ron Luce, this influential evangelical youth group used high-energy events and strict programs—but behind the scenes were stories of control, spiritual manipulation, and lasting trauma.
Kate interviews Nathan Apffel and Chris Ayoub, the co-creators of The Religion Business documentary series, to uncover the complex relationship between religion, influence, and commerce.
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| 2:00.3 | Welcome back for another episode of Reality Life with Kate Casey. |
| 2:03.6 | Today I have two docu-series that are centered on stories about religion. |
| 2:08.8 | The first is called shiny happy people, a teenage holy war, and the second is the religion |
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