Ep. 168: Russell Anderson

Leaving Eden Podcast

Leaving Eden LLC

True Crime, Cult, History, Survivor, Theology, Exfundie, Religion, Lgbtq, Christianity, Exvangelical, Documentary, Fundamentalism, Baptist, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Deconstruction, Inspirational Women, Duggars, Inspirational

4.5 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2024

⏱️ 138 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

On today's episode, we discuss Russell Anderson, the richest man in the IFB. Anderson provided the funding to start Hyles Anderson College in 1972. His money bought him the biggest stages in fundamentalism where he was happy to tell his rags to riches story of being a coal miner turned real estate tycoon. We also discuss the power that this money afforded Anderson to treat other people poorly. Sadie tells her firsthand experience of being groomed as a pre-teen to be Anderson's "girlfriend."

If you are a new listener to our show or are just finding out about the IFB from the "Let Us Prey" Documentary, we recommend listening to episode 57, as well as our 5-part "First Family of Fundamentalism" series from fall of 2020.

WE HAVE NEW MERCH AVAILABLE, AND A NEW MERCH SHOP, at https://leavingedenpodcast.threadless.com

Stream the Leaving Eden Podcast theme song, Rolling River of Time on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/artist/6lB7RwSQ9X5gnt1BDNugyS?si=jVhmqFfYRSiruRxekdLgKA.

Join our Facebook Discussion group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/edenexodus

Join our subreddit! Reddit.com/r/EdenExodus

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/leavingedenpodcast/

https://www.instagram.com/sadiecarpentermusic/

https://www.instagram.com/gavrielhacohen/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/HellYeahSadie

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/LeavingEdenPodcast

https://www.facebook.com/GavrielHaCohen

Get bonus content on Patreon

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	No rolling river of time.
0:07.0	You've healed me in too many days.
0:13.0	No regrets, no confusion.
0:18.0	There'll be no pollution
0:21.6	I'm so thankful
0:23.6	I've decided
0:25.4	to change my ways
0:29.1	Welcome back to the Leaving Eden podcast
0:32.3	We are your hosts
0:34.2	Sadie Carpenter is here
0:36.9	As always, cult expert, cult survivor, fundamentalism survivor,
0:42.5	Sadie Carpenter.
0:43.8	How is life for you today?
0:45.7	Life is great.
0:46.9	I did some excellent coupon work this morning.
0:50.2	So I am riding that high right into this episode.
0:53.1	Hell to the yes.
0:54.3	We love to see a thrifty queen.
0:57.1	Save money.
0:58.4	We support it.
0:59.5	My name is Gavriel Hakoen.
1:01.4	If you listen to Preacher Boys podcast with our friend Eric Skwarsinski,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Leaving Eden LLC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Leaving Eden LLC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.