Episode 10: Ryan McKnight - Mormonism and Multi-Level Marketing Part 2

Life After MLM

Roberta Blevins

Society & Culture, Education

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2021

⏱️ 74 minutes

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After tackling topics like cultural moray, the role of women in the LDS faith, and why Utah is rife with MLM's in part one, Ryan and I dive into "Big Pyramid", Mitt Romney's connections to MLM, the affinity fraud of Tahitian Noni Juice, the obsession of outrageous health claims and essential oils from a religious standpoint, and where your tithing really goes. This is Part 2. Show Notes: Truth and Transparency - https://www.truthandtransparency.org/ How much do top Mormon leaders make? Leaked pay stubs may surprise you. - https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4800350&itype=cmsid New website plans to showcase leaked Mormon documents - https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4725913&itype=CMSID MormonLeaks Reddit post about leaked payments - https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/5mysp0/leaked_q15_and_1q70_pay_information/ Morinda aka Tahitian Noni Juice - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morinda,_Inc. Get-Rich-Quick Profiteers Love Mitt Romney, and He Loves Them Back - https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/05/mitt-romney-nu-skin-multilevel-marketing-schemes/ The Dream Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dream/id1435743296 DSHEA: Sen. Orrin Hatch’s Legacy to Direct Selling - https://www.directsellingnews.com/dshea-sen-orrin-hatchs-legacy-to-direct-selling/ The Case (for and) against Multi-level Marketing By Jon M. Taylor, MBA, Ph.D. - https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/public_comments/trade-regulation-rule-disclosure-requirements-and-prohibitions-concerning-business-opportunities-ftc.r511993-00017%C2%A0/00017-57317.pdf Consecrating Oil - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/priesthood-ordinances-and-blessings/consecrating-oil?lang=eng Ponzinomics by Robert L. FitzPatrick - https://amzn.to/3tWutRS How can you help? Report false income and health claims here: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ Or go to: https://www.truthinadvertising.org You can also report to your state Attorney General's office! https://www.naag.org/find-my-ag/ Not in the U.S.? Go here: https://www.ftc.gov/policy/international/competition-consumer-protection-authorities-worldwide Support the Podcast! Buy me a Taco and leave me a note! 🌮💖 - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/robertablevins Follow us on Instagram for visual show notes, FAQ, and updates! - https://www.instagram.com/lifeaftermlmpodcast/ Like us on Facebook and join our show fan page to jump in on the conversation! - https://www.facebook.com/lifeaftermlmpodcast Follow me on TikTok for Anti MLM humor! - https://www.tiktok.com/@bertalikewhoa Find me on CLUBHOUSE at @therealrobertablevins Become a monthly supporter for as little as $.99! https://anchor.fm/roberta-blevins/support *Some links may be affiliate links. When you purchase things from these links, I get a small commission that I use to buy us tacos.* --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/roberta-blevins/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/roberta-blevins/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.0	Before we start part two Ryan's interview I just wanted to give you guys this little
0:57.8	update about the Buy Me a Coffee website that I joined. I got my first donation today and I had a really rough day
1:10.5	personally so I was sort of in this grumpy mood and I checked my
1:15.8	email when I got home and I had this message and it it actually like totally
1:21.4	made my entire day so much better and I wanted to share with you guys because
1:28.1	this is what I do this for and through all the hate comments I get and like the ridiculous text messages and
1:36.7	and people coming on posts and and being bullies to my followers this sort of stuff that I get like this makes it all worth it.
1:46.2	So I just wanted to share this with you guys.
1:50.7	Hey Roberta, I'm loving your podcast. So happy you decided to start one. I've been anti-MLM since 2016 after I realized how predatory they truly are, especially to my people, stay-at-home moms.
2:03.0	They make moms prey on one another under the guise of making mom friends
2:07.5	because they know stay-at-home moms are intrinsically lonely.
2:10.5	It's beyond disgusting to me, and while I've never been a part of one, I've had enough people in my life who I respect get sucked into them and spew out the same shit that was falsely projected onto them because they felt trapped and unfulfilled. So thank you for
2:24.6	finding the good fight and sharing the message that MLMs are not the answer
2:28.1	to the very underserved world of mental health in motherhood.
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