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Listener Note.

This episode contains discussion of alleged child sexual abuse and suicide.

With her hypnotic voice and clever use of technology,

Tiel Swan amassed an online following that numbered in the millions,

but the increased attention brought increased scrutiny from regulators,

from cult experts, and from victims families,

...