Introducing: Twin Flames
Trashy Divorces
Hemlock Creatives
4.5 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2022
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
Two Youtubers promise their followers the secret of true love. But when some of their believers cross the line from love to obsession, the Youtubers are accused of running a cult. As they fight for their new way of life, their followers face a choice too. They have been promised a chance to find The One, but how far is too far?
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, trash pandas. We all want love, that happily ever after feeling of finding your soulmate, right? |
| 0:06.6 | What if someone not only claimed they could help you find that perfect partner, they guaranteed it? |
| 0:11.5 | Twin Flames, a riveting new podcast from Wondery, is about what happens when the quest for love turns into a dangerous obsession. |
| 0:18.7 | Jeff and Shaliyah, a young couple famous on YouTube, teach about twin flames, a deep romantic |
| 0:25.2 | connection with your perfect ultimate partner in their videos. |
| 0:29.3 | It's divine love, like you're designed for no one else and they're designed for no one else, |
| 0:34.7 | but the path to finding your twin flame isn't so simple. Some followers |
| 0:39.3 | allege that they were encouraged to cut ties with friends and family that were holding them back |
| 0:44.8 | to claim their twin flame by stalking and just about any other means necessary. |
| 0:51.1 | By the time some members are able to leave the group, they don't even recognize |
| 0:54.5 | themselves and claim that the harassment to rejoin makes them fear for their safety. We're about |
| 0:59.7 | to play you a preview of Twin Flames while you're listening follow Twin Flames on Apple Podcasts, Amazon |
| 1:05.6 | Music, Spotify, or you can listen ad-free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app. |
| 1:11.5 | A listener note. This episode contains adult content and language. This may not be suitable for all listeners. |
| 1:22.5 | It was July 2019, Toronto, an average hotel meeting room, beige carpet, rows of gray chairs, a platform |
| 1:32.2 | at the front. |
| 1:33.3 | Dozens of people milled around waiting. |
| 1:36.4 | Among them was Victoria Bonilla. |
| 1:38.5 | This was my first time meeting anybody from this group, and it was such an interesting experience because everybody was so awkward. |
| 1:48.2 | People gathered in groups. Some fumbled through small talk. Others stared at their phones. |
| 1:53.7 | Or you'd see the occasional one person standing there just kind of looking around and smiling, |
| 1:58.6 | not really knowing what to do. And I was like, well, this is weird. But then the atmosphere changed. It was time. So everybody wanted to sit up front, so it was kind of like, oh, we got to, you know, grab the best seats we can. All eyes turned to the entrance. People craned and stretched, desperate to see. The doors open. And a young couple walked in. |
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