New York Noir- Ep. 1: The Sarah Lawrence College Cult
That's So Fcked Up
Ashley Love Richards
4.5 • 541 Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2022
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
When Talia Ray's recently released ex-convict father, Larry, was brought into Slonim Woods 9 dorm at Sarah Lawrence College, it was under the pretense that he'd only be there for a short while as he got back on his feet. But Larry long outstayed his welcome with this vulnerable group of college kids, billing himself as a “truth teller” and "counseling" them, and one by one, sucking them into his evolving cult. Government corruption, molestation, mental illness, forced labor and sex work ensue.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Sorry dads out there. You probably should never, mental illness or not, you probably shouldn't be hooking up with your daughter's friends. |
| 0:08.9 | No. Yeah. Just going to throw that out there, dads. That's like a no go. Love you, but no. As a rule of thumb. Also, don't move into their dorm. That's also weird. Yeah. Yeah. That's so fucked up presents. |
| 0:41.8 | Welcome to the second season of That's So Fucked Up Presents. |
| 0:48.7 | That's So Fooked Up is a spin-off series of That's So Fucked Up, aka T-SFU, a podcast about Colts, murder, and other generally fucked-up stuff. |
| 0:51.8 | In That's So Fooked Up Presents, each season is like a mini |
| 0:54.7 | series where we dive into a particular place or topic over the course of four episodes. |
| 1:00.0 | This season, we're talking about some of New York's craziest crimes. I'm your host, Ashley Richards, |
| 1:06.6 | and this is New York Noir. Today, I'm very excited to announce our guest. |
| 1:12.8 | Well, first of all, we're talking about the Sarah Lawrence College Colt. |
| 1:16.2 | And my co-host is exonerie journalist, public speaker, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, waiting to be heard. |
| 1:25.9 | And host of the excellent podcast, Labyrinth, which I am a |
| 1:29.8 | patron to, Amanda Knox. Hi, very excited. I'm excited to learn as guest host. I guess I'm supposed to be |
| 1:37.6 | here to ask you all the questions. I love it. Yeah. Hopefully it's just fun for you. Like no work. |
| 1:43.1 | I'm just going to tell you a story. |
| 1:44.8 | And feel free to jump in with comments or questions. |
| 1:49.0 | And, yeah, I'm excited. |
| 1:51.0 | I don't know. |
| 1:51.4 | Are you familiar with my podcast history? |
| 1:54.3 | Because the first ever podcast I did was actually about Jonestown. |
| 1:59.4 | So a cult. |
| 2:00.4 | Oh. |
| 2:00.6 | And yes, it's an idea that is sort of near and dear to me because I formed relationships |
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