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The Alarmist

The Aftermath: The Gwen Shamblin Lara Diet Cult

The Alarmist

The Alarmist

Comedy, History, Society & Culture

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with the producer of the HBOMax docuseries The Way Down, Gina Scarlata. Gina details the somewhat elusive hierarchy of the Fellowships leadership, describes her experience working with former members of the church, and lends her insight into what might be the future of the Remnant Fellowship. Afterward, producer Clayton Early stops by to revisit the verdict with Rebecca. Did they get it right? Say a little prayer and find out!

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0:00.0

And here he goes, original.

0:03.6

Each week, we decide who's to blame for historical tragedy.

0:07.9

And each week, you tell us if we got it right.

0:12.0

My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith, and this is The Aftermath.

0:18.7

Hey, everyone.

0:19.2

Thanks for tuning into this episode of The Aftermath.

0:22.1

Today, we're speaking with guest expert, Gina Scarlotta.

0:25.9

Gina is a documentary producer.

0:28.0

She produced The Way Down, an HBO Max documentary series

0:31.5

which follows the Revenant Fellowship Church

0:34.0

and its leader, Gwen Shamblin Lara.

0:36.6

Let's hear what she has to say about the Gwen Shamblin Diet Cult.

0:41.9

Hi, Gina.

0:42.5

Thank you so much for joining us today.

0:44.1

Thank you so much for having me.

0:46.2

So how did you hear about Gwen Shamblin and the Way Down Workshop?

0:50.9

What was the impetus for making this documentary?

0:53.6

You know, it was brought to us from our executive producer,

0:56.6

Nile Capelo.

0:57.9

I was previously working with our director

1:00.6

and other co-executive producer, Peter Morgan and Marina Zenevich.

1:05.3

And they presented this project to me about this.

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