The Breakup: Samantha Freedom on Leaving The Alt-Right
A Little Bit Culty
Sarah Edmondson & Anthony “Nippy” Ames
4.6 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2021
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
A Little Bit Culty – What happens when you find a sense of identity, and belonging, and maybe even something approximately like love within a group that is in fact a violent and racist extremist organization? And if by chance you wake up to what's inherently terrible about it, and manage to escape that thinking, how do you then seek redemption? In 2017, Samantha Freedom was the top ranking woman leader in Identity Evropa, the white nationalist organization behind the violent Charlottesville, Virginia ‘Unite the Right’ rally that resulted in the death of 20 year old Heather Heyer. That event was when Samantha’s descent into white supremacy, something she’s described as a ‘fever dream,’ finally began to break. Samantha joins Sarah and Nippy for a frank and sometimes painful conversation about her journey in and out of the alt-right, and why she’s nowhere near done when it comes to making things right. Don’t get it twisted: The views and opinions expressed on A Little Bit Culty do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything. A Little Bit Culty is proud to support the # IGOTOUT project, which empowers survivors of cultic abuse to share their stories online as a catalyst for education, prevention, and healing. Learn more at igotout.org For more information on A Little Bit Culty and co-hosts Sarah Edmondson and Nippy “Anthony” Ames, visit our official website at alittlebitculty.com. OFFERS: Scarred: How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life by Sarah Edmondson with Kristine Gasbarre, is available for 30% off at ChronicleBooks.com Use promo code: CULT30 CREDITS: Executive Producers: Sarah Edmondson & Anthony Ames Production Partner: Citizens of Sound Producer: Will Retherford Associate Producer: Jess Tardy
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| 0:00.0 | The views and opinions expressed by a little bit culty are those of the hosts and do not |
| 0:04.9 | necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. |
| 0:08.8 | Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and |
| 0:13.8 | are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business individual, |
| 0:19.4 | anyone or anything. |
| 0:30.0 | Hi everyone, I'm Sarah Edmondson and I'm here with... |
| 0:33.2 | Hi, I'm Anthony Ames, Sarah's husband, aka Nippie. |
| 0:36.3 | And we're here to talk about things that are a little bit culty. |
| 0:40.8 | Speaking of, we were in a cult and we woke up, thank goodness, and we have a lot to say. |
| 0:46.3 | And a lot to ask. |
| 0:48.3 | This podcast is going to be a deep dive into everything from the red flags, to the narcissism, |
| 0:53.2 | the manipulation, the resiliency, the recovery process, and everything in between. |
| 0:58.0 | Also, we want to share some of the good we got out of it so you can get all the nuggets |
| 1:01.6 | without having to join a cult. |
| 1:03.5 | If you haven't already, because there are a lot of things out there that are just a little bit culty. |
| 1:08.4 | Welcome to a little bit culty. |
| 1:10.1 | A podcast about the fads, beliefs and trends that blur the line between healthy and a little bit culty. |
| 1:16.2 | Please subscribe so you don't miss an episode and find us on Instagram if you have any suggestions |
| 1:20.5 | for things you have found to be a little bit culty. |
| 1:28.0 | The water fills my lungs. |
| 1:34.8 | This ground I worship has swallowed up its young. |
| 1:42.4 | And you, be for a promise I make you. |
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