The Conspiracy Tapes | 3. Phenomenon

The Conspiracy Tapes

Sony Music

True Crime, History, Society & Culture, Documentary

4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In 1977, Todd seeks to re-establish himself on the Christian speaker circuit. However, this time he sensationalizes his past even further, claiming to be a former member of the Illuminati, suggesting an impending societal collapse and advocating for extreme preparation measures among his followers. Recordings of his talks spread across America, spurring a phenomenon marked by fear and influencing thousands. Unlock all episodes of The Conspiracy Tapes, ad-free, right now by subscribing to The Binge. Plus, get binge access to brand new stories dropping on the first of every month thats all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Just click Subscribe on the top of the Cover Up show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. A Magnificent Noise & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.0	The Bench. As John gripped the steering wheel driving down the freeway, he must have felt immense pressure. It was a crisp November
0:45.8	morning in 1977 and he was on his way to speak at Faith Baptist, a church in
0:51.7	California's San Fernando Valley. This was his first speaking
0:55.5	engagement at a Christian church in three years, and he had a lot of reasons to be worried.
1:02.0	First, John was about to become a father. The doctor said that
1:07.3	his wife Sheila, who was in the passenger seat beside him, was due any day now. And once again John struggled to find work and
1:16.0	needed to quickly figure out how to support his growing family before that day came.
1:22.0	Now that John was a Christian yet again, he wanted to get work on
1:27.1	the speaker circuit and he certainly didn't want anyone to figure out he'd serve time in
1:32.2	prison in Dayton, Ohio.
1:35.0	And so far, he was in luck.
1:37.0	News of his arrest hadn't made it too far out of Dayton itself.
1:41.0	The only people who knew about it was Sheila and Jack Chick.
1:46.0	And Jack was the one who'd recommended John to the church.
1:50.0	In the 1970s, in the 1970s,
1:54.7	Canoga Park, California was a nice quiet neighborhood of the valley,
1:58.8	yet still only 40 minutes from downtown LA,
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