The Making of "Ruby & Jodi: A Cult of Sin & Influence" | Ep. 2055
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
We are super excited to announce that a new docuseries entitled "Ruby & Jodi: A Cult of Sin and Influence" is set to be released on September 1st and 2nd on Investigation Discovery and HBO Max. This four part series provides unparalleled context behind the Ruby Franke / 8 Passengers / Jodi Hildebrandt saga.
Several Ex-Mormon influencers were included in the series including Lauren and Dr. John Mathias (Hidden True Crime), Jordan and McKay Forsyth, Dr. Julie De Azevedo, and Natasha Helfer. Former Mormon Stories Podcast interviewees Jessi Hildebrant and Adam Paul Steed.
In this panel, John Dehlin will interview several of the creators of the series including Olivia Crist, Rachel Bozich, and Lauren Andrade.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone, and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories podcast. I'm your host, |
| 0:03.5 | John DeLinn. It is August 28, 2025, and I am super excited today to be announcing a new documentary |
| 0:12.3 | that is coming out September 1st and September 2nd. We're going to give you all the details. |
| 0:18.3 | The document is entitled, Ruby and Jody, a cult of sin |
| 0:23.2 | and influence. And of course, those of you who follow Mormon Stories podcast will know when we talk |
| 0:28.4 | about Ruby and Jody, we are talking about Ruby Frankie and Jody Hildebrand. Ruby, of course, |
| 0:34.0 | being the Mormon mom blogger who had the YouTube channel Eight Passengers. |
| 0:39.0 | We've covered these stories at length. |
| 0:41.2 | And what I'm also super excited to announce, in addition to the release of this new documentary, |
| 0:46.1 | that includes many names and faces you'll be familiar with, including Jesse Hildebrat, |
| 0:51.9 | Adam Paul Steed, Lauren and John Matthias, Natasha Helfer, Dr. Julie Hanks. |
| 0:57.6 | It's an all-star cast as far as I'm concerned. |
| 1:00.6 | The other thing that I'm excited to announce is that today we have on Mormon Stories podcast, |
| 1:05.6 | three of the many people involved in helping to make this documentary fantastic. |
| 1:09.9 | So I am welcoming to the show, |
| 1:12.3 | Olivia Christ Grant, Rachel Bozich. Is that how I pronounce it, Rachel? Bozich, but it works. |
| 1:18.2 | Bozich. Rachel Bozich? I should have asked beforehand. And Lauren, oh my gosh, Lauren. |
| 1:24.8 | Andrade. Andrade. Okay. I'm a bad host. |
| 1:28.3 | But let's begin by having each of you introduce yourselves and tell us your roles with the film. |
| 1:35.3 | And Olivia, maybe we'll start with you. |
| 1:37.3 | Sounds good. |
| 1:38.3 | Yeah. |
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