In God We Lust
44 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★ - 3.8K ratingsA luxury hotel pool attendant in Miami meets a married couple. The wife starts flirting with the young man...and pretty soon he is caught up in a love triangle, one that will have far-reaching results. The husband is Jerry Falwell Jr., member of one of the most famous evangelical families in America and president of a Christian university with a strict code of conduct. The affair is part of a pattern of questionable behavior that will threaten the Falwell family dynasty. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Bunga Bunga, comes IN GOD WE LUST, a six part series about what the tabloids called “the pool boy” scandal. Co-hosted by Brooke Siffrinn and Aricia Skidmore-Williams, the duo brings their humor and distinctive style of their hit series EVEN THE RICH to a reported miniseries for the very first time.
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Listen Now: Scamfluencers
April 04, 2024 08:00 - 4 minutes - 4.43 MBTo anyone who grew up in the 2000s, Martha Stewart is probably more famous for going to jail than for her pumpkin pie. But there’s so much more to her story. And her saga lets us crack into the value of women’s work, the shifting nature of celebrity over the 2000s, and the most American scam of all: obscene wealth. Scamfluencers is a weekly podcast from Wondery that takes you along the twists and turns of some of the most infamous scams of all time, the impact on victims, and what...
Listen Now: The Cat in the Hat Cast
March 04, 2024 09:00 - 6 minutes - 5.57 MBHold on tight and prepare to be whisked away on a weekly adventure with Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat! In a world full of delightful mix-ups and exhilarating mayhem, the mischievous Cat takes the reins and enlightens the ever-cautious Fish on the art of hosting a perfectly poised podcast. Featuring alphabet song sing-a-longs, tremendous tongue-twisters, and wondrous wordplay, you'll be left guessing what surprises The Cat will pull out of his hat next. Listen to new episodes of The...
Listen Now: Class of ‘88 - Featuring Will Smith
February 19, 2024 09:00 - 10 minutes - 9.57 MBIn the US, hip hop reigns as the genre that influences every aspect of our culture. From fashion to film, the dominance of this prolific sound can be traced back to one year - 1988. From Public Enemy to The Fresh Prince, these twelve months gave rise to the superstars and styles that still resonate in songs released today. Through the unique perspective and personal experiences of Will Smith, Class of ’88 reveals the milestone moments, albums and artists that inspired a sonic evolu...
Listen Now: Academy - Featuring Myha'la
February 05, 2024 08:00 - 6 minutes - 5.68 MBWelcome to Bishop Gray Academy, a world of high-stakes and cut-throat competition. Academy, a riveting coming-of-age audio drama co-produced by AT WILL MEDIA and Wondery, follows the story of Ava Richards, a scholarship student who transfers to Bishop Gray, one of the most elite and competitive boarding schools in America. As Ava tries to find her place in this high-pressure environment, she soon crosses paths with an underground society known as The Night of the Wolf, which...
Where to find Episodes 2-6 of In God We Lust
October 02, 2023 08:00 - 53 seconds - 829 KBIn God we Lust has moved. You can binge all six episodes ad-free right now by subscribing to Wondery+ in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app: https://wondery.com/links/in-god-we-lust/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Wondery Presents - Flipping The Bird: Elon vs Twitter
May 01, 2023 16:30 - 4 minutes - 4.44 MBWhen Elon Musk posted a video of himself arriving at Twitter HQ carrying a white sink along with the message “let that sink in!” It marked the end of a dramatic takeover. Musk had gone from Twitter critic to “Chief Twit” in the space of just a few months but his arrival didn’t put an end to questions about his motives. Musk had earned a reputation as a business maverick. From PayPal to Tesla to SpaceX, his name was synonymous with big, earth-shattering ideas. So, what did he want wi...
Introducing COLD: The Search for Sheree
February 23, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutes - 8.3 MBSheree Warren left her job in Salt Lake City on a mild October evening in 1985. She told a coworker she was headed to meet her estranged husband, Charles Warren, at a car dealership. But she never made it, Sheree vanished. When her car mysteriously surfaced weeks later, hundreds of miles away in Las Vegas, no one could say how it got there. When a young mother disappears under unexplained circumstances, police always turn suspicious eyes towards the husband. And although there was ...
Wondery Presents: Stolen Hearts
February 06, 2023 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MBSergeant Jill Evans is a small town cop in Wales with an impressive record in her job, and a less than impressive record in her love life. After three engagements, two divorces and one affair, she’s beginning to worry that love is only true in fairy tales. That is until she meets: Dean. He’s a wealthy beauty entrepreneur with his own range of toiletries. Girl meets boy. Boy meets girl. They kiss and fall in love. Roll credits. But that would be boring, wouldn’t it? Instead, this i...
Amazon Music Presents COLD: The Search for Sheree
November 14, 2022 09:00 - 9 minutes - 8.26 MBSheree Warren left her job in Salt Lake City on a mild October evening in 1985. She told a coworker she was headed to meet her estranged husband, Charles Warren, at a car dealership. But she never made it, Sheree vanished. When her car mysteriously surfaced weeks later, hundreds of miles away in Las Vegas, no one could say how it got there. When a young mother disappears under unexplained circumstances, police always turn suspicious eyes towards the husband. And although there was ...
Wondery Presents: The Vanished
November 01, 2022 14:00 - 5 minutes - 5.31 MBThe Vanished is a true crime podcast that explores the stories of those who have gone missing. The Vanished goes beyond conventional news reports to take a deep dive into the story of a different missing person each week. Host Marissa Jones brings you exclusive interviews with family members, friends, law enforcement and experts on mainstream cases, as well as little known ones. Listen in, to hear what The Vanished will uncover next: wondery.fm/IGWL_TheVanished See Privacy Policy...
Wondery Presents: Fed Up
July 25, 2022 08:00 - 4 minutes - 4.06 MBWhen Emily Gellis hears rumors of people suffering horrible side effects from a trendy diet she springs into action. Armed with over a hundred thousand Instagram followers, Emily launches a social media crusade to expose F-Factor and its founder, Tanya Zuckerbrot. It’s the start of a feud that will attract trolls, lawyers, and, eventually, national media all because of fiber. From Wondery, this is a story about wealth, wellness, and influence narrated by Casey Wilson. Listen to Fed...
Wondery Presents - Even The Rich Elton John: Still Standing
July 06, 2022 08:00 - 5 minutes - 5.13 MBIn the latest season of Wondery’s Even The Rich, hosts Brooke and Aricia tell the story of Elton John. Before he was Reginald Dwight. Reginald hates who he is: a chubby, awkward kid from a fractured English home. So he escapes through music, and reinvents himself as Elton John. The journey take him far away from his neglected childhood and morphs him into a spoiled, coke-addicted rock superstar. But underneath the glitz and glamour, an inescapable sadness persists. No matter how man...
Wondery Presents: Queen of Hearts
June 21, 2022 08:00 - 3 minutes - 2.92 MBIntroducing Queen of Hearts: a new kind of blind dating game show, hosted by Jujubee (RuPaul’s Drag Race, Dragnificent). The Queen of our hearts guides singles through a series of sexy games and challenges to see if they can find their one true love-for-now. Sure to make you laugh, follow Queen of Hearts wherever you get your podcasts. Or you can listen early on Amazon Music or early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app: wondery.fm/IGWL_QoH...
Wondery Presents: Blood Ties Season 3 - Strange Days
May 09, 2022 08:00 - 5 minutes - 5.19 MBListen to all six episodes now, exclusive and ad-free on Wondery+ Our family members are not always who we think. When Eleonore Richland exposed her father’s dark legacy, she vowed to clean up the family business – and hired her half-brother, Santino Reyes, to help her do it. But old habits die hard. In the shocking new third season, Eleonore reckons with what her father always taught her growing up: medicine is a bloody business. From Wondery, the makers of “The Shrink Next Door” ...
Wondery Presents: Will Be Wild
April 25, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes - 5.56 MBWill Be Wild is a new 8-part series about the forces that led to the January 6th insurrection and what comes next. Through in-depth stories from a wide range of characters – from people who tried to stop the attack to those who took part – hosts Andrea Bernstein and Ilya Marritz explore the ongoing effort to bring autocracy to America, the lasting damage that effort is doing to our democracy, and the fate of our attempts to combat those anti-democratic forces. Because January 6th wa...
Wondery Presents: Scamfluencers
April 11, 2022 08:00 - 6 minutes - 6.28 MBYou never really know someone…especially online. In today’s world, the power of influence can be the quickest path to money and fame, and it often ends in ruin. These are the stories of the world’s most insidious Scamfluencers. And we are their prey. On Wondery’s new weekly series, join co-hosts Scaachi Koul and Sarah Hagi as they unpack epic stories of deception from the worlds of social media, fashion, finance, health, and wellness. These influencers claim to be everything from ch...
Wondery Presents: Call Me Curious
March 28, 2022 20:44 - 3 minutes - 3.45 MBIs sugar really more addictive than cocaine? Does intermittent fasting work? Should I buy crypto? We’re all on 24-7 information overload, on our news feeds, in our inboxes, on TikTok… it’s hard to know what is real and what isn’t. Every week on CALL ME CURIOUS, Nikki Boyer (Dying for Sex, The Daily Smile) and friends like Mr. Malone are going to dive into all the things you’ve heard about, but don’t really know about. That’s right - No more nodding along at parties or running into t...
Introducing: American Hostage
March 08, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.02 MBBased on a true story, American Hostage stars Jon Hamm as Fred Heckman, a beloved local radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker, Tony Kiritsis, demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program. Kiritsis has tied a shotgun to his banker’s neck in grim fashion, but through Heckman's radio show he gradually becomes a media sensation and unexpected anti-hero during a nail biting 63-hour standoff. American Hostage is an 8-epis...
Wondery Presents: Twin Flames
February 21, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 6.28 MBWe all want love, that happily-ever-after feeling of finding your soulmate. What if someone not only claimed they could help you find that perfect partner, they guaranteed it? Jeff and Shaleia, a young couple famous on YouTube, teach about ‘Twin Flames' — a deep, romantic connection with your perfect partner in their videos. It’s divine love, you’re designed for no one else, and they’re designed for no one else. But the path to finding your Twin Flame isn’t so simple. Some followers...
Wondery Presents: Sydnee in the Sheets
February 10, 2022 09:00 - 7 minutes - 6.95 MBAre you tired of sex podcasts that only focus on how to please your man? Then Sydnee in the Sheets is the podcast for you! There are a lot of other sex podcasts out there, but they can be intimidating. Sydnee in the Sheets feels more like a real conversation you’d have with your girlfriends. Not enough people talk about how to make sex a better experience for women. Sydnee in the Sheets is a sex-positive podcast made by women FOR women! Sydnee and her friends will talk about losin...
Introducing Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders
January 04, 2022 09:00 - 5 minutes - 4.84 MBIn the era of some of the most heinous serial killers of all time — one murderous family went curiously unnoticed: The McCrary’s. Led by a psychopathic patriarch and his cunning son-in-law, this Texas clan roamed the country robbing, kidnapping, and killing up to 20 people, most of them taken from donut shops. “Families who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders” recounts the wild and deeply disturbing story of an unhinged American family and the terrible brutality they unleashed. The podcast...
Introducing: Harsh Reality - The Story of Miriam Rivera
November 29, 2021 08:30 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MBIt was supposed to be a reality show with a twist. In a sun-drenched villa in Ibiza, six hot guys compete for a cash prize and for the love of the beautiful and mysterious Miriam. It’s meant to be her big break: the moment she becomes the superstar she was born to be. But this is the era of “cruel reality TV” and the show producers have a different goal: they want to surprise the men with the fact that Miriam is trans. A new six-episode investigative series from Wondery, the makers ...
Introducing: Operator
November 08, 2021 09:00 - 5 minutes - 5.26 MBDuring the 1-900 number craze of the Nineties, one company provided the vast majority of phone sex. American Telnet was an empire founded by the man who called himself “The Telephone Pimp.” He ran the company “like General Motors” and got filthy rich doing it. But for the (mostly) women who answered the calls and delivered fantasies 24-7, it was a different story. The powerful stigma against sex work was always lurking just beneath the surface, until it threatened to tear apart the ...
Introducing: Shadow of Truth
October 27, 2021 08:00 - 5 minutes - 5.07 MBIt’s one of the most haunting murder cases you’ll ever hear about, and it takes place in a small town in Israel. Tair Rada was only 13-years-old when her body was found inside a locked bathroom stall. She was viciously murdered during a school day, and yet no one saw or heard a thing. The police arrested the janitor, Roman Zadorov, and he eventually confessed, but this was far from being the end of it. Based on the hit true-crime series from Netflix, the podcast "Shadow of Truth" wi...
Wondery Presents: Over My Dead Body - Fox Lake
October 11, 2021 07:30 - 5 minutes - 5.27 MBA small town cop is gunned down in a swamp in the summer of 2015. He quickly became a martyr in the national media, until a dogged investigator uncovered the officer's bizarre and dark past. When the truth comes out, the townspeople must reconcile betrayal, corruption and the secrets of an American hero. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Dr. Death comes the third season of Over My Dead Body: Fox Lake. Listen to Over My Dead Body Fox Lake - wondery.fm/FL_InGodWeLu...
Wondery Presents: Celeb vs Superfan
September 29, 2021 08:00 - 4 minutes - 4.43 MBThink of your favorite pop-culture super star. Do you know their life inside and out? Do you know them so well that you might know them better than they know themselves? From Wondery, Celeb vs. Superfan is a new podcast hosted by comedian Taylor Tomlinson where celebrity guests go face to face against their biggest fans in a trivia contest about themselves. Each week, Taylor will introduce a musician, influencer, actor, or personality to a super fan who has always wanted to meet the...
Stories from after 9/11
September 14, 2021 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.97 MBHow did 9/11 the day become 9/11 the idea? That question drives award-winning host Dan Taberski (Missing Richard Simmons, Running From COPS, The Line) to shift his focus to what happened on 9/12, and every day after that. 9/12 is a poignant, surprising, and surprisingly funny seven episode series about people who wake up on 9/12 having to navigate a new, radically altered world. A teenager gets caught up in an out-of-control conspiracy theory that he helped start. A Pakistani busine...
Wondery Presents: SUSPECT
August 31, 2021 08:00 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MBA big Halloween party at an apartment complex in Redmond, Washington. Themed rooms and costumed partygoers. But by the end of the party, one of the hosts is dead. The police look to the partiers as the prime suspects: was it the guy in the devil mask, the bank robber, the construction worker? As investigators comb through forensic evidence, witness testimony, DNA, and even consult with a psychic, they zero in on one suspect in particular. But for what reason? Host and reporter Matth...
Survivors of Liberty | 8
August 17, 2021 07:30 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBSafety is one of the main reasons Mary chooses to attend Liberty University. But her perception of the school changes dramatically after a terrible experience at a party. Mary files a complaint about what happened to her, part of a growing number of shocking allegations about Liberty from inside the community. Listen early and ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/ingod...
Wondery Presents - Dr. Death: Miracle Man
August 16, 2021 08:00 - 5 minutes - 5.38 MBPaolo is a smart and handsome surgeon, renowned for his ability to perform surgeries that transform his patients’ lives. When television producer Benita covers him for a story, he’ll transform her life too, but not in the ways she expects. As Benita crosses professional lines to be with him, she learns how far Paolo will go to protect his secrets. And halfway around the world, four doctors at a prestigious medical institute make shocking discoveries of their own that call everything...
Wondery Presents: True Love
August 03, 2021 08:00 - 6 minutes - 5.59 MBOn True Love, a new fiction podcast from Wondery, you'll hear scandalous love stories that are sexy, funny and filled to the brim with heartache. From secret celebrity hookups that play out under the cover of night to the web of lies it took to protect a high profile politician from revealing his secret life, each character finds themselves mixed up in every form of drama imaginable. The first season, "The General and the Journalist," tells the story of Diane, a writer who takes a j...
New from the hosts of In God We Lust: Rich and Daily
July 07, 2021 08:30 - 8 minutes - 7.96 MBThere's so much celebrity gossip that it's impossible to keep up. From the twists and turns of #FreeBritney to the latest Royal family dust-up, there’s a new podcast that has you covered. From Wondery, RICH AND DAILY delivers laughs and all the latest celebrity gossip. Brooke and Aricia will keep you up to speed on all of the secrets, scandals, and news in the entertainment world. Is that rumor you heard about Rihanna true? If it is, you better believe Brooke and Aricia will have so...
Get Personal with Paris Hilton on Life Is Short
June 17, 2021 08:00 - 7 minutes - 7.31 MBIn his weekly interview podcast, Life is Short with Justin Long, Justin talks with celebrities, musicians, actors and artists about how they get the most out of life. In a recent episode, Paris Hilton (This Is Paris) opens up to Justin about the trauma that she experienced in an abusive boarding school, she explains the inspiration for the public persona that she has created and Paris tells Justin about what inspired her to get into podcasting. Listen at wondery.fm/LiS_InGodWeLust....
Wondery Presents: Life is Short featuring Paris Hilton
June 17, 2021 08:00 - 7 minutes - 7.31 MBIn his weekly interview podcast, Life is Short with Justin Long, Justin talks with celebrities, musicians, actors and artists about how they get the most out of life. In a recent episode, Paris Hilton (This Is Paris) opens up to Justin about the trauma that she experienced in an abusive boarding school, she explains the inspiration for the public persona that she has created and Paris tells Justin about what inspired her to get into podcasting. Listen at wondery.fm/LiS_InGodWeLust....
Even the Rich is Back: The Making of Madonna
June 02, 2021 08:00 - 7 minutes - 6.63 MBWe hope you have thoroughly enjoyed listening to In God We Lust - we sure had a great time putting this story together for you. What a wild ride it’s been! Now that you’re looking for your next podcast, might we make a shameless plug? For more gossip following the trials and tribulations of the lives of the rich and famous, head on over to our other beloved podcast Even the Rich. In each tell-all season, we take you inside the lives of infamous celebrities and their scandals, from P...
A Liberal At Liberty with Kevin Roose | 7
May 25, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBBefore he was a New York Times columnist and an occasional guest on The Daily, Kevin Roose spent a semester undercover at Liberty University and wrote about it in his first book. So what did a secular Brown University student learn from his time at Liberty? Brooke and Aricia sit down with Kevin to find out. You can read more about Kevin’s undercover experience in his book “The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester At America’s Holiest University.” Listen early and ad free with Wo...
Fatal Attraction | 6
May 18, 2021 07:05 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBAfter more than eight years, Giancarlo goes public about his relationship with the Falwells. But Jerry Jr. knows that the best defense is a good offense. Listen early and ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/ingodwelust. Support us by supporting our sponsors! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do...
The Kamikaze Route | 5
May 11, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBA growing chorus of dissenters on Liberty’s campus are speaking up, as Jerry Falwell Jr’s behavior gets increasingly called into question. Giancarlo struggles to start over in DC as he can’t seem to outrun his relationship with the Falwells. You can find Mark Tinsley’s “Clean Slate Podcast” at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkwR1_fJFxOsF6rqhyvIHHw/videos. Support us by supporting our sponsors! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at http...
The Granda Plan | 4
May 04, 2021 07:05 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBJerry Falwell Jr’s public profile is rising through conservative politics just as compromising photos of Becki may be circulating in Miami. Jerry turns to an unlikely friend for help but with reporters sniffing around, the affair won’t stay secret forever. Support us by supporting our sponsors! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Two Guys Named Jesus | 3
April 27, 2021 07:05 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBGiancarlo presents a new real estate opportunity to the Falwells, while they present him to a famous real estate mogul. Giancarlo and the Falwells grow closer through their new Miami venture, but being in business together leads to pressures they don’t anticipate. Listen early and ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/ingodwelust. Support us by supporting our sponsors!...
Liberty… or Libertine? | 2
April 20, 2021 07:30 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBWhen Jerry Falwell Jr takes over at Liberty University in 2007 he has big shoes to fill: his father’s. The Reverend Jerry Falwell was a famous and controversial evangelical minister who lived by a strict code of conduct. Can Jerry Jr. follow in his father’s footsteps, or will he make his own rules? Listen early and ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/ingodwelust. Sup...
The Menage-A-Trois Carnival | 1
April 20, 2021 07:05 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBA young pool attendant at a Miami Beach hotel, meets a couple there on vacation and an affair begins. The young man doesn’t know who they are at first, but after seeing them several more times, he finds out the couple is far more powerful than he imagined. In turn, the couple promises his life is about to change. All episodes are available now. You can binge the series exclusively, and ad-free, on Wondery+ or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscri...
Introducing In God We Lust
April 05, 2021 23:51 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MBA hotel pool attendant in Miami meets a couple. The woman flirts with the pool attendant, and when one thing leads to another...all three of them become enmeshed in a long-term affair that involves sex, money, and power. At the center of the scandal is Jerry Falwell Jr., member of one of the most famous evangelical families in America and president of Liberty University. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Bunga Bunga, comes IN GOD WE LUST, a six part reported serie...
Introducing: In God We Lust
April 05, 2021 23:51 - 1 minute - 1.81 MBA hotel pool attendant in Miami meets a couple. The woman flirts with the pool attendant, and when one thing leads to another...all three of them become enmeshed in a long-term affair that involves sex, money, and power. At the center of the scandal is Jerry Falwell Jr., member of one of the most famous evangelical families in America and president of Liberty University. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Bunga Bunga, comes IN GOD WE LUST, a six part reported serie...