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Campside Media / Sony Music Entertainment
Witnessed: Mystic Mother
For years, the Phoenix Goddess Temple claimed to offer “seekers” healing through sensual touch. But when an outsider exposes what’s happening behind closed doors, the temple unknowingly welcomes in a new kind of seeker — undercover detectives. What some saw as a spiritual home, the state saw as a brothel operating under the guise of religious freedom. So what happens when your beliefs might be against the law? Hosts Katie and Leah Henoch follow the rise and fall of the Phoenix Goddess Temple, and tell the story of a community still reckoning with the fallout more than a decade...
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3.9 stars from 40 ratings
Terrible season
Overall I like the show but this season about the Temple was awful. They didn’t objectively tell the story but rather filtered the entire thing through the subtle message of “they were all victims… and of course the police are bad and did everything wrong” lens.
herewegoagsin via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/21/24
Good storytelling and strong reporting. Also, when right-wing pearl-clutchers give you zero stars for being “woke,” you’re probably doing something right (in this podcast’s case, it’s by giving a bit of space to marginalized voices).
Kadia in CA via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/20/24
Wow!
It is an interesting story but I didn’t care for the whole “privilege” thing. Especially considering that they were being investigated. This podcast could have been better! The whole part with the trans person could have been left out. It added nothing!! I don’t appreciate having wokeism pushed...Read full review »
T.marie13 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/27/24
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