306 Episodes

  1. S409: The Psychic Vampires

    Published: 7/3/2019

  2. S408: The Psychic Kids (James Randi and Project Alpha)

    Published: 6/19/2019

  3. S407: The Psychic Spy (featuring Uri Geller)

    Published: 6/5/2019

  4. S406: The Bounty Hunter Part 2

    Published: 5/22/2019

  5. S405: The Bounty Hunter Part 1

    Published: 5/7/2019

  6. S404: The Soccer Mom

    Published: 4/24/2019

  7. S403: The One Who Got Away

    Published: 4/10/2019

  8. S402: The Shawcross Letters

    Published: 2/20/2019

  9. S401: The Commander

    Published: 1/30/2019

  10. S311: The Prophet – Matthew Fenner vs. the Word of Faith Fellowship Cult Part 2

    Published: 12/4/2018

  11. S310: The Prophet – Matthew Fenner vs. the Word of Faith Fellowship Cult Part 1

    Published: 11/27/2018

  12. S309: The Prophet – Inside the Mind of Cult Leader Jane Whaley

    Published: 11/20/2018

  13. S308: The Prophet - Meet Cult Leader Jane Whaley Part 3

    Published: 11/14/2018

  14. S307: The Prophet - Meet Jane Whaley Part 2

    Published: 11/7/2018

  15. S306: The Prophet - Meet Cult Leader Jane Whaley Part 1

    Published: 10/31/2018

  16. S305: The Prophet - Brazil and the Word of Faith Cult

    Published: 10/24/2018

  17. S304: The Prophet - Allegations of Cult Abuse and Corruption

    Published: 10/17/2018

  18. S303: The Prophet - Former Cult Members Speak Out

    Published: 10/10/2018

  19. S302: The Prophet - Who is cult leader Jane Whaley?

    Published: 10/3/2018

  20. S301: The Prophet - Word of Faith Fellowship Cult Revisited

    Published: 9/28/2018

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