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Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Sep 8

New episode!
@ibnkulthum.bsky.social on how a newlywed adventure into Afghanistan turned into one of the strangest hostage sagas of the 21st century — a tale of love, captivity, delusion and coercion — which has offered up more questions than answers app.redcircle.com/shows/163ffc...

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Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Aug 31

Indiana Jonesing: Raiders of the Lost Artifacts

In this episode, we dig into the bizarre saga of American evangelicals, stolen artifacts from Iraq, and a DIY biblical empire-building project gone very, very wrong.

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23. The almighty dollar: how church became a $1.42T business

Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Aug 25

New episode: the almighty dollar — how church became a $1.42T grift

We're joined by Nathan Apffel, filmmaker of the upcoming Amazon docuseries The Religion Business

Podcast Episode · Hell to Pay · 08/25/2025 · 53m

22. Spells and Soccer: The Secret Magic of African Football

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Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Aug 19

This week, the triumphant return of @comradesipho.bsky.social with an episode on the fascinating role of witchdoctors, sacrifices and sangomas in African football

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Podcast Episode · Hell to Pay · 08/19/2025 · 53m

21. Gospel of the Gun: the story of church-run organized crime

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Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Aug 10

We're back with a brand new episode about the phenomenon of Narcopentecostals — your not-so-friendly neighborhood evangelical drug lords podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...

Podcast Episode · Hell to Pay · 08/10/2025 · 1h

Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Jul 28

We're having a week off for a summer recharge, but we've got some great episodes in the pipeline. In the meantime, sign up to our Substack, and leave us a review on your podcast platform 🙏

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Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Jul 21

We've also hurtled into the 21st century and joined YouTube! www.youtube.com/@HelltoPayPo...

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Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Jul 21

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Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Jul 21

*New episode*
Fowl play: How Chick-fil-A's anti-LGBT owners are flocking to Hollywood
We’re joined by our friend Conner from the Propagandos podcast to talk about how the famously hardcore evangelical, anti-LGBT Chick-Fil-A empire is invested in the film industry
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19. White Widow, black ops | Hell to Pay

Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Jul 14

How did Samantha Lewthwaite, the British wife of a 7/7 bombing suspect, go on to become one of the world’s most wanted people for her roles in multiple terrorist attacks across several continents? shows.acast.com/hell-to-pay/... @ibnkulthum.bsky.social

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Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Jul 7

New episode: The prosperity gospel, or how jet fuel can’t melt golden calves

From 19th-century mentalists to multi-millionaires, we trace how a fringe theology promising health and wealth became a global juggernaut among evangelical Christians.

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16. Head injuries and hellfire: a brief history of Christian Zionism | Hell to Pay

Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Jun 29

This week, @ibnkulthum.bsky.social takes us inside the Saudi social media phenomenon of 'free masked men' — anonymous videos complaining about declining living standards and calling for the head of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shows.acast.com/hell-to-pay/...

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Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Jun 24

This week's unfortunately timely episode is on the history of Christian Zionism shows.acast.com/hell-to-pay/...

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Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Jun 15

This week, we interview journalist @garethgore.bsky.social about his investigation into extreme Catholic sect Opus Dei podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

15. Opus Dei & Opus Night: the life and crimes of the bizarre Catholic sect

Podcast Episode · Hell to Pay · 06/15/2025 · 50m

14. Reactionary nihilism: Katherine Stewart on the modern religious right

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Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Jun 9

Reactionary nihilism, ideological world building, and kitty litters in classrooms: in this episode, journalist and author @katherinestewart.bsky.social takes us inside the power center of American conservatives podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

Podcast Episode · Hell to Pay · 06/08/2025 · 42m

13. The siege of Glory Mountain: the preacher, the president, and the FBI

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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · Jun 2

New podcast episode:
The siege of Glory Mountain: the preacher, the president, and the FBI
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Podcast Episode · Hell to Pay · 06/01/2025 · 58m

12. Shepherd Bushiri – the fugitive pastor

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Sipho @comradesipho.bsky.social · May 26

New episode of @helltopaypod.bsky.social out now: open.spotify.com/episode/1IYs... featuring our very first ever friend of the pod @pontsho.bsky.social!

We are talking about very very bad man Shepherd Bushiri.

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10. Pistols, a Bible and chocolate cake: the bizarre story behind Iran-Contra

Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · May 12

Ep 10: Pistols, a Bible and chocolate cake: the bizarre story behind Iran-Contra
In May 1986, two of President Ronald Reagan’s National Security Council advisors, Oliver North and Robert “Bud” McFarlane touched down in Tehran on a secret diplomatic mission
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Podcast Episode · Hell to Pay · 05/11/2025 · 56m

9. The real story behind the anti-abortion movement

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Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · May 5

New episode:
When abortion was legalized in the United States in 1973, evangelicals supported the decision — until a machiavellian conservative Catholic activist made it about another issue entirely. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/9...

Podcast Episode · Hell to Pay · 05/04/2025 · 50m

8. The fall of Apartheid and South Africa's satanic panic

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Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Apr 28

Teenagers, rock music, pentagrams... and a country on the brink of collapse. We dig into one of the strangest moral panics in South African history — when fears of Satanism swept through churches, schools, and headlines during the final days of apartheid podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8...

Podcast Episode · Hell to Pay · 04/27/2025 · 57m

History Podcast · Updated Weekly · Aamer, Elle and Sipho explore spiritually motivated crime and conflict.

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Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Apr 21

New episode: CIA chemist Frank Olson was found dead in suspicious circumstances after being covertly dosed with LSD.

Just how deep does knowledge of his death go? Will his family able to find justice? And why the hell did the CIA send him to see a magician? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/7...

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1. Money, sex and lies: The Vatican financial scandal

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elle hardy @ellehardy.bsky.social · Apr 21

Pope Francis’ attempts to reform the shocking levels of corruption and fraud inside the Vatican were also extremely admirable. We recently did a podcast episode about it podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

Podcast Episode · Hell to Pay · 03/10/2025 · 58m

5. Alice in Ultraland: the mysterious death of a CIA scientist

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Hell to Pay @helltopaypod.bsky.social · Apr 7

Episode 5: Alice in Ultraland: the mysterious death of a CIA scientist
Frank Olson was a chemist working for the US military when he was covertly dosed with LSD. Shortly afterwards, he was found dead in highly suspicious circumstances. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5...

Podcast Episode · Hell to Pay · 04/07/2025 · 53m