Bonus episode for you! This is actually what last episode was supposed to be about before the spirit moved Marc and I to get into a lengthy debate on the role of religion (or lack thereof, as a part of the crisis of meaning. Today's bonus is the first of three that will examine cults through the lens of NXIVM. In it we use the Starz Network documentary Seduced: Inside the NXVIM Cult to help us put cult life into relief. We don't give a detailed background on what NXIVM is all about but we recommend several titles (beside the Starz Network's Seduced) if you have additional interest.
Podcasts:
Escaping NXIVM for Sarah Edmondson's side of the story
NXIVM On Trial produce by the Albay Times Union -- the paper that was publishing negative articles and cautionary tales about Keith Rainere and NXIVM for many years before the downfall
Streaming and Television
HBO's "The Vow" which tells the story of former high level NXIVM members Mark Vicente, Bonnie Piesse, Sarah Edmondson and her husband NIppy
Other Links of interest and citation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0hUX2ldxpM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB4jNevW3AY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwi9Q9apHGI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NWIfiV1_XQ
https://www.starz.com/us/en/series/59967/episodes?season=1
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13269706/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8lzmbAn8_Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjUyM_xd6IA