Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker’s Evangelical Empire

Two televangelists built a sprawling empire complete with a television network and a Christian theme park. Hannah and Suruthi cover the spectacular rise and fall of Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker, whose fundraising skills made them seriously wealthy... until the scandals brought everything down.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Their promises are alluring and their influence oh-so-subtle. Every week on Sinister Societies, friends Suruthi Bala and Hannah Maguire examine the unbelievable crimes and everyday insidiousness of cults. Expect plenty of prophets, apocalypses, and doom... alongside everything from bunkers and booze to utopias and URLs. A Spotify Original from Parcast.