Heaven Bent

By Tara Jean StevensReligion & Spirituality Christianity True Crime History

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June 16, 2025 S7E1: Farm Girl From Ontario
In 1923, Aimee Semple McPherson founded America's first megachurch, Angelus Temple, in Los Angeles, California. But how did this farm girl from Ontario become the most famous preacher in North America? How did she turn her sermons into showstoppers? And how did she influence the way religion & politics are entangling today? This the first episode in a series that will examine both her rise to fame and her role in one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in American religious history.
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31 min
June 09, 2025 The Trouble With Sean Feucht
Sean Feucht is a prolific worship leader and the posterboy for Christian Nationalism, he's also a main character in the Heaven Bent Universe. On this episode, what's his connection to the unrest in Los Angeles this weekend? Why have some former team members launched a public campaign against him? And why does this call for a re-listen to S2E1?

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26 min
June 02, 2025 S7 Trailer: The Rise of Sister Aimee
At the beginning of the 20th century, evangelicalism was seen as a dying movement within Christianity. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, came Aime Semple McPherson. Aimee mixed religion with Hollywood-level showmanship to amass a global following and bring evangelicalism to the forefront. A lone female preacher in a sea of men, she founded America's first megachurch and became a pioneer televangelist. But what did it take to build a following of that scale? And who helped her get there? The answers will reveal a complicated history about the fight to put faith back in American politics

*Starts June 16th, 2025
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2 min
May 19, 2025 Heaven Bent: Behind The Mic
A researcher from the University of Georgia recently asked Tara Jean to be a part of a study. It's focus was on content creators whose work impacts people who are leaving or questioning a belief or community that define a large part of someone's identity. So, normally, she's the one doing the interviewing, but not on this episode. Why did Tara Jean start making Heaven Bent? Who is her podcast for? Is she a documentarian? An ally? A meddler?
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47 min
May 12, 2025 S6E3: The File Of Evidence
If there's a "file of evidence" that proves prophet Shawn Bolz is a fraud, why didn't anyone alert the public? On the final episode of this miniseries, Jubilee's journey from victim to whistleblower.
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32 min
May 05, 2025 S6E2: Bleed For Your Husband
Jubilee married Ted because prophet Shawn Bolz said that's what God wanted. But would God want Jubilee to marry a man who would nearly kill her? Also, how did 'Purity Culture' override Jubilee's abilities to trust her own instincts??
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36 min
April 28, 2025 S6E1: The Smartphone Prophet
He is one of the most-acclaimed 'prophets' in the modern-day church. But is Shawn Bolz a sheister, and, if he is, how did this stay a secret for so long? As new-evidence mounts against him, this 3-episode miniseries features a personal testimony from Jubilee, a woman who says one of Shawn's most-viral prophecies - nearly got her killed.
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34 min
April 21, 2025 S6 Trailer: The Smartphone Prophet
A modern-day prophet. A low-tech hoax. And the shocking cover-up that kept it secret for years.

Over three episodes, host & creator Tara Jean Stevens spotlights Shawn Bolz. He's a well-known figure in charismatic Christianity, once celebrated for delivering personal prophecies with astounding accuracy. But Tara Jean has come upon new evidence suggesting his divine insights actually came from the internet.

At the center of the story is Jubilee, a woman who says one of Bolz’s prophecies nearly got her killed.

*S6 starts April 28th, 2025.
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2 min
April 14, 2025 S5E7: The Whistleblower
She was Art's friend. He was her pastor. But now she's advocating for his alleged victims. On this final episode, you'll meet the whistleblower who changed everything.
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41 min
April 03, 2025 S5E6: Touch Not The Lord's Anointed
Bodybuilder. Missionary. Youth Pastor.

On this episode, Tara Jean reveals what she’s discovered about Art Lucier’s past—from newspaper archives, to livestreams, to firsthand stories from former Harvesters.

Art Lucier is the Apostolic Overseer of Harvest Ministries International. He’s also the founding leader of Kelowna Harvest Church, and the former founding leader of Kitimat Harvest Church. As these new episodes are being released, he is facing mounting allegations that have now led to him stepping down. But is he telling the truth. Is this just a bunch of "broken people" tellings lies?
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25 min

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Supernatural signs & wonders. Unusual spiritual practices. Explore the fascinating and sometimes dangerous world of the modern-day prophetic movement, with host & creator Tara Jean Stevens.

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