Wondery’s new series, “In God We Lust,” looks at the origins of the Jerry Falwell Jr pool boy scandal. It’s a tale of a famous Evangelical couple who preached against the sins of the flesh while all along indulging in them.

FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "IN GOD WE LUST" GO TO 29:20

A Swedish woman says she murdered her lover's wife after getting divine text messages. HBO's "Pray Obey Kill" looks at this religion/sex/murder case as a pair of journalists search for new evidence in the crime.

FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "PRAY OBEY KILL" GO TO 1:01

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