Thanks Russ for the inspiration to do my first Best of 2023 clip show! This year was FILLED with some of the best and most amazing chats we've ever had on LAMLM and it was so hard to choose! Thank you to everyone who responded to my call to action and sent me in their favorite episodes, moments, and guests! I am so thankful to every single person who has ever supported the show and this is a fun way for me to say THANK YOU and end 2023 with a BANG, HUN! Happy New Year and we will see you in 2024 with Season 4!!!

Show Notes

Cults

Fundie Fridays | Nikieta & Asha | Apostate Alex | Lindsay Williams | Pastor Rob | Kendyl | Sam | Tara & Floyd Oathout | Liz Ferris

Frauds & Scams

Gina & Fyre | Amanda Fangman | Kristin Hoffman "Baker Bettie"

MLMs

Ashley Richards | April Murphy | Cindy Adams | Andrew & Will Thompson P1 | P2 | Danielle Hanneman | Jane Marie | The MLM Twins

Amway

Amway Tools Cult Scam | Steve | Issac Ramos | Cori Smelker | Emma & Grand Rapids | Meggan Lanahan

Out of MLM

The BITE Model

LAMLM Book Club

MLM Dupes

How can you help?

MLM Change

Report Fraud

Truth in Advertising

Report to your state Attorney General's office!

Not in the U.S.? No Problem!

Support the Podcast!

Website | Patreon | Buy Me a Taco | TikTok | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Discord | Merch!

Life After MLM is produced by Roberta Blevins. Audio editing is done by the lovely Kayla Craven, video editing by the indescribable RK Gold, and Michelle Carpenter is our Triple Emerald Princess of Robots. Life After MLM is owned by Roberta Blevins 2023.

Music : The Magic of Christmas by Geoff Harvey

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In the liminal space between Christmas and New Year's it's best to just have fun and keep it low stress! So.... remember my Holiday Magic record? It's time to break it out and break it down with our TRIPLE Emerald Princess of Robots, Michelle Carpenter! Plus some sneak peeks for 2024, and what we've got in store for the LAMLM Community!!

Show Notes

Holiday Magic Record Cover

A not so Magical Holiday

Remembering Bruce Craig, Esq.

Out of MLM

The BITE Model

LAMLM Book Club

MLM Dupes

How can you help?

MLM Change

Report Fraud

Truth in Advertising

Report to your state Attorney General's office!

Not in the U.S.? No Problem!

Support the Podcast!

Website | Patreon | Buy Me a Taco | TikTok | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Discord | Merch!

Life After MLM is produced by Roberta Blevins. Audio editing is done by the lovely Kayla Craven, video editing by the indescribable RK Gold, and Michelle Carpenter is our Triple Emerald Princess of Robots. Life After MLM is owned by Roberta Blevins 2023.

Music : The Magic of Christmas by Geoff Harvey

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It's our Christmas episode!!! Back in our live episode from Dallas, I mentioned The Body Shop at Home being an MLM to the shock of most of the live audience and teased that we had an episode coming up soon... Well this is that episode!!! Jules is joining us all the way from Down Under in Sydney, to talk about the MLMs that plague the Outback and what these scams look like in Australia.

Show Notes

Nisse

How Consumers Fell Out of Love with The Body Shop @ Home

Aurelius Acquires The Body Shop

DSA Australia

Go (1999) - Confederated Products Clip

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

Out of MLM

The BITE Model

LAMLM Book Club

MLM Dupes

How can you help?

MLM Change

Report Fraud

Truth in Advertising

Report to your state Attorney General's office!

Not in the U.S.? No Problem!

Support the Podcast!

Website | Patreon | Buy Me a Taco | TikTok | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Discord | Merch!

Life After MLM is produced by Roberta Blevins. Audio editing is done by the lovely Kayla Craven, video editing by the indescribable RK Gold, and Michelle Carpenter is our Triple Emerald Princess of Robots. Life After MLM is owned by Roberta Blevins 2023.

Music : The Magic of Christmas by Geoff Harvey

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For 10 years Brandie Hadfield found herself on the hamster wheel of her MLM, trying to make sense of it all. It wasn't until the middle of the Covid-19 Pandemic and seeing the disgusting predatory nature of MLM with her own eyes that she decided to ask more questions and look for the answers herself. In our chat we discuss the seldom recognized unfair advantages in MLM, your MLM cult identity and the healing journey to getting yourself back.

Show Notes

Connect with Brandie : Instagram | Substack

eXp Lawsuit

Dr. Janja Lalich

Bounded Choice

Out of MLM

The BITE Model

LAMLM Book Club

MLM Dupes

How can you help?

MLM Change

Report Fraud

Truth in Advertising

Report to your state Attorney General's office!

Not in the U.S.? No Problem!

Support the Podcast!

Website | Patreon | Buy Me a Taco | TikTok | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Discord | Merch!

Life After MLM is produced by Roberta Blevins. Audio editing is done by the lovely Kayla Craven, video editing by the indescribable RK Gold, and Michelle Carpenter is our Triple Emerald Princess of Robots. Life After MLM is owned by Roberta Blevins 2023.

Music : The Magic of Christmas by Geoff Harvey

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Are you enjoying Holiday Magic so far? Today we're headed to Church with The Reverend Jen and King James of the wildly popular YouTube channel Fundie Fridays! In our chat we talk about the similarities between our missions, our thoughts on the Duggars, Sister Wives, Purity Culture and all the MLM parties they've been to. Plus we chat a bit about some of the history, loopholes and economic implications of Multi Level Marketing for a little sneak peek into next season's focus!

Show Notes

Connect with Jen : Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Patreon

Connect with James : Instagram

Fundie Fridays AMA

Shiny Happy People

Out of MLM

The BITE Model

LAMLM Book Club

MLM Dupes

How can you help?

MLM Change

Report Fraud

Truth in Advertising

Report to your state Attorney General's office!

Not in the U.S.? No Problem!

Support the Podcast!

Website | Patreon | Buy Me a Taco | TikTok | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Discord | Merch!

Life After MLM is produced by Roberta Blevins. Audio editing is done by the lovely Kayla Craven, video editing by the indescribable RK Gold, and Michelle Carpenter is our Triple Emerald Princess of Robots. Life After MLM is owned by Roberta Blevins 2023.

Music : The Magic of Christmas by Geoff Harvey

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After 14 years in Amway, Meggan decided this year, that she needed to leave. Spending her young adult years in Amway had a profound impact on Meggan and her ability to "adult" and function in normal society outside of the cult. It wasn't until a tragic accident, and the resulting behavior of the higher ups in her LOA that Meggan found herself questioning the motivation of authority and the demand for a dittos autoship she didn't need.

Show Notes

Amway & The Younger Generation

MLM Meets GenZ

The Amway Tools Cult

Out of MLM

The BITE Model

LAMLM Book Club

MLM Dupes

How can you help?

MLM Change

Report Fraud

Truth in Advertising

Report to your state Attorney General's office!

Not in the U.S.? No Problem!

Support the Podcast!

Website | Patreon | Buy Me a Taco | TikTok | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Discord | Merch!

Life After MLM is produced by Roberta Blevins. Audio editing is done by the lovely Kayla Craven, video editing by the indescribable RK Gold, and Michelle Carpenter is our Triple Emerald Princess of Robots. Life After MLM is owned by Roberta Blevins 2023.

Music : The Magic of Christmas by Geoff Harvey

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Have you met Ashley? She's a lot in the best way, and since we both have podcasts about cults and scams, I thought she might wanna come on and make some content together. We talk about everything under the sun, from our own f*cked up experiences to creepy holiday festivals and the cult of being a Swiftie. This episode is a little all over the place and has a bit of something for anyone that's ever thought "That's SO f*cked up!"

Show Notes

Connect with Ashley : Instagram | TSFU IG | Website

That's So Fcked Up

EZoo Day 3

Krampusnacht

Takanakuy

Help at Any Cost

Large Group Awareness Training

Influence Continuum

Out of MLM

The BITE Model

LAMLM Book Club

MLM Dupes

How can you help?

MLM Change

Report Fraud

Truth in Advertising

Report to your state Attorney General's office!

Not in the U.S.? No Problem!

Support the Podcast!

Website | Patreon | Buy Me a Taco | TikTok | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Discord | Merch!

Life After MLM is produced by Roberta Blevins. Audio editing is done by the lovely Kayla Craven, video editing by the indescribable RK Gold, and Michelle Carpenter is our Triple Emerald Princess of Robots. Life After MLM is owned by Roberta Blevins 2023.

Music : The Magic of Christmas by Geoff Harvey

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Welcome to Day 1 of Holiday Magic! And what better person to help welcome in the month long of fun, than The Dream's Jane Marie! I know the impact that The Dream and Jane's work had on my journey out of MLM, so I can only imagine what the movement has experienced! Jane and I have a fun chat about the early days of AntiMLM, her time at This American Life, The DSA & The BIG Baddies of MLM, and what we really think about Robert FitzPatrick.

Show Notes

Connect with Jane Marie! Instagram | TikTok | Twitter | Website

Pre-Order Selling The Dream Now!

The Downline

Secret Sister is a Scam

My Favorite Episode of TAL

NYT Article

The Dream Podcast

Out of MLM

The BITE Model

LAMLM Book Club

MLM Dupes

How can you help?

MLM Change

Report Fraud

Truth in Advertising

Report to your state Attorney General's office!

Not in the U.S.? No Problem!

Support the Podcast!

Website | Patreon | Buy Me a Taco | TikTok | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Discord | Merch!

Life After MLM is produced by Roberta Blevins. Audio editing is done by the lovely Kayla Craven, video editing by the indescribable RK Gold, and Michelle Carpenter is our Triple Emerald Princess of Robots. Life After MLM is owned by Roberta Blevins 2023.

Music : The Magic of Christmas by Geoff Harvey

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Sending out Cultvember in STYLE! Have you seen the two new docuseries on Twin Flames Universe? They are a must watch for anyone who is a fan of cults getting exposed. The shows follow some of the victims of TFU as they tell their stories from their time inside the community and the dangerous advice being given inside the organization. Being familiar with this sort of thing, I decided to join the Facebook group to see what it was all about and what the members were saying about the group, the belief system and the media exposure. What I found was not shocking, but it was terrifying all the same.

Show Notes

Desperately Seeking Soulmate

Escaping Twin Flames

IGotOut.org

Out of MLM

The BITE Model

LAMLM Book Club

MLM Dupes

How can you help?

MLM Change

Report Fraud

Truth in Advertising

Report to your state Attorney General's office!

Not in the U.S.? No Problem!

Support the Podcast!

Website | Patreon | Buy Me a Taco | TikTok | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Discord | Merch!

Life After MLM is produced by Roberta Blevins. Audio editing is done by the lovely Kayla Craven, video editing by the indescribable RK Gold, and Michelle Carpenter is our Triple Emerald Princess of Robots. Life After MLM is owned by Roberta Blevins 2023.

Music : The Limits of the Cosmos by Geoff Harvey

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*Content Warning : In this episode we discuss excommunication, death and suicide. Please use discretion when listening.*

Liz Gale was born a 3rd Generation Scientologist. In fact, her family was into Scientology, before it was ever called Scientology. From the moment Liz's grandmother picked up that copy of Dianetics, it set her family on a tragic trajectory until Liz herself decided to break the generational trauma that L. Ron Hubbard created. In our chat we discuss what excommunication looks like inside the church and the worst possible outcomes for those who feel like they have nowhere else to run.

Show Notes

Connect with Liz : TikTok | YouTube | Blog | Instagram

Confessions of an Ex-Scientologist Pothead

Philip Gale

South Park - S9 E12 Trapped in the Closet

Aftermath Foundation

What is SPTV?

IGotOut.org

Out of MLM

The BITE Model

LAMLM Book Club

MLM Dupes

How can you help?

MLM Change

Report Fraud

Truth in Advertising

Report to your state Attorney General's office!

Not in the U.S.? No Problem!

Support the Podcast!

Website | Patreon | Buy Me a Taco | TikTok | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Discord | Merch!

Life After MLM is produced by Roberta Blevins. Audio editing is done by the lovely Kayla Craven, video editing by the indescribable RK Gold, and Michelle Carpenter is our Triple Emerald Princess of Robots. Life After MLM is owned by Roberta Blevins 2023.

Music : The Limits of the Cosmos by Geoff Harvey

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