The Followers

This week, in light of Anna Young’s recent death, I recommend UCP Audio’s new podcast THE FOLLOWERS: HOUSE OF PRAYER. This podcast details the events leading up to cult leader Anna Young’s daughter telling the police that her mother had likely murdered a child years prior. This police report and subsequent investigation resulted in the indictment of Anna Young for multiple murders as well as a window into what life was like in the ‘House of Prayer’ cult. This series is heartbreaking and fascinating for anyone (like me) obsessed with the psychology of cults.

—Lucy Putnam, Creative Executive