About this episode

The episode explores the life and scandal of Aimee Semple McPherson, a prominent evangelist in Los Angeles.

Aimee Semple McPherson built a religious empire in Los Angeles and became one of the most influential evangelists in America. When she vanished from a California beach and reappeared weeks later with an unbelievable story, the scandal that followed threatened to destroy everything she had built.

Topics covered

• religion
• evangelism
• scandal
• Los Angeles history
• true crime

Keywords

• Aimee Semple McPherson
• Los Angeles
• evangelism
• religious empire
• scandal

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Los Angeles, California

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