End the Epstein Class with Better Laws, Leaders, and Ban Homeschooling - TEASER

End the Epstein Class with Better Laws, Leaders, and Ban Homeschooling - TEASER

From Gaslit Nation by Andrea Chalupa

April 30, 2026 · 19 min

About this episode

Daniella Mestyanek Young discusses justice for survivors and the need for better laws and leaders to protect children from cults and predators.

In this week's Gaslit Nation Bonus Show, Daniella Mestyanek Young, The Knitting Cult Lady, author of the new book The Culting of America , explains how to get justice for survivors and protect children from Christian nationalist cults to Epstein's transnational crime network–better laws, better leaders, and ban home-schooling. "When countries outlaw homeschooling, it is one of the best protections that children can be given," she says. This week's bonus show also includes a look at serial predator Eric Swallwell, a rising star of the Democratic Party establishment, who has long been plagued by rumors. But despite that, he was the establishment's chosen one to lead the fourth largest economy in the world as California's governor, an important stepping stone to the White House. How can a predator protect us from Epstein's crime cult–which hasn't been brought to justice–or release the full files, as mandated by law? They can't. While the interview with The Knitting Cult Lady is available to all listeners, to hear the full episode be sure to subscribe at the Truth-teller tier ($5/month) or higher and support the show. Save the date! We're opening the May 11th (Andrea's birthday!)…

People in this episode

Host: Andrea Chalupa

Guest: Daniella Mestyanek Young

Topics covered

  • justice for survivors
  • Christian nationalist cults
  • Epstein's crime network
  • homeschooling ban
  • political predators
  • California governance
  • Supreme Court

Keywords

  • Epstein
  • cult
  • homeschooling
  • justice
  • politics
  • survivors
  • California
  • Eric Swallwell

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Culting of America

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