The Making of a Cult Leader: A Son’s Look at the Woman Behind the Cult
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The episode features an interview with Lane Kamp, exploring the life of his mother, Trina Kamp, and her influence in founding a cult.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of How to Leave a Cult, I sit down with Lane Kamp — the son of Trina Kamp, one of the founders of the cult I was raised in. This is the beginning of a multi-part interview, and we start not with the cult itself, but with the woman at the center of it. Lane takes us through his mother’s early life: her childhood, her first marriage, and the moment she met spiritualist Richard Ireland — a meeting that would deeply influence her path. Together, we begin to unpack...
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