508 - John of God: Ghosts, Grift, and Psychic Surgery
About this episode
The episode explores the controversial figure John of God, his claims of psychic surgery, and the dark allegations surrounding him.
For decades, hundreds of thousands of desperate people (maybe even millions) traveled to rural Brazil seeking miracles from João Teixeira de Faria — better known as “John of God” — a self-proclaimed psychic surgeon who claimed spirits healed others through his body. But behind the stories of supernatural cures, celebrity endorsements, and spiritual enlightenment lurked allegations of fraud, manipulation, and horrific abuse.
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