Introducing Two-Faced: John of God

About this episode

The episode introduces João Teixeira de Faria, known as John of God, a spiritual healer with a dark secret.

For decades, João Teixeira de Faria — known as John of God — was revered as a spiritual healer who claimed to perform miraculous surgeries without anesthesia. Desperate people from around the world traveled to Brazil, believing he could cure what doctors could not. But behind the promise of divine healing was something far darker. Hosted by award-winning journalist Martina Castro, Two-Faced: John of God is a six-episode limited series from Exactly Right Media and Adonde Media. Premieres Wednesday, February 4 . New episodes drop every Wednesday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Este podcast también está disponible en español — búsquenlo como Dos Caras: Juan de Dios . See photos from the story at @exactlyright on Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Martina Castro

Topics covered

• spiritual healing
• true crime
• miraculous surgeries
• John of God
• investigative journalism
• Brazil

Keywords

• John of God
• spiritual healer
• true crime
• Martina Castro
• Brazil
• miraculous surgeries
• investigative journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Exactly Right Media, Adonde Media

Places: Brazil

More episodes of Two-Faced: John of God

• 6: The Fall · March 4, 2026 · 46 min
• 5: Taking Down John of God · February 25, 2026 · 30 min
• 4: Breaking the Silence · February 18, 2026 · 29 min
• 3: The Treatment · February 11, 2026 · 38 min
• 1: The Last Hope · February 4, 2026 · 28 min
• 2: A Healer is Born · February 4, 2026 · 29 min