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Hoyt Richards shares his journey out of a UFO doomsday cult in the final part of a three-part series.

A dear friend of the show, Hoyt Richards, who we had on the show back in 2023, has a new HBO docuseries " Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult" featuring his story. We caught up with Hoyt to discuss everything. But before we air that, we're going to re-releasing our original three-parter we did on his incredible story. Before the footage, before the headlines, before the world could see the jawline for themselves, Hoyt shared his story with us. Listen here, watch the doc, and come back next week for our brand-new interview with Hoyt about what it's like to have a hit documentary about your very personal life out there for the world to see. THIS IS PART 3 ... The final part of Hoyt Richards' incredible journey into and out of a UFO doomsday cult. The damning Vanity Fair article throws Hoyt's family into chaos as they attempt to intervene. And right when you think he might finally be getting out, his fellow brothers go to extreme lengths to keep their financial backer from leaving. And it works. Until it finally doesn't. Thank you again, Hoyt. He is a brave and inspirational human, and we loved having him on the show. FIND HOYT: Website (speaking, blog & cult-recovery resources)…

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