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The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3

The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3

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The Turning: River Road (Season 3) is about Lindsay Tornambe who at 13 years old, was chosen by the leader of her family’s cult for a special role. She became one of the youngest Maidens of River Road Fellowship in rural Minnesota. After a ritualistic ceremony that married her and other girls to their leader, she endured more than a decade of mental and physical abuse, hidden from outsiders.

But Lindsay and a friend decided to escape. They became the whistleblowers who prompted an international manhunt in 2014. It would bring the entire cult crumbling to the ground.

A ten-part series from Rococo Punch and iHeartPodcasts.

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Episodes
  • Introducing S1: The Turning: The Sisters Who Left

    Introducing S1: The Turning: The Sisters Who Left
    May 6 2021

    If you make a lifelong vow, what does it mean to break it? Can you truly give yourself to God or will your humanity get to you first?

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    3 mins
  • S1: Ep 1 - No Turning Back

    S1: Ep 1 - No Turning Back
    May 18 2021

    PART ONE - We enter a hidden world behind convent walls to learn what it’s like for a young sister to join the Missionaries of Charity. MC sisters take strict vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, and wholehearted and free service to the poorest of the poor. As aspirants, they start to learn the rules of this closed society, one that contains secret ceremonies and countless rituals


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    This series was inspired by Mary Johnson’s memoir, “An Unquenchable Thirst.” Find it HERE - https://amzn.to/3whsTeO


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    49 mins
  • S1: Ep 2 - Love, To Be Real, Has To Hurt

    S1: Ep 2 - Love, To Be Real, Has To Hurt
    May 18 2021

    PART TWO - The sisters learn more about sacrificial love and what it means to be married to Jesus. Mother Teresa believed suffering brings you closer to Christ, so the sisters look for opportunities for sacrifice – including sacrifices Mary never expected. She also meets a charismatic sister who makes her question whether God’s love is enough.


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    This series was inspired by Mary Johnson’s memoir, “An Unquenchable Thirst.” Find it HERE - https://amzn.to/3whsTeO


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    46 mins
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Very enlightening, very well researched, done with as much humanity and compassion as possible. Thank you for shedding light on the dark areas of religion.

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