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Podcast: The Dream​

The Dream

Description: From Little Everywhere and hosted by Jane Marie, comes the third season of The Dream. Past seasons of this award-winning investigative podcast looked at pyramid schemes and the world of wellness. This season we're getting to know the gurus and life coaches who claim they know the secret to living our best lives. Is it all in our mindset? Or our privilege? Or are we all under a spell? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Category: Society & Culture Health & Fitness

All Episodes​

Selling the Dream with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2024-03-08
Duration: 00:27:45
Shownotes: A chapter from Jane Marie’s forthcoming book. Preorder at jane-marie.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus 2: Caller Episode with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2023-12-13
Duration: 00:44:02
Shownotes: The Dream listeners called in to share their own experiences with life coaches: the good, the bad and the absurd.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted

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Bonus 1: Coaching or Culting? with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2023-12-06
Duration: 00:28:12
Shownotes: Sarah Edmonson publicly left NXIVM, a life coaching MLM made famous by the HBO documentary, The Vow, in 2017 shortly after being branded with the

founder's initials. Jane and Sarah sit down to discuss the fine line between coaching and culting. Sarah and her husband, Nippy Ames, host the podcast A Little Bit Culty.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 E10: We Die The Way We Lived with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2023-11-01
Duration: 00:37:25
Shownotes: Days after the debut of this season, Jessie Lee Ward, who was featured in episodes one and nine, passed away after a short battle with

cancer. Jane reconnects with Erin Bies to discuss her former friend’s legacy and talks with Death Coach, Megan Carmichael, about what to make of death when you had a complicated relationship with the person who has passed on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 E9: Coaching the Uncoachable with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2023-11-01
Duration: 00:32:31
Shownotes: To our surprise, the OG coach Jessie Lee Ward agrees to an interview. She seems surprised to find out that Jane is not a fan

of her work. It turns out that the feeling goes both ways. After ugly exchanges with Jessie Lee, Jane checks back in with her coach and with Dann. Has Jane actually improved as a person? Is she better or worse after six months of self-improvement?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 E8: Striving Is Bad for Your Health with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2023-10-25
Duration: 00:37:16
Shownotes: Who does coaching work least well for? Turns out it’s the exact people who could benefit most from it, according to the industry. Dr. Sherman

James and Dr. Arline Geronimus discuss the downsides of positive thinking, bootstrapping, and mindset culture. For some people, striving has negative impacts on health and happiness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 E7: The Inmates Running the Asylum with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2023-10-18
Duration: 00:31:26
Shownotes: Who becomes a life coach? Jane talks to Patrick Sheehan, a researcher who has found a surprising answer: many coaches couldn’t find success elsewhere. Why

do people who can’t do teach? We also learn more about Jane’s life coach, her bona fides, and what sets her apart from the scammers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 E6: The MVP of NLP with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2023-10-11
Duration: 00:28:36
Shownotes: Neuro-linguistic programming, or NLP, is the communication technique used by coaches and cult leaders alike. John James Santangelo—a fan of Napoleon Hill— is an NLP

expert who gives Jane a crash course. Jane is mesmerized, and according to Santangelo, might've even been hypnotized.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 E5: I Never Said Hate with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2023-10-04
Duration: 00:34:25
Shownotes: Now a life coach herself, Jennifer Rajala is lauded at Rankmakers; she’s a hustler who can inspire others to buy coaching packages better than just

about anyone else. That is, until she realizes she’s selling empty promises.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 E4: Think and Grow Duped with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2023-09-27
Duration: 00:32:53
Shownotes: Napoleon Hill, ever heard of him? He wrote "Think and Grow Rich," one of the favorite self-help handbooks of all time. His fans include Tony

Robbins and life coaches of all stripes. But Napoleon Hill was not a genius of self-help. He was a scam artist who never practiced what he preached. Journalist Matt Novak tells Jane what he’s found (and what he hasn’t) about one of the biggest architects of modern coaching.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 E3: The MLM-to-coaching pipeline with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2023-09-20
Duration: 00:42:14
Shownotes: Jennifer Rajala got sucked into the MLM-to-coaching pipeline. A social worker from northern Michigan, Jennifer rose quickly through the Arbonne ranks. She earned the right

to lease an Arbonne branded Mercedes. But she still wasn’t making any real money. Then Jenn discovered Rankmakers, the life coaching program that promised to truly maximize her potential.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 E2: What Ever Happened to Happy Jane? with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2023-09-13
Duration: 00:31:19
Shownotes: Despite regular therapy, Jane is in a funk. She and Dann discuss what's happened to them, and what she hopes (and fears) life coaching might

do for her — or teach her to do for herself. Jane embarks on a hunt for a professional life coach of her own.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3 E1: Becoming a #Boss with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2023-09-13
Duration: 00:27:58
Shownotes: What's it like to hand your life over to someone who claims they’ll make it better? Jessie Lee Ward, the self-proclaimed “#1 network marketer in

the world,” charges her coaching clients thousands of dollars for a trip to Colombia that's described like a work retreat. The reality is more like a brutal 15 hour hike, with late night hypothermia. Is this what it takes to be successful in life and business?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 E10: Caveat Beware with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2020-02-24
Duration: 00:41:30
Shownotes: Who do you trust in a world with little information?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 E9: Drowning in the Conspira-Sea with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2020-02-17
Duration: 00:27:08
Shownotes: How a few bad seeds became a movement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 E8: Your Call is Important to Us with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2020-02-10
Duration: 00:38:35
Shownotes: These Shills and Sugar Pills will make you feel better. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 E7: Green Eggs and Scams with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2020-02-03
Duration: 00:34:57
Shownotes: Influencing a new generation of wellness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 E6: Magnets: How Do They Work? with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2020-01-27
Duration: 00:41:04
Shownotes: The road to wellness is paved with particles and protons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 E5: Birthing a Bad Dream with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2020-01-20
Duration: 00:37:18
Shownotes: Welcome to one of the cutest cults of wellness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 E4: Take With Caution with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2020-01-13
Duration: 00:37:18
Shownotes: What happens when no one is looking out for you?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 E3: Magic Little Pills with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2020-01-07
Duration: 00:32:00
Shownotes: Can powders, pills and juices deliver on the promise to live longer and look younger?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

more information.

Revisiting Women’s Work with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2019-12-23
Duration: 00:38:52
Shownotes: Opportunity might still be knocking… we’ll be back with new episodes in January.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2 E2: A New Kind of Party with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2019-12-16
Duration: 00:30:41
Shownotes: Take a walk and find a crystal. Who knows, it might just heal you.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

information.

S2 E1: What’s Your Frequency? with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2019-12-09
Duration: 00:30:52
Shownotes: Products and cures you can’t find at the doctor might just be the medicine you want.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

for more information.

BONUS 4: How to Fire Your Boss with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2019-10-14
Duration: 00:23:44
Shownotes: Leaving an MLM can be the hardest part of the business. This is 4 of 4 bonus episodes we’re releasing as additional reporting from season

1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BONUS 3: Dream Stealers with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2019-10-07
Duration: 00:21:01
Shownotes: There’s no better way to build a loyal downline than with a magnetic atmosphere and a magnetic leader. Creating devotion to the cause is one

technique that keeps the recruits flowing and the pipeline growing. This is 3 of 4 bonus episodes we’re releasing as additional reporting from season 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BONUS 2: Humble Beginnings, Lavish Endings with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2019-09-30
Duration: 00:20:02
Shownotes: The unbelievable origin story of LulaRoe. This is 2 of 4 bonus episodes we’re releasing as additional reporting from season 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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BONUS 1: Overpriced and Underwhelmed with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2019-09-23
Duration: 00:20:16
Shownotes: What happened when LulaRoe tried to save their business by operating less like an MLM? Exactly what you think if you’ve been listening long enough.

Although this time, there are people in power that are mad, like file-a-lawsuit mad. This is 1 of 4 bonus episodes we’re releasing as additional reporting from season 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 E11: And That’s When I Woke Up with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2018-12-03
Duration: 00:38:52
Shownotes: When a job becomes a hobby.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 E10: The American Way with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2018-11-26
Duration: 00:37:03
Shownotes: The dream of our founders is alive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 E9: Leave a Message with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2018-11-12
Duration: 00:30:02
Shownotes: A wise woman once said, “You need to go.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 E8: Destination Amazing with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2018-11-05
Duration: 00:39:03
Shownotes: The road to success is paved with convention tickets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 E7: Lazy, Stupid, Greedy or Dead with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2018-10-29
Duration: 00:51:28
Shownotes: What’s holding you back from reaching your full potential?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 E6: How a Dream Becomes a Nightmare with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2018-10-22
Duration: 00:36:57
Shownotes: Be careful what you wish for, unless it's debt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 E5: Do You Party? with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2018-10-15
Duration: 00:40:29
Shownotes: Friends are the family you choose to add to your downline.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 E4: The Mind is a Fertile Field with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2018-10-08
Duration: 00:38:47
Shownotes: If you dream it, you can (probably?) achieve it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 E3: Yes, I Would Like To Swim In Cash with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2018-10-01
Duration: 00:40:33
Shownotes: The fortune you seek can be yours for just $169 down.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 E2: Women’s Work with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2018-09-24
Duration: 00:39:29
Shownotes: When opportunity knocks, open the front door.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 E1: Wanna Swim in Cash? with full AI transcript and summary​

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Update: 2018-09-24
Duration: 00:40:52
Shownotes: There’s nothing as intoxicating as piles of money, unless the Feds are watching you count it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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