The Bad Guru: 5. The Breakthrough

World of Secrets · 2025-01-06

“I was admitting it was a sex cult,” says Miranda. She meets up with her mother Penny to tell her what she's really been up to. When she tells her story to students from the yoga school where her journey started, the guru Gregorian denounces her as a liar.

This episode contains sexual content.

Host: Cat McShane Producers: Emma Weatherill and Cat McShane Sound design: Melvin RickarbyProduction Coordinator: Juliette HarveyUnit Manager: Lucy Bannister Executive Producer: Innes Bowen Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams

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