Current events and the stress of the world and life weighing you down? Take a vacation of the mind this week with us to Tristan da Cunha, a South Atlantic volcanic island farther from anywhere and anyone than any other place in the world. Settled in the early 1800s, this island was home to a handful of people. Through isolation, limited resources, and natural disasters the people of Tristan da Cunha have survived for over 200 years and their numbers have grown - but only just. 222 people currently live on the island - but they have never opened their doors to new residents. Centuries of seclusion have led to the island’s current population descending from just a handful of ancestors.

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Ruby Franke was a Mormon mommy vlogger who found fame through her wildly popular YouTube channel 8 Passengers. At its height, the channel boasted over 2 million subscribers, but it all came crashing down as backlash grew over Ruby’s increasingly disturbing discipline tactics. Enter Jodi Hildebrandt, a self-proclaimed mental health coach highly revered by the LDS church. Together, their cult-like ideologies and thirst for control created a dangerous spiral—one that would lead to devastating consequences.

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Have you ever taken down terrorists while still in your jammies? No? Well, Shannen Rossmiller has. This week Mallory tells us about the brilliant and brave small-town judge from Montana that changed the course of history with her unending curiosity and a deep desire for justice.

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