• S1: Ep Bonus - Bride of Christ
    Sep 15 2021

    BONUS - Jenna Cooper is a 36-year-old consecrated virgin who lives in Winona, Minnesota. She tells us what that means, what her life is like now, and what it’s like to feel called when you’re 12 years old.


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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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    28 mins
  • S1: Ep 10 - Out There
    Jul 20 2021

    PART TEN - “I couldn’t come to any clarity unless I took off the habit and was seen.”


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


    TRANSCRIPT - https://www.rococopunch.com/transcripts

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    46 mins
  • S1: Ep 9 - Highway of Broken Glass
    Jul 13 2021

    PART NINE - Is this a cult? How do you leave?


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


    TRANSCRIPT - https://www.rococopunch.com/transcripts

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    47 mins
  • S1: Ep 8 - Saint of Darkness
    Jul 6 2021

    PART EIGHT - "She used to tell us, ‘If ever I will be a saint, I will be the saint of darkness.’ ... And we didn't know what she meant."


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


    TRANSCRIPT - https://www.rococopunch.com/transcripts

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    46 mins
  • S1: Ep 7 - Silence
    Jun 29 2021

    PART SEVEN - This episode contains descriptions of alleged sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised.


    We meet two former sisters who say they wanted more than anything to be part of the Missionaries of Charity. Along the road to taking their first vows, they allege their mistresses took advantage of the vow of obedience. They claim they were sexually abused by the women tasked with guiding them through the early days of their religious vocation — one in 1987 and the other in 2014.

    This episode was produced in partnership with Type Investigations.


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


    TRANSCRIPT - https://www.rococopunch.com/transcripts

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    53 mins
  • S1: Ep Bonus - Kelli
    Jun 22 2021

    BONUS - You know Kelli Dunham from previous episodes. Kelli joined the Missionaries of Charity looking for a life that made sense. That’s not what she found. She had a painful exit from the MCs.

    But there’s so much more to her story. We talked with Kelli about her life before the Missionaries of Charity and after. About her faith. About her comedy. But mostly about her complicated relationship with her mom.


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


    TRANSCRIPT - https://www.rococopunch.com/transcripts

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    36 mins
  • S1: Ep 6 - The Third Floor
    Jun 15 2021

    PART SIX - Siblings Joan and Sue both join the Missionaries of Charity, and they steal secret moments on the third floor — the only time they can be alone to talk. Like all MC sisters, they live by the vow of obedience. Their story shows how power works in the order: who has power, and what happens when you push back on it. Sue grapples with this from above, as a superior; Joan from below.


    Content warning: This episode includes a mention of suicide.

    If you are having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the United States at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK). You can find a list of additional resources at SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources.

    More support (via text) can be found at: https://www.crisistextline.org/


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


    TRANSCRIPT - https://www.rococopunch.com/transcripts

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    45 mins
  • S1: Ep 5 - Particular Friendship
    Jun 8 2021

    PART FIVE - MC sisters are forbidden from having “particular friendships.” They’re not supposed to get close to anyone. They’re supposed to detach from their human relationships so that they can focus on God. They live a vow of chastity to the extreme. But even in the convent, secret love emerges, and two sisters begin a forbidden relationship.


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


    TRANSCRIPT - https://www.rococopunch.com/transcripts

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    46 mins