For years, the Phoenix Goddess Temple claimed to offer “seekers” healing through sensual touch. But when an outsider exposes what’s happening behind closed doors, the temple unknowingly welcomes in a new kind of seeker — undercover detectives. What some saw as a spiritual home, the state saw as a brothel operating under the guise of religious freedom. So what happens when your beliefs might be against the law? Hosts Katie and Leah Henoch follow the rise and fall of the Phoenix Goddess Temple, and tell the story of a community still reckoning with the fallout more than a decade later.
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EPISODES
CREDITS
HOSTS Katie Henoch and Leah Henoch.
WRITERS Emily Martinez and Sarah Ventre
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & EDITOR Emily Martinez
ADDITIONAL EDITING Mike Meyer
PRODUCERS Katie Henoch, Leah Henoch
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Sydney Fleischmann
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE Johnny Kauffman, Mo LaBorde, Ron Warner
LEGAL RESEARCHER Rebecca Ross
FACT-CHECKING Sara Sneath, Callie Hitchcock, Johnny Kauffman, Natalia Winkelman
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH Alex Yablon
ORIGINAL THEME SONG composed by Betsy Ganz and Chris Norby, and performed by Betsy Ganz, Chris Norby, and Jon Rauhouse. Recorded and mixed by Michael Krassner (KRAZ-ner). Mastered by Chris Norby.
SOUND DESIGN Claire Mullen, MASTERED by Doug Slawin
ENGINEERS Mike DeLay and Gavin Reign at RealVoice LA; Yi-Wen Lai-Tremewan