{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcult-liter-with-spencer-henry.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fbarefoot-messiah-yxlO4C7W","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Barefoot Messiah","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/3c9c3c2a-a53f-40bd-9d24-bdb387b03fb1/ad7b5751-bdd0-4a82-80c4-f75bf93bef53/sxm-cover-morbid-cult-liter-3000x3000-final.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/b77bb211-3957-429d-8ffc-76ce4177750d\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Barefoot Messiah\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"This week we’re talking about a cult from Los Angeles that had a very explosive ending. Krishna Venta’s cult known as The Fountain, or WKFL served as a predecessor of sorts to many future cults with followers going on to join the likes of Jim Jones, The Seekers, and Charles Manson, so you know we’re in for quite a story. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWrite me: spencer@cultliter.com\n\n\n\n\nSpencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 \n\n\n\n\nFollow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast\n\n\n\n\nJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter\n\n\n\n\nCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! \n\n\n\n\nSources: \n\nhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/412901292/?terms=krishna%20venta&match=1\n\nhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/162494854/?terms=krishna%20venta&match=1\n\nhttps://laist.com/news/la-history/bizarre-story-behind-the-suicide-bombing-of-a-socal-cult\n\nhttps://vimeo.com/ondemand/thefountain\n\nhttps://www.laweekly.com/a-1950s-suicide-bombed-socal-cult-became-a-precursor-to-manson/"}