Other People’s Lives

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/opl and get on your way to being your best self. Get 20% off + free shipping with the code OPL at https://Manscaped.com This week we speak to a woman attended a controversial fat camp and weight loss school for children. She talks about why isn’t wasn’t effective and sheds light on the abusive behavior and rules of the camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/opl and get on your way to being your best self. Go to https://zbiotics.com/OPL to learn more and get 15% off your first order when you use OPL at checkout. Go to https://cookunity.com/OPL or enter code OPL before checkout for 50% off your first week. This week we speak with a woman who is in a relationship but hasn’t told her partner that she is actually a trans woman. She explains why she fears telling the truth. She also talks about her decision to transition and why she lives a stealth lifestyle and doesn’t even talk to her family anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we speak with a man who is part of the Bator Bro community. This is a community of men who openly m*sturbate with each other but many identify as straight. They claim it’s about bonding and transparency and male friendship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to https://zbiotics.com/OPL to learn more and get 15% off your first order when you use OPL at checkout. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to https://RocketMoney.com/OPL Today we speak with Jeff Frazier. Jeff is a decorated Army veteran and has served as a founder or leader within several Haiti based NGOs that have driven measurable progress in Haiti. Jeff has experience working within Haiti to fight child trafficking, and assist in projects in reforestation, water and food security, education and infrastructure deployment aimed at improving the quality of life for the neediest Haitian communities. During a food distribution mission, Jeff was kidnapped by a Haitian gang and held for 43 torturous days. This experience served to further his resolve to help Haitians rescue themselves from the ruthless gangs holding them captive and provide them with the tools to maintain their freedoms. Check out Jeff’s work and his own podcast at https://stimpack.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/opl and get on your way to being your best self. Go to https://cookunity.com/OPL or enter code OPL before checkout for 50% off your first week. This week we speak with a minister who claims that he regularly casts out demons from possessed people and performs miracles such as removing people’s cancer, giving people the ability to walk and more. We dive into his work and experiences and discuss the perception of evangelical megachurches. We talk about how much money he makes and why he believes ministers deserve to live comfortable, luxurious lives, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to https://cookunity.com/OPL or enter code OPL before checkout for 50% off your first week. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to https://RocketMoney.com/OPL This week we speak with a man known as a bull. A bull is someone who sleeps with other men’s wives. Sometimes this involves the husbands and sometimes it doesn’t. The guest talks about how he got into this lifestyle, how it works, why he likes it so much, and why boundaries and rules are so important. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we speak to a woman who, as a child, decided to speak up about her own grandpa molesting her and other family members. Her actions landed her grandfather in prison. She also talks about why she decided to forgive him while he was on his deathbed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/opl and get on your way to being your best self. Go to https://zbiotics.com/OPL to learn more and get 15% off your first order when you use OPL at checkout. Go to https://cookunity.com/OPL or enter code OPL before checkout for 50% off your first week. To kick off the new season we speak with a woman whose song went viral on TikTok. She talks about how her life changed, the money she made, how she navigated record labels and business sharks, and her plans for the future. Check out Limbo and her music at: https://www.instagram.com/youknowlimbo/ If you'd like to be on our show, we'd love to have you! Send an email to oplpodcast@gmail.com or visit www.oplshow.com we'll be in touch if your story is a fit for the show. • Join Our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/oplshow • OPL Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/oplpodcast Follow Joe & Greg: Joe Santagato (@joesantagato) Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joesantagato/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/joesantagato Greg Dybec (@gregdybec) Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gregdybec Twitter - https://twitter.com/gregdybec Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this season’s finale we speak with a man who encourages his wife to sleep with other men. He talks about the rules and boundaries, how it affected his previous marriage, and why he’s trying not again with his new partner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/opl and get on your way to being your best self. Experience chef-quality meals every week delivered right to your door. Go to https://cookunity.com/OPL or enter code OPL before checkout for 50% off your first week. This week we speak with Jeff Xavier, a man who survived the deadly pulse nightclub shooting in 2016 that claimed the lives of 49 people and injured 53. Jeff talks about that night, how he survived, and the friends he lost. He also talks about how he has dealt with the trauma since the shooting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/opl and get on your way to being your best self. Go to https://zbiotics.com/OPL to get 15% off your first order when you use OPL at checkout. ZBiotics is backed with 100% money back guarantee. This week we speak to a woman who was in a loving six year relationship with a man, until the night everything changed. She shares the story of how she found out he was a cannibal when she woke and he was trying to eat her. It’s a wild story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Greg and Joe speak with a woman who was sex trafficked. She explains how she got a job as a massage worker from a man she thought wanted to be her boyfriend. Things turned dark quickly, and she talks about some of the horrible things she experienced before finding a way to escape and start a new life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/opl and get on your way to being your best self. Go to https://zbiotics.com/OPL to get 15% off your first order when you use OPL at checkout. ZBiotics is backed with 100% money back guarantee. This week we speak with a woman who describes herself as a female incel. She explains why she has these feelings and talks about her involvement in online forums and the female incel community. Sponsor Other People's Lives: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/opl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Experience chef-quality meals every week delivered right to your door. Go to https://cookunity.com/OPL or enter code OPL before checkout for 50% off your first week. This week we speak to a woman who is addicted to parasocial relationships. She explains how these relationships began, the lengths she has gone to convince herself that she knows these people, and how she has tried to stop. We talk about the dangers of parasocial relationships, how the internet fuels them, and talk about Joe and Greg's own experiences with it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/opl and get on your way to being your best self. Go to https://zbiotics.com/OPL to get 15% off your first order when you use OPL at checkout. ZBiotics is backed with 100% money back guarantee. This week we speak to a woman who is in the middle of an affair with her bosses husband. Her boss doesn’t know and neither does her partner or kids. She talks about why she made this decision, the weight of guilt, and figuring out how to move forward knowing it could blow up her entire family and career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/opl and get on your way to being your best self. Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code OPL at checkout at https://bluechew.com - just pay $5 shipping. This week we speak to a man who went through Mormon gay conversion therapy. He talks about the process he went through to “become straight,” why he eventually left therapy, and how he has decided to live his life since. Sponsor Other People's Lives: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/opl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Try BlueChew FREE when you use our promo code OPL at checkout at https://bluechew.com - just pay $5 shipping This week we spoke with a woman who is afraid that her newborn son will grow up to be a bad person. She talks about how suffering at the hands of men and experience trauma has caused her to feel this way. She also talks about how she is working through her fear and trauma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to https://zbiotics.com/OPL to get 15% off your first order when you use OPL at checkout. ZBiotics is backed with 100% money back guarantee. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/opl and get on your way to being your best self. Experience chef-quality meals every week delivered right to your door. Go to https://cookunity.com/OPL or enter code OPL before checkout for 50% off your first week. This week we speak with a man who is a traveling erotic massage therapist. He shares how he got into the business and grew it to be a profitable venture. He also shares some of the most memorable and strange moments and what he learned traveling the country and meeting strangers. This guest's voice has been altered to preserve anonymity. If you'd like to be on our show, we'd love to have you! Send an email to oplpodcast@gmail.com or visit www.oplshow.com we'll be in touch if your story is a fit for the show. • Join Our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/oplshow • OPL Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/oplpodcast Follow Joe & Greg: Joe Santagato (@joesantagato) Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joesantagato/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/joesantagato Greg Dybec (@gregdybec) Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gregdybec Twitter - https://twitter.com/gregdybec Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/opl and get on your way to being your best self. Go to https://zbiotics.com/OPL to get 15% off your first order when you use OPL at checkout. ZBiotics is backed with 100% money back guarantee.  Visit https://BlueChew.com and use promo code OPL to receive your first month FREE. This week, for our season finale, we speak with a woman who admits to having uncontrollable incest fantasies. She explains how this affects her daily life and she is working to combat it through therapy and other measures. This is the first time she's spoken in depth about this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we speak with a woman who has a severe case of misophonia. Misophonia is self-diagnosed chronic condition in which a person experiences autonomic arousal to certain innocuous or repetitive sounds. This can include chewing, clicking, and more. Our guests talks about how severely it affects her daily life. Many people may experience misophonia but not realize there’s a name for it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices