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Audible True Crime
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Guru: The Dark Side of Enlightenment: A search for spiritual guidance leads a group of strangers to seek direction from a self-help guru. And not just any guru. James Arthur Ray is an Oprah endorsed motivational speaker and entrepreneur whose unorthodox methods that blend self-improvement and economic advice have won him praise and a growing following. He’s fast becoming a self-help superstar. But Ray’s increasingly extreme methods push his followers to their limits. What are they seeking? What does he offer? And what happens when it all goes too far, and people die?
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- Episodes
- 12
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 37 min
- On air since
- 2026
- Latest episode
- 1 day ago
Episodes
12 episodes, from the first
Season 1
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37 min
Guru: The Dark Side of Enlightenment - Spiritual Warriors
Episode 1
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This is Audible True Crime, a dedicated podcast feed where we bring you the best podcasts in true crime, with episodes dropping every single week. Ginny and her daughter Kirby attend an event featuring self-help superstar James Arthur Ray. Ginny has some concerns about him, but Kirby is drawn in. She spends her life savings to travel for a week-long event in the desert. But when things turn deadly, Ginny is left to figure out what went wrong.
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33 min
Guru: The Dark Side of Enlightenment - Black Bags
Episode 2
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Eight rounds. Scolding fire rocks. Oppressive heat. What happened to Kirby and the other participants at “Spiritual Warrior”?
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37 min
Guru: The Dark Side of Enlightenment - James’ Good Story
Episode 3
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When Detective Ross Diskin first arrives in Angel Valley in Sedona, he wonders if what he’s seeing is the result of a mass suicide . Now, his search for answers will take him from Angel Valley into James’ history. And it will lead him back to one particularly famous talk show host.
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35 min
Guru: The Dark Side of Enlightenment - “Remember, You Must Die”
Episode 4
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Ginny flies to Arizona seeking justice. But will a jury decide what happened in Angel Valley was an accident or a crime?
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37 min
Guru: The Dark Side of Enlightenment - Play Full On
Episode 5
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The trial may be over, but Ginny’s family are not finished with James. And when another incident from James’ past comes to light, they get another chance to confront him.
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31 min
Guru: The Dark Side of Enlightenment - The Business of Redemption
Episode 6
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Ginny gets an unwelcome interruption before Thanksgiving. And a fan of James Ray’s faces a stark choice.
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2 min
Introducing: Audible True Crime Trailer
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Season 2
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36 min
Ghost Story | The House Next Door
Episode 1
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‘Best Documentary Podcast’ Ambies 2024 award-winner and ‘Best True Crime’ British Podcast Awards 2024 nominee, Ghost Story, is now also an Apple Podcasts ‘Series Essential’. In celebration of this accolade, Wondery has made Ghost Story available ad-free for a limited time only on Apple Podcasts.
Tristan Redman doesn’t believe in ghosts. But weird things happened in his teenage bedroom. And when he discovers later that occupants of his family home have seen the ghost of a faceless woman, he’s intrigued. Because it just so happens that his wife’s great grandmother, Naomi Dancy, was murdered in the house next door…killed by two gunshots to the face.
Listener note: This episode contains descriptions of violence and suicide.
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42 min
Ghost Story | The Witness
Episode 2
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Naomi’s husband, Dr John Dancy, emerged from the murder scene a hero. He’s known in the family as “Feyther” and is still revered as a larger-than-life figure by the family. But as Tristan examines the police records, he soon finds himself where no son-in-law should ever be - questioning the family narrative about what really happened in 1937. Listener note: This episode contains descriptions of violence and suicide. Take care while listening.
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44 min
Ghost Story | The Locked Room
Episode 3
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When the family haunted by the faceless apparition in Tristan’s teenage bedroom ghosts him, he's left wondering why they’re too scared to share their story. Then he finds a curious piece of evidence. Is it actually Feyther’s confession?
Listener note: This episode contains descriptions of violence and suicide. Take care while listening.
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Episode Notes:Special thanks to all of the detectives who helped with this episode: retired US homicide detectives Christine Manina, Cloyd Steiger, Dr. Alfred Titus and Wendell Stradford; former detective now criminologist Michael Arntfield; former criminal behavioral analyst and domestic abuse expert for Scotland Yard, Laura Richards; former Metropolitan Police head of homicide Hamish Campbell; and retired Scotland Yard detective chief inspector Jackie Malton.
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41 min
Ghost Story | The Advantages of Believing
Episode 4
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Tristan reluctantly calls in the paranormal experts and tries to contact Naomi’s spirit — and the ghost hunters help him in ways he never expected. Then, he finds a cache of documents which reveal an unexpected side of Feyther.
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Episode Notes:Special thanks to all of the ghost hunters who helped with this episode: Nick Howe and Andy Wilson from Paranormal Research Investigators UK; Sam Ashford from Spirit Shack ; and Hazel Williams, Dean Williams and Emily Mathers from Spectrum Paranormal Investigators.
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43 min
Ghost Story: The Bulletins
Episode 5
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Tristan thinks he’s getting a handle on the case of Feyther and Naomi until he meets their 98-year-old daughter, Bindle. The picture she paints of her parents’ loving marriage turns everything on its head.
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