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Sacred Scandal

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SEASON 2: La Luz del Mundo Sacred Scandal, named one of Podtrac’s Best New Podcasts of 2022, embarks on its second season, focusing on Mexico-based megachurch La Luz del Mundo (Light of the World). It tells the story of Naasón Joaquín García, a self-proclaimed apostle, who is currently behind bars after pleading guilty in June 2022 of sexually abusing girls from his congregation. Naasón is currently serving a nearly 17-year sentence, but maintains his innocence. Host and investigative journalist Roberta Garza explores Naasón's control over a multitude of devotees, some of whom now describe their experiences in the church as "pure evil." In this true-crime series, survivors share stories about this powerful religious leader and the alleged sexual abuse that followed, many relating to minors.   SEASON 1: Two decades ago on a calm, dark Miami night, a nun was stabbed nearly 100 times on the grounds of a prestigious private academy and monastery, by student Mykhaylo Kofel. As investigators started asking questions around this Byzantine Catholic School and the gruesome murder, they found more than just her killer. In a search for answers that stretches into some of the most remote villages of Eastern Europe, they uncovered allegations of sexual abuse, secret letters to the Vatican and other mysteries of faith. Sacred Scandal unravels the fuller picture that came to light in the wake of this crime. Led by a former student, told by those who lived through the aftermath, and Kofel himself, the show pieces together a complicated narrative that, twenty years later, still has those closest to it questioning what they truly believe… including a man who’s spent half his life in prison for the crime: “It’s so unbelievable. It definitely wasn’t me. I’m not a killer. No way. That’s not me.” — Mykhaylo Kofel, 2021      

  • 32 minutes 1 second
    The Power of Telling Our Own Stories with Roberto Lovato

    An extended interview with writer and professor Roberto Lovato, whose book “Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas” helped inspire the series.  

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    8 August 2024, 7:01 am
  • 24 minutes 27 seconds
    Living a Dual Identity with Marcella Arguello

    A special conversation with Salvadoran American comedian Marcella Arguello, whose giant tattoo of Oscar Romero sparked the series. 

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    1 August 2024, 7:00 am
  • 38 minutes 1 second
    The Future

    The rise of President Nayib Bukele, and what that means for El Salvador’s future. 

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    25 July 2024, 7:00 am
  • 34 minutes 30 seconds
    The Gangs

    In the aftermath of the Salvadoran Civil War, gangs like MS 13 and Barrio 18 rise to power in the US and El Salvador. Jasmine interviews her aunt Vilma about the murder of her son. 

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    18 July 2024, 7:00 am
  • 35 minutes 32 seconds
    The Jesuits

    The murder of 6 Jesuit priests finally ends the war in El Salvador, and brings into question who really holds the power. 

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    11 July 2024, 7:00 am
  • 31 minutes 23 seconds
    El Mozote

    A lonely town in the Salvadoran mountains becomes a symbol for the lies of the government. 

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    4 July 2024, 7:00 am
  • 25 minutes 27 seconds
    The Flower

    Days after Jasmine’s mother, Ana, left for the US, her sister Margarita was “disappeared.” Her body was later discovered on a rural road, along with the bodies of 4 men. Through interviews with her family, Jasmine finally reveals the mystery of who is responsible for the murders. 

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    27 June 2024, 7:00 am
  • 33 minutes 37 seconds
    A Death in the Family

    Jasmine gets an unexpected visit from some cousins, who reveal the reason why her family left for the US. 

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    20 June 2024, 7:00 am
  • 40 minutes 52 seconds
    The Nuns

    The bodies of four American Catholic nuns are found on the side of a rural road. As violence spiraled out of control, this tragic event sounded the alarms in the country that was the biggest sponsor of the Salvadoran military: the United States. 

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    13 June 2024, 7:00 am
  • 36 minutes 46 seconds
    The Executioner

    Roberto D’Aubuisson, a military officer who plotted a coup and came back as a respected political figure, was beloved by some but feared by many. He was a boogeyman of sorts, one that created and led vicious death squads that terrorized El Salvador. 

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    6 June 2024, 7:00 am
  • 39 minutes 11 seconds
    The Funeral

    Following the Archbishop’s murder, thousands gather to mourn Oscar Arnulfo Romero. His funeral becomes the battleground, where the two sides of the war finally show their faces.

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    30 May 2024, 7:00 am
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