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April 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Mini | Former #Cult Member Exposes Shocking Secrets from Inside the #YellowDeli"
Triple M Breakfast with Beau, Cat & Woodsy
24 Mar 2026 [0:09:33]
#TwelveTribes
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/t0tF1V-uG0eUzLj8GqojPQ
MINI | Former Cult Member EXPOSES Shocking Secrets From Inside The Yellow Deli
MINI | Former Cult Member EXPOSES Shocking Secrets From Inside The Yellow DeliSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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March 25, 2026 at 9:30 AM
"My Stolen Chiidhood Inside the #TwelveTribes #YellowDeli #Cult"
Cults to Consciousness
17 Feb 2026 [1:27:47]
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/pG8jntjRZEKS415rMURrbw
My Stolen ChiIdhood Inside the Twelve Tribes Yellow Deli Cult
Born into the secretive and highly controlled world of the Twelve Tribes, Meleah never knew life outside the group. From her earliest memories, every part of her existence was regulated—what she wore, what she thought, how she spoke, and even how she played. ChiIdhood was not a time for imagination or freedom. It was training. In this isolated communal society, chiIdren were raised to obey instantly and without question. Play was replaced with productivity. Even family bonds were fragile, as parents could be sent away at any moment, leaving chiIdren to be raised and disciplined by strangers within the community. As Meleah grew older, she began to see the cracks in the system. She realized that the utopia she had been promised was built on fear, man*pulation, and silence. At just 17, she made the terrifying decision to escape. But freedom came with its own challenges. Thrust suddenly into the modern world, she faced overwhelming culture shock, loneliness, and the painful process of rebuilding her identity from nothing. Watch our interview with Meleah's sister, Rebecca: https://youtu.be/OmLUPvrU4jI?si=VoB4iVQjJnqfi7pD Find Meleah on social media! The Sister Act Podcast website (submit questions or episode request): https://thesisteractpodcast.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/theunscripther/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSisterAct25 Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessClips Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsciousness Host Instagram @sheliseann https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/ Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.rosales_ TikTok @cults.to.consciousness https://www.tiktok.com/@cults.to.consciousness Twitter @cultstocon https://twitter.com/cultstocon Chapter Marks 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:30 Meleah's experience growing up in 12 tribes 00:11:16 How no play affected Meleah as a chiId 00:14:42 ChiId training classes 00:17:59 Being raised by older siblings 00:23:01 Discipline style of Meleah's parents 00:27:18 Methods of discipline 00:33:32 Standout moments growing up 00:42:16 Experience watching her older sister be held hostage 00:46:10 When Meleah stopped believing in the mission 00:52:15 Meleah tries to get in contact with her sister 01:00:01 Meleah is locked in a house for 2 years 01:07:24 Plotting her exit 01:14:09 First experiences in the real world **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. This podcast provides a platform for guests to share their personal experiences and opinions. The views expressed are solely those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views of the hosts or producers. Any allegations discussed are unverified and represent personal accounts only. All individuals mentioned are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise. The podcast assumes no legal responsibility for statements made by guests.**
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February 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
"35: #Cult Attractions: The #YellowDeli (Experience + Belief Breakdown)"
Don't Even Bother
30 Apr 2026 [0:47:01]
#TwelveTribes
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/bPuUgfZTEUys0KBnfXZ7-Q
#35: Cult Attractions: The Yellow Deli (Experience + Belief Breakdown)
What happens when you visit a place that feels welcoming, yet maybe a little off… and has a deeper story behind it? In this episode, we explore the Yellow Deli through a firsthand experience—what it’s like to actually go, what stands out, and why it feels so intentional. Then we zoom out and break down the faith-based organization behind it, often described as a modern-day cult. Part experience, part breakdown, and part conversation about how environments like this exist in plain sight. 00:00 Intro : Cult Attractions 01:20 My experience at the Yellow Deli 06:10 First impressions & atmosphere 11:30 Why it feels so intentional 17:45 Who actually runs the Yellow Deli 22:30 Beliefs of the organization 29:10 Where things get concerning 35:40 Cult vs community discussion 41:30 Final thoughts Follow us on Instagram & TikTok @dontevenbotherpod, email us at dontevenbotherpodcast@gmail.com, & share with your cool friends :)
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April 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM
"#TwelveTribes | #YellowDeli #Cult: Pregnant Teen Held Hostage away from her Husband"
Cults to Consciousness
15 Feb 2026 [0:53:22]
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/tzSE8jZEKUqebpM0MeYI9Q
Twelve Tribes | Yellow Deli Cult: Pregnant Teen Held Hostage Away From Her Husband
At 15 years old, Rebecca was a highly devout member of the Twelve Tribes— an isolated cult compound that had strict gender roles, extreme corporal pun*shment and high religious expectations. She was hand- selected to marry one of the leader’s sons, in an attempt to shackle him to the group. After struggling with fertility for a few years (which came with its own shaming and blaming), she got pregnant and things were looking better. However, one day her husband tried to escape with a 17 yr old teen girl and once caught, Rebecca was forbidden to see him or even speak to him. She was taken to Georgia where she was isolated during her pregnancy and forced to give birth on a sailboat in the middle of summer. It would take months before she was allowed to reconnect with her husband again. Watch pt 1 of Rebecca's interview: https://youtu.be/OmLUPvrU4jI?si=yKPoD-AWHWgO_uBj Find Rebecca on social media! The Sister Act Podcast website (submit questions or episode request): https://thesisteractpodcast.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/rebecca_thesisteractpodcast/?igsh=MW52YWt5azJjZzl6aw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr# FB: https://www.facebook.com/people/Rebecca-Nichols/61584788763752/?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=5GRo3iaWLP3P3P6S&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F174dXxpk8N%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesisteractpodcast?_r=1&_t=ZT-92gjR6TpJ0A YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCsLip-YHIdpJbGPQbajEDfw Subscribe to our C2C "CLIPS" Channel! https://www.youtube.com/@CultstoConsciousnessClips Support C2C - Any donations are welcome and appreciated to support the making of this podcast. Find our FULL (uncensored) merch store here! https://cults-to-consciousness-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usd Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultstoconsciousness Venmo @sheliseann Find us on Social media! Instagram @cultstoconsciousness https://www.instagram.com/cultstoconsciousness Host Instagram @sheliseann https://www.instagram.com/sheliseann/ Co Producer / Host @jonathan.rosales_ https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.rosales_ TikTok @cults.to.consciousness https://www.tiktok.com/@cults.to.consciousness Twitter @cultstocon https://twitter.com/cultstocon Chapter Marks 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:32 Constraints within marriage regarding intimacy 00:09:57 Having her first chiId 00:14:12 Trouble with her husband 00:29:37 Prenatal experience 00:37:51 Reuniting with her husband 00:48:00 Linda, listen **Disclaimer: Thanks for joining us at Cults to Consciousness. This storytelling podcast is meant to be for entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for medical advice. We may discuss triggering topics and we ask that you make your personal mental health a priority. This podcast provides a platform for guests to share their personal experiences and opinions. The views expressed are solely those of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views of the hosts or producers. Any allegations discussed are unverified and represent personal accounts only. All individuals mentioned are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise. The podcast assumes no legal responsibility for statements made by guests.**
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February 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
"They Left 12 Tribes' #YellowDeli. Then Joined Another #Cult."
True Crime Today | A True Crime Podcast
14 May 2026 [0:16:39]
#TwelveTribes
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/arFSUpaNkUiJkQXne-DMPQ
They Left 12 Tribes’ Yellow Deli. Then Joined Another Cult.
You walk out the door of a Twelve Tribes compound with nothing. No bank account. No driver’s license. No work history. No understanding of how to rent an apartment, apply for a job, or file a tax return. The community you just left reportedly considers you dead. And there is no system waiting to catch you.In this episode, Tony Brueski examines the aftermath of leaving the Twelve Tribes — the group behind the Yellow Deli restaurant chain. Former members describe rebuilding their lives from zero. Some succeeded. Some did not. And cult researchers have documented a disturbing pattern: a significant number of people who leave high-control groups go on to join other authoritarian organizations, because the conditioning that kept them inside does not disappear when they walk out the door.Survivors from different decades and locations describe identical experiences. The paralysis of making independent decisions for the first time. The loneliness of a first night alone after decades of communal living. The struggle to answer the most basic question of identity: who am I, outside of what this group told me I was?The Twelve Tribes reportedly provides no preparation for life outside. Members allegedly surrender their savings, take new names, and are cut off from outside relationships. When they leave, they are not just rebuilding a life. They are reportedly rebuilding a self.There is no government program for cult survivors. The people in this episode found their own way out. What they found waiting on the other side is the part of this story nobody talks about enough.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#12Tribes #TwelveTribes #YellowDeli #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #CultSurvivor #CultRecovery #HiddenKillers #LeavingACult #TonyBrueski
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May 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The Yellow Deli 🥪🌿, with locations across the U.S. like Boulder, CO 🏔️ and Chattanooga, TN 🌄, is run by the Twelve Tribes 🌾✡️.

Behind the cozy vibe lie ties to strict communal living and allegations of child labor 👀🤐.

#YellowDeli #TwelveTribes #Cult #religion #faith #boulder #belief #chattanooga
January 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"The #Cult Nobody Can Stop: 12 Tribes & the #YellowDeli"
Cults: Hidden Killers Investigates
15 May 2026 [0:19:17]
#TwelveTribes
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/cQIxgnibBUOHFXSc0qWtAw
The Cult Nobody Can Stop: 12 Tribes and the Yellow Deli
Most cult stories end with an arrest, a raid, or a collapse. This one has not ended. The Twelve Tribes is still operating. The Yellow Deli is still serving food. And the system that former members describe as coercive, controlling, and allegedly abusive to children is reportedly still intact.In this episode, Tony Brueski examines the four pillars that have made the Twelve Tribes functionally untouchable. The legal shield: religious freedom protections that turned the 1984 Vermont raid into a precedent against intervention. The financial engine: unpaid labor generating revenue through legitimate businesses with no external leverage point. The recruitment pipeline: Yellow Deli restaurants providing a constant flow of new members. And the engineered opacity: internal training that, according to FBI interviews, reportedly discourages members from cooperating with law enforcement.The most striking detail in this episode is what happened after the Vermont raid. The public defender assigned to challenge the group in court later joined the Twelve Tribes and married the elder she had been hired to defend. The system did not just survive the legal challenge. It allegedly absorbed the person who brought it.Germany removed forty children from a compound in 2013. The European Court of Human Rights upheld the decision. The United States has not taken equivalent action. The gap between what is known and what is actionable is the space the Twelve Tribes reportedly operates in. It is not a gap in evidence. It is a gap in will.The bread is baking. The doors are open. And someone is walking in right now.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#12Tribes #TwelveTribes #YellowDeli #CultDynamics #CultExposed #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #StillOperating #CultPsychology #TonyBrueski
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May 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
"Born Inside 12 Tribes: What's Beyond the #YellowDeli Walls"
Cults: Hidden Killers Investigates
14 May 2026 [0:16:39]
#TwelveTribes #Cult
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/ZphcWaNVF0iAiiYPxVmL-A
Born Inside 12 Tribes: What’s Beyond the Yellow Deli Walls
What happens when everything you know about the world was taught to you by a group that researchers and the SPLC classify as a cult?Former members of the Twelve Tribes describe the experience of leaving as a second birth — emerging into a world they were raised to fear, with none of the tools they need to survive in it. In this episode, Tony Brueski examines the cult dynamics that make exit so devastating and recovery so difficult.The Twelve Tribes reportedly replaces every element of individual identity with group identity. Members take new names. They surrender all property. They work without pay. They lose contact with outside family and friends. Independent thought is reportedly treated as sin. When a person raised inside this system decides to leave, they are not just walking away from a community. They are allegedly walking away from the only framework through which their life has ever had meaning.Cult psychology researchers, including Steven Hassan, describe this as one of the most challenging aspects of recovery from coercive groups. The Twelve Tribes, with its emphasis on total surrender and communal identity, reportedly creates conditions where freedom itself becomes disorienting. Former members describe the paralysis of independent choice, the silence of being alone for the first time, and the struggle to answer the question that the group had always answered for them: who are you?Some former members have rebuilt their lives successfully. Others have joined new authoritarian groups, filling the vacuum with the only structure they know. The exit from a cult is not a single door. It is a long hallway with no lights and no map. This episode walks that hallway with the people who made it through.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#12Tribes #TwelveTribes #YellowDeli #CultPsychology #CultRecovery #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CultSurvivor #CultDynamics #TonyBrueski
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May 14, 2026 at 10:30 PM
"The #YellowDeli Prophet Built 12 Tribes to Outlive Him."
Cults: Hidden Killers Investigates
13 May 2026 [0:17:32]
#TwelveTribes #Cult
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/spcimmT7CUymBqzgB6ol_w
He Built Yellow Deli. He Died. 12 Tribes Didn’t Flinch.
He wrote a 267-page child discipline manual without ever raising a child inside the community. He preached racial doctrine the SPLC has classified as white supremacist. He required followers to surrender everything they owned. And when his own wife allegedly broke the rules that governed everyone else, he reportedly covered it up. Gene Spriggs founded the Twelve Tribes in 1972 and the first Yellow Deli in 1973. In this episode, Tony Brueski examines the man who built an empire of total control from a living room Bible study in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Spriggs was a former carnival worker and guidance counselor on his fourth marriage when he began gathering followers during the Jesus Movement. Within six years, he had six restaurants, a loyal following, and a reputation as a modern-day apostle receiving direct revelation from God. He reportedly banned television, books, outside friendships, and independent thought. He assigned marriages, prohibited divorce, and allegedly forbade interracial unions. Around 2008, the system’s first major internal crack appeared when Marsha Spriggs’ alleged affairs with young disciples became public. Hundreds of members left. The Twelve Tribes survived. Spriggs died in January 2021 at age eighty-three. No successor was named. The communities did not close. The teachings did not change. The Yellow Delis did not shut down. The system he built reportedly outlived him without missing a day of operation. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #YellowDeli #12Tribes #TwelveTribes #GeneSpriggs #CultLeader #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CultExposed #CultDocumentary #TonyBrueski
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May 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
"He Never Raised a Child. He Wrote 12 Tribes' #YellowDeli Rules."
Cults: Hidden Killers Investigates
12 May 2026 [0:26:05]
#TwelveTribes #Cult
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/TfmkupWhOEOS9deEqxTtdQ
He Never Raised a Child. He Wrote 12 Tribes’ Yellow Deli Rules.
A man who never raised a child wrote a 267-page manual telling thousands of parents how to strike theirs. That is the foundation of the Twelve Tribes’ approach to children — and according to former members, the manual reportedly remains in use.The Twelve Tribes, the organization behind the Yellow Deli chain, has faced allegations of systematic child discipline spanning five decades and three continents. Former members describe children struck dozens of times daily, a communal system where any adult could reportedly discipline any child, and a prohibition on toys, games, and imaginative play. The group’s own website defends their practices as biblical. Their manual reportedly instructs parents that visible marks from discipline show love.This episode examines the cult dynamics that make this system possible. Inside the Twelve Tribes, discipline is not a private family decision. It is reportedly a communal mandate, reinforced by social pressure and spiritual authority. Former members describe being punished not just for disobedience but for independent thought itself — reasoning, the group reportedly taught, is the same sin as witchcraft.The 1984 Vermont raid failed to produce lasting intervention. The 2013 German raid succeeded where America did not. The European Court of Human Rights upheld the removal of forty children, calling the practices inhuman and degrading. Two systems, two outcomes, the same evidence.The question at the center of this episode: How does a group maintain a documented system of child discipline for fifty years across four continents and face no lasting consequence in the United States?Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#12Tribes #TwelveTribes #YellowDeli #CultDynamics #CultPsychology #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ChildProtection #CultExposed #TonyBrueski
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May 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
"12 Tribes Built the #YellowDeli to Find you"
Cults: Hidden Killers Investigates
11 May 2026 [0:18:15]
#TwelveTribes #Cult
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/AAOX2GTJBkStcMABSSVE1w
12 Tribes Built the Yellow Deli to Find You
Every cult needs a front door. For the Twelve Tribes, it is a sandwich shop.The Yellow Deli operates at least thirty-three locations worldwide, each one staffed by members of a group the Southern Poverty Law Center classifies as a Christian fundamentalist cult. Workers reportedly receive no paycheck. Their savings were allegedly surrendered upon joining. Their legal names were replaced with Hebrew names chosen by the group. And the restaurants themselves, according to former members and cult researchers, are not businesses in any conventional sense. They are allegedly recruitment centers.In this episode, Tony Brueski examines the psychology and the mechanics of the Twelve Tribes’ alleged recruitment pipeline. Former members describe the same process across decades and continents: identify a vulnerable person, meet their emotional needs, create dependency, and close the walls around them so slowly they do not realize what is happening until leaving means losing everything.Cult expert Steven Hassan has described the Yellow Deli model as a vehicle for ingratiation, where staff reportedly use warmth and attentiveness to draw visitors into deeper relationships with the organization. The group’s own literature describes the delis as places where people facing the pressures of life can feel welcome. Former members say that language is deliberate — it targets people who are searching, lonely, or in crisis.Founded in 1972 by Gene Spriggs and his wife Marsha in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Twelve Tribes has allegedly operated this model for over fifty years without fundamental change. The only thing that has changed is how many doors there are.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#YellowDeli #12Tribes #TwelveTribes #CultPsychology #CultRecruitment #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CultExposed #TonyBrueski #ReligiousCult
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May 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM
"The #YellowDeli #Cult: A Christian Extremist Group & the Restaurants they Run"
Dark Hearts with Stacy Lee
13 Apr 2026 [0:33:15]
#TwelveTribes
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/kcIO8PiVE02kansWOvEhjg
Racism, Bigotry and Child Abuse: The Twelve Tribes Cult and the Yellow Deli restaurant that funds it
We're back at it today with those crazy cultsters! Today we are talking about The Twelve Tribes, which runs a restaurant chain called The Yellow Deli. We discuss the history of the cult, which started out as The Light Brigade and then became The Vine Community Church before finally changing its name to The Twelve Tribes. We discuss it's founders, Gene and Marsha Spriggs, and the allegations against the cult: child abuse, psychological abuse, labor law violations and physical abuse. We talk about the cult migration from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Vermont and then back to Chattanooga and we talk about the Yellow Deli history and current status. These are my opinions and thoughts. This is not a news channel, friends. If you're pro-cult, I'd suggest skipping this video.Racism, Bigotry and Child Abuse: The Twelve Tribes Cult and the Yellow Deli restaurant that funds it ❤️Subscribe: https://youtube.com/channel/UCu9SNFGpY_odhZT_LevkGvw 🐧 Twitter: http://twitter.com/diningwithdeath 📸 Instagram: http://instagram.com/diningwithdeath 🙆‍♀️ Facebook: http://facebook.com/diningwithdeath 💰 Patreon https://www.patreon.com/DiningWithDeath 🎵TikTok https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8HkTANw/ 💲 CashApp $stacyleeDWD 💰 Venmo @DiningWithDeath
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April 13, 2026 at 8:30 AM
"#TwelveTribes: Mother & Son Confront his Childhood in the #YellowDeli #Cult"
Cults to Consciousness
7 Sep 2025 [1:10:17]
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/G6u165EeJkaXC5kSgaQSpA
TWELVE TRIBES: Mother & Son Confront His Childhood in the Yellow Deli Cult
Tamara was a new mom seeking connection and community in a scary world where simplicity was romanticized. She was introduced to the Twelve Tribes by a family member and after some love bombing on some overnight trips, she was hooked. She convinced her husband to sell all they owned including their home and even clothes to leave society and move their family into a single bedroom in a communal TT home. Her son Emmet was less than 2 years old and he would come to live a difficult life in the strict boundaries of the cult. Tamara would come to regret her decision after the bait and switch had become clear, but it was too late. She went on to have more children and wouldn’t leave the cult with her family until 14 years later. Tamara and her son Emmet talk about what it was like going through it together. Find Tamara! FB: Tamara Mathieu Author https://www.facebook.com/people/Tamara-Mathieu-Author/61558399027295/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/tamaramathieu4/ Book: All Who Believed https://amzn.to/3HL7xSo Follow Emmet on social media: Twitch:  https://www.twitch.tv/milwalkietalkie TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@milwalkietalkie YouTube:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmUSbYW5--kOmXM366cbRyg
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September 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"Pablo Salum Reacciona: YouTuber Se Infiltra En LA Secta 12 Tribus (#YellowDeli) 😱⚠️🚪"
Pablo Salum | LeyAntisectas
4 Jul 2025 [0:39:42]
#TwelveTribes #Cult
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🎥 Pablo Salum REACCIONA: Youtuber se INFILTRA en la SECTA 12 Tribus (Yellow Deli) 😱⚠️🚪
En este video, Pablo Salum reacciona y analiza el polémico video del youtuber Francis, quien se infiltró en la organización coercitiva "Las 12 Tribus" (conocida por sus restaurantes Yellow Deli) 🎙️. Pablo lanza una fuerte advertencia sobre los peligros de este tipo de "infiltraciones" para obtener visualizaciones y explica cómo estas acciones pueden perjudicar investigaciones judiciales y alertar a organizaciones criminales 🛡️. Se abordan las prácticas de la secta, el testimonio de un sobreviviente y la revelación de cómo la organización pudo haber identificado al youtuber desde el inicio. Para más contenido, no olvides suscribirte y activar la campanita 🔔. Comparte tus pensamientos en los comentarios 💬. #PabloSalum #Sectas #OrganizacionesCoercitivas #YellowDeli #Las12Tribus #Infiltracion #Peligro #Manipulacion #Testimonio ¡Apoya nuestra lucha y creación de contenido independiente! 👉Membresías LeyAntiSectas: https://leyantisectas.com/hazte-miembro/ 👉 PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RedLibrementes 👉 Mercado Pago ALIAS: LEYANTISECTAS 👉 Banco Provincia ALIAS: LEYANTISECTASBP 👉BINANCE ALIAS: LEYANTISECTAS 👉 Mercado Pago Suscripciones: https://www.mercadopago.com.ar/subscriptions/checkout?preapproval_plan_id=2c9380847a201eb7017a2a43c84e034a 👉 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leyantisectas 👉Membresías YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLaLTrv01ZJPp0_uThip8hQ/join 📣 Reserva tu cita con Pablo Salum aquí: https://leyantisectas.com/reserva-cita/. 👊 Diseño Grafico Fran Tellez: https://disenoft.cl/ 00:00 - Advertencia de Pablo Salum sobre infiltrarse en sectas para videos. 01:06 - Descripción de "Las 12 Tribus" y restaurante Yellow Deli. 01:40 - Francis describe el ambiente del restaurante y la "vibra". 02:39 - Testimonio de sobreviviente sobre explotación y privilegios. 03:28 - Francis se propone infiltrarse en la comunidad y Shabat. 04:39 - Objetivos de Francis: Shabat, conocer al líder, ver cuán lejos llega la secta. 06:28 - Francis sospecha que quieren reclutarlo. 15:38 - Pablo Salum cree que Francis fue reconocido desde el inicio. 20:51 - Requisito para unirse: Dejar todos los bienes y posesiones. 21:27 - Estructura jerárquica (vertical y horizontal). 22:04 - Prácticas de salud interna vs. medicina convencional. 24:11 - Francis asiste a la reunión de Shabat en la quinta. 26:03 - Francis es reconocido por miembros de la comunidad. 27:36 - Niños trabajando (lijando paredes) como parte de una rotación. 33:37 - Pablo: Grabar sin denuncia perjudica investigaciones y alerta a la organización. 🎁 Redes Oficiales: 🌐 Sitios Web: https://leyantisectas.com/ | https://redlibrementes.org/links 📻 Whatsapp Comunidad: https://chat.whatsapp.com/J5loRjqvyOxKAhir1CIeq9 🗨 Telegram: https://t.me/PabloGSalum 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/LEYANTISECTAS 🎥 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/LEYANTISECTAS 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pablogsalum/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PabloGastonSalum 📹 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LeyAntiSectas 🎮 Discord: https://discord.gg/Ku5eXd8GKv 🎶 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leyantisectas 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Z008F8F0FBpscTRo3XmPQ?si=04a550be560a42f8&nd=1 Gracias por apoyar nuestra lucha por una espiritualidad justa y libre de abusos, basada en la razón y los derechos humanos. ¡Juntos, hacemos la diferencia!
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July 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"Inside the #YellowDeli #Cult: Tamara Mathieu on Life in #TwelveTribes Pt.2"
A Little Bit Culty
29 May 2025 [0:49:41]
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/bYEpdH3wVkyI8xuVO1bIQQ
Inside the Yellow Deli Cult: Tamara Mathieu on Life in Twelve Tribes (Part 2)
This episode is sponsored in part by Betterhelp. We’re back with Part 2 of our conversation with Tamara Mathieu—and if you thought Part 1 was wild, just wait. This time, Tammy walks us through what finally pushed her family to leave the Twelve Tribes, including a hollow diet, some serious double standards, and a clandestine late-night escape from their Florida commune. She shares what it’s like to rejoin the outside world after years of being told it was evil (spoiler: it’s weird), how Rite Aid and a bag of Hershey’s Kisses helped rewire her brain, and what healing looks like when you’re doing it for both yourself and your kids. We also talk about her book, All Who Believed (https://www.tamaramathieu.com/) , part memoir, part survival manual, for anyone trying to make sense of life after leaving a high-control group. If you missed Part 1, hit pause and go back. You’ll want the full story. Also… let it be known that: The views and opinions expressed on A Little Bit Culty do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything. Nobody’s mad at you, just don’t be a culty fuckwad. Check out our lovely sponsors (https://alittlebitculty.com/sponsors) Join ‘A Little Bit Culty’ on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/alittlebitculty) Get poppin’ fresh ALBC Swag (https://my-store-c9bd2a.creator-spring.com/) Support the pod and smash this link (https://donorbox.org/support-a-little-bit-culty) Cult awareness and recovery resources (https://alittlebitculty.com/resources) Watch Sarah’s TEDTalk (https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_edmondson_how_to_spot_a_cult?language=en) CREDITS:  Executive Producers: Sarah Edmondson & Anthony Ames Production Partner: Amphibian.Media (https://amphibian.media/) Co-Creator: Jess Tardy Writer: Kristen Reiter Associate producers: Amanda Zaremba and Matt Stroud of Amphibian.Media (https://amphibian.media/)    Audio production: Red Caiman Studios (https://www.redcaimanstudios.com/) Theme Song: “Cultivated” by Jon Bryant co-written with Nygel Asselin
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May 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"Inside the #YellowDeli #Cult: Tamara Mathieu on Life in #TwelveTribes Pt.1"
A Little Bit Culty
26 May 2025 [0:57:59]
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/XhsjKhn8EE_Lp-_mRsdMgQ
Inside the Yellow Deli Cult: Tamara Mathieu on Life in Twelve Tribes (Part 1)
This episode is sponsored in part by Betterhelp. Twelve Tribes started as a Bible study in the 1970s. Today, it’s a nationwide network of high-control communities, often hiding in plain sight behind the homespun charm of Yellow Deli cafés. The group claims to offer a simpler, more spiritual life. But behind the braided bread and “family values” lies a world of control, corporal punishment, and deep-rooted misogyny. In Part 1 of our conversation with Tamara Mathieu, we hear what it’s like to live inside. Tammy spent 14 years in the Twelve Tribes, lured in by the promise of community and stability at a vulnerable time in her life. But what began as a warm welcome quickly turned into an authoritarian nightmare, especially for women and children. She shares how the group isolates members, enforces biblical patriarchy, and punishes dissent, and what it took to finally break free. To learn more about Tammy’s journey, check out her memoir All Who Believed (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210560530-all-who-believed) , a raw and powerful account of survival and escape. Also… let it be known that: The views and opinions expressed on A Little Bit Culty do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything. Nobody’s mad at you, just don’t be a culty fuckwad. Check out our lovely sponsors (https://alittlebitculty.com/sponsors) Join ‘A Little Bit Culty’ on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/alittlebitculty) Get poppin’ fresh ALBC Swag (https://my-store-c9bd2a.creator-spring.com/) Support the pod and smash this link (https://donorbox.org/support-a-little-bit-culty) Cult awareness and recovery resources (https://alittlebitculty.com/resources) Watch Sarah’s TEDTalk (https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_edmondson_how_to_spot_a_cult?language=en) CREDITS:  Executive Producers: Sarah Edmondson & Anthony Ames Production Partner: Amphibian.Media (https://amphibian.media/) Co-Creator: Jess Tardy Writer: Kristen Reiter Associate producers: Amanda Zaremba and Matt Stroud of Amphibian.Media (https://amphibian.media/)    Audio production: Red Caiman Studios (https://www.redcaimanstudios.com/) Theme Song: “Cultivated” by Jon Bryant co-written with Nygel Asselin
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May 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
"Exposing the #TwelveTribes: The #Cult Behind the #YellowDeli & Mate Factor"
Un•Religiously
9 May 2025 [0:39:04]
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/HglcCl0-70GBtw8D8Lw7oQ
Exposing The Twelve Tribes: The Cult Behind The Yellow Deli and Mate Factor
The Yellow Deli may look like a cozy, hippie-style café — but behind the herbal tea and hand-carved booths lies a controversial religious movement with a dark history. In this deep dive, we uncover the hidden world of the Twelve Tribes, the group behind The Yellow Deli and Mate Factor. From alleged child labor and cult-like control to apocalyptic beliefs and communal living, this video explores the origins, beliefs, daily life, and controversies surrounding the Twelve Tribes movement. 🔍 Topics Covered: The history and founding of the Twelve Tribes How The Yellow Deli and Mate Factor operate Daily life inside the community Accusations of abuse, racism, and labor violations Why they continue to operate in plain sight ⚠️ Viewer discretion advised: This video discusses sensitive topics including abuse and religious manipulation. 👇 Share your thoughts in the comments. Have you ever visited a Yellow Deli or Mate Factor location? #TwelveTribes #TheYellowDeli #MateFactor #Cults #CultDeepDive #ExposingCults #ReligiousCults #InvestigativeDocumentary
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May 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"We Went Undercover to Infiltrate a #YellowDeli #Cult Hotline"
Echo Chamber Media
13 Jan 2025 [0:49:15]
#TwelveTribes
https://s.cultpodcasts.com/H7_hGNw1HEi1RNePzwsNRA
We went undercover to infiltrate a Yellow Deli Cult hotline
*Reupload* watch video for explanation on why Hello everyone I hope you enjoyed our cult investigation on the twelve tribes/Yellow deli cult which is a international cult that owns several unlisted farms. We do not condone harassment of the twelve tribes cult no matter how ridiculous they are. I want to thank Sam_Sizemore on Instagram for all his hard work with going under cover and making the music. Our team spent a lot of time on this and avoided putting a commercial in for our Patreon so if you want to help support future projects check out the patreon, we also have a lot of other cool things for patrons. FBI Vault: https://vault.fbi.gov/twelve-tribes Check out our new gaming channel Echo Gamer Media: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOMKnNsJaZEZ5Ga58q7DEsg Our new Patreon: https://patreon.com/ECMprod?utm_mediu... Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/echo_chamber_media/ Watch our Tik-Toks Before they get...Banned!: https://www.tiktok.com/@echo_chamber_media
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January 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Man I wana go back to #yellowdeli it was so good qnq
May 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM