Episode 248: From the Cavortex Into the BallardZone
Added 2023-09-27 00:21:36 +0000 UTCJim Caviezel is the moist-eyed actor who played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ — and has since continued to do so in his own headcanon. He’s also a fan of QAnon, which is why we’ve covered him in the past: Episode 143, Enter the Cavortex, in which we found out how much of a nightmare he is on film sets, and Episode 238, Sound of Freedom, in which we explored his latest child trafficking summer blockbuster. The movie saw him play Tim Ballard, the head of tastelessly-named and questionably-run anti-child-trafficking non-profit Operation Underground Railroad ( OUR). But since the film was released — and promptly vaulted to the center of the culture wars — Ballard has stepped down from OUR, been accused of sexual misconduct, and was even denounced by the Mormon Church. We cover all of that in this episode with our guests: Vice journalists Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman, who’ve been covering Ballard and his organization for a while now.
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Music by Pontus Berghe. Editing by Corey Klotz.
REFERENCES
Recent Reporting on Operation Underground Railroad by Anna Merlan and Tim Marchman
Mormon Church Denounces Tim Ballard’s “Morally Unacceptable” Activities
www.vice.com/en/article/bvjypz/…eptable-activities
Tim Ballard’s Departure From Operation Underground Railroad Followed Sexual Misconduct Investigation
www.vice.com/en/article/pkaqvn/…duct-investigation
‘Sound of Freedom’ Producer Felt the Naked Breasts of Apparently Underage Trafficking Victim
www.vice.com/en/article/z3mq5w/…trafficking-victim
Operation Underground Railroad Child-Rescue Missions Were Based on Psychic Intelligence
www.vice.com/en/article/m7bpda/…ychic-intelligence
Comments
I lost my fucking mind at "you could find a guy better to speak;"
Em
2023-12-04 00:00:50 +0000 UTChttps://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=qanon+anonymous+podcast+cavortex
Accursed Mechanism
2023-11-23 23:44:50 +0000 UTCTried searching for the original Cavortex episode, but 143 doesn't seem to match. Any help?
Tim Mullin
2023-11-23 03:37:00 +0000 UTCAnna is every woman dealing with guys who think they know everything. Julian especially was so dismissive. Not a good look
Jordan Rose
2023-10-07 07:48:57 +0000 UTCI have to say, maybe I'm just a sap, but it actually breaks my heart to hear him. He's so f'd up!
Moira
2023-10-05 14:31:47 +0000 UTCWhat Podcast? I cant find it. Is it a Patreon episode or something?
2023-10-02 16:54:52 +0000 UTCIf you’re interested in an even deeper dive on Tim Ballard, definitely check out Mormon Stories’ coverage and Hidden True Crime Podcast did a really good episode last night (Saturday, sept 30, 2024). Really fascinating stuff, and after listening to the podcast last night I am having some hope that people will realize that they are believing totally fake information and phony leaders. One can hope. This seems like it’s going to have a big ripple effect due to it’s Mormon connections.
Isabel Hendrix
2023-10-01 21:38:23 +0000 UTC