397 - Jim Bakker: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of an American Grifter
Timesuck with Dan Cummins
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The Rise and Fall of a Telethon Empire
The chapter explores the early fundraising efforts and dramatic telethons to save a Christian television station, revealing emotional pleas, overwhelming audience response, and successful outcomes. It also delves into power struggles within the organization along with significant events, tensions, and changes at CBN in the early '70s. The narrative unfolds the formation of Trinity Broadcasting Systems, strained relationships, dangers of faith healers, lavish spending beliefs, and expansion into cable markets with unique programming approaches.
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