About this episode
Wondery has new tru-crime mini series that we think you’ll really enjoy. In the Mid 2000s J ames Arthur Ray was a charismatic self-help guru who promised his followers a path to wealth and happiness. But not all who followed him finished their journey. This is the story told in a new true crime mini-series from Wondery called “ GURU: The Dark Side of Enlightenment ”. James Arthur Ray wasn’t really well known until he was in a movie called “ The Secret ”, and then was a guest on Oprah’s TV show a few times. Soon after that, thousands of people started attending his seminars, and he was pegged to be the next great self-help guru. But what many didn't know about were his more...extreme methods. Methods that pushed his students to their limits, giving some the transformative life experience they dreamed of ... and killing others. Be sure to subscribe to Wondery’s new tru crime mini-series “GURU: The dark side of enlightenment”, wondery.fm/wordsmatter_guru on Apple podcasts . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/words-matter . See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices