The Lodge podcast

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In a world obsessed with wellbeing - would you put your health in the hands of a cult? A cautionary tale about the consequences of going alternative, when wellness becomes a matter of life & death.

In a world obsessed with wellbeing - would you put your health in the hands of a cult? A cautionary tale about the consequences of going alternative, when wellness becomes a matter of life & death.

 

#9

Burning Questions

Phil seeks an interview with Aiping and her family to find out what’s going on now at the ... more

17 Jul 2025

49 MINS

49:00

17 Jul 2025


#8

The Ultimate Price

Remember Warwick the Kiwi actor? We follow his treatment at the Energy Bank in London, his... more

14 Jul 2025

42 MINS

42:12

14 Jul 2025


#7

Ahead Of Her Time

We catch up with cult survivor and former zealot, Suzanne. She and her mum gave $1.5 milli... more

10 Jul 2025

44 MINS

44:44

10 Jul 2025


#6

Quite Surreal

A bomb threat in 2005 shuts down central Tauranga, a city in the North Island of New Zeala... more

07 Jul 2025

45 MINS

45:23

07 Jul 2025


#5

Being There

We hear from the guru herself, Aiping Wang in a rare interview recorded for a 20/20 televi... more

03 Jul 2025

41 MINS

41:57

03 Jul 2025


#4

Dealing With Magic

Warwick's story unfolds, and we discover if his six-month energy treatment in London has p... more

30 Jun 2025

39 MINS

39:01

30 Jun 2025


#3

Quiet Death Toll

Phil delves into the enigmatic world of Takaro Lodge, a wellness retreat in New Zealand th... more

26 Jun 2025

40 MINS

40:09

26 Jun 2025


#2

Distant Bells

Phil Vine explores the fall and rise of a therapeutic community – or cult – led by a chari... more

26 Jun 2025

38 MINS

38:29

26 Jun 2025


#1

Introducing: The Lodge

What began as a promising sanctuary for healing in one of New Zealand’s most beautiful loc... more

18 Jun 2025

01 MINS

01:39

18 Jun 2025