The podcast team behind Dr. Death and Dirty John will next take aim at the $10 billion self-help industry with Guru, which tells the tragic story of three “Spiritual Warriors” practicing under James Arthur Ray.
“He’s part of a growing number of entrepreneurs giving workshops and seminars all over the Us in the 2000s,” a release reads. “His unorthodox methods and blend of self-improvement philosophies and economic advice have won praise from Oprah and others. His career seems to be taking off, but his ever more extreme methods push his pupils to their limits.
“He’s part of a growing number of entrepreneurs giving workshops and seminars all over the Us in the 2000s,” a release reads. “His unorthodox methods and blend of self-improvement philosophies and economic advice have won praise from Oprah and others. His career seems to be taking off, but his ever more extreme methods push his pupils to their limits.
- 6/26/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Wondery, the indie podcast producer and network, has launched a dedicated app that features its lineup of original programming. The hope: that the new Wondery App will grab more listeners by the ear — and have them part with cold, hard cash to listen to its shows ad-free.
Hernan Lopez, founder and CEO of four-year-old Wondery, touts the new app as having a user interface and personalized features closer to mobile apps for services like Netflix or Hulu than traditional podcast-listening apps. The Wondery App is available as a free download for iPhone from Apple’s App Store (at this link) and as a beta version for Android (at this link).
While the Wondery App is free — and users can listen to thousands of episodes for free, with ads — the goal is to upsell fans to the Wondery Plus subscription service. Launched in early 2019, Wondery Plus costs $4.99 per month or $34.99 for an annual subscription.
Hernan Lopez, founder and CEO of four-year-old Wondery, touts the new app as having a user interface and personalized features closer to mobile apps for services like Netflix or Hulu than traditional podcast-listening apps. The Wondery App is available as a free download for iPhone from Apple’s App Store (at this link) and as a beta version for Android (at this link).
While the Wondery App is free — and users can listen to thousands of episodes for free, with ads — the goal is to upsell fans to the Wondery Plus subscription service. Launched in early 2019, Wondery Plus costs $4.99 per month or $34.99 for an annual subscription.
- 6/23/2020
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Tonight, CNN airs the documentary Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur Ray. The film is a cautionary tale of a narcissistic and charismatic man. Born the son of a holy roller protestant minister he used his genetic snake oil salesman gifts to sell his brand of saving souls in a more secular framework — hotel ballrooms turned into corporate seminar venues. Then one film rocketed him to Oprah Winfrey’s orbit: The Secret. Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur Ray is more than just a timeline on the rise and fall (and re-rise) of Ray....read more...
- 12/3/2016
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
In October 2009, James Arthur Ray was atop his game. A best-selling author and spiritual leader — he disdains “self-help guru” — his company had earned $9.4 million the previous year. His books, DVDs and seminars were marketed to those who eagerly embraced his philosophy of personal growth by confronting and learning from their fears.
He was catapulted to prominence after appearing in the hugely popular 2006 self-help movie The Secret. Oprah interviewed him on back-to-back shows. Couples paid more than $100,000 per year to join an exclusive circle with one-on-one access to him. When he charged $9,695 apiece for clients to attend a five-day retreat in the scrublands outside of Sedona,...
He was catapulted to prominence after appearing in the hugely popular 2006 self-help movie The Secret. Oprah interviewed him on back-to-back shows. Couples paid more than $100,000 per year to join an exclusive circle with one-on-one access to him. When he charged $9,695 apiece for clients to attend a five-day retreat in the scrublands outside of Sedona,...
- 12/2/2016
- by jefftruesdelltimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
After attending many courses led by self-help guru James Arthur Ray, Dennis Mehraver says he developed great trust in his mentor and came to believe that Ray "knew how far I could go better than myself." But as Mehraver and others struggled to remain conscious in the stifling heat of a sweat lodge during a retreat with Ray in 2009, their leader did nothing to stop the ceremony or to check on their well-being, Mehraver says. Mehraver's last memory was an urge to flee, and when he finally came to after passing out, a smiling Ray was sitting in a chair and saying,...
- 3/22/2011
- by Howard Breuer
- PEOPLE.com
Self-help guru James Arthur Ray was arrested Wednesday in Arizona on manslaughter charges in the deaths of three people during a sweat lodge ceremony. Ray was being held on $5 million bond at a sheriff's station in Prescott awaiting transfer to the Camp Verde Detention Center, according to a statement by Yavapai County Sheriff Steve Waugh. "Sheriff Waugh would like to thank the victim’s families for their patience while the Sheriff’s Office completed a thorough and comprehensive investigation," the statement says. "With the arrest of James Ray, Sheriff Waugh hopes the families of the three victims will now have...
- 2/4/2010
- by Mike Fleeman
- PEOPLE.com
Nearly two weeks after a purification program led to three deaths, the self-help guru who brought 50 clients into a sweat lodge in Arizona has expressed sorrow but will continue with his work. "I feel your pain. I accept your anger. And I pray for you all to have some measure of peace and comfort," James Arthur Ray writes on his Web site in his most detailed response. Ray, who is the subject of a homicide investigation stemming from the three deaths near Sedona, stops short of apologizing and says he appreciates that people continue attending his seminars. "I, too, want...
- 10/21/2009
- by Howard Breuer
- PEOPLE.com
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