{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67e16bd2639ec2394a7eb8f3/69d708fe3ae78d6f117050b8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Disney Land for Jesus: Tammy Faye Bakker","description":"<p>What happens when faith, fame, and money collide… and no one’s watching the books?</p><p>This week, Anthony takes Dana into the glitter-soaked, mascara-streaked world of Tammy Faye Bakker — a televangelist who built an empire on love, forgiveness, and really good TV… until it all came crashing down.</p><p>We’re talking about PTL (“Praise The Lord”… or “Pass The Loot,” depending on who you ask), a Christian theme park built to rival Disney, millions of dollars flowing through the ministry, and scandals that went from whispers to front-page headlines fast.</p><p>But Tammy Faye isn’t exactly who you think she is.</p><p>Behind the lashes and the over-the-top persona is a woman who challenged norms, embraced outcasts, and—at times—stood in direct opposition to the very world she helped create.</p><p>So how did it all unravel?</p><p> Where did the money go?</p><p> And why did America become so obsessed with her downfall?</p><p>This is a story about power, image, belief… and what happens when the performance becomes bigger than the faith.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Anthony Kurtz & Dana Parisi"}