Two-Faced: John of God

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About Two-Faced: John of God

To thousands of people around the world, João Teixeira de Faria was known as John of God, a traditional Brazilian spiritual healer famous for performing miraculous medical procedures without anesthesia. But in 2018, it became clear that John of God was keeping a dark secret that would ultimately lead to his downfall. In this series, we follow a guru who built a holy empire, the criminal activity that made it possible and the powerful network of believers who protect him even to this day. Two-Faced: John of God is a story about the reach of global faith healing movements, the power of belief and just how far we will go before we question it all.You can also find this show en español wherever you get your podcasts. Just look for Dos Caras: Juan de Dios.

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7 episodes

6: The Fall

The prosecution builds a unique case against John of God and takes him to trial, but was justice served? We hear from the victims, now several years since everything came to light, and the international spiritual community that is still flocking to Abadiania to this day. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

4 Mar 2026 - 46 min

5: Taking Down John of God

After the news breaks about the allegations against John of God for sexual assault, the government gets flooded with calls from other victims, launching a taskforce to take down Brazil’s most famous healer. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

25 Feb 2026 - 30 min

4: Breaking the Silence

Journalists from Brazil’s largest news organization look into a Facebook post accusing John of God of rape. When they find other women with similar allegations, the journalists realize they have a much bigger story on their hands. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

18 Feb 2026 - 29 min

3: The Treatment

John of God offers various kinds of treatment at his spiritual hospital, but some visitors are chosen for special one on one sessions with him. One survivor tells us what happened behind closed doors. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

11 Feb 2026 - 37 min

2: A Healer is Born

We go back to John of God’s early life, to learn how he started his path as a healer, leading him to create a spiritual center for what would become his international movement. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

4 Feb 2026 - 28 min

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