Episode
Shiny Happy People: Under Authority
Overview
Bill Gothard and Jim Bob Duggar grow their shared vision into an international empire on the backs of young people. Unpaid labor, abuse, and threats of retaliation build, until Gothard is finally cut down inside of his own organization. But the roots he put down are now spreading everywhere...
Details
- Series
- Shiny Happy People
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2023-06-01
- Runtime
- 47 min
Episode context
Under Authority is Episode 3 in Duggar Family Secrets of Shiny Happy People. It aired on 2023-06-01. The runtime is 47 min.
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Episode 2: Growing Up Gothard
As IBLP's homeschooling empire grows, it becomes clear that patriarchal, abusive authority is at the core of Bill Gothard and Jim Bob Duggar's power.
Episode 4: Arrows Activated
Despite Gothard's demise and Josh Duggars disturbing new crimes, the movement goes on. Fundamentalists have consolidated political power nationwide to reshape society in their own image.
