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7 episodes

6: The Fall
04/03/2026 | 46 mins.
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.
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5: Taking Down John of God
25/02/2026 | 30 mins.
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.
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4: Breaking the Silence
18/02/2026 | 29 mins.
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.
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3: The Treatment
11/02/2026 | 37 mins.
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.
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1: The Last Hope
04/02/2026 | 28 mins.
People from all walks of life are drawn to the international healer from Brazil known as John of God. While true believers claim to be spiritually cured, others describe a secret living nightmare.
Two-Faced: John of God is a production of Exactly Right Media and Adonde Media.

From Adonde Media
Hosted and written by: Martina Castro
Senior producer: Mariano Pagella
Reporting and fact checking by: Heloísa Traiano
Production assistance and research by: Giovana Romano Sanchez
Sound Designer: Mauricio Mendoza
Mastering Engineer: Martín Cruz
Original music composed by: Marianna Romano
Interpreter for Ana Paula: Giovanna Romano Sánchez
Interpreter for Luciano Miranda: Andrés Caballero
Interpreter for Marcelo Stoduto: Claudio Dias
Interpreter for Camila R: Laura Ubaté

From Exactly Right Media
Artwork: Vanessa Lilak
Executive Producers: Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark and Danielle Kramer
Consulting Producer: Lily Ladewig
Associate Producer: Jay Elias
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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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