Why people recommend it
Marjo Miller - Transitions, Poems and Essays by Marjo Miller is a personal collection of reflections and writings tied to the author's unconventional background. On the podcast Behind the Bastards, host Robert Evans discussed related themes during the episode titled Part Two: The Throat-Slitting Evangelical Minister of Jamaica in May 2025. While exploring the topic of youth preachers, Robert Evans consistently recommended watching the documentary Marjo, which focuses on a child exploited by his parents to preach from a very early age. Later, during the episode titled Part David Berg and the Children of God (ft. Ed Helms) broadcast in June 2025 on Behind the Bastards, Robert Evans referenced the cinematic work again. On this occasion, Robert Evans used the Oscar-winning 1973 documentary Marjo to explain the background and patterns of traveling evangelical preachers to his listeners. Although the discussions centered primarily on the documentary film rather than the printed collection, Robert Evans used these references to unpack the psychological environments and manipulative structures that shaped individuals like Marjo Miller during their youth.
Who recommended it
- Robert Evans Recommended
Robert Evans — 2 mentions
“You always start with a like here's how bad I was when I was younger. You know, there's a really good there's an Oscar winning documentary from 1973 called Marjo.”
“if you watch I I always recommend the documentary Marjo when we talk about this, which is about a kid who was like used by his parents as a preacher from like age five or six on.”