Ruby Franke & 8 Passengers: Deep Dive into YouTube's Most Problematic Family Channel

Episode • Sep 6, 2023 • 1h 6m

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In this week's episode, we deep dive into the family vloggers, Ruby and Kevin Franke, of the 8 Passengers YouTube channel. We first explore who Ruby and Kevin are, how they started the 8 Passengers channel, and their history of documenting their family on YouTube before looking at the channel’s several controversies over the years. We finish by diving into Ruby and Kevin’s ties with the cult-like self-improvement group, Connexions, which led to the dissolution of their YouTube channel, their family, and now their freedom– as Ruby was arrested last week alongside the Connexions founder Jodi Hildebrandt on six counts of aggravated child abuse.

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Timestamps:

2:55 Who are the 8 Passengers?

5:37 The problem with family channels

21:47 The 8 Passengers' history of controversies

30:24 Instances when Ruby was abusive to her children over the years

35:02 Who is Jodi Hildebrandt & what is ConneXions?