EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 31 MIN
David Archuleta on Stage Dad, Religious Trauma, Planned Suicide, American Idol (S5E14)
from Will Love Listen · host Will Love Listen
David Archuleta joins the pod to tell and expose all! We celebrate the release of his New York Times Best-Selling memoir, Devout. For the first time ever, David dives deep into his family abuse, extensive religious trauma, getting engaged three times to women to mask his sexuality, and planning his suicide. We explore his time on American Idol, leaving the music industry to go on a Mormon mission, and coming out as gay. Sometimes, you have to lose your faith in order to find yourself.
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David Archuleta joins the pod to tell and expose all! We celebrate the release of his New York Times Best-Selling memoir, Devout. For the first time ever, David dives deep into his family abuse, extensive religious trauma, getting engaged three times to women to mask his sexuality, and planning his suicide. We explore his time on American Idol, leaving the music industry to go on a Mormon mission, and coming out as gay. Sometimes, you have to lose your faith in order to find yourself.
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David Archuleta on Stage Dad, Religious Trauma, Planned Suicide, American Idol (S5E14)
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