Inside Cults: Podcast Recommendations😬

Inside Cults: Podcast Recommendations😬

October 23, 2022

Five podcast episodes on a theme, each week curated by a different person

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Why did you choose this theme?

I grew up in a doomsday apocalyptic cult and have noticed a rise in cult mentalities in the U.S. Cults are also at the forefront of popular culture, as seen in shows like The Vow, Keep Sweet, and Scientology: The Aftermath. Podcasts that can help educate people about what defines a cult, how to talk to someone who is in one, and stories about people who have successfully gotten out are both fascinating and inspiring.

PODCAST PICKS:Click on the podcast art to listen 👂

The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steven HassanGinni Thomas's Cultic Past

Dr. Steven Hassan is a renowned cult expert. In this podcast, he interviews various cult survivors — from multi-level marketing schemes, sex trafficking organizations, Bible cults, and political cults — to expose how cult leaders control people's behaviors, information, thoughts, and emotions. 

Worldwide: The Unchosen Church"God Speaks to Us:" An Insider's Guide to the Worldwide Church of GodThe series is hosted by our curator, Tricia Jenkins. Now, she's a media professor. She also grew up inside the church and offers frank discussions and interviews with other survivors.

A Little Bit CultyThe Breakup: Samantha Freedom on Leaving the Alt-Right

Hosts Sarah Edmondson and her husband, Nippy, former members of the NXIVM cult, shed light on who gets involved in cults and how they can get out. It's a fascinating roster of guests that span a wide range of interests.

Heaven's GateThe SeekersGlynn Washington, the host of Snap Judgment, grew up in the Worldwide Church of God, a doomsday apocalyptic cult. His personal experience informs his investigation of the infamous doomsday group, Heaven's Gate.

Twin FlamesFollow MeHosted by Stephanie Beatriz, Twin Flames examines two YouTube cult leaders who promised to find their followers' divine soulmates. Instead, followers claim they were encouraged to cut ties with friends and family that were "holding them back" and to claim their Twin Flame by any means necessary — even if that could end them in jail.

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The Madness of ChartruleanA science fantasy audio drama with amazing performances, cinematic sound design, and a haunting original score. The story follows Chartrulean, the inventor of a new form of energy, as he ponders whether his work will save or doom his world. It has been enjoyed by fans of Dune, Isaac Asimov's Foundation, "Game of Thrones," and 2001: A Space Odyssey.Immerse yourself in this fearless, independent, woman-made world of political intrigue and cosmic mystery.

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FEEDBACK WITH EARBUDS:

This week on our podcast...(Click on Tricia to listen)Tricia is on the show to share her podcast recommendations for this week's theme. She speaks on this topic from a deeply personal point of view.ALSO: We tell you about our spotlight pick, Trail Weight. This show was heralded by Outside Magazine as a "must-listen."Listen to Feedback for all of your podcast recommendation needs!Subscribe

COMMUNITY:

🎤This week in Podcast The Newsletter: 

Secretly Incredibly Fascinating unleashed an episode from Patreon. It's a conversation about a seasonal topic hotter than the Pumpkin Spice Latte: people sneaking drugs into Halloween candy, something that absolutely doesn’t happen.

🌍The Europeans, a podcast about politics and culture around Europe, is celebrating its fifth anniversary. Hosted by a journalist in Paris and a singer in Amsterdam, the show aims to demystify European politics and give oxygen to underreported stories from around the continent.😷How terrifying would it be to fight an unknown enemy? What if that enemy was coming from within; a disease that even doctors couldn’t identify? On Symptomatic, a new podcast from iHeart media, Lauren Bright Pacheco unravels the medical mystery of a patient’s baffling symptoms and explores how their lives were turned upside down in search of answers.👋Hello Menopause! is a new podcast from Let's Talk Menopause. The hosts, Christine Maginnis and comedian Robin Gelfenbien, interview guests to share "real menopause stories from real people."

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PODCAST SPOTLIGHT:

Trail WeightThis season explores how we can navigate the great outdoors while supporting the ecosystem.Follow along as critically acclaimed host Andrew Steven discovers the forgotten story of Walt Disney’s failed ski resort in the California wilderness, travels to the Sierra Nevadas to grapple with the mountain range’s seemingly inevitable future of consistent wildfires, and more. 

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