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Sounds Like A Cult

Amanda Montell & Isa Medina

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A podcast about the modern-day “cults” we all follow. Each episode asks the culty questions we’re all wondering… Do you think SoulCycle is a cult? What about Elon Musk stans? Or the Royal Family? What about spiritual influencers? Is Instagram itself a cult? Sounds Like A Cult, hosted by Amanda Montell, author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, analyzes a different zeitgeisty group every week to try and answer the big question: This group sounds like a cult, but is it really? And if so, ...
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We are the enlightened, the ultimate authority. The prophets who drink wine and spoil books you may or may not have read by answering 10th grade English style book club questions from the internet. Warning: may contain long rants. We’re all team Edward here Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.
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Steven Hassan, PhD, is one of the leading experts on cults and undue influence in the world. A former member of the right-wing Moonie cult, Hassan was deprogrammed 45 years ago and has dedicated his life to helping people out of cults and destructive situations. Dr. Hassan is a licensed mental health professional and has written four books, including The Cult of Trump and the seminal book Combating Cult Mind Control. On this podcast, Steve will explain HOW mind-control works, and how to prot ...
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Data Over Dogma

Daniel McClellan and Daniel Beecher

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This ain't your pastor's Bible podcast. This is a deep interrogation of the book, and we're bringing receipts. Bible scholar Dr. Dan McClellan and atheist podcaster Dan Beecher team up to discover what the Bible actually says, what it decidedly doesn't say (even if everyone thinks it does), and explore the history of the most popular book of all time.
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The New Flesh

Jon Astro & Ricky Allpike

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Compelling interviews with thinkers, authors and thought leaders on politics, art and culture by hosts Jonathon Astro (Sydney) and Ricky Allpike (Melbourne).
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MARSCAST

Mid-America Reformed Seminary

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Join the faculty of Mid-America Reformed Seminary as they discuss everything from theology to cultural issues from a Reformed perspective. *The opinions presented in each episode are those of the individual speaker and do not necessarily represent the views of the Seminary.*
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Every week, hosts Allen and Magellan watch and review two episodes of a cult classic TV show with a focus on comedy and criticism, like a fun book club with friends! Feel free to jump into any season and watch along with us!
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Magical Overthinkers

Amanda Montell & Studio71

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Are you an overthinker? Prone to thought spirals? Do you wonder why, despite living in the "Information Age," life only seems to be making less sense? From extreme celebrity worshippers to people with master’s degrees basing their real-life choices on Mercury’s whereabouts, there seems to be a lot of delulu out there these days. More than ever, in fact. Enter: This relatable, thought-provoking podcast for curious overthinkers. Every other week, tune in as host Amanda Montell, author of the N ...
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Trick or Treat Radio is the world’s most dangerous podcast! They discuss at least one film a week, argue, make fun of each other and hope to make you laugh, some hosts might even die trying. Trick or Treat Radio has been rated one of the top horror podcasts according to Rue Morgue Magazine, blumhouse.com and Entertainment Weekly! Join hosts; Johnny Wolfenstein, MonsterZero, Ares, and Michael Ravenshadow as they discuss all manner of topics including, but not limited to: genre cinema with a h ...
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Improvably Bad: Books

Elkhart Public Library

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Improv actors do their best to act out the plot of a book with only the front cover, back cover, and genre. Then our library staff talk about what they got right but mostly wrong. Don't forget to rate and review! If you would like to contact us you may do so ImprovablyBad@gmail.com or Info@myepl.org
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Have you ever met someone who survived a CULT? Leaving The Village is a podcast about life inside Bill Gothard's cult IBLP/ATI. Host Jessica Goforth and her guests take you behind the scenes of growing up inside, how they left, and introduce an entire cohort of survivors of radicalized religion.
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Two hilarious, sassy, and neuro-divergent best friends talk about their book club’s latest spooky, horror, or thriller reads ranging from “the husband did it!” to “it’s a cult in the apartment building”. Alex and Celisa discuss their thoughts on the books, the important take-aways to avoid getting murdered, and various, hopefully related topics. Join them as they delve into each book and attempt to navigate the never-ending tangents with dark humor and plenty of swear words in this monthly b ...
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Celtic Tomes

Gary & Ruth Colcombe

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Readings from the Classic Celtic books - everything for lovers of the Lore and stories of the Ancient Celts. We will cover the Celts, Fairies, Myths, Legends, Folklore and stories from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and other Celtic realms. If like us, you have seen all those wonderful books that were once published about Celtic Mythology, Folklore, or the Fairies and wished that you had the time to read them, then you have found the right podcast to bring them to your fireside.
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Two oddball, longtime geek friends from Toronto's Best Cult Video store get together and talk about topics the mainstream ignores. Everything from cult directors, strange celebrities, childhood recollections, music, comics, you name it.What's the topic? Tune in and hear.
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Once regarded as a cult book in the 1960s by the Flower Power generation, Siddhartha by Herman Hesse remains even today a simple and fresh tale of a man's spiritual quest. Penned by a deeply spiritual German author, Siddhartha explores multiple themes of enlightenment, thinking beyond set rules, love and humanity. Siddhartha is a young contemporary of the spiritual master Gautam Buddha who lived in India at some time during the 4th century BC. The story has striking parallels to Buddha's own ...
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Noir Confidential draws upon the era of filmmaking known as Film Noir. Today, the genre is called Neo-Noir, but the same concepts, tropes, and techniques are used to reflect today's feelings of inevitability, cynicism and defeat. The pessimism, distrust, and greed displayed in classic Film Noir movies like "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Third Man" speak to a society racked by geopolitical conflict and economic disparity. All the elements that sparked the Film Noir heyday have returned to haun ...
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Listen in on conversations with former members of the PBCC. Ex-members open a window into one of the world's most powerful and influential cult and it's links to the Conservatives, crime, corruption and pedophilia. Discussions peel back the hidden layers within these cults and reveal the real trauma that occurs behind closed doors. Join members on their journey toward understanding, healing and personal development.
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Let's Talk About Sects is an award-winning monthly podcast focusing on a different cult each episode. Sarah takes a storytelling, deep dive approach, looking at the history of a sect's leaders, the recruitment of members, their experiences, psychological aspects, and notable incidents during its existence. You can support us on Patreon, with a one-off donation, or grab some merch. Sarah Steel's debut book Do As I Say is available now. “A fascinating and well-researched look into cults and th ...
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I Saw What You Did - a film podcast with Danielle Henderson and Millie De Chirico

Exactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy network

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Millie and Danielle, a film expert and a film enthusiast, program a double feature of their favorite movies with a different wild theme every week. Join these friends as they dissect the films and explore the weird ways we respond to and learn to love movies. Millie De Chirico is a film programmer, writer, and historian with a career spanning nearly 20 years. She co-created and programmed the weekly cult movie franchise TCM Underground for Turner Classic Movies from 2006-2023. Her book, TCM ...
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The Selling Your Screenplay Podcast helps serious screenwriters sell their screenplays. We offer practical advice about how to market your script and get it into the hands of agents, managers, producers, and directors who can get your screenplay produced.
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Many talented people's writings and movies address the deep, dark mysteries of our world — across both Fiction (Horror, Crime, Sci-Fi, Action-Adventure, Romance, LGBT) and Non-Fiction (Crime, History, Science, Paranormal) stories. Please step into the “House of Mystery” 5 nights a week and join us as we go deep into the creative process behind our esteemed guests' works. Past Guests in Non-Fiction have included Marcia Clark (of the O.J. Simpson trial), Robert Kennedy, Jr., Jesse Ventura, Bur ...
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Confessing Concord is a podcast that provides a holistic study through the Lutheran Confessions found in the Book of Concord aimed to promote Confessional Lutheranism in the broader Christian community and graduate listeners from students to teachers of the Christian faith. Brought to you by Transcendent Truth Media. https://transcendenttruthmedia.wordpress.com
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Weekly interviews and panel discussions about the latest news in the Christian world. With an emphasis on current events, cultural issues and Bible prophecy. Hosted by Mark Taylor and brought to you by the Sky High Podcast Network.
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Where the Long Tail Ends

Matt Gamble & James Gillham

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Where the Long Tail Ends is a website dedicated to finding old, obscure and possibly awful films that are adrift in the sea of pop culture. Helping to fulfill that mission are the three podcasts offered by Where the Long Tail Ends. Spoiler Alert!, which is dedicated to reviewing newer films that catch our interest, the Cabin in the Woods Film Festival Podcast in which Matt forces Angela Fabbrini to watch a horror film and then verbally dodge her rage and of course, High and Low (Brow), which ...
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Material Girls

Witch, Please Productions

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A scholarly podcast about pop culture hosted by Hannah McGregor and Marcelle Kosman, produced by Witch, Please Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hall of Heros! is an audio podcast series, which captures our regular rants and raves on all things geekdom. The Heros Cult consists of comic book experts Johnny Worthless and Lee Umberger. Video Game specialist Phil Oulds and Matt Seitz and our resident all around Geek; Marco. Check us out every week for nerdy greatness. We talk about all the hot topics related to comic books, movies, television and video games. Subscribe, listen in and join the discussion. All Hail the Fish GOD.....HEROS!
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What happens when you escape a cult but can't escape your past? In this episode of Improvably Bad Books, library staff unravel the haunting story of The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes. This gripping Cult Fiction follows Minnow, a girl with no hands, a mysterious past, and a chilling connection to the Prophet of the cult she fled. As t…
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On this week's show, we are back with another book club deep dive. This month, we have been playing Cult of the Lamb, and it is finally time to share all our spoiler-filled thoughts on the demonic cult-building roguelike. We all take a dip back into the news, discussing the new PlayStation handheld, Sony potentially purchasing From Software, and mo…
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Dustin Rozario Steinhagen, PhD is a privacy expert who recently graduated with his doctorate degree in Cyber Defense from Dakota State University. His dissertation is titled “Defending the security of the mind: A mail survey of thought-reform literacy in South Dakota.” This quantitative analysis measured “what everyday people know about thought ref…
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Did NASA confirm the date of the birth of Christ? Are most translations of the Bible wrong about the order of the creation? Will Dan M ever be able to say the word smorgasbord? This week on the Data Over Dogma show, we're honoring the Bible by shredding some bad apologetics! As we say every week on the show, one of our goals is to combat misinforma…
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Hello and Welcome to Book of Lies Podcast! We are happy you made it to a New Episode. Happy Holidays! This week we have brought you a light hearted episode. First we go into a 2011 film with so many lies you just have to go with it, which is the title of the movie Just Go With It, starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman, Dave Matthew…
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0:00- Intro, upcoming cookies, will there ever be a Wicked pod?, 7:20- “One Against an Army” discussion begins 31:10- "Forgiven" discussion begins 1:10:00- Chatzums segment begins Magellan's Substack newsletter Bluesky Twitch Chatzums Email: chatzpod@gmail.com Our main podcast feed art was done by Camilla Franklin, whose work can be found at https:…
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It is that time of the year again. Join Tom, Lauren, and Klein for the last podcast episode of 2024, as the team hands out some awards for the best and worst in gaming, including the prestigious Controller Club Game of the Year. - Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 03:25 -Nintendo Wrap-Up Stats + What Have We Been Playing (Marvel Rivals, …
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Under the guise of funding OneSchool Global, the PBCC’s leaders have quietly bilked $0.65 billion from their unsuspecting members since 2017. Rather than being used for education, this tax free bullion is stashed in multiple obscure private investment funds around the globe, and used by the tiny elite of ultra-rich PBCC church leaders to fund their…
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Send us a text An old friend returns home and is terrified to discover that everyone in the world who listens to his friends’ podcast has died. Now he and the hosts must uncover the secret of this global epidemic before there are no more listeners left. On Episode 647 of Trick or Treat Radio we do a special Patreon Takeover edition of the December …
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In this episode, Dr. J. Mark Beach joins us to unpack John Calvin's insights on the essence of the Christian life from his seminal work, the Institutes of the Christian Religion. Drawing from Book 3, chapters 6-10, Dr. Beach centers on Calvin's thoughts on self-denial, where he'll challenge us to move beyond nominal Christianity to a genuine faith.…
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In this episode, Dr. J. Mark Beach joins us to unpack John Calvin's insights on the essence of the Christian life from his seminal work, the Institutes of the Christian Religion. Drawing from Book 3, chapters 6-10, Dr. Beach centers on Calvin’s thoughts on self-denial, where he’ll challenge us to move beyond nominal Christianity to a genuine faith.…
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Today we are talking about the 4th book in the Lunar Chronicles, Winter by Marissa Meyer. If you like teens overthrowing a monarchy, robots with the worst luck, girls who are okay with dating a guy with a snout, and finding out that maybe your birth mom is the real villian then this is the book for you! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://w…
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Guy Wilson‘s remarkable memory and extensive records take us back to the south of England, in early days of the 1960s as Big Jim Taylor groped his way through the sisterhood to his nemesis at Aberdeen. With close family ties to the Taylors in New York, Guy can give the story from both sides of the Atlantic, as well as all manner of interesting and …
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The media coverage of the Jesus Christians tends to outweigh their size. Most people who have heard of them recognise the name ‘The Kidney Cult’, derived from an initiative where numerous members have donated one of their kidneys to a stranger. What may be surprising is that the person who first suggested that name was the Jesus Christians’ founder…
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Buy tickets to The Big Magical Cult Show in Vancouver, Canada on February 21, 2025! Time for Part 2! Father Craigo helps us wrap up 2024 with the rest of his brain-tangling life story in the cult that inspired this whole dang pod, Synanon. This week, he's answering unfiltered listener Qs, sharing the harrowing tale of Synanon's downfall, and leavin…
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Today's little freak is Tulsi Gabbard, a flip flopping, dictator loving, cult member who might be in charge of National Intelligence. If you want to hear more about our little homophobes past and cult connections listen to the two part episode about her on the QAA podcast. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cu…
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Professor Boyle is a full-time faculty member at St. John’s University School of Law, New York (since 1994). She is a board member of the International Cultic Studies Association. She has written Law journal articles on using Trafficking law to prosecute cult leaders and uses my BITE Model of Authoritarian Control. Robin’s new book, Taken No More: …
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Does the Bible really say that parents should beat their children? Yes. Yes it does. AH! But couldn't that verse in Proverbs mean something else? Something a little less abuse-y? Something about a shepherd guiding their sheep? On this week's episode, we'll look at what the author of Proverbs REALLY meant when they said that a parent who spares the …
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The Game Awards have come and gone and we have some thoughts. Join Tom, Lauren, and Klein this week as they share their favorite moments of the 2024 Game Awards. Also, stick around to the end for a quick review of Amazon Prime Video's Secret Level series. - Timestamps: 00:00 - Introductions and Hellos 02:20 - PlayStation Wrap-Up Stats + What Have W…
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Hey all! No new episode this week because we were at PAX Unplugged last week, but to keep you occupied, we are publishing a free version of a recent ep from our Patreon! In this special Chatz Highlight (or ChatzLightz), Allen introduced Magellan to the world of the One Piece anime with a smattering of memorable episodes. Hear more like this at patr…
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Dr. Robert J. Pacienza is the Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (Fort Lauderdale, FL), the CEO/President of Coral Ridge Ministries, and the Founder of the Institute for Faith and Culture. He serves on the General Council of the Gospel Reformation Network, serves as Board Member for National Religious Broadcasters, and is a contributo…
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New York City: Legendary interrogator Malcolm Chaucer is known as The Oracle. There is no subject he cannot break, no secret he cannot unlock. The key to his uncanny ability: eight years as the victim of experimental torture at the hands of a North Korean madman. Chaucer is a broken man, with a unique psychology that makes him both incapable of lyi…
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When the bell tolls midnight, it’ll be 1968. Royce Pembrook is living well in a new city, with new patrons, a new name, and a new trade. But he’s the same scam artist he’s been for thirty years. Since youth, Royce has made his money and found trouble in fraudulent séances that prey on the grieving widows of high society. Now he’s expanded his con, …
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"In the Twinkling of an Eye" is a story about espionage, family love, and loyalty, focused on a Russian-North Korean conspiracy to develop a devastating biological weapon for assassination, terror and genocide, as written by a senior CIA operations officer whose career was devoted to battling the spread of weapons of mass destruction. This is the s…
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The bones are their money but also their food? Today is a super special supernatural superstitious story time for Friday the 13th. Be warned, we are talking about ghost kids, vampire cats, and bosses who might also be part dog. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/book-cult--5718878/support.…
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Send us a text In a world where no one speaks, a popular podcast has lost its ability to entertain. As they hemorrhage listeners they may have found a solution in a young man with suicidal tendencies who likes to recite films with extraordinarily long titles. On Episode 646 of Trick or Treat Radio we continue on with our December Double Feature Cra…
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How is it that the dreamers among us always know which way to go? The irrational path often appears brilliant in hindsight. When one takes a leap of faith, there can be challenging obstacles. Destiny has a gift. Her brother, Valerian, believes in her but still must protect her. Her confidence is unshakeable, and her heart is pure. To protect her, V…
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Violet Parker has big troubles these days—the ticking kind. To duck the Grim Reaper, she needs to get her hands on eighty-plus rare, mystical clocks locked up tight by a thick-headed detective. The solution? Hijack the truckload of ticking time bombs out from under Johnny Law’s nose. But no caper ever goes according to plan. What starts out as a ga…
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