“Rajneeshpuram” Pt. 2 - Ma Anand Sheela

Chapter 5 of Parcast’s new book features the French sports writer who began communing with ancient aliens. Listen to this clip from our episode on Claude Vorilhon, and preorder your copy of CULTS: Inside the World’s Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them at parcast.com/cults!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Heinä 20225min

What was going on within Jonestown leading up to the tragic mass suicide event that claimed over 900 lives? Revisit this clip from our episode on Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple, then go deeper into Jones’s cruel methods of psychological conditioning in our new book. Preorder now at parcast.com/cults! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

9 Heinä 20225min

His cult coordinated a deadly bioterrorism attack in America. But their beginnings are rooted in a spiritual ashram in India. Revisit a clip from our episode on Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, then go to parcast.com/cults to preorder Parcast’s first book — where you’ll find a compelling deep dive into this leader’s history and motivations, including details never covered on the podcast before.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8 Heinä 20224min

The Narcosatanists performed ritual murders under the eye of Adolfo Constanzo. Today’s classic Cults clip features some of the tales that burnished his mystical reputation. Listen here, then go to parcast.com/cults to preorder the CULTS book and dive even deeper into this black magic priest’s life and crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

7 Heinä 20225min

The very first episode of the Cults podcast features one of the most infamous cult leaders who ever lived. Now, Charles Manson is the sinister subject of the first chapter in Parcast’s NEW book. Revisit a clip from that classic episode, and check out parcast.com/cults to learn more about the must-read true crime book of the summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Heinä 20226min

In the 1980s, David Koresh was a man with a divine mission. He spent the decade ingratiating himself with a religious sect in Waco, Texas, using his charisma to prey on teenage girls in the community. The Branch Davidians gave Koresh their devotion. He delivered them to tragedy and infamy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5 Heinä 202245min

In 1903 a traveling preacher put down roots in Benton Harbor, Michigan to prepare for the end times. Then he built a sprawling amusement park. A traveling baseball team came next. “King Ben” charmed locals with his hugely successful endeavors, until accusations from his followers sent him into hiding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

28 Kesä 202240min

In Alabama, local Scottsboro man Glenn Summerford turned his back on a life of vice and became a regular church-goer who communed with God. A transcendent experience with a Copperhead snake in the ‘80s sparked a divine insight that grew into a movement… and later, a murder plot.  Parcasters, we have exciting news! Our first book hits bookshelves July 12th. Don’t miss this chilling summer read that takes you deep into the darkest sides of human nature. Learn more at www.parcast.com/cults! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Kesä 202242min