‘Uncultured:’ Daniella Mestyanek Young on COG and the US Military (Pt. 1)
Today’s episode is Sponsored by BetterHelp. If hell is real, there is perhaps no circle of it as harrowing nor vile as the experience of growing up in the Children of God cult. Still active under the...
1 Touko 202346min
Into Quicksand: Kate Amber on How Cults Pull You In
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Landmark Worldwide is a corporation that offers personal and professional development programs with a total of over 2.4 million (!) past participants in 21 co...
24 Huhti 20231h
Hey, Hun: Emily Lynn Paulson on MLMs and Other Lies
This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Imagine this: an invitation comes your way to join a group of friends, mostly moms (and let’s assume you are one). Primary activities involve drinking lots of...
17 Huhti 20231h 16min
Leading Nowhere: Jordan Harbinger on Self-Help Hell
This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Today’s guest, Jordan Harbinger, went from Wall Street lawyer to interview talk-show host. Turns out he’s been pretty damn good at both careers, with some eve...
3 Huhti 20231h 12min
Press Replay: Robert Gavin on the NXIVM Trials
This episode is sponsored by Better Help. The press has been perhaps the most crucial third party for world happenings since, well, whenever the press was invented. While there is of course no shortag...
27 Maalis 20231h 12min
Sinner or Saint: Will Retherford on Navigating Religious Waters
This episode is sponsored by Better Help. There’s certainly no shortage of groups that are A Little Bit Culty. That said, there are some major differences between cults and organized religions, and it...
20 Maalis 20231h 11min
Stop the Presses: Vanessa Grigoriadis on NXIVM (Part 2)
This episode is sponsored by Better Help. This is Part 2 of our interview with Vanessa Grigoriadis, an award-winning longform journalist and podcaster who has published profiles on the likes of Karl L...
13 Maalis 202352min
Stop the Presses: Vanessa Grigoriadis on NXIVM (Part 1)
This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Vanessa Grigoriadis is an award-winning longform journalist and podcaster, having published profiles on the likes of Karl Lagerfeld, Lady Gaga, and Arianna Hu...
6 Maalis 202355min
