Cults Daily: “The Ant Hill Kids” Roch Theriault
He was known to his followers as “Moses.” His actual name was Roch Theriault, and he led one of the most infamous cults in Canadian history: The Ant Hill Kids. Theriault fooled many into thinking he w...
18 Apr 20208min
Cults Daily: “The Children of God” David Berg
Although it went through many name changes over the years, one thing remained the same for David Berg’s apocalyptic Christian cult, “The Children of God”... End Times were inevitable. Learn more about...
17 Apr 20208min
Cults Daily: “Aum Shinrikyo” Shoko Asahara
He was born as Chizuo Matsumoto, and later known as Shoko Asahara—leader of the Japanese Buddhism-inspired cult, Aum Shinrikyo. Asahara and his followers didn’t just foretell the end of days, but rath...
16 Apr 20207min
Cults Daily: “Fountain of the World” Krishna Venta
His authoritarian, new-age religious organization was called the Fountain of the World. Leader Krishna Venta built a community cooperative and told his followers that the Apocalypse was coming. But on...
15 Apr 20205min
Cults Daily: “Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God”
Credonia Mwerinde told her followers that the world would end in the year 2000. When it didn’t, the followers had questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
13 Apr 20207min
Cults Daily: “Superior Universal Alignment” Valentina De Andrade
In 1981, 50-year-old Valentina De Andrade convinced her neighbors that God was non-existent. Then she told them that Jesus was an extraterrestrial who would be arriving soon in an alien craft to save ...
12 Apr 20208min
Cults Daily: “The Lord Our Righteousness Church” Wayne Bent
In 1989, Wayne Bent formed the Lord Our Righteousness Church. He convinced his followers that the end of the world was coming. And by 2007, the members of his church were prepared to die. Learn more a...
11 Apr 20206min
Cults Daily: “Pana Wave” Yuko Chino
They alleged that a close encounter with an undiscovered 10th planet would lead to catastrophic natural disasters and the destruction of humankind. Today’s episode features self-proclaimed prophet Yuk...
10 Apr 20207min
