Cult Podcast

Cult Podcast

A podcast. About cults. Duh. Tune in each week as we cover groups ranging from Japanese Death Cults to the Violent Alt-Right. A perfect way to remember: Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid!

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June 1, 2026 • 94 mins

We're back with the second part of our series on Children of Thunder and they're wack leader, Glenn. Join Paige as she takes Mando through the rest of the story AND a super fun musical guest.

Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab.

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We're so sorry we went out for cigarettes, but we're back now and we're gonna work things out with your Mom. We brought back a present from our travels, it's THE EPISODE FORMERLY KNOWN AS EPISODE EIGHTEEEEEEEN.

Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab.

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WE’RE BACK, BABY! New year, new episode. Join Paige as she takes Mando thru the finale of our series on the Troubled Teen Industry. Big warning up top: This is a rough one. But hey, we missed ya. 

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We're back, baby! Join Paige as she takes Mando through the history of Synanon and their pathway to Cedu Schools (but pronounced like Sea-Doo, you know thos jetskis that are like...not jetskis? Actually I looked it up and they qualify them as "personal watercrafts" which feels weird. Huh. Wait, it turns out that Jetskis are like a brand of personal watercrafts. So it's like how Band-Aid or Xerox just became the name for the thing. ...

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September 23, 2025 • 59 mins

Grab a bucket to collect your neighbor's dental fillings and gather round to hear Paige answer questions about the Rapture... and one question about Raptors! Just a quick check in with ya'll on this special day, and we'll be back with a normal episode soon! 

High Five St. Peter for us when you get to the top of the stairway!

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We’re back with the first earnest part of our new series on the Troubled Teen Industry. Join Paige as she takes Mando through the very hopeful beginnings of a movement that would ultimately turn upsetting. 

Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab.

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We're BACK baby. Join Paige and Mando as they get back into the groove, catching up and telling you about their dumb, busy lives. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, we're starting a brand new series!

Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab.

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This week join Paige and Mando as they sit with Todd from Horror Virgin to discuss the scariest topics known to humans. Death. Woof. I promise, it's more fun than it sounds.

Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab.

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We're back! This week Mando finishes up his series on Brother Louv and the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church. Join Paige as she learns about the Miami Jamaica connection and we learn a new rule about being a good cult leader. It comes second to "never set a doomsday".

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May 6, 2025 • 72 mins

We’re BACK! Join us as Mando takes Paige through the early life of Brother Louv, formerly known as Thomas F. Reilly, and the path that led him towards a life of kick ass crime. 

Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab.

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We're BACK with our final installment on a woman literally named Prophet. Listen along as Paige tells Mando about Ms. Prophet's takeover, remarriages, and the fall of the whole damn thing. 

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We're BACK with an episode that takes us back to our roots, baybee. I'm talking theosophy, I'm talking terrible husbands, I'm talking randomly selecting famous figures from the past to be your "previous lives". Yeah. This one got everything. Join Paige as she takes Mando through the life of Elizabeth Prophet and the beginnings of the Church Universal. 

PANIC FEST is THIS WEEK, if you want tickets to our show on March 30th clic...

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We're BACK, baybee! Rising from the dead to give you a life update and also to ask you to join Paige as she takes Mando through the tumultuous timeline of Hobby Lobby, the only craft store that asks "What Would Jesus Do?" And then...mostly ignores that question actually.

PANIC FEST is coming up in just a week, if you want tickets to our show on March 30th (We got the date wrong in the episode so so so sorry) click the link here or ...

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We're finally back, we survived our city being on fire and the only thing that will make us feel better is some good old fashioned Orel. 

Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab.

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December 23, 2024 • 69 mins

We're back this week for a very merry episode full of screaming about weight and people who use pseudo-science to "treat" it. Trust me, you're gonna love it. 

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December 16, 2024 • 56 mins

We're back with quite possibly one of the funniest names in history. Join Paige as she takes Mando through the life and times of televangelist and preacher: Oral Roberts. A man who really blows.

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December 9, 2024 • 62 mins

We're back with a wild one folks. Join us as Paige takes Mando through the story of Micah Kat and the sleepy town of Bodegraven, which is essentially just Dutch Pizza Gate. But like...not "dutch pizza". We get into it.

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We're BACK with another episode in our series on health and wellness folks. This week, Paige brings a great story and takes Mando through the life and times of an alien touched guru and his line of successful restaurants and funk bands. 

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November 13, 2024 • 71 mins

We're BACK with an episode recorded back before the end times. This thing is like a dang ol' time capsule. Boy, we were filled with so much hope. But also, we're finally talking about the father of Chiropractic, the bone ghost king himself, D.D. Palmer!

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We're BACK with more water-based cults. Which, sadly, doesn't mean they wash away with water. In fact, they get STRONGER around the stuff. Join Paige as she takes Mando through the ebbs and flows of a water cult.

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