Yesterday

The Cult of Pantone (the Color Conspiracy)

What does it mean for a color to be official? This week, Amanda is joined by lexicographer and writer Kory Stamper (@harmless_drudge) to dive into the oddly powerful world of Pantone, the company that turned color into a global authority system complete with sacred swatches, cryp ... Show More

1h 1m

Mar 24

The Cult of OneTaste, Creepy Church of Orgasms

This week, Amanda and Chelsea dive into the cult of OneTaste, the controversial wellness company that built an empire around “orgasmic meditation.” To help break this one down, they’re joined by journalist Ellen Huet (@ehuet), whose reporting pulled back the curtain on the organi ... Show More

1 h

Mar 17

The Cult of Fanfiction

Long before publishing executives "discovered" the internet, a very dedicated group of fans had already built their own literary universe complete with sacred terminology, power hierarchies, and enough drama to make the actual source material blush. This week, Reese and Iman sit ... Show More

1 h

May 2023

CLASSIC: A Digital Cult? The Strange Story of Bentinho Massaro

One person's cult is another person's inarguable truth, and over millenia many spiritual or cultural belief systems have been called cults. Typically organizations called cults have a few commonal traits, one of the chief of which is isolation. So can cults continue to exist in t ... Show More

1h 6m

Mar 2018

A Digital Cult? The Strange Story of Bentinho Massaro

One person's cult is another person's inarguable truth, and over millenia many spiritual or cultural belief systems have been called cults. Typically organizations called cults have a few commonal traits, one of the chief of which is isolation. So can cults continue to exist i ... Show More

1h 4m

Jun 2024

446 | Spiritual Clutter

The Minimalists discuss the clutter that is often caused by spirituality, religion, and different ideologies. Discussed in this episode: Should I declutter some of my accessories that might be cluttering my spiritual practice? (2:09) ... Show More

54m 14s

Aug 2021

256 - Cult! Cult! Cult! The Aggressive Christianity Mission Training Corps

A very recent Christian militant cult, the Aggressive Christianity Mission Training Corps was founded in the late 1970s by married couple Lila and Jim Green. Lila would later change her name to Deborah, after the biblical prophetess of the God of the Israelites and the only fe ... Show More

2h 55m

Jan 2024

LSD Children Cult

In the 1960’s, Elites from Australia’s Political, Medical, Psychiatric, and Academic circles, joined a Cult. They stole children and subjected them to unimaginable horrors, drugging them with LSD to create a supposed master race. The children endured a life of isolation and abuse ... Show More

1h 27m

Mar 2014

Cults (You've Never Heard Of)

What's the difference between a cult and a religion? What are some of history's strangest cults? Are there any secret cults in the modern day? Tune in to learn more. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.ihea ... Show More

48m 45s

Feb 2024

Musicians Love to Play Their Own Music

Join Justin and I as we play Truth or Drink to hear our rudest celeb encounters, embarrassing sex stories, tips for anal sex, celebrity facelift scars, being accused of doing drugs on The Hills, plus so much more! A word from our sponsors:Kerastase - Vi ... Show More

52m 16s

Feb 2024

Authentic Imitationology #67 [Morning Devo]

Is there anything that can be added to Christianity to make it even better than it already is? Jesus Alone... Colossians 1:15-18 We are (LIVE) on our website's [Morning Devo] podcast now! :::: https://live.soulwinnerz.org and we want to see who you are by simply clicking here htt ... Show More

28m 32s

The Cult of Minimalism