Today’s episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.
We’re back with another greatest hits mashup this week, pulled together from the Little Bit Culty archives for your late listening pleasure because…well…we can’t quit you - not even for a short late summer, early fall hiatus. Can you believe some shows go on hiatus? LAMMMMMME! Not us. Breaks are for babies.
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Real Housewife and Bad Mormon: Heather Gay on Surviving Mormonism (Part 1)
<p>Heather Gay, Real Housewife, “Bad Mormon,” and faith deconstruction trailblazer, joined us to talk about her journey from devout church girl to outspoken survivor. She shares what made Mormonism so magnetic, how family, secrets, and ritual shaped her upbringing, and the pivota ... Show More
38m 8s
Nov 20
Empire of Orgasm: Ellen Huet on the Different Strokes of OneTaste (Part 2)
<p>We dive even deeper in Part two with <a href="http://ellenhuet.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ellen Huet</a> to unpack what drove OneTaste’s inner circle, its culty sales playbook, and the strange tangle of power, personal growth, and manipulation. Ellen reveal ... Show More
46m 42s
Nov 17
Empire of Orgasm: Ellen Huet on the Different Strokes of OneTaste (Part 1)
<p>This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp.</p><p><br></p><p>What happens when the pursuit of female pleasure blurs into high-pressure sales, psychological control, and a federal criminal trial? In this two-part episode, we’re joined by journalist <a href="http://ellenhuet.com" r ... Show More
41m 22s
Oct 2022
Tom Cruise and an Explosive Scientology Book
Matt is joined by Mike Rinder, former senior executive of the Church of Scientology. They discuss the moment he decided to leave Scientology, Tom Cruise’s current standing in the church, the impact of 'Top Gun: Maverick,' the internet’s damning influence on the future of Scientol ... Show More
33m 42s
Jan 2024
413. Raised by Thetans in a Galactic Gulag | Aaron Smith-Levin
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson speaks with former-Scientologist and podcaster Aaron Smith-Levin. They explore his upbringing within the “church,” how Scientology entices new members, the basis for Dianetics in Freudian psychology, the religiously inspired twist only found behind multiple ... Show More
1h 28m
Jun 2023
Tom Cruise : les mystères d’une vie entre Hollywood et Scientologie [REDIFF]
<p>Si on vous dit Tom Cruise, vous pensez forcément à l’une de ces trois choses : <em>Top Gun</em>, <em>Mission Impossible</em>, ou Scientologie. Tom Cruise, c’est l’histoire d’un acteur star dans les années 1980, un visage de jeune premier sur lequel les studios américains parie ... Show More
44m 2s
May 2022
Tom Cruise : les mystères d’une vie entre Hollywood et Scientologie
<p>Si on vous dit Tom Cruise, vous pensez forcément à l’une de ces trois choses : <em>Top Gun</em>, <em>Mission Impossible</em>, ou Scientologie. Tom Cruise, c’est l’histoire d’un acteur star dans les années 1980, un visage de jeune premier sur lequel les studios américains pari ... Show More
44m 2s
Nov 2022
I am NOT Joining Scientology
<p>As promised to finish up cult month/October, we are bringing back last week’s anonymous guest and Scientology survivor for a part 2 continuation of last week's episode! and this time, we are focusing on some of the negative aspects of it.</p><p>Today, on Almost Adulting, we’re ... Show More
33m 8s
Oct 2022
Cults: Manipulation Tactics, Celebrity Involvement, Escape w/ Lola Blanc + Meaghan Elizabeth
Joining the Deux U classroom this week are Cult survivors Lola Blanc and Meaghan Elizabeth. On their podcast, Trust Me, they talk to fellow survivors, former and current believers, experts, and everyone in between to try to get to the bottom of how extreme belief happens, who's s ... Show More
1h 5m
Jun 2023
What is a Cult? With Dr. Janja Lalich
Dr. Janja Lalich, the world’s foremost expert on cults, reveals the four principles all cults share, how she survived ten years in a brutal cultic system and how these groups continue to abuse while evading authorities. Dr. Janja also shares an important warning on how to identif ... Show More
1h 39m
Jul 2021
Wait… Am I In A Cult? Ft. Amanda Montell
This week, Sara and Danny host writer, language scholar, and podcast host Amanda Montell, for a fascinating conversation about about cults and what makes them so effective at garnering our attention. They cover cult-ish groups and organizations from Scientology to SoulCycle and e ... Show More
50m 43s