We’re baaaAAAAAaaaaack!!! Join us for a 🪐transcendent🪐 new season of Sounds Like A Cult, whose opening episode features Chelsea Charles, one of our sparklingly hilarious new co-hosts. An unscripted TV producer by day, Chelsea joins returning host Amanda to unpack this week’s nightmarish topic: Dance Moms. Indeed, we’re exploring every culty corner of the f ... Show More
Oct 2024
I Solemnly Swear We’re Not in A Cult with Amanda Montell
No, the fandom of Gilmore Girls isn’t culty!!!!! …okay, maybe a little. New York Times’ Best Selling Author and host of Sounds Like A Cult Podcast, Amanda Montell, joins us to talk about the mob mentality that surrounds the opinions of Gilmore Girls, particularly the visceral rea ... Show More
1h 19m
Sep 2024
The Cult of Stan Culture (with Amanda Montell)
Well, I got Swiftied. As I sat there, sifting through ever more creative and graphic death threats, I wondered: is it time for a podcast episode? Today, Amanda Montell (of Sounds Like a Cult) takes us on an exploration of how online music fan culture co-opted the harassment tacti ... Show More
1h 17m
May 28
No Cry Babies! NONE! (with Sarah Ashley Hunt)
PART 2! Sarah Ashley Hunt, star of Dance Moms Seasons 4–6, takes the Hot Seat for part 2 of her episode of Leave It On The Dance Floor! She reflects on her time at the Abby Lee Dance Company — before, during, and after the show — as a member of the original Select Competition Tea ... Show More
58m 21s
Apr 2025
Surviving a Doomsday Cult
This week, special guest & friend of the pod Cherish joins Lucy to discuss her experience leaving the Children of God cult, building a new life in the US, and her reflections since.Additional resources on the Children of God:BooksSex Cult Nun by Faith JonesNot Without My Sister b ... Show More
39m 56s