Culties, it’s time to count down from five and press play. This week, Chelsea, Reese, and Iman investigate Mel Robbins, a polarizing lawyer-turned-life-coach who built a cult-like following through motivational speaking, podcasting, and writing her bestselling self-help book, Let Them. But are her “life-changing” methods of improving yourself truly life chan ... Show More
Nov 3
The Cult of College Football
What group, other than a cult, convinces you to wear the same colors every Saturday, learn secret hand signals, plan your life around a weekly gathering, and develop an irrational hatred of strangers because they went to the wrong school? This week, our managing producer Katie Ep ... Show More
1h 18m
Sep 2023
cultish, a talk with amanda montell [video]
[video available on spotify] today i present to you, amanda montell: a writer, linguist, and fellow podcast host. amanda has written three books. one of them, the age of magical overthinking, is about to come out. today i want to zoom in on one of our many common interests. she w ... Show More
50m 33s
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