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Unveil the mysteries of the most enigmatic and compelling cults in history. Join us as we delve into the dark and fascinating world of cults, exploring their origins, beliefs, leaders, and shocking rituals. Each episode unravels a new story, shedding light on the charismatic figures who captivated followers and the eerie practices that defined these secretive movements. Get ready for a chilling yet captivating journey into the heart of the cult phenomenon.

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    • Apr 21, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 46 EPISODES


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    Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 2:03


    It is with a heavy heart that I have to take a step back from this podcast. As much as I love it, I need to focus on my family. Thank you for all the support! Check me out on The Rabbit Hole: Conspiracy Theories https://open.spotify.com/show/1PmE4keGf6zPlTtJ2BHpew?si=eaf5595275d84e13 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Andrew - Love Has Won

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 94:21


    This week, we get an inside look at Love Has Won. Andrew tells us his story about how he came to join the cult, what he experienced while he was there, and what it was like to leave. insidemothergodscult.com Watch: https://rumble.com/user/rabbitholepodcast https://www.youtube.com/@Rabbit.holepodcast Merch: https://keighdesign.com/cult-chronicles/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Word of Life Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 19:45


    How did a small Pentecostal church become a chamber of abuse, fear and murder? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about the World of Life church and Tiffanie Irwin. Watch: https://rumble.com/user/rabbitholepodcast https://www.youtube.com/@Rabbit.holepodcast Merch: https://keighdesign.com/cult-chronicles/ Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs This episode was made with the help of AI. https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/2024/05/05/father-of-word-of-life-church-in-chadwicks-beating-victim-paroled/73558998007/ https://people.com/crime/inside-the-world-life-church-is-it-a-cult/ https://www.syracuse.com/news/2024/05/father-who-helped-beat-two-sons-killing-one-at-word-of-life-church-released-from-prison.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Lucas_Leonard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMS9swEUdW0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSlILgLcOxA https://www.biblestudytools.com/proverbs/20.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Love Has Won

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 24:54


    This new-age cult was running smoothly, until the leaders' body was found mummified. In this chapter of cult chronicles, we are learning about Love Has Won. Watch: https://rumble.com/user/rabbitholepodcast https://www.youtube.com/@Rabbit.holepodcast Merch: https://keighdesign.com/cult-chronicles/ Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs This episode was made with the help of AI.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f81Az_2Fvek   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOOv4Zkgu6s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Doomsday Cat Cult

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 34:00


    Save the cats, so you don't die in the apocalypse. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about the doomsday cat cult, Eva's Eden. Watch: https://rumble.com/user/rabbitholepodcast https://www.youtube.com/@Rabbit.holepodcast Merch: https://keighdesign.com/cult-chronicles/ Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverstory/apocalypse-meow-how-a-cult-that-believes-cats-are-divine-beings-ended-up-in-tennessee/article_78fc2367-5596-5a7a-ad8e-edae8c83a594.html https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.e13d0549-d8f4-4581-9ed3-0a7adca68d5a?signInRedirect=1&ref_=atv_auth_red_aft&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_shv__pvt_aiv-20 https://www.reddit.com/r/cults/comments/1irg8pi/final_episode_of_the_curious_case_of_the_doomsday/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Rulo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 30:45


    Financial ruin turned this cult leader into a violent murder. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about Michael Ryan and the cult from Rulo, Nebraska. Watch: https://rumble.com/user/rabbitholepodcast https://www.youtube.com/@Rabbit.holepodcast Merch: https://keighdesign.com/cult-chronicles/ Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs This episode was made with the help of AI. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Anglo-Saxon https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/10-things-yahweh-means https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/killers-of-rulo/umc.cmc.4htbu8rbk85nrs5wf2i7k9sg1?showId=umc.cmc.4rywnc5p2mcxajpvz9evw8rq7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Naomi - beEmboldened

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 68:00


    This week, Naomi shares her cult experience, and what she is doing now to help others with their transition away from spiritual abuse. https://www.beemboldened.com/ Watch: https://rumble.com/user/rabbitholepodcast https://www.youtube.com/@Rabbit.holepodcast Merch: https://keighdesign.com/cult-chronicles/ Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Tony - Landmark Worldwide

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 79:51


    This week Tony gives us the inside scoop on Landmark Worldwide. www.isthisacultbook.com Watch: https://rumble.com/user/rabbitholepodcast https://www.youtube.com/@Rabbit.holepodcast Merch: https://keighdesign.com/cult-chronicles/ Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Landmark Worldwide

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 47:43


    Personal development programs are supposed to help you be more successful in the world, but somehow, this one doesn't. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about Landmark Worldwide. Watch: https://rumble.com/user/rabbitholepodcast https://www.youtube.com/@Rabbit.holepodcast Merch: https://keighdesign.com/cult-chronicles/ Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landmark_Worldwide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Erhard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhard_Seminars_Training https://www.masteryfoundation.org/about/ https://www.wernererhardfoundation.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Erhard_and_Associates https://www.landmarkworldwide.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6lWhr5eF_4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPjclKf-ZC8&t=38s https://www.reddit.com/r/cults/comments/dn2zfn/looking_for_stories_about_landmark_forum/ https://www.reddit.com/r/cults/comments/11y9pi6/landmark_worldwide_is_a_dangerous_cult_inspired/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-_XFObcKlg https://www.reddit.com/r/cults/comments/1i7hcjq/i_am_a_former_landmark_program_leader_and_staff/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Jehovah's Witnesses w/ Amber

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 123:58


    This week we get an inside view into the Jehovah's Witnesses. Follow Amber on social media @cult.life.escaped Merch: https://keighdesign.com/cult-chronicles/ Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Jehovah's Witnesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 34:45


    This religion doesn't celebrate anything. Holiday, birthday, nothing. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about Jehovah's Witnesses. Watch Here: https://youtu.be/WxAja6Gyg1U Merch: https://keighdesign.com/cult-chronicles/ Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah's_Witnesses   https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+43:10&version=NIV   https://www.openbible.info/topics/false_gods   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governing_Body_of_Jehovah%27s_Witnesses   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED1EtSz9Bes   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDwHdj7plWo   https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/taking-action/verdict-former-jehovahs-witnesses-elder-convicted-of-sexual-abuse-of-3-children/

    Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 3:40


    You can listen to this episode on Apple, Audible or Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rabbitholeconspiracy

    Raven Ministries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 24:42


    When your church starts to cut you off from the outside world, you should question things. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about Raven Ministries. https://www.biggrace.com/   https://www.reddit.com/r/cults/comments/1i2hc9j/the_raven_cult_ministry_seeks_vulnerable_people/   https://www.reddit.com/r/cults/comments/195fdst/i_was_in_the_raven_ministries_cult_in_gretna_near/   https://www.beemboldened.com/programs

    Warren Jeffs and the FLDS Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 71:13


    Not every religion is easy to understand from the outside. But polygamy is one that almost no outsider gets. Especially when it deals with children. In this chapter of cult chronicles, we are learning about Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Jeffs   Netflix - Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey   https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sandiegouniontribune/name/rulon-jeffs-obituary?id=38166972   https://biglovecompound.proboards.com/thread/64/flds-owned-companies-todays-society   https://www.suzukilawoffices.com/faqs/arizonas-law-on-statutory-rape-and-age-of-consent/   https://www.conyersnix.com/faq/what-are-consent-laws-in-utah/   https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Polygamist-Cop-Charged-With-Bigamy-10476869.php   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Blackmore   https://esearch.schleichercad.org/Property/View/10677   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YFZ_Ranch   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamentalist_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Wives   https://fldsmormons.com/

    Celestial Seasonings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 32:44


    Tea company or cult? Why not both? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about Celestial Seasonings. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs https://www.inverse.com/culture/10731-cults-conspiracies-and-the-twisted-history-of-sleepytime-tea   https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2021/01/the-insane-true-story-of-the-racist-eugenics-book-your-inspirational-teabag-tag-might-be-based-on/   https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/drink/sleepytime-tea-secret-religion-behind-celestial-seasonings/news-story/9228510c5786f9b611306909484c40df   https://celestialseasonings.com/pages/learn-about-us   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_Seasonings   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Zinger_Bicycle_Classic   https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/celestial-seasonings-inc   https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Mo+Siegel/3777

    Cult Brands

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 35:50


    Lululemon, Apple and Trader Joe's all have something in common. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles we are learning about brands with a cult following. https://www.persado.com/articles/cult-brands/   https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/brands-with-cult-following   https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cult-brand.asp   https://www.canto.com/blog/cult-brand/   https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/lululemon-membership-partner-perks-1235075212/   https://shop.lululemon.com/membership   https://www.onepeloton.com/   https://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/slideshow/2281325/best-trader-joes-products/18/   https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20230815-why-some-brands-reach-cult-status

    McKamey Manor

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 40:45


    Is this haunted house based on the movies? Or do the movies look to it for inspiration? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about McKamey Manor. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs https://www.mckameymanor.com/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeO9y1mmMA8   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKamey_Manor   https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2024/09/24/tennessee-mckamey-manor-russ-mckamey-criminal-charges-dropped/75351350007/   https://superstarsculture.com/fact-check-is-carol-schultz-russ-mckamey-wife-relationship-timeline/   Netflix: Dark Tourist Ep 8   https://people.com/controversial-manor-tour-haunted-attraction-accused-rape-murder-charges-8682817   https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/tn-haunted-house-owner-charged-with-attempted-murder-rape/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckX-RuoEles&rco=1

    NXIVM

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 34:38


    Imagine this, you go to an organisation looking for personal-development and growth, but instead you find yourself in some sort of sex cult. This week on Cult Chronicles, we are learning about NXIVM. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs This episode was made with the help of AI.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Raniere   https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/keith-raniere-consumers-buyline-true-story-47850674   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Salzman   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanguard   https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/allison-mack-released-prison-two-years-nxivm-case-1234783051/   https://www.timesunion.com/nxivm/article/nxivm-loyalist-clare-bronfman-denied-bid-lower-19420568.php   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bb1EtTnvaw

    New Apostolic Reformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 31:05


    Is a cult infiltrating churches all around the world? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we learn about the New Apostolic Reformation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Peter_Wagner   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Apostolic_Reformation   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fp8naJsgNA   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXDq59eqtwg   https://www.gotquestions.org/New-Apostolic-Reformation.html   https://www.npr.org/2011/10/03/140946482/apostolic-leader-weighs-religions-role-in-politics

    Order of the Solar Temple

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 34:06


    Unfortunately, many cults killed a lot of their members. This week's cult is no different. In this chapter of cult chronicles we learn about the Order of the Solar Temple. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Di_Mambro   https://www.uva.nl/en/discipline/religious-studies/western-esotericism/article.html   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_esotericism   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_68   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_Jouret   https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/video-the-1994-solar-temple-cult-deaths-in-switzerland/40878686   https://www.voxspace.in/2018/09/12/order-of-the-solar-temple/

    Fiat Lux

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 21:31


    Is the apocalypse coming? And are alien ships coming to evacuate those that believe? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about Fiat Lux. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Lux_(UFO_religion)   https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriella   https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/uriella-fiat-lux-sektenchefin-erika-bertschinger-eicke-ist-tot-a-1255007.html   https://www.diepresse.com/5585357/fiat-lux-sekten-anfuehrerin-uriella-90-jaehrig-verstorben   https://www.kleinezeitung.at/international/5585432/Uriella-ist-tot_Sektenfuehrerin-starb-mit-90-Jahren

    Behind Mason

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 33:44


    Cults and conspiracy theories often go hand in hand. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we finish up the Manson case. And let me tell you, there are a lot of conspiracy theories here. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs Book: Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties https://vault.fbi.gov/cointel-pro   https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-01208R000100170047-4.pdf   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_CHAOS

    Jonestown

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 71:16


    Are you willing to die for what you believe? How about the old saying would you follow them off a bridge? A lot of people died following someone they fully believed in. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles we are learning about Jonestown and the Peoples Temple. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing

    Scientology Pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 72:58


    You think the history was crazy, just wait until we get into the theories. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles we are learning about scientology, again. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing

    Scientology Pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 52:48


    A religion famous for the celebrities that are involved. But what is going on behind the scenes? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about scientology. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing

    Tate-LaBianca Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 52:28


    Charles Manson had this apocalyptic vision, and he decided he should be the one to start it. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we learn about the Tate and LaBianca murders. Sponsor: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson   https://www.biography.com/crime/charles-manson   https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Manson   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNrs8OL9zd8&rco=1   https://www.history.com/news/spahn-ranch-manson-family   Book: Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgXZEDf-M_Q   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Tate   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Polanski   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMaSPrKUrPM   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V42jOQPpmX8   https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/charles-manson-the-incredible-story-of-the-most-dangerous-man-alive-85235/   https://www.life.com/history/the-manson-family-on-trial-madness-visible/   https://latimes.newspapers.com/search/results/?date-end=1979&date-start=1970&keyword=manson   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Kasabian   https://www.npr.org/2023/07/12/1187225790/leslie-van-houten-manson-murder-freed-prison-parole

    Charles Manson and the Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 57:43


    How did a man from Ohio convince people to kill? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about the Manson Family. MK-Ultra: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eJBqnA16wyXgMBjmQEN0J?si=ZQihCRAITxWMhyvl9I5vvw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson   https://www.biography.com/crime/charles-manson   https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Manson   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNrs8OL9zd8&rco=1   https://www.history.com/news/spahn-ranch-manson-family   Book: Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgXZEDf-M_Q

    Interview with Craig Shoemaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 96:23


    This week Craig Shoemaker joins us to tell us about how a cult ruined his marriage. Find him here - https://www.craigshoemaker.com/

    Ricky Kasso

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 34:35


    While on the topic of Satanic Panic, we have to talk about a Satanic killer. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we learn about the Acid King, Ricky Kasso. Wise Wolf Gold - rabbithole.gold or https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Kasso   https://allthatsinteresting.com/ricky-kasso   https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/long-island-devil-cult-murder-ricky-kasso-david-breskin-901069/   The Acid King – Documentary   https://coveringthescene.com/acid-king-non-satanic-story-ricky-kasso/   https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Northport,+New+York+11768/South+Bronx,+Bronx,+NY+10455/@40.813385,-73.9769632,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e8244a230a8875:0x8792736ac7d2a5a2!2m2!1d-73.3431727!2d40.9009313!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c2f5ced4dc3487:0x81f84f13cf2ba594!2m2!1d-73.9184261!2d40.81767!3e0?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D   https://www.forbes.com/sites/carmendrahl/2016/08/19/what-you-need-to-know-about-strychnine-the-poison-that-cost-a-rio-weightlifter-his-medal-for-doping/

    The Finders

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 53:04


    The cult that worked for the CIA? In this chapter of the Cult Chronicles, we are learning about the Finders. https://vault.fbi.gov/the-finders/the-finders-part-01-of-04/view   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Finders_(movement)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgDLoqpoqlM&t=395s   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUdpTIDcaWo   https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/what-is-the-finders-cult/id732915228?i=1000430266754   https://apnews.com/article/2eab7f35f730aca807f97a8a08896b32   https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-finders-cult-from-the-80s-was-patient-zero-for-epstein-and-pizzagate-conspiracies/   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creeps-and-crimes/id1533194848?i=1000558934660   https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/print/2069797

    Satanic Panic/McMartin Preschool

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 47:27


    In the 80's and 90's the US was going through a moral panic. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we learn about Satanic Panic and the McMartin Preschool Abuse. https://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2016/11/30/satanic-panic-americas-war-on-heavy-metal-in-the-1980s/   https://www.vox.com/2021/5/25/22356338/satanic-panic-america-sarah-marshall   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plEImKEIRm8   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R21tWs-qCw   http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/mcmartin/mcmartinaccount.html   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyAlUrIgV2g

    Blue Flame 47

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 50:26


    There is a cult buying up the town of Bixby, OK. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles we are learning about blue flame 47. https://www.blueflame47.com/about/about-us/   https://assessor.tulsacounty.org/Property/Search?terms=blue%20flame%2047&filterTag=null   https://www.acts29.com/biblical-qualifications-of-a-pastor/   https://www.reddit.com/r/tulsa/comments/165qdlb/i_live_in_tulsa_ok_and_i_have_seen_what_looks/   http://www.blessedquietness.com/journal/housechu/terra_forming.htm   https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model-pdf-download/     https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/promised-land-oklahoma-has-few-restrictions-on-religious-property-tax-exemptions/   And other sources

    Transcendental Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 49:11


    Meditation can help you get through a lot. But you shouldn't have to pay for it. In this chapter of cult chronicles we are learning about transcendental meditation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCUZXQ0b-MA   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendental_Meditation_movement   Movie – David Wants to Fly   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi   https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AHelena+Olson&s=relevancerank&text=Helena+Olson&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita

    Types of Cults

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 22:00


    Not all cults are the same. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about the different types of cults. https://www.apologeticsindex.org/267-categories-of-cults   https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-a-cult   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult   https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/legal-and-political-magazines/anti-cult-movement   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sect   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sect  

    Black Hammer Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 25:27


    We've cover white separatist groups, and this week we cover a black separatist group that somehow got in bed with the Proud Boys. In this chapter of cult chronicles, we learn about the Black Hammer Party. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hammer_Party   https://www.britannica.com/topic/communism   https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2022/08/22/gazi-kodzo-black-hammer   https://coloradosun.com/2022/02/08/black-hammer-utopia-norwood-colorado/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cACNONIPTnE   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PbeOD2Kcvo   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXGRHdwH4Ak   https://www.telluridenews.com/news/article_6dd61fba-f91b-11ee-bd54-039af2989553.html  

    Birmingham Bathing Cult

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 10:42


    Taking advantage of people who trust you? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles we are learning about the Birmingham Bathing Cult. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-51767053   https://saharareporters.com/2024/05/10/uk-based-nigerian-self-styled-prophet-oluronbi-jailed-34-years-raping-female-male-church   https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/how-depraved-birmingham-pastor-made-17565245   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_bathing_cult

    Satanic Black Magic Cult

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 16:05


    Disguising your perversions as a church? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about the Satanic Black Magic Cult. https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/bristol-prostitutes-satanic-sex-cult-2262149   https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/mar/11/sex-cult-leader-colin-batley-sentenced   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidwelly_sex_cult

    CSA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 21:52


    Another far-right survivalist group connected to Waco and the Oklahoma Bombing? In this chapter of the Cult Chronicles, we are learning about The Covenant, the Sword and the Arm of the Lord. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Covenant,_the_Sword,_and_the_Arm_of_the_Lord   https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/covenant-the-sword-and-the-arm-of-the-lord-4031/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ellison_(white_supremacist)   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Patriot_movement   https://vault.fbi.gov/The%20Covenant%20The%20Sword%20The%20Arm%20of%20the%20Lord%20/The%20Covenant%20The%20Sword%20The%20Arm%20of%20the%20Lord%20Part%201%20of%202/view   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elohim_City,_Oklahoma

    Oklahoma City Bombing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 35:42


    As a direct result of the Waco Massacre, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was bombed. In this chapter of the Cult Chronicles, we learn about the Oklahoma City Bombing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_McVeigh   https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/oklahoma-city-bombing   https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-27-mn-59616-story.html   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_movement   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIYohleLlWw   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Turner_Diaries   https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/world-trade-center-bombing-1993   https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-26-mn-59097-story.html   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols

    Interview w Kevin Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 67:31


    This week, I had the privilege to interview a surviving Branch Davidian, Kevin Jones. He shares his insight on what it was like to live at Mt. Carmel Center. He also goes over the siege.

    Waco Massacre

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 55:26


    The Waco Massacre was a horrific scene. After a 51-day standoff 76 were left dead. This chapter of cult chronicles covers everything you need to know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GJhsnxcsrY   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIDBvD3kGKg   Let's Talk About Sects Podcast – Branch Davidians   American Scandal – Season 15   https://swan-cymbals-ytgn.squarespace.com   https://en.wikipedia.org//wiki/Waco_siege   Waco: American Apocalypse   https://www.docusign.com/blog/what-is-an-affidavit   https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-106hrpt1037/html/CRPT-106hrpt1037.htm   http://www.jaedworks.com/shoebox/waco.html   Waco – a dramatized reenactment    Waco: Rules of Engagement   https://www.justice.gov/archives/publications/waco/report-deputy-attorney-general-events-waco-texas-introduction   https://vault.fbi.gov/waco-branch-davidian-compound?b_start:int=0   https://www.wacosurvivors.com/david-koresh-music-sermons   https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/timeline.html   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psyops   https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/military-may-be-engaged-illegal-psychological

    Ruby Ridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 50:02


    It's amazing what the government will do to people they consider extremists. To understand Waco, you have to know Ruby Ridge. That's what we are learning about in this chapter of Cult Chronicles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Ridge   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Weaver   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Great_Planet_Earth   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wncvHvUujX8&t=557s   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y0Gq2pf5oc    https://www.famous-trials.com/rubyridge/1151-fbirevisedrules   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Horiuchi

    Branch Davidians

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 45:30


    Most people have heard of the Waco massacre. But how did we get there? In this chapter of the cult chronicles, we're learning about the branch Davidians. TW: Please listen at your own risk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Houteff   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Roden   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branch_Davidians   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Koresh   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GJhsnxcsrY   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIDBvD3kGKg   Let's Talk About Sects Podcast – Branch Davidians   American Scandal – Season 15   https://swan-cymbals-ytgn.squarespace.com   Waco American Apocalypse

    What is a Cult?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 17:20


    We have all heard of cults, but what is a cult? What characteristics qualify an organization as a cult? This is chapter one of the cult chronicles. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult   https://janjalalich.com/help/characteristics-associated-with-cults/   Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm6heglECcI

    Cults with Daniella Mestyanek Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 71:40


    DANIELLA MESTYANEK YOUNG is a scholar of cults and extreme groups, and extremely bad leadership, and the author of the critically acclaimed memoir UNCULTURED. Daniella was raised in the religious sex cult, The Children of God. She later served as an intelligence officer for the US Army, making the rank of Captain, and became one of the first women in US Army history to conduct deliberate ground combat operations when she volunteered to serve on a Female Engagement Team, and received the Presidential Volunteer Service Award. TW: Please listen at your own discretion. Uncultured: https://www.amazon.com/Uncultured-Memoir-Daniella-Mestyanek-Young/dp/1250280117/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&&qid=1667828324&&sr=8-1 UnAmerican: https://www.patreon.com/GroupBehaviorGal/shop/unamerican-video-book-memoir-217440?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=productshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Twitter: @daniellamyoung TikTok: @daniellamestyanekyoung Instagram: @_daniellamyoung https://www.uncultureyourself.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuFRBZ2w3QsYs7Km69keHsg

    Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2024 0:58


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