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NSF NOIRLab, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), has released the fulldome planetarium show, Messengers of Time and Space. This free-to-download production brings the combination of the International Gemini Observatory, funded in part by NSF and operated by NSF NOIRLab, and NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by NSF and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science and jointly operated by NOIRLab and DOE's SLAC, to the forefront of humanity's quest to understand our ever-changing cosmos. This podcast discusses the production process of this planetarium show and tells listeners where how they can view the show.   Bios:  - Rob Sparks is in the Communications, Education and Engagement group at NSF's NOIRLab in Tucson, Arizona. - Peter Michaud is a member of the Communications, Education and Engagement group at Gemini Observatory in Hawaii. - Ron Proctor is an experienced science communicator and immersive media producer specializing in astronomy data visualization. With a background in planetarium education and a deep knowledge of Blender, Ron transforms complex scientific discoveries into compelling visual experiences for planetarium domes, Science on a Sphere, media releases and public outreach. Currently at NSF NOIRLab, Ron leads the creation of 360º content and tools that bring cutting-edge research to general audiences. Ron's work bridges the gap between scientists and the public, driven by a passion for storytelling, education, and technological innovation.   Links: NOIRLab Press Release: https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2518/  Messengers Of Space And Time Download: https://noirlab.edu/public/videos/messengers/  NOIRLab social media channels can be found at https://www.facebook.com/NOIRLabAstro https://twitter.com/NOIRLabAstro https://www.instagram.com/noirlabastro/ https://www.youtube.com/noirlabastro   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

My special guests this week are Angelo Dragone and Paul McIntyre from the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Angelo, Paul and I chat about the mission of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and how SLAC is advancing the development of next generation microelectronics. We also chat about the details of their new Microelectronics Energy Efficiency Research Center for Advanced Technologies (MEERCAT) and why the reduction of power consumption and the discovery of new materials is a driving force behind this new endeavor.

Buckle up, because this week we're spiraling into one of the internet's darkest (and most tragically cringey) cults: Incels, a.k.a. self-proclaimed “involuntary celibates” who believe they've been cursed by the universe (read: women) to live a life without love, sex, or accountability. Joining Amanda and Reese for this delightfully horrifying deep-dive are cult comedy kings Henry Zebrowski (@drfantasty) and Ed Larson (@eddietunes) of Last Podcast on the Left (@lpontheleft), here to help us unpack how this chronically online community evolved from obscure message boards into a full-blown belief system complete with its own language, martyrs, and very questionable ethos. We're talking “Chads,” “Stacys,” color-coded pills, doomer memes, and a whole lot of weaponized loneliness. Is this a support group gone wrong? A sad-boy doomsday cult? Or just a bunch of dudes who desperately need therapy and a hobby? Tune in for a wild ride through the cultiest corners of the manosphere—tinfoil hats optional, but encouraged.  Subscribe to Sounds Like A Cult on Youtube!Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod, @amanda_montell, @reesaronii, @chelseaxcharles. Thank you to our sponsors! Start paying rent through Bilt and take advantage of your Neighborhood Benefits™ by going to https://joinbilt.com/CULT Head to https://www.squarespace.com/CULT to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CULT For the bookings you've dreamed of, list your property on Booking.com! Check out https://Adamandeve.com/ and select any one item. Be sure to use this code SLAC to get your discount, 100% Free Shipping and get it fast with Rush Processing - Code SLAC! Please consider donating to those affected by the Los Angeles Fires. Some organizations that Team SLAC are donating to are:  https://mutualaidla.org/ https://give.pasadenahumane.org/give/654134/#!/donation/checkout https://shorturl.at/SGW9w Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we talk about finishing production work on an anthology title (4:15), a record week of reading (19:40), using the SLAC method to finish a story (28:45), designing the mystery in your story (37:30), and a discussion on creation and commerce (50:20)

The bass pounds in your chest. Multicolored strobe lights flicker across your eyes so fast you can't see straight. There are glittery people EVERYWHERE and they are ALL in neon spandex. For a chosen few, this warehouse full of artificial fog and intoxicated dancing bodies is the promised land. Raves have been a favorite pastime of counterculture youth since their inception in the 1980s, but nowadays they're bigger than ever, literally and figuratively (even Elon's in on it

Although we do famously love/write/worship books over here at team SLAC, our adventure into this week's MUCH-REQUESTED topic—a literary commune packed with fantastical, extremely online, culty drama—gave us MAJOR culture shock. Whether you're a lifelong reader or your Hoovers are still in the mail, it's safe to assume you've brushed paths with this week's cult even without realizing it. Since its timely mid-pandemic inception, BookTok has taken the publishing industry by storm and has undoubtedly transformed the way young people buy, read, and obsess over books. Whether they're creating a whole new subgenre (dark romantasy, anyone?), lining up in droves for the latest Rebecca Yarros release, or casting an entire movie adaption of their fav read, we have come to learn that the BookTok girlies are a force to be reckoned with. Here to help Amanda and Reese navigate the new literary landscape and determine exactly how culty that force can be are bonafide booktokkers Morgann Book and Ayman's Books! Subscribe to Sounds Like A Cult on Youtube! Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod, @amanda_montell, @reesaronii, @chelseaxcharles.  Thank you to our sponsors! Liquid I.V. when you go to https://LIQUIDIV.COM and use code CULT at checkout. Find exactly what you're booking for on https://Booking.com, Booking.YEAH! Please consider donating to those affected by the Los Angeles Fires. Some organizations that Team SLAC are donating to are:  https://mutualaidla.org/ https://give.pasadenahumane.org/give/654134/#!/donation/checkout https://shorturl.at/SGW9w Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you've ever met a kid who could knit a scarf before they could read, you might already be familiar with this week's "cult." With their dreamy, arts-infused approach to education (think: seasonal festivals, storytelling over standardized testing), Waldorf schools promise a ~holistic utopia for young minds~. But behind the fairy tale façade lurks a past (and present) steeped in, oh y'know, anti-science ideology, claims of clairvoyance, weird "karma" stuff, problematic hierarchies, and a suspiciously rigid devotion to its 1920s founder, Rudolf Steiner. And that's just the beginning! This week, Amanda and Reese break down the culty undercurrents of Waldorf Schools with the help of former Waldorf educator Maggie Smith, who was kicked out of the movement and lived to tell the tale. Is Waldorf a harmless hippie haven? Or an expensive lesson on us vs. them dynamics? Tune in as we unravel its hand-spun, naturally dyed, organic threads! Subscribe to Sounds Like A Cult on Youtube! Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod, @amanda_montell, @reesaronii, @chelseaxcharles.  Thank you to our sponsors! As a special offer to listeners of the show, go to https://stopscooping.com/ SLAC and use promo code SLAC to save an ADDITIONAL $50 on any Litter-Robot bundle. Find exactly what you're booking for on https://Booking.com, Booking.YEAH! Please consider donating to those affected by the Los Angeles Fires. Some organizations that Team SLAC are donating to are:  https://mutualaidla.org/ https://give.pasadenahumane.org/give/654134/#!/donation/checkout https://shorturl.at/SGW9w Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we're joined by Sophie Nelson, a PhD student at New York University. We'll be talking about Sophie's advice for applying to PhDs from a SLAC undergraduate education, and her research on consciousness. If you'd like to get in touch with Sophie, you can reach her at srn9351@nyu.edu, and you can find her profile and publications on PhilPeople. Music credit: @progressivaudio

Very rarely does a culty news topic compel us to the mic as urgently as this week's subject, a nerdy literature fandom turned…collective traumatic experience? In the wake of a bombshell Vulture exposé that straight-up reads like a Sounds Like A Cult script, Reese and Amanda are unpacking the nightmarish tale of multi-bestselling-author-turned-sex-abuser-slash-cult-leader, Neil Gaiman. You know this guy's work, even if you don't recognize his name, and the cult he created has so many entry points, if you are a lover of Coraline, American Gods, The Dresden Dolls, or a variety of viral Tumblr DM reply screenshots from @neil-gaiman, there's a chance you've skirted the edge of a few of them. We, along with the rest of the online book-nerd world, were flabbergasted by the release of Lila Shapiro's article “There is No Safe Word” revealing that underneath Gaiman's seemingly wholesome dynamic with his doting fans was a campaign of lovebombing, sexual assault, and bizarre rituals, involving the author's ex-wife Amanda Palmer and a history with the freaking church of Scientology. It's truly a heartbreaking, stranger-than-fiction story. Join Amanda and Reese, as they analyze it chapter by chapter.         P.S. While we for the most part try to keep things fairly lighthearted here at SLAC, this week's episode is obviously covering a genuinely dangerous individual, and therefore some very sensitive topics. This is a content warning to maybe skip this week's episode if the following are especially uncomfortable territory for you: sexual assault, emotional and verbal abuse, suicidal ideation, emotional abuse, abuse against LGBTQ+ individuals Subscribe to Sounds Like A Cult on Youtube! Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod, @amanda_montell, @reesaronii, @chelseaxcharles.  Thank you to our sponsors! Head to https://www.squarespace.com/CULT to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CULT. Stop putting off those doctors' appointments and go to https://www.Zocdoc.com/CULT to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. Please consider donating to those affected by the Los Angeles Fires. Some organizations that Team SLAC are donating to are:  https://mutualaidla.org/ https://give.pasadenahumane.org/give/654134/#!/donation/checkout https://shorturl.at/SGW9w Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight we preview the NBA Cup final and make predictions for the first round of the first ever College Football Playoffs… All this and more   Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #SLAC277 #LiveSportsTalk   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC

Tonight, we talk through what's going on in the NBA and check the scoreboard for the most surprising NFL results… All this and more   Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #SLAC263 #LiveSportsTalk   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC

Buy tickets to The Big Magical Cult Show in Vancouver, Canada on February 21, 2025! Father is back!!! No, not Father Algorithm, but *actual* Father. Indeed, Amanda's sweetie dad, Craig Montell, returns to the pod after his featurette on last year's cult of Military Wives episode, for an extra-special end-of-year, two-part deep dive into the cult that he survived and that inspired this entire show: Synanon. Craigo brings his dad charm and cult experience to break down exactly how this well-intentioned drug rehabilitation program spiraled into a full-on '70s compound complete with paranoia, hypocrisy, and some very strange hairstyling choices. This "classic cult" discussion may not be typical SLAC fodder, but the story is actually more relevant than ever. Craig is here not just to divulge his shocking past, but also to scrutinize how Synanon's same rituals and methods of manipulation are alive and well in today's society, from our politics to our social media feeds. Cozy in for some culty parental wisdom, and stay tuned for Part 2 next week to hear the end of the tale! Subscribe to Sounds Like A Cult on YouTube! Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod @amanda_montell @reesaronii @chelseaxcharles Thank you to our sponsors!  Dipsea is offering an extended 30-day free trial when you go to DipseaStories.com/cult.  Shop the SKIMS Holiday Shop at skims.com/cult.  Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at MINTMOBILE.com/cult.  Visit BetterHelp.com/CULT today to get 10% off your first month.

Join the crew as we get ready for a big weekend in sports and make our predictions for all 16 NFL games happening this weekend!   

Join the crew as we break down this week in sports including some surprises from the NFL and our take on the CFP rankings as we head into Championship weekend. 

It's officially Countdown to Cultmas! Make yourself a falalatte and keep your expectations for plot continuity ho-ho-low because this week, Chelsea, Reese, and Amanda are uniting for a guffaw-worthy 'sode on the escapist seasonal "cult" that is Hallmark Christmas Movies. These cheesy made-for-TV treats make look utterly innocent on the outside, but when you unpack the extreme parasocial idol worship of Hallmark's recurring stars, its tent revival-esque conventions, nostalgic-to-a-fault themes, and problematic practices that have lead to major legal trouble, that egg nog starts to taste a little more like Kool-Aid (can we say that?). Tune in for lols and analysis as your hosts attempt to figure out if this jingle-jangly franchise is high-key sinister, or if we're just being dramatic.

Join the crew as we bring you everything you need to know from the last week in sports!    #TuesdayTradition #IronMike #BillsMafia #LakeShow #CFPRankings

In this episode of the Hand Surgery Resource Podcast, Dr. Larry Hurst shares more about Scapholunate Advanced Collapse (SLAC) Wrist, more popularly known as Wrist Osteoarthritis. Nearly 90% of the degenerative changes observed in patients with osteoarthritis of the wrist follow three predictable patterns, the most common of which is “scapholunate advanced collapse (SLAC)” wrist, coined by Watson and Ballet in 1984.1 Arthritic changes initially involve the radioscaphoid joint, and as cartilage disappears, the radial side of the wrist loses support. The capitate slides away from the radial side of the lunate, which in turn, leads to degeneration of the capitolunate joint and the hamatolunate joint. The radiolunate and lunotriquetral joints are often spared. The trapeziometacarpal joint is usually affected by arthritis that is unrelated to the SLAC wrist process. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hand-surgery-resource/support

Brew yourself a giant pot of Luke's coffee because we're diving deep into the fast-talking world of Stars Hollow. That's right, the cult Gilmore Girls. We know what you're thinking! It's just a TV show! It'a not a cult! Relax! But hear us out: From the intense rituals (hello, annual re-watch), patron saints (looking at you, Luke Danes), and fan behaviors that border on worship, your favorite mother-daughter duo has evolved from a quaint fictional series into a full-fledged lifestyle and pseudo-religion. To help us take a closer look at how Lorelai and Rory have become the unofficial God and Jesus of fall, Tara & Haley of the Gilmore To Say Podcast join the pod. Whether you're Team Jess, Team Logan, Team Dean (really?), or don't even care because you think Rory is actually just the worst, we hope you enjoy this cozy episode. Oy with the poodles already!! Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod @amanda_montell @reesaronii @chelseaxcharles Watch the new season of Sounds Like A Cult on YouTube! To subscribe to Amanda's new Magical Overthinkers podcast, click here :) Thank you to our sponsors!  Go to squarespace.com/CULT to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at MINTMOBILE.com/cult.  Go to joinbilt.com/CULT to start earning points on your rent. Get up to $100 off Litter-Robot bundles and an additional $50 off when you go to stopscooping.com/SLAC.

Join the crew as they embark on the Tuesday tradition of talking everything sports! 

Join the crew as we prep for the NBA season on opening night! 

BOO! ‘tis the spookiest time of the year, dear culties, and this year we've whipped out our cauldrons to cook you an up episode on one of the scariest topics we could think of… complex emotions?! That is only half a joke, because this week Reese is equally embarrassed and excited to bring Amanda into the weird and wacky world of reborn dolls with the help of Corrine Vien and Sabrina Deana-Roga from Two Girls One Ghost. The "Reborners" community serves a wide range of acolytes, from grieving parents seeking therapeutic tools to fantasy lovers looking to adopt the most finely crafted infant abominable snowmen money can buy (no judgement!). This week, we're sitting down to investigate exactly why people make, buy, and most cultily, wholeheartedly OBSESS over these fantastical silicone babies. No matter if you've been a loyal Britton Rose follower for years, or have never heard the words "reborn doll" in your life, this mystical Halloween-flavored episode of Sounds Like A Cult is full of tricks and treats just for you ;) Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod @reesaronii @chelseaxcharles @amanda_montell  Subscribe to the new season of Sounds Like A Cult on YouTube! To order Amanda's new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, click here. To subscribe to Amanda's new Magical Overthinkers podcast, click here :) Thank you to our sponsors!  Head to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you're ready to launch, go to https://www.squarespace.com/CULT to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Earn points by paying rent right now when you go to joinbilt.com/CULT. Go to stopscooping.com/SLAC and enter promocode SLAC to save an EXTRA $50 on any Litter-Robot bundle.   Get 20% off your first order of Liquid I.V. when you go to LiquidIV.com and use code CULT at checkout Further reading: Effect of Doll Therapy in Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: A Systematic Review Inside the hyper-realistic world of baby doll collecting

Physicist Matthias Kling studies photons and the things science can do with ultrafast pulses of X-rays. These pulses last just attoseconds – a billionth of a billionth of a second, Kling says. He uses them to create slo-mo “movies” of electrons moving through materials like those used in batteries and solar cells. The gained knowledge could reshape fields like materials science, ultrafast and quantum computers, AI, and medical diagnostics, Kling tells host Russ Altman on this episode of Stanford Engineering's The Future of Everything podcast.Have a question for Russ? Send it our way in writing or via voice memo, and it might be featured on an upcoming episode. Please introduce yourself, let us know where you're listening from, and share your quest. You can send questions to thefutureofeverything@stanford.edu.Episode Reference Links:SStanford Profile: Matthias KlingMatthias' Lab: SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryConnect With Us:Episode Transcripts >>> The Future of Everything WebsiteConnect with Russ >>> Threads or Twitter/XConnect with School of Engineering >>> Twitter/XChapters:(00:00:00) IntroductionRuss Altman introduces guest Matthias Kling, a professor of photon science and applied physics at Stanford University.(00:02:52) Ultrafast Electronics OverviewThe technologies enabling ultrafast photonics and electronic advancements.(00:05:32) Attosecond Science ApplicationsCapturing electron and molecular movements with attosecond pulses.(00:09:31) Photoelectric Effect InsightsAttosecond science's impact on understanding the photoelectric effect and quantum mechanics.(00:13:27) Real-Time Molecular MeasurementsUsing light waves to capture images of molecules at room temperature.(00:19:32) Future of Ultrafast ElectronicsHow attosecond light pulses could revolutionize computing with petahertz speed.(00:23:28) Energy-Efficient Quantum ComputingPotential for room-temperature quantum computers using light wave electronics.(00:26:33) AI and Machine Learning in ScienceAI's role in optimizing research and data collection in ultrafast electronics.(00:28:51) Real-Time AI Data AnalysisMachine learning enables real-time analysis of massive experimental data.(00:32:15) Conclusion Connect With Us:Episode Transcripts >>> The Future of Everything WebsiteConnect with Russ >>> Threads or Twitter/XConnect with School of Engineering >>> Twitter/X

Tonight, we review all the week 6 NFL action and some WR trades, talk NBA preseason action and give a MLB playoff update. Also we preview the big Texas vs Georgia matchup this weeked… All this and more   Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #SLAC268 #LiveSportsTalk   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC

Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #SLAC264 #LiveSportsTalk #Catchup   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC

Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #SLAC265 #LiveSportsTalk #CatchUpPost   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC

Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #SLAC266 #LiveSportsTalk #CatchUpPost   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC

#CowboysSteelers #RobertSalehFired #DavanteAdams #Bronny #VandyVSBama #UtahHC #ChiefsSaints #OhioStatevsOregon Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #SLAC267 #LiveSportsTalk   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC

Who's your #mommy culties: Taylor or Whitney? That's right, fresh(ish?) off the release of Hulu's Secret Lives of Mormon Wives reality series (for which Amanda and Reese attended a blissfully tinsel-adorned premiere party #notsponsored lol), this week we are covering the cult of Mormon MomTok. This coalition of young Mormon mothers turned TikTok stars raises a truly baffling number of questions: Are these girls really Mormon? Does that matter? Where are their garments? Are they even friends? And most importantly, will MomTok survive the "swinging scandal" that overtook headlines a few years back, earning these gals their own TV show?!?!?!??!?! Grab your heaviest Stanley, fill it with Fruity Pebbles ;) and settle in to have all of your most sacred prayers answered. Potentially cultier than the sum of its cults (and trust us there are plenty), Reese and Amanda are determined to get to the bottom of the drama-filled, diet Dr. Pepper flavored mom-strosisty that is #MomTok. Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod @reesaronii @amanda_montell @chelseaxcharles  Watch the new season of Sounds Like A Cult on YouTube! Thank you to our sponsors!  Head to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you're ready to launch, go to https://www.squarespace.com/CULT to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Visit BetterHelp.com/CULT today to get 10% off your first month. Dipsea is offering an extended 30-day free trial when you go to DipseaStories.com/cult.  Go to stopscooping.com/SLAC and enter promocode SLAC to save an EXTRA $50 on any Litter-Robot bundle.   To order Amanda's new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, click here. To subscribe to Amanda's new Magical Overthinkers podcast, click here :)

Tonight, we talk through the first week of NFL action, check the playoff races in MLB and the WNBA, look at the updated AP Top 25 and some quick NBA news… All this and more   Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #SLAC263 #LiveSportsTalk   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC  

This is Sounds Like A Cult, a show with two sparkling new cult leaders, ahem, co-hosts!!!!!!  We've been keeping this secret for months, and it feels downright ~transcendent~ to let you culties know: Joining host Amanda for the next season of Sounds Like A Cult are two brilliant, kind, warm, and hilarious recurring voices—unscripted TV producer Chelsea Charles and theatre/rhetoric student Reese Oliver (whom you may already recognize as SLAC's beloved coordinator). Tune into today's surprise bonus minisode for some angelic wee introductions, teasers, and deats about what to expect from SLAC 2.0. The next season premieres Tuesday, September 17! Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod @amanda_montell @chelseaxcharles @reesaronii To order Amanda's new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, click here. To subscribe to Amanda's new Magical Overthinkers podcast and/or watch full episodes on YouTube, click here :) Thank you to our sponsor!  Visit BetterHelp.com/CULT today to get 10% off your first month.

Tonight, we get hyped for the NFL season with some bold predictions and last minute updates, look back on Scottie Scheffler's incredible year, update Ohtani's chase for history, share the latest records broken by our WNBA rookies, and look at the updated AP Top 25… All this and more   Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #SLAC262 #LiveSportsTalk   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC

Tonight, we check out the latest on the NFL rosters as all teams get down to 53, check on some potential history in the making for two MLB sluggers, discuss why FSU might not be in trouble, and share our thoughts on a cool basketball farewall… All this and more   Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #SLAC261 #LiveSportsTalk   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC

Tonight, we catch up on some schedule predictions, discuss a break out Olympic star getting his chance in the NBA, check on the MLB playoff push and share our thoughts on different coaching styles.   Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #SLAC260 #LiveSportsTalk

Tonight, we close out the Olympics with our favorite events, give NFL updates after week 1 of preseason, talk about Jim Harbraugh latest punishment from the NCAA (too late) and look at the groupings for the second ever NBA in season tournament, now called the NBA Cup.   Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #2024OlympicGames #NFLPreseason #NBACup #LiveSportsTalk #SLAC259   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC  

New Age love & wellness influencers turned baby NXIVM: That's kinda the best way we can succinctly describe this week's cult, Twin Flames Universe, one of the most chilling groups we've discussed on the pod thus far. Several months ago, Twin Flames survivor Jessi Hersey, whom you might recognize from the “Escaping Twin Flames” doc on Netflix, slid into our DMs and made a very generous and compelling argument as to why Twin Flames needed airtime on Sounds Like A Cult. After all, it's important to represent the whole LYL, WYB, GTFO cult spectrum! This week, we're asking the fundamental questions: How did this niche online self-help “community” turn so destructive so fast, and how are its tenets low-key a threat to us all? Tune in to find out, and make sure to listen to the very end of the episode. We're making a highly exciting announcement about the next season of SLAC… let's just say there might be a couple new “cult leaders” (ahem, co-hosts) in your future! Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod @amanda_montell @reesaronii To order Amanda's new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, click here. To subscribe to Amanda's new Magical Overthinkers podcast and/or watch full episodes on YouTube, click here :) Thank you to our sponsors!!  Visit BetterHelp.com/CULT today to get 10% off your first month. Dipsea is offering an extended 30-day free trial when you go to DipseaStories.com/cult.  Head to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you're ready to launch, go to https://www.squarespace.com/CULT to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Get 20% off your first order of Liquid I.V. when you go to LiquidIV.com and use code CULT at checkout Further reading: How ‘Twin Flames Universe' YouTubers Monetized Heartbreak and Trauma “Everywhere I Went, They Went With Me, Because They Were on My Phone”: Inside the Always Online, All-Consuming World of Twin Flames Universe Why We Can't Get Enough of Cult Documentaries Twin Flames, Explained

Tonight, we talk the latest rumors from NFL training camps, provide an Olympic update and discuss the biggest threats to the US, and a first of its kinda stadium deal in the 305! Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #2024OlympicGames #NFLTrainingCamp #LiveSportsTalk #SLAC258   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC

Tonight, we share our thoughts on the Olympic games so far, discuss the flurry of moves at the trade deadline and go over some NFL n ews coming out of training camps!   Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #2024OlympicGames #MLBTradeDeadline #NFLTrainingCamp #LiveSportsTalk #SLAC257   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC

Oops a politically flavored episode of Sounds Like A Cult!!!!! Would you believe it if we told you we recorded this nearly SIX MONTHS AGO and just crossed our fingers it would resonate whenever it ended up going live??? This week, host Amanda is joined by Puck reporter and former MAGA youth recruit, Tina Nguyen, author of the 2024 memoir The MAGA Diaries, who's here to shed light on the culty modern movement that is conservative youth activism: why it exists, how it works, and why there's no left-wing analog. Culty times people!!! Intrigued how this episode will land with you culties

Tonight, we talk about the success of WNBA All Star weekend, Lebron leading the charge for US Mens Basketball, Baseball updates as the trade deadline looms, Xander Schaufele cementing his legacy and news surrounding the start of NFL training camps.   Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #WNBAAllStarGame #NFLTrainingCamp #MLBTradeDeadline #USMBasketball #NFLSchedulePredictions #LiveSportsTalk #SLAC256   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC

Tonight, we talk about the HR Debry and MLB All Star Game, NBA contract updates, NFL schedule predictions and updates from the COPA America final.   Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #WNBAAllStarGame #MLBAllStarGame #NBAFreeAgency #NFLSchedulePredictions #LiveSportsTalk #SLAC255   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC

From TV executives abusing kids on sets to Scientology's "Celebrity Center," the cult of the entertainment business can getcha from about 6,000 different angles. After all, what other mainstream American industry is glamorized and lusted-after to this extreme degree, only to betray its most successful acolytes with financial and physical exploitation, social isolation, dehumanization, and a destroyed sense of self-worth to the point that entertainers dying early tragic deaths of despair is not only accepted, it's practically a meme??? This week, host Amanda offers a lil history lesson on the cult of Hollywood before getting into some juicy personal stories and an analytical discush with the one and only Maria Bamford, iconic comedian and author of Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere. Who are Hollywood's true "cult leaders," and do their worst behaviors earn it the title of a GTFO-level cult? Tune in to find out!!! Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod @amanda_montell To order Amanda's new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, click here. To subscribe to Amanda's new Magical Overthinkers podcast and/or watch full episodes on YouTube, click here :) Thank you to our sponsors, who make this show possible: Go to stopscooping.com/SLAC and enter promocode SLAC to save an EXTRA $50 on any Litter-Robot bundle.   Head to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you're ready to launch, go to https://www.squarespace.com/CULT to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Earn points by paying rent right now when you go to joinbilt.com/cult.

Tonight, we go over some moves from week 2 of NBA free agency, do some more NFL schedule predictions as we count down to preseason, check a way to early preview of NCAA football and prep for the WNBA and MLB All Star festivities Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #WNBAAllStarGame #MLBAllStarGame #NBAFreeAgency #NFLSchedulePredictions #LiveSportsTalk #SLAC254   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC

Tonight, we break down all the NBA free agency moves so far, and discuss what could still happen across the market. We also talk about the NFL's Sunday Ticket lawsuit damages, and do some more schedule predictions. Join in on our Tuesday tradition to hear the latest news and talk sports with the Crew.   #NBAFreeAgency #NFLSchedulePredictions #LiveSportsTalk #SLAC253   Big thank you to all those who watch, listen and support, as well as our SLACers that participate during the live broadcast!! We love to interact, click to engage with us on your favorite platform today - https://lnk.bio/SayLikeAChamp   #SportsPodcast #SportsTalk #Comment #Like #Subscribe #YouTubeLive #LiveStream #SayLikeAChamp #SLAC  

Catch Amanda back on tour this summer in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Seattle!! Friday, July 12: The Big Magical Cult Show at Park West in Chicago, IL (buy tickets here!) Saturday, July 13: The Big Magical Cult Show at Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, MN (buy tickets here!) July 29: The Age of Magical Overthinking book talk at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, WA (free!) Imagine you're a little kid and your parents are actually your bosses. Now imagine that, as your professional superiors, your parents' job is to engineer and exploit every single precious moment of your childhood for millions of people on the internet to behold, all in exchange for clicks, comments, and ad dollars. Sometimes they prank you, embarrass you, and/or produce a whole ‘nother sibling purely as a career move. Now imagine if your parents manage to figure out at some point that this dynamic is power abusive and manipulative, and they decide to stop sharing your face with the world, scads of strangers who've gotten parasocially attached to you since before you were born start flipping the f*** out. Such is the uncanny experience of a kid born into the cult of family vloggers, this week's culty a$$ subject, featuring journalist Fortesa Latifi, who is currently writing a book about parenthood and content creation.  Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod @amanda_montell To order Amanda's new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, click here :) To subscribe to her new Magical Overthinkers podcast click here! Thank you to our sponsors, who make this show possible: Visit BetterHelp.com/CULT today to get 10% off your first month. Dipsea is offering an extended 30-day free trial when you go to DipseaStories.com/cult.  Go to the App Store or Google Play store and download the FREE Ibotta app to start earning cash back and use code CULT. Go to stopscooping.com/SLAC and enter promocode SLAC to save an EXTRA $50 on any Litter-Robot bundle.  

First of all, we are downright GIDDY to share two iconic voices on this week's episode—not only our expert guest, the iconic culture reporter (and personal hero of Amanda's) Anne Helen Petersen, but also Sounds Like A Cult's very own intern (actually recently promoted to coordinator

For our ~true followers~, behold a wee bonus episode to tide you over during our mid-season break, while host Amanda is on book tour and in production for the new MAGICAL OVERTHINKERS podcast (coming May 15)! Nostalgia is a warm-and-fuzzy coping mechanism for when the present feels painful, BUT it's also a key ingredient in sooooo many modern-day "cults," from Disney Adults to tradwives. How dangerous a weapon is nostalgia, really? That's what this episode, featuring an audio excerpt from Amanda's new book The Age of Magical Overthinking (an instant New York Times bestseller!) aims to find out. Regularly scheduled SLAC episodes will return Tuesday, May 21—thanks for sticking around til then!

Today, we're recommending a podcast called Sounds Like A Cult - a podcast about modern day "cults" from host, and literary mastermind behind The Age of Magical Overthinking, Amanda Montell. The episode we're sharing with you today is about the cult of Amazon. Hope you enjoy listening as much as we do. * * * Welcome baaaAAAAaaaAAaack, culties!! Time to *ascend* to the 2024 era of Sounds Like A Cult

On Interstate 280, just south of the Sand Hill Road exit, near Stanford, there is this overpass that crosses over a long, skinny building. Bay Curious listener Eric Nelson has wondered what that building is for years. Turns out, scientists are unraveling the mysteries of the universe inside SLAC. We take you on a tour. Additional Reading: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe Inside SLAC Sign up for our newsletter Enter our Sierra Nevada Brewing Company monthly trivia contest Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by (insert reporter name). Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Christopher Beale and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Cesar Saldana, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Joshua Ling, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED family.

Would you sacrifice your phone, passport, dignity, and freedom to move into an isolated pod for 10 days and compete against a sorority of strangers in search of True Love™, all for a world of fiendish reality TV consumers to see??? Sounds like cult behavior to me!!! This week, just in time for the Season 6 premiere, we're FINALLY covering the cult of Love Is Blind, one of the most ~radical~ reality dating shows to have graced the airwaves. We're joined by former cult member… ahem, I mean, contestant… Stacy Snyder to discuss the pros and cons of this objectively cultlike approach to marriage. To preorder a signed and personalized copy of Amanda's new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking, click here :) The first 10 listeners to DM their proof of preorder to @soundslikeacultpod will be sent a free sticker featuring the SLAC logo! For book BTS, news about Amanda's forthcoming Magical Overthinkers podcast, and more, consider subscribing to her newsletter! Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod @amanda_montell Thank you to our sponsors! Go to HelixSleep.com/CULT and use code HELIXPARTNER20 for 20% off all mattress orders AND two free pillows. Head to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you're ready to launch, go to https://www.squarespace.com/CULT to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Head to FACTORMEALS.com/CULT50 and use code CULT50 to get 50% off.  Dipsea is offering an extended 30 day free trial when you go to DipseaStories.com/cult. 

Welcome baaaAAAAaaaAAaack, culties!! Time to *ascend* to the 2024 era of Sounds Like A Cult