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A podcast. About cults. Duh. Tune in each week as we cover groups ranging from Japanese Death Cults to the Violent Alt-Right. A perfect way to remember: Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid!
Episodes
Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
This one is rough and it's long, so buckle up while we dive into the world of Larry Ray and the Slonim Woods 9.
Saturday May 11, 2019
Saturday May 11, 2019
We're back again with another bonus episode for you! This one is from April right after Mando got back from his month long trek up the West Coast and boy do we have a lot to unpack. Both figuratively and literally. In this episode Charles Manson reviews Shen Yun, we eat the world's mintiest gum, and we swap stories about the month we spent apart. Plus, you get a chance to hear Armando's mom's voice! What a treat! We'll be back on Monday with another regular episode.
Friday May 10, 2019
Friday May 10, 2019
We just hit 400,000 downloads! We wanted to thank all of you for tuning in every week so as a gift to you we got our shit together and edited bonus episodes that we never released. Today and tomorrow you'll get bonus episodes, each one better than the last. In this one we open packages from you guys, talk about R. Kelly, and Armando gets that sweet sweet Nazi money. Won't you join us on this wild ride?
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
Happy Cinco de Mayo! We hope you had a great weekend and that you're ready to stomach this absolutely horrifying episode. Join us as Mando takes Paige and Andrea way down south for a story of murder, deception, and Starbucks. This week we're covering Magdalena Solís aka The High Priestess of Blood!
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Monday Apr 29, 2019
This week we cover a Church that, for a fee, can teach you how to perform miracles and become a prophet.
Listen as we hear how this organization teaches young people to faith heal and take over the town of Redding, CA.
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
This week we continue our series on Happy Science! Last week we covered the man, the myth, the loser, Ryuho Okawa, but today we're going over the cult's insane beliefs! Mando takes Paige and Andrea through 20+ years of anime and even a killer "Boner Jamz '69" mixtape. Blaze it like a Laser Cat riding a hoverboard, because it's about to get nuts.
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
This week we're covering another one of the most requested cults we've been asked to cover in our "stint" as a podcast. Known for producing anime for over 20 years and having some of the most insane beliefs of any "major religion", Happy Science is the perfect subject for a Cult Podcast two part series. In part one, Mando takes Paige and Andrea through the life of Ryuho Okawa, President of Happy Science. Get ready for poetry, anime, and our favorite new character: Dr. Lube!
Monday Apr 08, 2019
Monday Apr 08, 2019
We're back with a real cult this week after our April Fool's Day romp. (Allegedly.) And what better way to bring us back than with one of the most requested cults that's ever graced our email inbox. (Allegedly.) Paige takes Mando and Andrea through a group who's fresh off of losing a lawsuit and their leader who's soon to be fresh off of losing a game of street tennis to Armando. (Allegedly.) Also, we're going to be completely honest with you, the last 8 minutes are entirely about Australian spiders and it's both hilarious and terrifying to anyone who hates spiders. (Not allegedly. Definitely.) So, get your flamethrowers ready. We're headed to Australia, baby.
Monday Apr 01, 2019
Monday Apr 01, 2019
Oh, was last week too silly for you? Well, we're back in full force this week covering the horrendous events of the last few weeks that took place in Montana. Join Mando as he takes Paige and Andrea through the Project at Eden's Gate and their leader: Joseph Seed, aka the Father. Ominous much?
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
After a few serious weeks of Joseph Kony, we get kinky with a cult in the forest getting their spank on! Join us for some hilarity and also a deep dive into the world of erotic spanking.
Monday Mar 18, 2019
Monday Mar 18, 2019
We're back for the final episode in our series on Joseph Kony and the LRA. However, this week Mando takes Paige and Andrea through the American side of this story with the tale of Kony 2012. Learn all about how Jason Russell turned his dream into his living nightmare. This one has everything you need to be cool in the early 2000's: Fall Out Boy, Bracelets, and Activism!
Monday Mar 11, 2019
Monday Mar 11, 2019
We're back for part two of our series on Joseph Kony and the LRA. This week, Mando takes Paige and Andrea through the life and times of the big bad man himself. From humble beginnings as the best dancer in the village to becoming the most vile man alive today, Joseph Kony has lived one interesting life. So tune in and find out why 2012 was so bananas about stopping this guy!
Monday Mar 04, 2019
Monday Mar 04, 2019
Break out your old activist bracelets and crumpled protest posters, we're taking you back to the days when everyone in America had their sights set on one man: Joseph Kony. In the first episode in our three part series on Joseph Kony and the LRA we cover the history of Uganda and the cult leader who blazed a path for Kony. Cult Podcast Presents: Kony 2019!
Monday Feb 25, 2019
Monday Feb 25, 2019
Ah, jeez, get your fanciest ribbons ready because this week Paige takes Mando and Andrea through 5,000 YEARS OF CHINESE ARTISTRY! In an episode jam packed with musical numbers and riffs, we cover Falun Gong and their amazingly entertaining/stupid propaganda event: Shen Yun. This ones got it all, it's just waiting for your ears, baby. Consider leaving us a 5 Star iTunes review and we'll consider reading it on the show!
Monday Feb 18, 2019
Monday Feb 18, 2019
We're back for the second and final part in our series on Father Divine! Join us as Paige takes Mando and Andrea through Father's legal troubles, rise, slow taper out, and the current state of the cult! Also, surprise cameo appearance from none other than Jim Jones!
Tuesday Feb 12, 2019
Tuesday Feb 12, 2019
Well, we done messed up last night with our technology. So, as a token of our sorry-ness, we're dropping a bonus episode! This one is packed full of stories from the road, a recap of Panic Fest, and a clip from our live show! Wow! It sounds like a load of fun and we'd love to have you come to the next one! We'll be back next week for part two of our series on Father Divine!
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Did you know if you add salt to Flavor-Aid you make Gatorade? Well, if you assemble the ingredients for The People's Temple a bit differently you get Father Divine's cult. In part one of our deep dive into the man who changed the history of cults forever, Paige takes Mando and Andrea through the Civil War, Civil Rights, and several goofs along the way. So, join us and learn about the man who even Jim Jones tried to emulate. And remember: Don't Drink the Gatorade! (Welp, there goes that sponsorship.)
Friday Feb 08, 2019
Friday Feb 08, 2019
Wake up! It's 10:40 am! According to Sleepy Mando, that's early! Join us for the bonus episode we recorded before Incels and our trip to Kansas City for Panic Fest. In this bonus episode we: write a new hit song/nightmare, open cult mail, talk about incels, and do some pretty heavy dunkin' on magicians. Take that, Mind Freak. Anyways, this is just a treat for you on your Friday commute. We love you! It's almost the weekend, baby!
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Monday Feb 04, 2019
Whoa, boy, we're back for more Red Pill Theory and how it turns into the ugly awful underbelly of the internet that is "Black Pill Theory". One of the best examples of how this horrible line of thinking can turn already terrible people into the absolute worst humans is the patron saint of Incel-dom: Elliot Rodger. So, join Andrea as she takes Paige and Mando through the life and crimes of one of the lamest anime super villains to ever log onto YouTube.
Monday Jan 28, 2019
Monday Jan 28, 2019
We're back from Kansas City just in time to have Andrea take over her own series! They grow up so fast. Join us this week as our newest official host takes Paige and Mando through the history and beliefs of the Incels and all the groups in the Manosphere!
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Monday Jan 21, 2019
This week as we get ready to head to Kansas City for Panic Film Fest we're covering a cult in Kansas City's backyard. We're diving into The Community and their questionable connections to the International House of Pancakes... I mean, Prayer.
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Monday Jan 14, 2019
Monday Jan 14, 2019
One lady's crazy cabbage juice recipe becomes 60,000 people's cure for cancer, autism, and homosexuality. This smoothie of craziness makes for a pretty shitty cult.
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Monday Jan 07, 2019
Monday Jan 07, 2019
Wowzers, we're back for the last part of our three part series on the Ku Klux Klan. Mando takes Paige and Andrea through the third Klan, David Duke, and the Alt-Right. Join us to learn how the events of the last two episodes shaped the current hostile environment of the extremist right. So join us one last time to make fun of the stupidest racists to ever wear a dumb goofy outfit!
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Monday Dec 31, 2018
Monday Dec 31, 2018
Oh, boy, Mando’s back for The Klan 2: Electric Hoodaloo! Our “white supremacy expert” guides Paige and Andrea through the absolute stupidity that is the second Klan. The first episode was learning day. But this episode? This one is everything you wanted in a podcast that makes fun of the dumbest racists who ever lived. Join us as Mando breaks down William Simmons, the second coming of the Klan, “The Birth of a Nation”, and PapaHogXxXxSwag.
Also, Cult Podcast is proud to announce that we will be debuting our new live show in Kansas City, MO at Panic Fest 2019! Join us in KC for PF on January 26th. More info, and tickets, are available at www.panicfilmfest.com.
Monday Dec 24, 2018
Monday Dec 24, 2018
They were dreaming of an all white Christmas. We're talking about the Ku Klux Klan, of course. Join us as Mando takes Paige and Andrea on a wild ride through time. We cover the Civil War, the start of the first Klan, and the fall of said first Klan. Our Christmas gift to you is a stocking full of white guilt. Don't spend it all in one place!
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Monday Dec 17, 2018
Monday Dec 17, 2018
Oy, mates, today we're goin' down undah to covah Archie McCafferty and his rag-tag gang of idiots. Join Mando and Andrea as Paige takes them on a dive into the life of Australia's Charles Manson. Bonus initiative for listening: Brad Leveau, Esq. finds a new friend.
Monday Dec 10, 2018
Monday Dec 10, 2018
This week we take it easy after our deep dive into Manson. And by easy we mean a horribly depressing look into slavery. Yikes. In this episode we look into the misunderstood religion of voodoo, its roots in West Africa, and some of the legends that made it what it is today. Also, Gator Justice makes its return, so you know it's gonna be a good one.
Monday Dec 03, 2018
Monday Dec 03, 2018
We're back to round out our deep dive into Charles Manson and the Manson Family. This one gets real silly then real dark. Then real silly again. You know what, it's pretty much always silly. This one has it all, folks: Murder, Mayhem, DUNE-BUGGIES! It's what you've all been waiting for. The brutal bloody end.
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Monday Nov 26, 2018
Monday Nov 26, 2018
This week it's our deep dive into the Music of the Beatles, the White Album, and its influence on Charles Manson, as he and the family move out of Hollywood and into Spahn Ranch.
Friday Nov 23, 2018
Friday Nov 23, 2018
Leftover Day keeps on giving with bonus episode 2. Cairo Thorn sent us some dope ass snacks based on rappers. We hope you enjoy us reviewing some tasty snacks and beats that Armando made to fit each rapper. Also, Aum Shinrikyo Posters are available online at www.cultpodcastshow.com/store
Friday Nov 23, 2018
Friday Nov 23, 2018
Happy Late-Thanksgiving and current Leftover Day! We've got two bonus episodes for ya and this one is the first. We're joined by Keith Carey in a fire madness episode with lots of riffs and insults. This one gets dark and mean, probably because it's Episode 66.6! Hope you enjoy it! Also, Aum Shinrikyo posters are available online at www.cultpodcastshow.com/store
Monday Nov 19, 2018
Monday Nov 19, 2018
We're back this week so Paige can dive back into the infamous Manson Family and the infamous-er Charles Manson. Who better to join us for this crazy episode than Keith Carey from Comedy Central's Roast Battle and the Mean Boys podcast?! We get all up into some of Manson's crazy antics and reveal that any sentence can be boiled down to: "Come on!"
Monday Nov 12, 2018
Monday Nov 12, 2018
Holy hell! November 12th is Charles Manson and Paige's birthday but we have a special gift for you! We're kicking off our four part series on the Manson Family and their INSANE leader: Charles Manson. Paige leads Mando and Andrea through the family and early life of ol' Charlie-Boy. So, get your acid ready and the spiders out of your brain: we've got a helter-skelter of an episode for ya.
Monday Nov 12, 2018
Monday Nov 12, 2018
We're switching it up, everyone. This is it. Episode 64 and the end of Moon have broken us and we're just glad to no longer have to read this man's lies. Join us for the end of Moon's era and our era of Moon.
Monday Nov 05, 2018
Monday Nov 05, 2018
Hope you're ready to join Mando on a deep dive into madness as he continues to teach the history of The Moonies/Unification Church to Paige and Andrea. This week we take it back a little and look deeper into the actual scripture and founding of the church because IT'S STUPID CRAZY. Also, Neil Armstrong totally had sex with the moon. #WakeUpSheeple.
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
This week Mando saves us from the bummers by telling Paige and Andrea about one of our most requested cults: The Moonies aka Unfication Church. In part one of a two part series, we dive into Sun Myung Moon's roller coaster of a life from poor farm boy to Korean Jesus with a net worth of $900,000,000.
Monday Oct 22, 2018
Monday Oct 22, 2018
Back to back bummers for y'all, the Cult Podcast crew stays making you sad. It's Paige's week again and she's covering Papa Pilgrim and boy is it a doozy. Come along for the ride as we learn about a "God" named Bob, a man's obsession with turquoise, and the scariest horror movie that was never written.
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Monday Oct 15, 2018
We back! The quarantine on our compound has been lifted and to celebrate we’re covering one sick dude. Sick in the bad way, though. It’s Armando’s week and he takes Paige and Andrea through the Family of David and it’s leader: Immanuel David. It gets real silly then real dark on this one, friends. Buckle up as we traverse through samurai swords and Kanye songs on our way to a sad ending.
Friday Oct 12, 2018
Friday Oct 12, 2018
Here's a sneak peak of our new show Pod A Ring On It, if you like it give it a listen and then like and subscribe on its own feed next week.
Monday Oct 08, 2018
Monday Oct 08, 2018
It's a bonus week as sickness has hit the Cult Podcast Compound. On this bonus Episode we try out Manson Snacks and answer listener questions.
Monday Oct 01, 2018
Monday Oct 01, 2018
This week we cover a modern cult with some not-so-modern ideas about race, and what's inside of the moon!
Monday Sep 24, 2018
Monday Sep 24, 2018
Oh, boy, we're back to true form this week as Paige takes Mando and Andrea through the infamous UFO sex cult: Raëlism! What's weirder than a UFO sex cult? Probably their leader/prophet/author/pop star/sports journalist/race car driver. I know, it's a lot to unpack. Tune in and learn how to open your mind to previously unknown sexy things (like the color green, for example)!
Monday Sep 17, 2018
Monday Sep 17, 2018
This week Mando makes a strong case for never going anywhere or doing anything. Join Paige, Mando, and Andrea as we cover the Final Fantasy 7 House! In one of the weirdest (and possibly smelliest) cases the group has ever come accross we find out why it's best to trust no one and do nothing!
Sunday Sep 09, 2018
Sunday Sep 09, 2018
This week Paige takes Mando and Andrea back in time to cover the Oneida Community and their leader John Humphrey Noyes, who is quite possibly the world's first fuckboy. This episode is full of sex, jokes, and tupperware. So, we only have one question for you (which is ironically the fuckboy anthem): "U up?"
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Monday Sep 03, 2018
Monday Sep 03, 2018
This week Paige, Mando, and Andrea return to the gritty streets of Los Angeles to cover the arch-rivals of the Crips: The Bloods! Join us as we clear up the muddy history of this teenage angst. There's everything you could ask for: drama, nicknames, bagged milk! Now jump in to us talking about people being jumped in!
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Monday Aug 27, 2018
Monday Aug 27, 2018
This week Paige, Mando, and Andrea are joined by friend of the show Dan Marse-Kapr to cover an interesting group of weirdos who use a radio show to spread their dumb beliefs. Hey, that sounds kinda familar, huh? It's almost like WE'RE A CULT! Crips Pt. 2: The Bloods will resume as scheduled next week. Also, have a second? Fill out this survey! https://goo.gl/forms/JRio5lfigk4uKNFO2
Monday Aug 20, 2018
Monday Aug 20, 2018
This week Paige, Mando, and Andrea dive into a "cult-like-group" that originated in Southern California. Specifically the west part of Southern California. SPECIFICALLY the South Central part of the west part of Southern California. Strap in and stay strapped, this one gets intense!
Monday Aug 13, 2018
Monday Aug 13, 2018
This week we cover a Cult whose leader visited the inside of the sun to learn lessons about Entrepreneurialismness.
Monday Aug 06, 2018
Monday Aug 06, 2018
It's a slightly different episode this week where we review recent Cult News, explain why we're so tired, and reveal that Armando is the real DJ Khaled.
Monday Jul 30, 2018
Monday Jul 30, 2018
Today we tackle an Afro-Muslim UFO Cult Commune complete with Pyramids, fun hats, and pretty good old school rap music.