Listen to Sierra and Maggi get drunk and talk about our favorite cults.
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A deep dive into the world of cults and serial killers, with a splash of cocktails
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Reunited and it feels so culty
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1:30:29It's been a long time coming... The reunion episode no one asked for. Maggi and Sierra are back after an extended hiatus to talk about their creepiest cults. Pour yourself a drink and get ready to dive deep into The Order of the Solar Temple and Los Narcosátanicos. As always, the liquor is flowing, the facts are fuzzy, and you might think at least …
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Synanon, the not so helpful self help group and The Wannabe Viking
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46:00Jenn covers Synanon a self help group known for the game and Vanessa covers Anthony Kirkland Jenn's sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synanon, https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/synanon-cult/, https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/playing-the-game/, http://www.paulmorantz.com/cult/the-history-of-synanon-and-charles-dederich/Vanessa's Sources:Pri…
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The Godfather You Don't Want to Meet Part 3 and The Literal Smartest Person on This Planet
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54:07Jenn covers Matamorous cult part 3 and Vanessa covers the Kara Robinson case, Richard Marc Evonitz. Jenn's Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/adolfo-constanzo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYzNaOvs3d0 https://allthatsinteresting.com/adolfo-constanzoVanessa's sources: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ne5gkhttps://www.nbc.com/escaping-capt…
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The Children of God “The Family International”
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1:44:03Maggi and Sierra tackle a big cult this week with the help of their friend and guest host, Mason. They start from the very beginning and unpack all of former cult leader David Berg’s dirty laundry. Listen to learn about “Flirty Fishing” and what they think isn’t a cult but feels like a cult.
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The Weigh Down: Gwen Shamblin Lara's Religion of Diet
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1:16:56WE'RE BACK BABY! Coming back with a cult-like religious sect, the Remnant Fellowship Church, created by one woman with a dietetics education and hair as high as the heavens. Within Gwen Shamblin Lara's hair--I meant *church*--lies a murder investigation, fraud, greed, restrictive dieting via starvation, and child abuse, all ending in a tragic plane…
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The Godfather You Don't Want to Meet Part 2 and The Murder Game
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48:04Jenn covers part two of Adolfo Constanzo and Vanessa covers Cathy Wood and Gwendolyn Graham.Jenn's sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/adolfo-constanzo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYzNaOvs3d0 https://allthatsinteresting.com/adolfo-constanzoVanessa's sources:https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6zsqq6https://people.com/crime/female-serial-kil…
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The Godfather You Don't Want to Meet Part 1 and American Toxicity
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55:44Jen covers part one of Matamoros cult and Vanessa covers the Kandahar Massacre.Jenn's sources: https://medium.com/uhvalentischool/crossfit-a-cult-or-a-community-4ab6537ce14b https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Adolfo_de_Jes%C3%BAs_Constanzo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_(religion) https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/constanzo-adolfo.htm https:/…
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CrossNO and The Sad Faced Scum Part 2
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49:48Jenn covers Crossfit and Vanessa covers the second part of the Happy Face Killer.Jenn's Sources: www.crossfit.com; https://www.salon.com/2014/10/22/crossfit_is_a_cult_why_so_many_of_its_defenders_are_so_defensive_partner/; https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/06/the-church-of-crossfit/531501/; https://medium.com/uhvalentischool/crossfit-…
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The Speedo Wearing Messiah and a Sad Faced Scum
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1:01:36Jenn covers Buddafield in this Episode and Vanessa covers part 1 of the Happy Face Killer.Jenn's Sources: Holy Hell, Documentary by Will Allen, Wikipedia, https://www.vulture.com/2016/09/holy-hell-director-will-allen-cult-escape-story.html, https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/interviews/a45261/holy-hell-buddhafield-documentary-will-allen-intervie…
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Love has Lost & Mommy's Boy Part 2
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56:43Jenn covers Love Has Won and Vanessa finishes up her 2 parter of Ed Gein. Sources: "Deviant" by Harold Schechter. History channel ed gein the real psycho Findagrave.com; https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/love-has-won-amy-carlson-mother-god-1254916/; https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/love-has-won-leader-amy-carlso…
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Q-a-not and Part 1 of Mommy's Boy
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42:06Join us this week as Jenn discusses a recent popular cult QAnon, while Vanessa talks about American Psycho Ed Gein. Vanessa's sources: "Deviant" by Harold Schecter. History channel documentary "Ed Gein the Real Psycho" and Findagrave.com. Jenn's sources https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-qanon.html; https://www.adl.org/qanon; https://www.bbc.c…
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Celebrity Cults & Conspiracies
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1:04:24On this episode we invited a special guest and friend of the podcast Corey to spill some juicy gossip about celebrity figures who we think have potential cult involvement or cult leader vibes. Our hot takes include Kanye "Ye" West, Jared Leto, and Elvis...yes Elvis Presley. We also concluded that Sierra would be the most likely to join a cult!…
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Fad Diet Plans and The Devil Crocodile
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57:26Jen covers the Remnant Fellowship and Vanessa covers Darrell "the gator" Ferguson. Featured cocktail this epsiode is called The Grinch! Jenns Source: HBO's documentary "The Weigh Down" Vanessa's Sources: Murderpedia, http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/ferguson1038.htmhttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/oh-supreme-court/1103752.html…
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NXIVM, But Not the Purple Pill - Part II and The Nurse You Never Want to Take Care of You
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58:16Jen covers the NXIVM cult also known as the Hollywood sex cult and Vanessa covers Kristen Gilbert, the nurse you never want to take care of you.Jen read Scarred y Sara Edmondson and watched the Vow and Seduced, along with various online articles to prepare for this episode. Vanessa used Murperdia; NBC's Snapped, Season 99, Episode 3; https://medlin…
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NXIVM, But Not the Purple Pill and An Untimely Episode of the Sopranos
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1:05:19Jen covers the NXIVM cult also known as the Hollywood sex cult and Vanessa covers Jeff Mailhot, The Woonsocket Strangler. Jen read Scarred y Sara Edmondson and watched the Vow and Seduced, along with various online articles to prepare for this episode. Vanessa used Murperdia; Murders in Woonsocket by Michael Levenson at the Boston Globe; http://oce…
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Episode 5: Love & Death?
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1:18:58TW: Suicide and abortion in this episodeOur latest episode features mini cults each of us were intrigued by along with some margarita and gin incited humor. Maggi covered Love Has Won and their questionable female leader, and Sierra covers the Church of Euthanasia, who also has a questionable female leader. If you have any cult recommendations or c…
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The Garden and the West Mesa Murders
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1:07:28Jen covers the tik tock cult, The Garden and Vanessa covers the West Mesa Murders in this week's episode. Sources: Jen's Sources Tik Tock YouTube https://www.vice.com/en/article/5db358/heres-what-happened-at-the-tiktok-commune-the-garden-after-it-closed-tree-julia-interview https://www.intheknow.com/post/commune-cult-tikok/ https://www.insider.com/…
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The Family Turned Cult and Another Lee Gone Wrong.
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49:41Jenn covers the family turned cult and Vanessa covers Scott Lee Kimball.
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Episode 4: Heaven's Gate
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1:09:52First episode as roommates! Enjoy as we drunkenly explain the Cold War and extraterrestrials in relation to the first internet cult aka Heaven's Gate. We may or may not harmonize some Michael Jackson in between talking about "spaceshits" and "manturbation"...
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The Vamps and the Twins With a Weird Competition
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49:12Jenn and Vanessa have a special guest this week! Also Jenn covers the Vamp cult from Kentucky and Vanessa covers the two twins that were obsessed with crime. Jenn's sources: https://www.dailycommercial.com/news/20191023/psychologist-to-examine-vampire-cult-leader-rod-ferrell; https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-vampire-killer-life-sent…
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The Benton Harbor amusement park and not so friendly lot lizard.
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1:17:01Jen covers the House of David and Vanessa covers the Lee Wuornous.
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The Revolution that Started on Social Media and the 0 Star Uber
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37:24Jen covers part 2 of the Incels and Vanessa covers a driver that you would never want to meet in real life.
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The Manifesto That Started a Revolution and Sniper No Sniping.
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59:19Jen covers the Elliott Rodgers murders and Vanessa discusses Thomas Lee Dillon in this week's episode.
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The Tea Cult Episode
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1:25:37In our third episode, Maggi and Sierra are reunited in person for a special tea cult themed episode. After copious amounts of Taco Bell and liquor, Maggi attempts to cover the origin story behind the Sleepytime Tea brand and the Urantia book, while Sierra tries her hardest to describe the cult leader and yoga practices behind the Yogi Tea brand.Rat…
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A deep dive into AUM and the Angel of Death
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50:44Jen covers the basic beliefs of Aum and Vanessa discusses a Texas serial killer also known as the Angel of Death.
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The 95 Subway Attack and The Luck of the Irish
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42:55Jenn covers the subway attack in Japan in 1995 and Vanessa covers Kieran Kelly just in time for St. Patty's day.
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A Horrible Wheel of Fortune and Wells-Fargo ATM FTW
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51:50Jenn talks about the Sullivians from the Upper West Side of New York and Vanessa covers Joshua Wade.
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NXIVM: Pt. 2 "Seduced"
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1:18:46Cocktails and Cults gets sloppy this week when we take a deeper dive into the NXIVM sex cult and the Starz documentary "Seduced". We also welcomed our very first guest host, Maggi's Sister Erin, to discuss her MLM experience.
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James and the Giant Cult Part II and Two's Company and Three is a Crowd
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1:07:12This week Jen covers part two of Jonestown and Vanessa covers the Lonely Heart Killers.
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James and the Giant Cult and Nobody's Favorite Alley Cat
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51:42In this week's episode Jenn does her first two parter about a local cult and Vanessa covers the infamous Grim Sleeper.
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NXIVM: Pt. 1 "The Vow"
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1:04:09On our debut episode, hosts Maggi and Sierra dive into part 1 of the complex history of the NXIVM cult. Things get tipsy and wild as we discuss the cult and founder Keith Raniere, as seen on the HBO documentary “The Vow”.
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The Not So Chill Angel's Landing and The Killer Catfish
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41:38This week Jenn covers the Angel's Landing Cult from Kansas and Vanessa covers discusses one of Japan's female serial killers, Kanae Kijima.
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The Blonde Messiah and Peewee's Playhouse
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58:05Dive into The Family, a cult sect based out of Australia, and the infamous Donald Gaskins' reign as South Carolina's most infamous serial killer while enjoying the cocktail of the week.
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