Sounds Like A Cult

The Cult of Spiritual Scammers (feat. Listener Stories!)

Time to spill some never-before-heard culty tales: This week, Amanda and Isa are reacting to shocking cult stories submitted by you listeners! Many thanks to those who wrote in to share their personal brushes with New Age scams, love-bombing strangers, elementary school rituals that seem sus in retrospect, and more. Traditional religion may be on the decline, but our cravings for meaning and magic are stronger than ever, which isn't necessarily a bad thing... that's why we're here to determine whether your culty experiences were a Life Your Life, a Watch Your Back, or GTFO!  To support Sounds Like A Cult on Patreon, keep up with our live show dates, <a href="https://isacomedy.com">see Isa's live comedy,</a> <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/cultish-the-language-of-fanaticism-amanda-montell/16290306?ean=9780062993151">buy a copy of Amanda's book Cultish</a>, or visit our website, <a href="https://linktr.ee/soundslikeacult">click here</a>! Or follow us on IG <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/soundslikeacultpod/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688761189042000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1OxWz88AUSmKXPLp3uSYOC" href="https://www.instagram.com/soundslikeacultpod/">@soundslikeacultpod</a> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/isaamedinaa/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688761189042000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3tfl2iCT_7MpRpiZWjU2Zw" href="https://www.instagram.com/isaamedinaa/">@isaamedinaa</a> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/amanda_montell/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688761189042000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0b7SuXcyo2mn_hYATO93Mc" href="https://www.instagram.com/amanda_montell/">@amanda_montell</a> Thank you to our sponsors! New customers get $5 off a Lume Starter Pack with code CULT at <a href="https://lumedeodorant.com/">LumeDeodorant.com</a> Go to betterhelp.com/cult to get 10% off your first month Dipsea is offering our listeners a 30 day free trial when you go to <a href="dipseastories.com/cult">dipseastories.com/cult</a>

A podcast about the modern-day “cults” we all follow. Each episode asks the culty questions we’re all wondering… Do you think SoulCycle is a cult? What about Elon Musk stans? Or the Royal Family? What about spiritual influencers? Is Instagram itself a cult? Sounds Like A Cult, hosted by Amanda Montell, author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, analyzes a different zeitgeisty group every week to try and answer the big question: This group sounds like a cult, but is it really? And if so, how bad is it? 
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