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A Little Bit Culty
Think you might be in a cult? Want to know the signs? Join Sarah Edmondson and Anthony “Nippy” Ames to talk about things that are..a little bit culty. Or in their case: a whole bunch of culty. As whistleblowers documented in the critically-acclaimed HBO series “The Vow,” Sarah and Nippy have a lot t...
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Bring Me the Beauties: Hoyt Richards, and a Double Life in Eternal Values (Part 2)
Hoyt Richards is back for Part 2 with the escape story nobody knew they needed: love, coercion, a shaved head, and the unlikely guardian angel who tur...
Bring Me the Beauties: Hoyt Richards, and a Double Life in Eternal Values (Part 1)
This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp.
Hoyt Richards joins the pod to talk about the double life behind his modeling fame and hi...
Where are they now? Mark Vicente on the Narcissist’s Playbook (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our “Where are they now” chat with Mark Vicente, he talks about Narcissist’s Playbook and the emotional toll of spending five years docum...
Where are they now? Mark Vicente on the Narcissist’s Playbook (Part 1)
Mark Vicente returns for a new “Where are they now?” conversation and opens up about the five-year journey behind his upcoming film, Narcissist’s Play...
REPLAY: Dr. Ramani Durvasula on Post-Narc Healing
Sharp, compassionate, and clarifying as ever, this replay episode from our second convo with Dr. Ramani finds her fresh off the release of her book It...
REPLAY: Dr. Ramani Durvasula on Navigating Narcissism
To prep for next week’s “Where are they now?” chat with Mark Vicente, we’re replaying our first convo with licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Ramani D...
Dr. Christine Marie on Trust Me: The False Prophet and the Fight for Justice (Part 2)
In Part 2 with Dr. Christine Marie, we dive into Netflix’s Trust Me: The False Prophet and why the lack of victim-shaming in the response has been a d...
Dr. Christine Marie on Trust Me: The False Prophet and the Fight for Justice (Part 1)
Dr. Christine Marie joins us to talk about surviving manipulation, public shaming, and the long road to healing after her experience with a false prop...
Danny Rensch Returns: Stories Behind Dark Squares and Untold: Chess Mates (Part 2)
In Part 2, we continue our wide-ranging convo with Danny Rensch, which starts with a very pointed critique of Netflix editing and the way it framed bo...
Danny Rensch Returns: Stories Behind Dark Squares and Untold: Chess Mates (Part 1)
Danny Rensch returns to A Little Bit Culty for a live conversation in Atlanta, where he was in town on the tour stop for his memoir, Dark Squares: How...
Shattered, Broken, and Beautiful: Brooke Deanne on Jehovah’s Witnesses (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our conversation with Brooke Deanne, we get into the moment the whole thing finally cracked wide open: the knife incident that became her...
Shattered, Broken, and Beautiful: Brooke Deanne on Jehovah’s Witnesses (Part 1)
In Part 1 with Brooke Deanne, we chat about her growing up as a third-generation Jehovah’s Witness, the deliciously bad idea of confusing control with...
Where Are They Now? Isabella Constantino on Post-NXIVM Healing and Identity (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our Where Are They Now? series with Isabella Constantino, we spill more on NXIVM, Keith Raniere, and the long shadow of cult recovery. Si...
Where Are They Now? Isabella Constantino on Post-NXIVM Healing and Identity (Part 1)
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In the first installment of our “Where Are They Now?” series, we catch up with Season 5 g...
International School of Temple Arts (ISTA): Two Insiders Expose Consent, Control, and Cult Dynamics (Part 2)
In Part 2, we continue our convo with Cara Cardoni and “Lina” about ISTA, the International School of Temple Arts, and the deeper red flags that pushe...
International School of Temple Arts (ISTA): Two Insiders Expose Consent, Control, and Cult Dynamics (Part 1)
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.
In this episode, we sit down with Cara Cardoni and “Lina” (whose real name remains anonym...
Stop the Tall Man, Save the Tiger: Peter Young on the Cult of Uncle Robert Booty (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our conversation with Peter Young, we go deeper into the disturbing story surrounding Uncle Robert Booty and how charisma, secrecy, and u...
Stop the Tall Man, Save the Tiger: Peter Young on the Cult of Uncle Robert Booty (Part 1)
In Part 1 of our convo with Peter Young, we step into the wild, uncomfortable orbit of Uncle Robert Booty, the “cult” leader who slowly took over Pete...
ALBX: Catching up: Book Update and Listener Voicemails
Buckle up, cultiverse: it’s our catch-up bonus round, where we give you a little bit extra. In this episode, we bask in the glow of your Amazon book r...
The Art of Influence: Mind Games’ Alice Hines on NLP and High-Control Manipulation
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In this episode, we welcome back Alice Hines, co-host of the Mind Games podcast, and dig...
The Oracle’s Daughter: Harrison Hill on the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps (Part 2)
In Part 2 with Harrison Hill, we go deeper into his book, The Oracle’s Daughter, and the wonderfully unhinged rise of the Aggressive Christianity Miss...
The Oracle’s Daughter: Harrison Hill on the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps (Part 1)
This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp.
In this episode, Harrison Hill joins us to discuss his book The Oracle’s Daughter and the...
Holy Disobedience: Melissa Duge Spiers on the Seventh Day Adventist Church (Part 2)
Part 2 with Melissa Duge Spiers picks up at the “WTF moment” when a call about her beloved father—a once‑celebrated Adventist youth pastor and doctor—...
Holy Disobedience: Melissa Duge Spiers on the Seventh Day Adventist Church (Part 1)
In Part 1 of our episode with Melissa Duge Spiers, she pulls back the curtain on Seventh‑day Adventism (SDA)—a massive but strangely invisible denomin...
Twisted Yoga: Ashleigh Freckleton on Atman/MISA and Gregorian Bivolaru
In this episode, we finally sit down with Ashleigh Freckleton, one of the central voices in the Apple TV docuseries Twisted Yoga and a former devotee...
Escaping Scientology with Liz Gale: Audits, Absurdities, and Aftermath
In this episode, Liz Gale shares what it means to be a third‑generation Scientologist, born into a fanatical family where every aspect of childhood—sc...
Sex, Shame, and Sacred Secrets: Nancy Ross on Mormon Garments (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Nancy Ross, we dig deeper into the fascinating (and frankly under-discussed) world of Mormon temple garments, t...
Surprise Drop: A Little Bit Culty Hits Amazon!
A Little Bit Culty: Navigating Cults, Control and Coercion dropped on Amazon this past weekend and has already hit #1 new release in the psychology &...
Sex, Shame, and Sacred Secrets: Nancy Ross on Mormon Garments (Part 1)
In this episode, Dr. Nancy Ross—religious studies professor, longtime Mormon feminist, and co‑author of the forthcoming book Mormon Garments: Sacred a...
Ashtanga Yoga After Pattabhi Jois: Magnolia Zuniga on Consent, Adjustment, and Real Healing (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our conversation, Magnolia Zuniga goes deeper into how the Ashtanga world responded—or failed to respond—to decades of sexual abuse by Pa...
Ashtanga Yoga After Pattabhi Jois: Magnolia Zuniga on Consent, Adjustment, and Real Healing (Part 1)
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In Part 1 of this two‑episode conversation, Magnolia Zuniga—one of only about 20 certifie...
Through the NXIVM Lens: Bjorn Bolinder on V-Week, Branding, and Seeing the Light (Part 2)
Welcome back for Part 2 with Bjorn Bolinder: dancer, photographer, and the guy whose heart was screaming “GET OUT!” louder than any cult alarm system...
Through the NXIVM Lens: Photographer Bjorn Bolinder on V-Week, Branding, and Seeing the Light (Part 1)
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Bjorn Bolinder—photographer, NXIVM insider, and the guy on the ladder in The Vow Episode...
PATREON REPLAY: "Zenu Is My Homeboy" - Marc Headley on Scientology
In this bonus Q&A episode from our Patreon vault, Marc Headley broke down how Scientology actually works on the inside: from Sea Org recruitment scrip...
The Lost Boy: Unpacking Corey Feldman Vs. The World with Marcie Hume
Following last week’s conversations with ex-Corey’s Angels musicians Margot Lane and Jezebel Sweet, director Marcie Hume joins us to talk about making...
Sex, Power, and Music: Jezebel Sweet & Margot Lane Expose Corey Feldman (Part 2)
In Part 2 with Margot Lane and Jezebel Sweet, we dive more into the spectacle of Corey’s Angels and the documentary Corey Feldman Vs. the World and wh...
Sex, Power, and Music: Jezebel Sweet & Margot Lane Expose Corey Feldman (Part 1)
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In this episode, we’re joined by Margot Lane and Jezebel Sweet, former members of Corey’s...
The Guru Wears Prada: Sofia May on Surviving Tibetan Buddhism at Tara Mandala (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our conversation with Sofia May, she continues sharing her experiences connected to Tara Mandala and the community around lama Tsultrim A...
The Guru Wears Prada: Sofia May on Surviving Tibetan Buddhism at Tara Mandala (Part 1)
In Part 1 of this conversation with stand-up comedian and former Tara Mandala practitioner Sofia May, she joins us to talk about how a beautiful Tibet...
I Belong to Me: Tia Levings on Rebuilding After Religious Trauma (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our conversation with author Tia Levings, we go even deeper into what it actually takes to leave a high-control Christian fundamentalist...