Let's Start A Cult Podcast
1) Cult News: Love Has Won
In today’s episode of Let’s Start A Cult we are talking NEWS! That's right we are a news channel now... Just kidding but in there has been a recent incident involving the cult Love Has Won. We will di...Show More
2) Bruno Gröning & The Circle of Friends w/ Lindsay Valenty
We did it, Fred! We finally found a cult that isn't horrible! Because today we are going to be talking about Bruno Groning and The Circle of Friends. A cult whose leader died before it formed but whos...Show More
3) Aum Shinrikyo | The Military Cult That Injured Thousands
In 1989, the Metropolitan Government of Tokyo officially recognized “Aum Shinrikyo” as a legitimate religious movement. Little did they know that five years later, that same group would carry out a vi...Show More
4) James Ellison & The Covenant w/ Shots and Thoughts
In 1976, James Ellison moved to Arkansas, intending to establish a self-sustaining fundamentalist Christian commune made up of like-minded individuals who wanted nothing more than to dedicate themselv...Show More
5) August Engelhardt & The Coconut Cult w/ The Dumb, Found Dead
Cults are not always sinister. Similarly, cult leaders are not always manipulative sociopaths. Sometimes, all they need is one deluded man. August Engelhardt, born with a silver spoon, was many things...Show More
6) The Church of Scientology Part 2: The Indoctrination Process
For many, Tom Cruise is a good-looking actor who rose to fame after starring in blockbusters like “Top Gun,” “Mission Impossible,” and “Risky Business.” But for Scientologists, Tom Cruise is a demigod...Show More
7) The Church of Scientology Part 1: The Story of L. Ron Hubbard
Super excited to kick off 2022 with this much-anticipated cult! The Church of Scientology may be controversial; however, its devotees have nothing but praise for its teachings. For instance, actor To...Show More
8) The Hermes Far Eastern Shining Cult | Curing The World One Grift At A Time
When Ann Fitzgerald met a group of New Age devotees at a festival in London, she thought that she had found a set of like-minded and supportive friends. Never did she imagine that she would spend the ...Show More
The Hermes Far Eastern Shining Cult | Curing The World One Grift At A Time
46:29 | Dec 14th, 2021
9) The Lafferty Brothers' School of Prophets | A Family Cult
When Allen Lafferty walked into his home on the evening of July 24, 1984, he never expected to find the carpet and drapes soaked in blood. Nor did he imagine that he would be the first to find the cor...Show More
10) Saul Newton and The Sullivan Institute
After graduating from Harvard University in the early 1970s, Paul Sprecher decided to head to the Big Apple, in search of exciting opportunities. Instead, he stumbled upon a group led by an increasin...Show More