18: Cults
The Brain Candy Podcast
Susie Meister PhD & Sarah Rice AMFT
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2016
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
This week we're talking about cults. As a doctor or religion, Susie weighs in on the various new religious movements and how they began. As an expert in psychology, Sarah discusses who tends to join cults and why we are all susceptible to their allure. Find out why Sarah would make a good cult leader and why Susie thinks Jonestown is the most fascinating cult in history.
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| 0:00.0 | [♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪ |
| 0:13.9 | Oh, hello there ladies and gentlemen. |
| 0:16.0 | That sounded really great, you know. |
| 0:18.4 | This is... |
| 0:19.4 | What have you guys just seen? |
| 0:21.2 | Sarah, alright. |
| 0:22.2 | I'm here with... |
| 0:23.3 | Biko Host. |
| 0:24.3 | Suzy, my sister in the house for bringing candy pod guests. |
| 0:28.4 | Suzy, we're talking about something that you have to be an expert in this week. |
| 0:32.2 | That's true, but you know what I like about it. |
| 0:34.0 | We're talking about cults today. |
| 0:35.6 | And what I like about it is it combines my field of expertise and yours. |
| 0:40.4 | Oh, I was thinking about this on the drive over here. |
| 0:42.4 | Yeah. |
| 0:43.4 | Yep, because you got the religion side and I got the what kind of people are... |
| 0:46.2 | Yeah. |
| 0:47.2 | ...start them and what kind of people are susceptible. |
| 0:48.6 | Yeah, so that's why I think it's going to be a good episode. |
| 0:51.4 | I like it. |
| 0:52.4 | Have you ever been in a cult? |
| 0:54.0 | Oh, kind of. |
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