Apocalyptic Nuclear Bunker Cult PT2: “Let the Bombs Descend”

Was I In A Cult?

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🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

When your mother is a self-proclaimed prophet claiming to channel the ascended master that is your deceased father as she prepares hundreds of followers for the end of the world, mother/son time isn’t baking cookies - it’s begging her not to summon nuclear holy fire so you can maybe live another day.

In Part 2 of Sean Prophet’s quite literally unbelievable story, we enter the “end times” phase of CUT (Church Universal and Triumphant) - a group that, at its peak, had thousands of members, global spiritual centers, and over $50 million in real estate. We’ve got multi-million dollar underground bunkers, military-grade weapons, mass doomsday drills, and a mother decreeing her way out of a failed apocalypse that - spoiler - never came.

Sean walks us through the harrowing logistics of leading hundreds of followers into bomb shelters, his mother’s unshakable belief in prophecy, and the moment he finally walked away - for good.

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Sean’s new memoir, My Cult, Your Cult, is out now. Order here.

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0:00.0	The views, information, or opinions expressed by the guest appearing in this episode solely
0:04.4	belong to the guest and do not represent or reflect the views or positions of the hosts,
0:09.4	the show, podcast one, this network, or any of their respective affiliates.
0:14.3	We pile into the shelters. And my mom makes this announcement. she tells the entire shelter.
0:21.2	The light bearers are safe and it is time to call for the judgment of the United States of America.
0:26.0	And at a certain point, she starts to say, Archangel Michael, let the bombs descend.
0:31.4	Let the bombs descend. Let the bombs descend.
0:36.5	Music End.
0:45.7	Welcome back, everyone, to Was I in a Cult?
0:46.9	I'm Liz Iakusi.
0:48.1	And I'm Tyler Meesam.
0:55.8	And today is part two of Sean Proffat's wild, harrowing, and dare I say, radioactive story.
1:01.8	You dare say it. And of course, I did. If you haven't heard the first episode, why it's probably advisable to go back and listen to it. Yes, if only to fully appreciate the CUT references.
1:08.0	Mm-hmm. They are. Serving cute. Or to witness Tyler's slow but undeniable indoctrination into Gen Z slang.
1:14.6	Liz, what there is.
1:15.5	Am I right?
1:16.2	Am I right, though?
1:17.1	Am I right, though?
1:19.1	He can't stop and he won't stop.
1:21.4	Unfortunately.
1:22.7	You said it, not me.
1:23.7	So let's dive back in to Sean's story.
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