Doomsday Cults & Other Delights

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Dana Gould

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4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 157 minutes

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Summary

Aaaaaaand we’re back so let’s get to it. Jane Borden is here. Jane is the author of the book, Cults Like Us: Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America. It is everything I love in a book. It’s informative, it’s funny, it’s about weird shit that’s true and I can’t recommend it highly enough. Jane Borden, coming right up.

Mike Reiss is here! Mike is an old pal of mine. Incredible, smart, kind and funny gentlemen. One of the original Simpsons writers, he goes back to season… one. If that’s good enough for you. He is also, a world traveller, although he doesn’t really want to be, and he talks about it at length in his new Substack, which you can get, called Now I’ve Seen Everything. Mike Reiss ladies and germs. You’re gonna love it.

True Tales From Weirdsville takes us into the second part of our story of David Lynch through the lens of his magnum opus Twin Peaks. This segment cover the fascinating period from the height of his and the show’s fame to their mutual, absolute, rock-bottom. It’s the story of Hollywood, of America itself, I tell you! From the top of the heap to the bottom of the barrel. From the belle of the ball to the bum on the bench, from the homecoming queen… to a dead body, wrapped in plastic.

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0:00.0	They come from the bowels of hell.
0:09.0	The Dana Gouldower.
0:14.6	Jungle worms and swamp rats run around your feet.
0:17.3	I bought a dog that killed the calf, that ate the canary. What is true?
0:22.0	And once again, welcome back.
0:28.9	And we're back.
0:33.5	So let's get to it.
0:35.5	Jane Borden is here.
0:38.9	Jane is the author of the book,
0:41.7	Cults Like Us,
0:44.8	Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America.
0:48.8	This is everything I love in a book.
0:52.1	It's informative.
0:59.3	It's really funny. It's about weird shit that's true,
1:07.0	and I quite frankly can't recommend it highly enough. Jane Borden, cults like us, coming right up.
1:14.5	Also, Mike Reese is here. Mike's an old buddy of mine, incredibly smart and funny gentleman.
1:21.2	One of the original Simpsons writers goes back to season one. He also ran the show for a time.
1:30.5	He is now a reluctant world traveler. He goes all over the world, but he doesn't really want to. And he discusses that topic at length in his new substack, which you can get. On your phone or computer,
1:37.8	his substack is called Now I've Seen Everything. Mike Reese, ladies and germs, you going to like it. True Tales from Weirdsville
1:46.7	takes us into the second part of our story on the late, great David Lynch through the lens
1:52.4	of his magnum opus Twin Peaks. This segment covers the fascinating period, from the height of his
1:59.3	and the show's fame, to their mutual, absolute rock bottom.
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