For the purposes of this podcast, we define a cult as organizations that rally behind

an entity or leader who espouse beliefs outside the norm, organizations that require physical

or monetary sacrifice as a condition of membership, organizations in which the doctrines follow

by the leaders are different than that of the followers, organizations in which isolation

is encouraged, either by commune living or by a policy of disconnection from outside

relationships.

In organizations that actively recruit new members, all cults might have some or all

of these traits.

And as always, these are our opinions.

Thank you for tuning into Cult Podcast.

I'm Paige Wesley and with me, I have Todd and Mikey because Armando got stuck in Luxembourg

predictably.

I mean, I'm pretty sure with the amount of bread he has probably been eating in France,

Armando is probably absolutely.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So Todd, I think you have probably listened to the other episodes in this series, Mikey,

I don't expect you to ever do that.

Coming in fresh.

You think that podcasts are a dying medium?

No, I'm listening to that Smallville podcast.

I'm listening to that one.

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