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Was I in a Cult?

Eternal Values - Part 3: "To Thine Own Self"

Was I in a Cult?

Liz Iacuzzi

True Crime, Comedy

4.53.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The final part of Hoyt Richards' incredible journey into and out of a UFO doomsday cult. The damning Vanity Fair article throws Hoyt's family into chaos as they attempt to intervene. And right when you think he might finally be getting out, his fellow brothers go to extreme lengths to keep their financial backer from leaving. And it works. Until it finally doesn't. Thank you again, Hoyt. He is a brave and inspirational human, and we loved having him on the show. Support us on Patreon (every little bit helps!):  patreon.com/wasiinacult Follow us: instagram.com/wasiinacult Contact us: info@wasiinacult.com & Have your own cult story and want to be on the show? Reach out with a synopsis of your story. Listen to Hoyt's cult survival podcast, "WhatheFlok?!" and follow him on Instagram @hoytrich.

Transcript

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0:00.0

When Freddie died, obviously we had no access to the space people, so then we became much more

0:12.0

survivalistic. We had a special room, we had four years to store food, and we had like

0:18.0

bunkers, and we had guns. We were waiting for the apocalypse.

0:30.0

This is Wozajina Colt, I'm Lizaia Kuzi. And I'm Tyler Miesom. And today is Doomsday, guys.

0:42.6

It's finally upon us. Well, at least it's the end of our time with Hoiit Richard.

0:47.8

Which to be honest for me, it does feel like end times. I am gonna miss Hoiit and his wonderful

0:52.3

storytelling. We have signed up for the Cult of Hoiit, and now we don't wanna leave.

0:57.1

All good things must alas come to an end. Why is that? Why can't it be all bad things

1:01.6

must come to an end? Whoever invented life is dumb. And I want my money back. Give me my

1:06.7

money back, please. Good luck with that Liz. Now, if you haven't listened to parts one

1:11.3

and two of Hoiit's story, we appreciate your eccentricity. But we highly suggest you

1:15.9

do that first. Now, before we get into the episode, we're gonna let Hoiit drop some

1:22.1

knowledge on us. Yes, one of the reasons for this podcast is to explore what constitutes

1:27.1

a cult or as Hoiit puts it, a cultic relationship. I think it's really important to think about

1:37.9

cultic relationships. It's a spectrum. If I look at one polar side, it would be Jonestown,

1:45.1

like 900 people being co-era-started, volunteering to take a suicide co-alayed. And then the other

1:53.4

side would be these one-on-one cultic relationships with everybody experiences. And that's a clinical

1:59.4

term. A cultic relationship is really defined as someone who, you know, you are seeking the love

2:04.4

and approval from. And because of this unconscious power, and you have created, you've kind of given

2:10.3

them sort of an authoritarian position. And they are now using that position to potentially

2:15.4

control and even abuse you. Unfortunately, that happens to all of us. You know, it can be

2:21.3

apparent. It can be a boss. It can be a lover and a coach. And I think it's important to know that it is

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