Introducing Sounds Like A Cult

Nobody Should Believe Me

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4.2 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Today, we're recommending a podcast called Sounds Like A Cult - a podcast about modern day "cults" from host, and literary mastermind behind The Age of Magical Overthinking, Amanda Montell. The episode we're sharing with you today is about the cult of Amazon. Hope you enjoy listening as much as we do. * * * Welcome baaaAAAAaaaAAaack, culties!! Time to *ascend* to the 2024 era of Sounds Like A Cult 👽 Kicking off with a damn bang—the most colossal cult we’ve ever covered (as in ~1.5 million employees and 310 million users colossal). It's the multi-pronged monster of convenience, which spares no one, no matter the cost… you guessed it, Amazon. Duh, we know, Amazon is a cult—from its notorious treatment of factory workers to its uncanny world-domination energy to its “never leave us” messaging, it’s obvious. But is Amazon a LYL, a WYB, or a GTFO-level cult? And is the verdict the same for both employees and consumers? To unpack this gazillion-dollar organization (religion?) from the inside, please welcome special guest Kristi Coulter, an ex-Amazonian who spent 12 years in the cult… I mean, *company*… before defecting to write her new tell-all memoir, Exit Interview. It’s one of our juiciest conversations in SLAC history and we hope you enjoy it!! Thanks to all the listeners who leant their voice messages to this episode. * * * Buy Amanda's book here. Listen to Sounds Like A Cult. Follow Sounds Like A Cult on Instagram. Follow Amanda Montell on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello it's Andrea Dunlop, host and creator of Nobody Should Believe Me.
0:04.7	We are working hard on our fourth season, but in the meantime we have a special bonus episode
0:11.2	for you today.
0:12.2	I am sharing an episode from the brand new season of
0:15.3	the podcast Sounds Like a Cult which is a show that I love. For those who don't know
0:21.1	this is a podcast about the culti groups that we all follow.
0:25.0	It's a mostly lighthearted take on everything from mom fluencers to the cult of Peloton to Disney adults.
0:31.0	And if you listen, you'll know that I was actually on the
0:33.2	podcast last month. I have been a fan of this show and its host Amanda
0:37.2	Manteel for many years. Amanda is a linguist and she is also an author. Her
0:42.4	first book was cultish and her second book,
0:44.4	The Art of Magical Overthinking comes out today, April 9th and you can get it wherever books are sold.
0:50.9	So without further ado, please enjoy this episode of Sounds Like a
0:55.5	cult about the cult of Amazon and then maybe go to Amazon and buy Amanda's book.
1:00.0	Okay, here's the episode. The views expressed on this episode, as with all episodes of sounds like a cult,
1:07.0	are solely host opinions and quoted allegations.
1:10.0	The content here should not be taken as indisputable fact.
1:12.0	This podcast is for entertainment purposes of The content here should not be taken as indisputable fact.
1:12.8	This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.
1:15.6	Hi, sounds like a cold pod.
1:19.7	My name is Reese and I'm calling from Columbia, Maryland.
1:22.4	The cultiest thing about Amazon is how they just actively. is
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