Reptilians & Cults w/ Kelly Weill
Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 August 2017
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
We’re kicking folklore into the 21st century to bring you this #kindacultykindacool episode. We’ve brought in reporter Kelly Weill to discuss Reptilians, cults, GOOP, and more as we dive into some recent events involving cult communities. What makes a cult? Why is steak tartare a faux pas among Reptilian watchers? How is the internet changing new religious movements? We cover all this and more!
Content warning for violent crime, suicide, and harassment. If you or a loved one are experiencing thoughts of suicide, call 800-273-8255. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7.
Thanks to Kelly Weill for joining us this episode! Follow her on Twitter @KellyWeill and check out her writing for The Daily Beast here. This is her initial article on the Reptilians, and a follow-up on the cult leader’s response. We also recommend the podcast Oh No Ross and Carrie by Maximum Fun!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Spirrits Podcast Episode 41, Reptilians and Cults with Kelly Weil. |
| 0:04.4 | Guys, this episode is really, really cool. |
| 0:07.1 | And honestly, I think it's the most topical our episode has ever been. |
| 0:11.3 | Yeah, the most, the most like current to what's going on in the world right now. |
| 0:14.5 | Yeah. |
| 0:14.9 | Also, this may be the closest to what we actually talk about in bars on Friday nights. |
| 0:19.5 | This is really close. |
| 0:20.2 | We talk about cults with Matt from the Orlando episode, probably once every two weeks. |
| 0:25.2 | Especially when that R. Kelly stuff was going down. |
| 0:27.6 | Yeah, that was like a solid two-hour conversation about R. Kelly and Colts. |
| 0:31.6 | It's true. |
| 0:32.1 | And conveniently, we were in a bar already so we could drink our sars away. |
| 0:34.5 | It worked real well. |
| 0:35.1 | Kids drink responsibly. Anyway, we would love to start this episode by thinking our most responsible and lovely |
| 0:40.4 | and, you know, give backer members of our community, our newest patrons. |
| 0:45.9 | Let's move past it. |
| 0:47.6 | So thank you so much to Kaylee, Philip, Pret, Emily, JST, Meg, Alexa, and Chrissy for joining |
| 0:53.1 | us. |
| 0:53.4 | And of course, to our supporting producer-level patrons, Leanne, Meg, Alexa, and Chrissy for joining us. And of course, to our supporting producer-level |
| 0:55.6 | patrons, Leanne, Shannon, Phil, Catherine, Christina, MCF, Sarah, Katie, Deborah, and Julie. |
| 1:01.7 | We definitely don't think you are meat-eating reptilians. No, like, if you ate steak tartar in front |
| 1:06.7 | of us, we would be like, obviously a human. Obviously a human, please share it with us some. |
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