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Sounds Like A Cult

The Cult of Erewhon

Sounds Like A Cult

Studio71

Comedy, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

43.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Erewhon: the only place where the quest to enlightenment involves dropping $25 on a celebrity smoothie. This week, Amanda and Chelsea dive into the culty glow of Southern California's bougiest grocery store with oh-so special guests Raven-Symoné and Miranda Pearman-Maday (check out their podcast Tea Time with Raven and Miranda)! From raw milk acolytes and mushroom dust disciples to influencer pilgrammages and ragebait-y marketing, this episode features takes spicier than the hot bar's $17 buffalo cauliflower. It all serves to answer the big question: is Erewhon a wellness wonderland, or a greenwashed Gwynethian cult? We drank the activated charcoal to find out... Subscribe to Sounds Like A Cult on Youtube!Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod, @amanda_montell, @reesaronii, @chelseaxcharles. Thank you to our sponsors! Go to https://Quince.com/slac for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns.  Start paying rent through Bilt and take advantage of your Neighborhood Benefits™ by going to ⁠https://joinbilt.com/CULT⁠ For the bookings you’ve dreamed of, list your property on ⁠Booking.com⁠! Please consider donating to those affected by the Los Angeles Fires. Some organizations that Team SLAC are donating to are:  https://mutualaidla.org/ https://give.pasadenahumane.org/give/654134/#!/donation/checkout https://shorturl.at/SGW9w SOURCES:  The Guardian: ‘Playing Russian roulette with your health’: my encounter with LA’s raw-milk, powdered-meat smoothie by Lois Beckett:  https://www.theguardian.com/food/article/2024/jun/09/raw-milk-powdered-meat-smoothie-erewhon Eater: Roaches Like Erewhon Smoothies, Too by Rebecca Roland: https://la.eater.com/2025/4/10/24405640/erewhon-cockroach-bug-infestation-santa-monica-health-department-shutdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Colties! Wait, don't skip! I gotta tell you something. My book cultish, which inspired this whole podcast, is finally coming out in paperback, and I'm hosting two incredibly special live tour events to celebrate. The first is in LA on June 9th and is a culty live podcast book tour variety show featuring so many special guests

0:22.8

including my co-host Reese former guests Jamie Loftus Raven Simonei and Miranda Pyraman Mayday

0:28.7

plus drag and burlesque performances and other transcendent surprises. And then I'm doing an event on June 13th

0:35.4

in New York moderated by the cult-followed author of Cocoa Mellers.

0:39.5

Check out Amanda Montpell.com slash events for info and tickets.

0:43.1

I so hope you join us for these or so special events.

0:47.6

Okay, y'all, if you've been listening to Sounds Like a Cult for a while,

0:50.3

you know that my dad, Craig, is a very special guy.

0:52.9

And for Father's Day, he deserves more, which is why I am so glad that Quince is sponsoring

0:58.3

this podcast because they make Father's Day gifting easy.

1:01.6

Quince has all the essentials for style and dads.

1:04.5

The best part?

1:05.1

Everything with Quince is priced 50 to 80% less than what you'd find at similar brands.

1:10.4

For my dad, I'm going with a

1:11.9

chic little sweater, professorial, cute, a staple, but also special. For the dad who deserves

1:18.1

better than basic, Quince has you covered. Go to quince.com slash S-L-A-C for free shipping on your

1:24.2

order and 365-day returns. That's Q-U-I-N-C-E.com slash SLAC to get free shipping and 365-day returns.

1:33.9

Quince.com slash slac.

1:36.1

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1:39.6

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