The Cult of Mark Zuckerberg

Sounds Like A Cult

Studio71

Comedy, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

What happens when a Harvard dropout builds a global empire on the idea of connection... and then becomes one of the most emotionally disconnected figures in tech? This week, Amanda and Chelsea are joined by Robert Evans of Behind the Bastards (@bastardspod) to unpack the cult-like control of Mark Zuckerberg, the boy wonder turned code-powered control freak. From the chaos of Facemash to the calculated calm of Meta, we trace the evolution of Zuckerbergs’s leadership style and how his obsession with efficiency, rating systems, and surveillance shaped one of the most influential companies in the world. We’ll explore employee testimonies, bizarre office rituals, and the cognitive dissonance of a CEO preaching human connection while undermining it at every turn. Subscribe to Sounds Like A Cult on Youtube!Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod, @amanda_montell, @reesaronii, @chelseaxcharles. Thank you to our sponsors! Start earning points on rent you’re already paying by going to https://joinbilt.com/CULT Find exactly what you’re booking for on https://Booking.com, Booking.YEAH! Head to https://www.squarespace.com/CULT to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CULT No matter how you say it, don’t overpay for it. Shop data plans at www.MINTMOBILE.com/CULT. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Guess what? The cult of Sounds Like a Cult is coming to the real world with a very exciting live show on Monday, June 9th in Los Angeles at the El Ray Theater.
0:15.2	This show is so much fun. It's called The Big Magical Cult Show, and it is like a live podcast on hallucinogens.
0:22.8	Join us to catch some of the voices that you hear week after week, but matched to their
0:28.1	IRL bodies. It's Wild, as we discuss a very spicy and very timely topic. With the help of
0:35.6	some live show elements that you just simply could not convey
0:39.0	in podcast form, including drag and burlesque performances, custom drinks and merch, a parisocial
0:46.1	PowerPoint, audience participation. There's also going to be a meet and greet and a book signing
0:51.3	for my second book cultish, which is finally coming out in paperback.
0:54.8	It is truly so much fun.
0:57.1	So come get your cult on at the big magical cult show on June 9th at the Elray Theater in
1:01.8	Los Angeles.
1:02.8	Artist presale starts on April 15th at 10 a.m. West Coast time.
1:06.5	Just use the password cult to buy your tickets.
1:09.1	And then general on sale starts on Friday, April 18th.
1:12.1	You can find the ticket link at Sounds Like a Cult.com or in the link in bio on our Instagram.
1:16.8	Snag your tickets before they sell out, and we so hope you join our cult for a night.
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