The Cult of Military Wives

Sounds Like A Cult

Studio71

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Education

3.9 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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At long last, the man/myth/legend, Amanda's dad, Craig Montell, whose riveting stories of his childhood spent in the Synanon cult planted her fascination with all things "cultish," joins as this week's guest. In this *extremely wholesome* episode, Amanda and her pop analyze a quartet of listener-submitted stories, documenting four firsthand experiences with “culty” groups (from military wives to Abercrombie & Fitch) comparing each one to the surreal mindfuckery and power dynamics Craig witnessed in Synanon. The episode mostly focuses on the “cult” of military spouses... faaaaascinating how closely it resembles a bonafide '70s-era cult. But is it a Life Your Life, Watch Your Back, or GTFO?? Tune in to find out. Thanks so much to all who wrote in their culty tales! To check out Amanda's new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking, click here! The Magical Overthinkers newsletter can be found here. Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod Thank you to our sponsors! The Cotton collection and more are available now at SKIMS.com. Go to betterhelp.com/cult to get 10% off your first month This episode reflects solely the opinions and work of Amanda and special guests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:59.1	I think one similarity between the military and synonym was that I think a lot of the recruits
1:06.6	in the military were led to believe that you needed the structure in the military to survive.
1:13.6	Yes. And that you need to stay that you will fall down a manhole if you leave because you wouldn't
1:18.6	have the structure and that sort of philosophy permeated synonym. So true. That's maybe the number one
1:25.0	thing that the two have in common is like you will fall down a manhole if you don't have this
1:28.9	structure. And for some people it's true. Yeah. I've known people who say their lives were saved
1:33.9	by the military. Yeah. But I don't know if I know any military wives whose lives were saved by the
1:40.0	military. This is Sounds Like A Cult, a show about the modern day cults. We all follow. I'm Amanda
1:49.6	Montel, author of the book's cultish and the forthcoming The Age of Magical Overthinking.
1:54.9	Every week on the show you'll hear about a different group or guru that puts the cult
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