The Cult of Spiritual Scammers (feat. Listener Stories!)

Sounds Like A Cult

Studio71

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Education

3.9 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Time to spill some never-before-heard culty tales: This week, Amanda and Isa are reacting to shocking cult stories submitted by you listeners! Many thanks to those who wrote in to share their personal brushes with New Age scams, love-bombing strangers, elementary school rituals that seem sus in retrospect, and more. Traditional religion may be on the decline, but our cravings for meaning and magic are stronger than ever, which isn't necessarily a bad thing... that's why we're here to determine whether your culty experiences were a Life Your Life, a Watch Your Back, or GTFO! To support Sounds Like A Cult on Patreon, keep up with our live show dates, see Isa's live comedy, buy a copy of Amanda's book Cultish, or visit our website, click here! Or follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod @isaamedinaa @amanda_montell Thank you to our sponsors! New customers get $5 off a Lume Starter Pack with code CULT at LumeDeodorant.com Go to betterhelp.com/cult to get 10% off your first month Dipsea is offering our listeners a 30 day free trial when you go to dipseastories.com/cult Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	New York City it's Esa here. I am back in town and I'm going to be headlining Union Hall
0:06.1	once again on wait for it Friday September 22nd at 7 p.m. I am so excited to be back in New York
0:13.8	and this show is going to be so special so fun. I'm going to be joined by very special guests
0:18.5	and I have a lot of new material. I have a lot to talk about. It's going to be a really funny show.
0:25.1	You do not want to miss it. You can get tickets at the link in episode description or at my website
0:30.8	which is esacomity.com slash shows. That's ISA comedy.com slash shows and if you're not in New York
0:38.2	you can go to that same website to tell me where to perform next. That's esacomity.com slash
0:44.8	shows babe and if you are in New York I will see you at the show September 22nd. Thank you to our
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2:00.2	as with all episodes of sounds like a cult, are solely host opinions and quoted allegations.
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