The Cult of Strip Clubs

Sounds Like A Cult

Studio71

Comedy, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Strip clubs sell the dream of financial freedom, empowerment, and an intoxicating nightlife, but behind the flashing lights and VIP rooms, the reality is far more complicated. This week, Amanda and Chelsea are joined by special guest Luna Sofia Miranda (@luna_sofia_miranda), actress in Anora and dancer, to dive into the world of strip clubs, not just as spaces of entertainment, but as intricate ecosystems built on power, control, and illusion. Are dancers truly their own bosses? How do societal stigma and club culture shape the way we perceive this multi-billion-dollar industry? Join us as we unravel the cult-like influence of strip clubs and the contradictions that make them both liberating and entrapping. Subscribe to Sounds Like A Cult on Youtube! Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod, @amanda_montell, @reesaronii, @chelseaxcharles. Thank you to our sponsors! Head to https://www.squarespace.com/CULT to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CULT Find exactly what you’re booking for on https://Booking.com, Booking.YEAH! Start earning points on rent you’re already paying by going to https://joinbilt.com/CULT If you like your money, Mint Mobile is for you. Shop plans at https://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	The views expressed on this episode, as with all episodes of Sounds Like a Cult, are solely host opinions and quoted allegations.
0:06.0	The content here should not be taken as indisputable fact. This podcast is for entertainment purposes only.
0:12.0	I thought by the time I left the club, I'd like own house and like have 100K in investments.
0:19.0	Own multiple businesses.
0:22.4	I'm tired, I'm drained.
0:24.7	This isn't really working for me anymore.
0:30.1	I want to go, but I feel like I can't because I'm not just leaving a job.
0:31.9	I'm leaving a community and a lifestyle.
0:35.9	And once you leave the stripper community, you're kind of seen as like, ugh, like,
0:37.2	you're not a sex worker anymore.
0:38.3	You're a civilian.
0:40.6	Ooh, that's culty.
0:46.8	This is Sounds Like a Colts, a show about the modern day cults we all follow.
0:49.1	I'm your host of Anna Montel, and I'm an author.
0:53.3	And I'm your co-host, Chelsea Charles, and I am an unscripted TV producer.
0:55.8	Every week on this show, we discuss a different zeitgeisty group that puts the cults in culture from Lulu Lemon to Harry Potter to try and
1:01.6	answer the big question. This group sounds like a cult, but is it really? And if so, which of our three cult categories does it fall into?
1:16.6	I'll live your life, a watch your back, or get the fuck out.
1:19.6	This cultish spectrum is so important every week, and I'll tell you why.
1:23.6	Because cult influence in 2025 falls along a continuum. Not every group that looks
1:30.3	all fanatical infringing on the outside is destructive and exploitative, but also there
1:35.6	are some groups that look really, really innocent on the outside that could lo-key ruin your
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