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Sounds Like A Cult

The Cult of Synanon, Part 2

Sounds Like A Cult

Studio71

Comedy, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Buy tickets to The Big Magical Cult Show in Vancouver, Canada on February 21, 2025!

Time for Part 2! Father Craigo helps us wrap up 2024 with the rest of his brain-tangling life story in the cult that inspired this whole dang pod, Synanon. This week, he's answering unfiltered listener Qs, sharing the harrowing tale of Synanon's downfall, and leaving us all with some takeaways for how to stay culty but not too culty in 2025. We simply cannot WAIT for next year, when your shameless cult leader trio Amanda, Chelsea, and Reese return to cover a slew of long-awaited topics, including a certain cult-followed beauty retailer, a book series that's turned into a full-blown religion, a freakishly ritualistic education system, a "nonprofit" "performance troupe" run by a "new religious movement," and more! Thank you so much for tuning into another fanatical year, culties. See you in the next evolutionary level above human!!!

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Canadian culties, this message is for you.

0:03.8

Huge culty announcement, you are invited to come join the sounds like a cult cult in person

0:09.5

for a one night only live show at the Just for Laughs Festival in Vancouver on Friday, February 21st at 7 p.m.

0:16.8

The show is called The Big Magical Cult Show, and it is so much fun.

0:22.3

Not only does this show involve a deep dive analysis into the cult of parisocial relationships,

0:27.9

not to be missed, but there are also drag and burlesque performances, hilarious special guests,

0:33.9

custom culty merch and drinks, a meet and greet, and some truly ridiculous surprises

0:39.1

that honestly can't be explained. They just have to be experienced. Tickets are available now,

0:44.0

so head to Sounds Like a Cult.com to purchase and make sure to snag one before they're sold out,

0:48.4

because this is going to be an intimate little gathering. The big magical cult show is coming to

0:53.1

the Biltmore Cavarry in Vancouver, Canada,

0:55.4

for one night only on February 21st, and we hope you join us. This episode was recorded at the

1:02.2

Spotify podcast studios in downtown Los Angeles. If you would like to watch this episode and

1:07.4

beautiful high-quality video, check it out on our YouTube channel. Link and show notes.

1:12.1

The views expressed on this episode, as with all episodes of Sounds Like a Cult, are solely host

1:16.4

opinions and quoted allegations. The content here should not be taken as indisputable fact.

1:21.3

This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Before we get into the episode, I just wanted to

1:26.7

make this very exciting announcement that my

1:29.3

cult-tastic live show that I do, the big magical cult show, is coming to the Just for

1:34.6

laughs festival in Vancouver on Friday, February 21st. If you are in the area and are a fan of

1:41.2

sounds like a cult, you will have to join us. This show is a night of

1:46.3

nerdy, culty, spicy, witchy deviance featuring drag and burlesque performances, special drinks,

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