The Cult of The Peace Corps

Sounds Like A Cult

Studio71

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Education

3.9 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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~Join us~ as Isa and Amanda unpack the "cult" of the Peace Corps—its peculiar rituals of initiation, close-knit camaraderie that borders on religious obsession, unwavering devotion to a higher cause, and (wait a second) abuse and murder?? Thanks to insightful listener call-ins, we reveal the eerie similarities that make this hallowed American organization an uncanny mirror to cult-like communities. 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! Head to stitchfix.com/cult and you'll get 25% off when you keep everything in your Fix Go to Kosas.com/CULT for 15% off your first purchase of $50 or more plus FREE shipping 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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1:12.0	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 facts.
1:21.2	This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Hello, my name is Hunter and I'm calling from
1:25.9	Kansas City. I think the cultiest thing about the Peace Corps is that it was initially created to
1:30.8	combat communism at a grassroots level, and now it's just another way that Americans play
1:35.1	pretend savior in countries that would be better off without US intervention. Hi, I'm Rebecca. I'm
1:40.3	in the Peace Corps in South America, and the reason why Peace Corps is so culty is because your
1:44.8	leadership as a volunteer has made out out of other previous volunteers who recruited when they
1:49.4	were young and so whenever you need to call them for help, they're just like, well, when I was in
1:53.2	the Peace Corps, I was even more isolated in a small village. We didn't even have cell phones to
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