The Yellow Deli | The Truth About the Yellow Deli Cult

Things I Learned Last Night

Space Tim Media

Comedy, Education, History

4.6 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

The Yellow Deli looks like a cozy sandwich shop at first glance. Its handmade wood furniture, rustic décor, and warm teas attract students, travelers, and locals alike. But behind the welcoming atmosphere lies a much deeper, and more controversial, story. The Yellow Deli is connected to the Twelve Tribes community, a religious group that many describe as a cult. Things I Learned Last Night is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone talk about random topics and have fun all along the way. If you like learning, and laughing a whole lot while you do, then you’ll love TILLN. Watch or listen to this episode today! Become a Patron and Get Early Access to Ad-Free Episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tilln.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode link: ⁠https://tilln.com/yellowdeli Support TILLN & Join The Mailing List: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/tillnpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch L Ron Hubbard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbTq_hKkPGM&ab_channel=ThingsILearnedLastNight Text TILLN to 66866 to become a patron and gain access to ad-free episodes, the exclusive discord, and earn discounts on TILLN Merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey man.
0:00.5	What's up?
0:01.1	Have you ever heard of the yellow deli?
0:05.1	I love this because here's what happened.
0:10.1	I did a stand-up show in New York, all right?
0:12.4	Not New York City.
0:13.3	There's a lot of, there's other places in New York.
0:16.8	Okay.
0:17.3	I was in Oneonta, New York.
0:18.8	I did a college show.
0:20.4	And, you know, college shows, honestly, here's what happens.
0:18.7	Sometimes college shows, they promote them well, and there's like a thousand kids there. Most times, it's just the student activity board because they don't know how to promote stuff. So it's you and eight kids. But you get paid the same either way, which is sick. Yeah, that's cool. I've actually done a couple of college shows where I've shown up.
0:21.0	No students showed up except for the activities board.
0:22.6	And they were like, which is sick. Yeah, that's cool. I've actually done a couple of college shows where I've shown up. No students showed up except for the activities board. And they were like, hey, they were like, you're just going to hang out with us. We'll still pay you. And I literally just hung out and didn't have to do the show. Yeah. It's a good life. So, you know, so I'm in only on in New York. I do the show. During the show, I said, hey, where do you guys like to eat? Yeah.
0:39.7	And this girl says,
0:54.3	well, we love the Yellow Della. ony on in New York. Yeah. I do the show. During the show, I said, hey, where do you guys like to eat?
0:54.7	Yeah. And this girl says, well, we love the yellow deli. And another kid goes, well, yeah, I mean, but that's a cult. And I was like, what? And all the kids were like, yeah. And I said, no, no, no, no, no, not, yeah. Just, yeah, that. What do you mean?
0:50.5	It's a cold.
0:51.3	The yellow deli is a cult.
0:53.3	And I'm so no, no, no, no, I'm not, yeah. Just, yeah, that. What do you mean? It's a cold.
1:11.2	Yeah. The Yellow Deli is a cult. Yeah. And I'm so excited for this episode now. Yeah. Yeah. Except we're probably not talking about it. He just did it. I don't know. I shouldn't be excited about anything this cult does, but that is cool.
1:31.9	Should we go get sleepy at Yellow Deli?
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