10 AUG 2021 · In this episode, we are talking about an Australian New Age Group called The Family. This group forcefully adopted children and raised them on a compound in Australia. Sponsored by Db Journey: https://bit.ly/37cP8YP Our Socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/lets_cult Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsstartacultpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lets_cult/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChcl9qrvKAsXJTaBfVgKILQ Website: https://www.letsstartacultpodcast.com/ Reddit On Wiki: Twitter: https://twitter.com/redditonwiki Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redditonwiki/ Website: https://www.spreaker.com/show/reddit-on-wiki Sources for this episode include Rolling Stone Magazine, “Unseen, Unheard, Unknown” by Sarah Moore, The Guardian, CBS News, a research paper titled “Anne Hamilton-Byrne and the Family” written by Carole Cusack of the University of Sydney and published in the Nova Religio journal, 60 Minutes Australia, BBC News, ABC Australia, and The Age Research by: Kayla Deleon Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LetsStartACult)

27 JUL 2021 · In this episode of Let’s Start a Cult – the story of the Children of Thunder, a trio led by a fanatic who believed that it was his mission to kill the leaders of the Mormon Church. To carry this out, he brainwashed his younger brother and his roommate to carry out a horrific murder spree that left even the presiding judge reeling from its bloody details. Sponsor: https://omio.sjv.io/c/2544961/1078765/7385 Our Socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/lets_cult Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsstartacultpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lets_cult/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChcl9qrvKAsXJTaBfVgKILQ Website: https://www.letsstartacultpodcast.com/ Reddit On Wiki: Twitter: https://twitter.com/redditonwiki Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redditonwiki/ Website: https://www.spreaker.com/show/reddit-on-wiki Sources for this episode include the San Francisco Gate, Turner Entertainment, Murderpedia, The Independent, The Daily Mail, People Magazine, and the Cult Education Institute. Research by: Kayla Deleon Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LetsStartACult)

13 JUL 2021 · Unlike the majority of other cults, the House of David didn’t isolate itself from the rest of the world. In fact, its members even opened their commune to visitors, welcoming up to half a million of them during peak season. They also formed their own baseball team that went on to compete with the nation’s best, making headlines across the United States and contributing significantly to how the game has evolved throughout the centuries. Perhaps the most bizarre thing about the devotees of the House of David was how the men refused to shave and cut their hair. Photos show them wearing baseball outfits, with full beards and hair streaming down their backs. But as odd as their appearances were, the residents of Benton Harbor, Michigan, where the commune was located, held nothing but love for them. Sponsor: https://omio.sjv.io/c/2544961/1078765/7385 Our Socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/lets_cult Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsstartacultpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lets_cult/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChcl9qrvKAsXJTaBfVgKILQ Website: https://www.letsstartacultpodcast.com/ Hush Hush Society Conspiracy Hour: Twitter: https://twitter.com/HHSConspiracy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hushhushsocietyconspiracyhour Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hhsconspiracyhour/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBHJv6RWJxDaHMbEKfCb_og Website: https://www.hushhushsociety.com/ Sources for this episode include: Southcottian Studies, The Guardian, Owlcation, the Detroit Free Press, Mashable, The Chicago Tribune, a Medium article titled “The house of David: The Midwest Cult that Was Really Good at Baseball” by Lauren Modery, the Cult Education Institute, The Detroit News, The Chicago Reader, the Michigan Radio, The Detroit Free Press, and Atlas Obscura. Photograph: Underwood Archives/Getty Images Research by: Kayla Deleon Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LetsStartACult)

29 JUN 2021 · Aswang are horrible shape-shifting creatures from Filipino folklore! Listen to this test episode as John gives Josh and Sean an in-depth look into these terrible creatures! Get ready to listen weekly starting August 2nd! Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! https://www.spreaker.com/show/reddit-on-wiki Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aswang https://www.movementdisorders.org/MDS/AOS-Partners/Movement-Disorder-Society-of-the-Philippines.htm https://theculturetrip.com/asia/philippines/articles/aswang-the-terrifying-vampire-ghouls-of-the-philippines/ https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Tikbalang https://www.reddit.com/r/Ghoststories/comments/bah2zb/an_manananggal_tried_to_eat_me_in_my_moms_womb/

15 JUN 2021 · He may be long dead, but Charles Manson continues to strike fear in the hearts of many. This gaunt, unshaven man with wild eyes can be seen in dozens of photographs from the late 1960s and early 1970s – a period in American history that, interestingly enough, was marked by peace movements alongside murderous cults, serial killers, and all sorts of violence. Perhaps no other man embodies this chaotic period than Charles Manson. In life, he was known as a prophet and leader; however, he has since come to be regarded as evil incarnate, who turned a bunch of free-thinking youngsters into mass murderers. Sponsor: https://omio.sjv.io/c/2544961/1078765/7385 Our Socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/lets_cult Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsstartacultpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lets_cult/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChcl9qrvKAsXJTaBfVgKILQ Website: https://www.letsstartacultpodcast.com/ Crime & Compulsion: Twitter: https://twitter.com/crimecompulsion Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crimeandcompulsion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimeandcompulsionpodcast/ Website: https://crimeandcompulsion.com/ Sources for this episode include All That’s Interesting, Vox News, ThoughtCo, Biography, Encyclopedia Britannica, TIME Magazine, The Mirror, a book titled “Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders” by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry, Famous Trials, the Los Angeles Times, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Psychology Today, a Psych Blog from Penn State University, and Smithsonian Magazine Research by: Kayla Deleon Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LetsStartACult)

1 JUN 2021 · In this episode of Let’s Start a Cult – we will be talking about QAnon, a movement born from an Internet messaging board that – in the space of four years – managed to infiltrate the United States Presidency, leading to a slew of disturbing incidents. Sponsor: https://omio.sjv.io/c/2544961/1078765/7385 Our Socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/lets_cult Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsstartacultpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lets_cult/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChcl9qrvKAsXJTaBfVgKILQ Website: https://www.letsstartacultpodcast.com/ From the Middle: Twitter: https://twitter.com/fromthemidpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fromthemidpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fromthemidpod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ab3_gRkKlr6i4LsCq8hjQ Website: https://linktr.ee/fromthemidpod Sources for this episode include BBC News, Insider, Fast Company, CNN, NBC News, Slate, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, ABC News, The Guardian, CBS News, Politico, The Financial Times, NPR, and The Atlantic. Research by: Kayla Deleon Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LetsStartACult)

18 MAY 2021 · In today’s episode of Let’s Start A Cult we are talking NEWS! That's right we are a news channel now... Just kidding but in there has been a recent incident involving the cult Love Has Won. We will dive in and find out how a cult with such a nice name came to embalm their own leader! Our Socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/lets_cult Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsstartacultpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lets_cult/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChcl9qrvKAsXJTaBfVgKILQ Website: https://www.letsstartacultpodcast.com/ Sources Sources for this episode include Vice's Documentary for Love Has Won, The Denver Post, The Independent, CBS Denver, and CNN. Research by: Josh Schell Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LetsStartACult)

23 MAR 2021 · In today’s episode of Let’s Start A Cult we continuing our discussion of Adolf Hitler and The Nazi Party and how this terrible cult nearly destroyed the world. Our Socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/lets_cult Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsstartacultpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lets_cult/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChcl9qrvKAsXJTaBfVgKILQ Website: https://www.letsstartacultpodcast.com/ The Dumb, Found Dead: Twitter: https://twitter.com/tdfdpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedumbfounddeadpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedumbfounddeadpod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSKRBPD4yj6KcshzG8pobRg Website: https://www.thedumbfounddeadpod.com/ Sources Sources for this episode include Spartacus Educational, the official website of the HISTORY channel, Biography.com, the Encyclopedia of World Biography, Encyclopedia Britannica, BBC Teach, and the Holocaust Encyclopedia from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Research by: Kayla Deleon Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LetsStartACult) https://www.skinstore.com/pod.list SkinStore is offering our listeners 20% of your next purchase by using the code POD

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9 MAR 2021 · In today’s episode of Let’s Start A Cult we will be telling the story of a young boy from an impoverished Austrian family, who managed to crawl his way to the top of an organization that would later terrorize the entire European continent and the...