The Dangers and Warning Signs of Cults Part 1

Mississippi’s “miracle” is a literacy glow-up: science of reading, phonics, coaching, early screening, and accountability. A blueprint, not luck. Mississippi went from “dead last” vibes to top-tier literacy gains by sticking to the science of reading: phonics-based instruction, s ...  Show more

The Handmaid’s Tale is often framed as a warning about America’s future but is it rewriting America’s past? Author Margaret Atwood has argued that the story reflects real historical patterns.But Dr. Phil and historian and author Danny Stein challenge that claim, arguing the story ...  Show more

While probably not what you think of when conjuring up an image of a cult leader, women have been and are cult leaders and instrumental to propping up and running these organizations. Anney and Samantha discuss the definition of cult, what makes a cult leader, who they target ...

What's the difference between a cult and a religion? What are some of history's strangest cults? Are there any secret cults in the modern day? Tune in to learn more.

One person's cult is another person's inarguable truth, and over millenia many spiritual or cultural belief systems have been called cults. Typically organizations called cults have a few commonal traits, one of the chief of which is isolation. So can cults continue to exist i ...

Joining the Deux U classroom this week are Cult survivors Lola Blanc and Meaghan Elizabeth. On their podcast, Trust Me, they talk to fellow survivors, former and current believers, experts, and everyone in between to try to get to the bottom of how extreme belief happens, who's s ...  Show more