262 - The Jehovah's Witnesses: Doomsday Cult

262 - The Jehovah's Witnesses: Doomsday Cult

Up next

Short Suck #48: The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

In this Short Suck, we head into the brutal hills around Tennessee’s old Brushy Mountain prison to explore the Barkley Marathons— the nearly-impossible 100-mile ultramarathon. And we’ll meet Lazarus Lake, the cigarette-lighting, Dr Pepper-drinking madman who designed a race meant ...  Show more

486 - Vigilante Justice: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (A Lot)

What happens when ordinary people decide the legal system isn’t enough — and to take justice into their own hands? From real-life “superheroes” to tragic misfires, from folk-hero avengers to catastrophic citizen’s arrests, this episode explores the wild, messy, often dangerous wo ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

Jehovah’s Witnesses: “Shut Up and Be Blessed“
Was I In A Cult?

With rockstar aspirations, Daniel O’Brien wasn’t looking for anything but a good time. But when heartbreak rocked his world, he tripped into something that lifted his spirits and rallied his hopes - the Jehovah’s Witnesses.    Before he knew it, Daniel had traded his guitar for a ...  Show more

The Cult of Spiritual Scammers (feat. Listener Stories!)
Sounds Like A Cult

Time to spill some never-before-heard culty tales: This week, Amanda and Isa are reacting to shocking cult stories submitted by you listeners! Many thanks to those who wrote in to share their personal brushes with New Age scams, love-bombing strangers, elementary school rituals t ...  Show more

Cult Survivor: Children of God
Almost Adulting with Violet Benson

<u>YOU CALL IT OCTOBER, I CALL IT CULT MONTH ON ALMOST ADULTING PODCAST!</u>

This month focuses entirely on CULTS - where survivors of various cults will be sharing their stories and bringing awareness to the reality and prominence of these organizations ...

  Show more

Caught Up With Cults
You Down?

It’s happened to more people than we think. You go to a meeting and end up devoting your life to a cult. Okay maybe not. This week the ladies discuss their thoughts on cults, experiences they’ve had that may be cultish, and explore some cults that have made an impact on society.N ...  Show more