cultish, a talk with amanda montell [video]

[video available on Spotify] somebody recently told me that i feel like a grandmother stuck in a 24-year-old’s body, and this caused me to have an epiphany that my life is kind of boring. am i wasting my youth? today i thought we could investigate this restless feeling i'm having ...  Show more

[video available on Spotify] today i’m going to be sharing my 2026 fashion trend predictions. i almost didn’t make this episode because i'm not 100% sure where i stand on keeping up with trends, or whether trends will continue to exist at all in the future. but i don’t think they ...  Show more

This week, Sara and Danny host writer, language scholar, and podcast host Amanda Montell, for a fascinating conversation about about cults and what makes them so effective at garnering our attention. They cover cult-ish groups and organizations from Scientology to SoulCycle and e ...  Show more

At long last, the man/myth/legend, Amanda's dad, Craig Montell, whose riveting stories of his childhood spent in the Synanon cult planted her fascination with all things "cultish," joins as this week's guest. In this *extremely wholesome* episode, Amanda and her pop analyze a qua ...  Show more

ChatGPT could never!!! Over the past year or so, A.I. buzz has obviously risen to cult status, but if you think about it, all this apocalyptic talk of robots rising up and taking over the world lowkey makes us all sound like $ci3nt0l0gists. Is A.I. the newest SciFi cult? And if s ...  Show more

A heavily controlled, totally isolated group of women who worship one "charismatic” male figure and aren’t allowed to read magazines, watch TV, or speak to their families… is this a cult or the most popular reality dating show in history? This week, we’re re-airing one of our fav ...  Show more