The Jordanian Sufi Cult: “Trapped Between Wor...

A comet. A cultural fever. And a cult’s failed prophecy. In 1973, as the holidays approached and the world felt increasingly unstable, a comet named Kohoutek was predicted to light up the sky in way never seen before… right at Christmas. The media obsessed. The artists sang. And ...  Show more

This week we head to Nashville, Tennessee — where a cosmetology school promising structure, opportunity, and “professionalism” turned out to be something else entirely.Our guest, Sophia, thought she was paying over $20,000 to learn how to do hair. Instead, she walked into a syste ...  Show more

In 2005, this week's guest Sarah Edmondson joined what she thought was a personal development program devoted to helping her overcome her "limiting beliefs." Little did she know it'd turn out to be one of the most notorious and scrutinized groups of all time, NXIVM. "Self-Help" i ...  Show more

Ep 110: A young woman’s whole life explodes after she’s forced to give her DNA to a seventeen-year-old missing child cold case. This is the Miché Solomon, or as some know it by, Zephany Nurse story Sources for Today's Episode: Zephany: Two Mothers, One Daughter, an Astonishing ...  Show more

<div>JJ Vallow didn’t have the best start in life. Both of his parents struggled with drug addiction, and so when he was born premature in May of 2012, JJ was also addicted to drugs and it took months for doctors to safely wean him off the substances that had been coursing throug ...  Show more

Get ready for some no holds barred sh*t-talking, culties, because this week, Amanda and Isa are joined by the hosts of the motherhood-themed "I've Had It" podcast for a wild discussion of how PTA Moms are kindaaa just like a cult. Relentless groupthink, wacky power dynamics, oh m ...  Show more