In preparation for next month's theme of cults, this week we're doing a quick primer on what is and isn't a cult!
We talk about dictionary definitions, sociological understandings, personality traits of cult leaders and followers, and some well known cult examples.
And stay tuned for the next month to hear episodes about five different cults!
FURTHER READING:
Cult (wiki)
Cults in America
Difference Between Sects and Cults - Sociology Group
How Cults Work - Cult Indoctrination
Cults. Explained - Vox/Netflix (via YouTube)
Why Do People Join Cults (Open Culture)
Cults by Nigel Cawthorne
Wild Wild Country (Netflix)
Going Clear: Scientology (IMDB)
The Vow (Wiki)
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119: The Chameleon Killer
118: Bear Brook & Forensic Genealogy
117: The Axeman of New Orleans
116: The Mad Bomber
115: La Voisin
114: The Pink Panthers
113: The Hollywood Blacklist
112: LISK (Part 2)
111: LISK (Part 1)
110: DB Cooper
109: The Lufthansa Heist
108: The Mysterious Death of Alfred Loewenstein
107: The Montauk Project
106: The Lost Cosmonauts
105: The Rendlesham Forest Incident
104: The Green Children of Woolpit
103: Inventing Anna
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102: The Disappearance of Louis Le Prince
101: The Mysterious Death of George Reeves
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