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Cults
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Doomsday predictions. Religious doctrines. Extraterrestrial orders. What really goes on inside a cult? Step into the minds of those who led and joined the most controversial organizations in history. Cults is a Spotify Original from Parcast.
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Inside CULTS: Claude Vorilhon
Jul 10, 2022Tap to summarizeChapter 5 of Parcast’s new book features the French sports writer who began communing with ancient aliens. Listen to this clip from our episode on Claude Vorilhon, and preorder your copy of CULTS: Inside the World’s Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them at parcast.com/cults! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Conspiracies of the Grateful Dead Pt. 2
Apr 20, 2022Tap to summarizeThe Nitrous Mafia have been a fixture at Grateful Dead shows and other jam band concerts since the ‘90s. They deal nitrous oxide to fans who want a taste of euphoria, but critics claim the cutthroat racket is taking shows’ atmospheres from mellow… to menacing. This is the final episode in the special two-part series from Conspiracy Theories. Follow for new conspiracies every week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Conspiracies of the Grateful Dead Pt. 1
Apr 18, 2022Tap to summarizeIn the 1960s a counterculture revolution was upending traditional norms of life, and the Grateful Dead were providing the soundtrack… and the drugs. Of course, this put them right in the crosshairs of the FBI. But while the feds had a file on the band, did they also have a deal together? Some say the disastrous Altamont Music Festival has all the markings of sabotage… Enjoy this special two-part series from Conspiracy Theories, a Spotify Original from Parcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Cyrus Teed & Koreshan Unity
Feb 1, 2022Tap to summarizeIn October 1869, a Baptist physician is visited by an angel during one of his alchemical experiments. She tells him a prophecy that changes his life, endowing him with an obsession for utopia and immortality. Cyrus “Koresh” Teed sets out to find followers, and though it takes decades, his movement finds its footing in Chicago. But where Koreshanity thrives, controversy follows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Charles Manson & The Beach Boys
Dec 14, 2021Tap to summarizeThe Manson Family’s infamous murder spree may have been partially inspired by The Beatles’ song “Helter Skelter” but it was The Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson who opened doors in Hollywood for their charismatic cult leader. From our friends at Sinister Societies, hear how Charles Manson almost became the next great pop hit of the ‘60s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →“Sky Kingdom”: Ayah Pin Pt. 2
Nov 10, 2020Tap to summarizeBranded religious deviants by local leaders and the Malaysian government, Ayah Pin and his followers argued for their freedoms in Syariah Court. But in 2005, armed intruders destroyed the Sky Kingdom compound, and drove the self-proclaimed god into exile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Cults Daily: Y2K
Apr 27, 2020Tap to summarizeAs society approached the year 2000, there was worry about a Y2K bug that might cripple technology. But there was also fear that cults with doomsday prophecies would do whatever it took to fulfill them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Cults Daily: “The Holy Rollers” Franz Edmund Creffield
Apr 25, 2020Tap to summarizeFranz Edmund Creffield was the leader of the Brides of Christ church. Often referred to as the Holy Rollers, members were known to roll on the floor pleading, for God’s forgiveness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Cults Daily: “Superior Universal Alignment” Valentina De Andrade
Apr 12, 2020Tap to summarizeIn 1981, 50-year-old Valentina De Andrade convinced her neighbors that God was non-existent. Then she told them that Jesus was an extraterrestrial who would be arriving soon in an alien craft to save them from the end of days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →Cults Daily: “Raëlism” Claude Vorilhon
Apr 5, 2020Tap to summarizeAlso known as “Raël,” Claude Vorilhon created a movement in 1974 founded on his communication with a highly advanced race of aliens—an atheist religion known as Raëlism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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