The Nice Cult Presents

Recovering alcoholic Charles 'Chuck' Dederich founded Synanon in 1958 to provide substance abuse reform to drug users as well as alcoholics in Santa Monica, California.   This episode we discuss the first day of the rest of your life and the man who coined that phrase.  We induct Mr. Rogers into The Nice Cult, Thor tells a few stories, and Cally kisses Gunnar. The Good: Trying to get peo...

The religious movements chiefly, but not solely, in Melanesia that exhibit belief in the imminence of a new age of blessing, to be initiated by the arrival of a special “cargo” of goods from supernatural sources.  Listen to hear the Juicy Details.  We add a new holiday to our cult.  Don swears. The Good: Not warring tribes Acceptable to view advanced technology as magic The Bad: Sug...

Warning, there is abuse of minors discussed!!! In this episode Nathan surprises us with a questionable cult, Finn brings greater understanding of pop culture, Thor talks about hunting down trilobites, and Gunnar talks about his goat.  The Good: Hit records The Bad: Everything The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): You can help The Nice Cult go from rags...

This one has a WARNING! Christian joins us as we talk about a cult the has sodomy, human sacrifice, drugs and we discuss phallic.  The Good: Nothing is good about this cult The Bad: Human Sacrifice Sodomy Torture Drugs The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): Never pee alone Sources: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfo_Constanzo Ranker: https:/...

We talk about the most hateful family in America.  We decide that we are going to do a protest... Time and place TBD.  We talk about blood and cayenne. The Good: Family first Fast sign making Equal rights The Bad: Hate speach Religion should make you better but not worse The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): Gunnar wants to take on 60 year old love...

The BJ Clan Provides a Hymn for the nice cult.... We talk about a truly selfish person.  Gunnar gets called to repentance. The Good: Tarot cards Sex magic in the bedroom Chess Champion World travel The Bad: Abusing Goats His Day Care was atrocious Drugs The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): Adding to The Nice Cult Tarot card deck Love for adventure and...

We talk about Comicon for Mormons, the feeding frenzy when a man dies who has many wives, and what it is like growing up in a community that you have been x-communicated from.  We take on a Trek and something to do with honor. The Good: Friendships / Connections Not allowed to be married until 18 Easy to spot creepers Free food The Bad: Blacklisting Feeding frenzy over widowed and young girls...

Shen Yun teaches us that even though we can levitate and walk through walls, we should not do it where others can see.  We also cover taking organs from prisoners, lots of propaganda and dancing.  We discuss Hot Cakes that we will be giving away at The Life The Universe And Everything writing convention on Saturday 2-19-2022. The Good: Dancing Beautiful production Exotic Meditation Anti...

In this episode Monty Python gets it right.  We talk about how three girls can kill a lot of people and get away with it.  Gunnar talks MURDER.  We induct Brandon Sanderson into the Majesterium Collecti. The Good: Hats Justice sentence reform Benjamin Franklin didn't like Cotton Mathers and is a witch Monty Python skits The Bad: No way to combat being called a witch Yellow cake Test...

The Golden Dawn was just a cool kids club.  Gunnar gets angry and we induct Tom Cruise into the Nice Cult.   The Good: Mostly harmless Fun thing to do on a Saturday night Order in the Universe Included men and women equally The Bad: Pretentious Alister Crawly The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): Tarot Cards Symbol (Goat head with a unicorn horn) S...

We talk about the Nice Cult Calendar that will be coming out in December for 2023. We discuss the cult that caused the Boulder Colorado fire destroying up to 1,000 homes and properties this year.  We decide to set up a free flapjacks day sometime in February, date TBD.  We tell lots of punishment stories. The Good: Pacifist organization Setting up shops in college towns Learn skill trade...

We find out how to blame everyone else for miracles not working.  We take on the 5th dimension and give Renaldo an honorary doctorate degree. We find out what Thor thinks of Dr. Phil. The Good: Karmic contract with the world Hawaii The Bad: Members as scape goats for unsuccess Abuse Alcoholism Shaking cats The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): Renaldo h...

Unicole has proven that there are nicer cults out there than The Nice Cult.  We learn what the Unicult is all about and decide that it is okay to be part of multiple cults.   The Good: Transparency Logical aspect Inclusive Personality Personal experiences feel unrehearsed The Bad: Takes too much time Crystals The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): T...

We briefly cover each episode in season 2 and talk about what we took from those cults.  We also play a Nice Cult game and give you insight in what is to come for season 3.  The Nice Cult: https://thenicecult.com

In this live audience show, a goat eats important documents and we cover a group known by the media as "The Mormon Mansons".   The Good: Learn to overcome fear and mind control Move to Mexico Sold pine nuts The Bad: Murder Family values The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): Vacation to Mexico in the next 10 years The Nice Cult will revisit its belief sy...

All your dreams will come true as long as you own a cow. The Good:    Altruistic Even after being x-d still was fighting for the good of the LDS church Started the LDS tradition of providing "pizza" to get people to work The Bad: Prophecy abused Not listening to checks and balances  The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): Shares in Nathans back...

In this episode we talk about the origins and revivals of the KKK.  Thor and Nathan philosophy about humanity.  Gunnar milks a Goat. The Good: Names - Grand Wizard, Exalted Cyclops, etc. Having a ceremonial costume  Pot lucks Bringing families together The Bad: Racism Anti sematic Lynching's The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): Sauna towels a...

Join us as we discuss the man who kidnapped Elizabeth Smart and how truly awesome she has handled that traumatic event.  The Good: Healthy diet Walked a lot Camping Own hymns The Bad: Kidnapping Drugs Rape Taking advantage of others The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): James Taylors "There's Something in the way she moves" is the official Nice Cult hym...

Definitely in the top 5 worst cults of all time.  This one makes it hard for us to have a good time. The Good: Nothing Good at all The Bad: Isolation Home surgery Entrapment Locking kids outside in the snow The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): It costs twice as much to get a certificate declaring that you are no longer a member of The Nice Cult Sources...

The Iron Rod really is the word of God.... Find out how it is enforced. The Good: Have a niche audience Motorcycles Dedicated to defending family Accepting of cultural minorities  The Bad: Thinking AR 15 is going to solve your problems Self appointed Gods police Potential of things going really wrong The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): Nice Cult Motor...

Join us on this great adventure as we follow L. Ron Hubbard as he creates one of the greatest money making schemes of all time.... a religious cult.  We only wish that we had his skills.  The Good: Cleaning of the mind Aliens The Bad: Indentured Servitude Aliens Repercussions of leaving No transparency  The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): Re...

In this episode we go over Indian philosophy and how Gunnar feels about it.  We also add a Talesman to our cult. We discover how much money a magician can earn..... Hint, it's more than a billion dollars. The Good: Universities Hospitals Philanthropy Hair Magic The Bad: Platitudes The amount of money spent on philanthropy was almost nothing compared to how much money he made More shoes that t...

We learn of one of the first cults in history.  We discuss the new commands that will be introduced into The Nice Cults dogma.  We discuss the best kind of party to celebrate this cult. The Good: A way to release tension Theater The Bad: Loose penises if you don't believe Ripping animals appart Frenzies Penis parade Drinking blood The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorpora...

In this episode we learn how Gunnar feels about Gurus while discussing the biggest "biological poisoning" in the united states.  We also remind everyone to go to Chick-fil-A on October 14th and order chicken nuggets in Honor of Megan and the Weigh Down Cult. This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What does it really mean to be a thug?  Join us as we delve into the Thuggee cult and find out what caused their ultimate end. The Good: Yellow sashes Cleanup easy The Bad: Murder cult Sacrifice to stop the end of the earth The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): The Worst Cult wears yellow sashes The Nice Cult takes on being nice to travelers If you say...