Cult or Just Weird

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors. In the first episode of CoJW's third season, Chris sets up the science and history behind a movement that has been in the global conversation lately. --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudoscience; Anthropological; Destructive; Conspiracy Theory; Alt Medicine / Welln...

*PLEASE BE ADVISED* THIS IS *NOT* AN EPISODE OF CULT OR JUST WEIRD This is a personal story, told over the medium of a podcast... and  OPTIONALLY (we can't stress this enough) to the audience of our podcast. Content warnings below. . . . . . . . . Content warnings for: -health/hospital trauma -pregnancy & infant loss   Arthur's wish is that you leave it better than you found it. There are many way...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- It is because of hope that we suffer. It is through hope that we change things. In the fifth and final CoJW-does-QAnon episode, Chris and Kayla cover a few things they haven't yet, tie up some loose ends, and (hopefully) plant a small seed of hope. --- *Search Categories* Anthropological; Internet culture; Common intere...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- People are hurting. In the fourth installment of Cult or Just Weird's QAnon deep dive, we hear from real people whose lives and loved ones have been affected by the grip of the online conspiracy. Content warning for this episode: emotional/interpersonal trauma. Special thanks to reddit community members from QAnon Casua...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- This Is Not A Game. In part three of the five part COJW series on QAnon, Chris takes a hard look at the human psychology behind game mechanics, and what makes QAnon research so engaging. Special thanks to ARG game designer & Zombies Run! creator Adrian Hon ( https://twitter.com/adrianhon ) for sitting down with Chris th...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- Are you awake yet? In part two of CoJW's five part series on QAnon, Kayla gets into the nitty gritty mechanics of how it got going and where it's at now. Special thanks to conspiracy researcher Mike Rothschild ( https://twitter.com/rothschildmd ) for sharing his insights with CoJW this episode! --- *Search Categories* A...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- Do you know how long this has been going on? In part one of a five part series, Kayla and Chris tackle a zeitgeisty topic that they've been ruminating on for a while. --- *Search Categories* Anthropological; Internet culture; Common interest / Fandom; Destructive; Conspiracy Theory --- *Topic Spoiler* QAnon, pt1: histor...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- Teach the controversy. Chris foolishly dives headfirst into the most controversial debate of the internet age. --- *Search Categories* Anthropological; Internet culture --- *Topic Spoiler* The war on how to pronounce GIF --- *Further Reading*   https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/brief-history-gif-early-internet-inno...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- May we live long and die out. Kayla discovers a group that exists to cease. --- *Search Categories* Anthropological; Common interest / Fandom --- *Topic Spoiler* the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement --- *Further Reading*   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Voluntary_Human_Extinction_ Movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- We hit a mother lode of madness. Chris complains to Kayla about some extremely weird ads he's been getting on YouTube lately. --- *Search Categories* New Age; Science / Pseudoscience; Business; Destructive; Conspiracy Theory; Alt Medicine --- *Topic Spoiler* Gaia Streaming Service --- *Further Reading*   https://www.red...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- Science is about questions. Self help is about answers.   Kayla and Chris take a bite out of a meaty topic. --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudoscience; Business; Destructive; Alt Medicine / Wellness --- *Topic Spoiler* The Lion Diet --- *Further Reading*   https://shawn-baker.com/about/ https://meatrx.com/ https://...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- May you have the courage to change the things you can, the serenity to accept the things you can't, and the wisdom to know the difference. Chris & Kayla go deeper down the rabbit hole of the Twin Flames Universe, with some former members to help them with the whole wisdom thing. --- *Search Categories* New Age; Business...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- Do you believe in True Love? Chris and Kayla talk about soulmates. Well, a particularly "fiery" new age version of them. A version which has the potential to be problematic, and may even provide the foundation for a cult... --- *Search Categories* New Age; Business; Internet Culture; Destructive --- *Topic Spoiler* Twin...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- Your call may be monitored for ghostly assurance purposes. Turns out Kayla was holding back on the juiciest bits of the Afterlife Sciences story last episode... --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudoscience; Business --- *Topic Spoiler* The Soul Phone --- *Further Reading* https://www.thesoulphonefoundation.org/   htt...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- The trouble with quotes about death is that 99.9% of them are made by people who are still alive. -Joshua Burns Kayla and Chris get spiritual, contemplate unknowable questions of existence, and become disappointed in an "academic" ... again. --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudoscience --- *Topic Spoiler* Afterlife S...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- "A good traveler is one who who does not know where he is going to, and a perfect traveler does not know where he came from." -Lin Yutang Kayla & Chris travel the road of a surprisingly spiritual topic as they dig into one of the hidden treasures of the internet. --- *Search Categories* Internet culture --- *Topic Spoil...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- LOOK. DEEPER. Chris & Kayla follow up on an interesting lead to a former cult-or-just-weird member. And this interview turns up some surprising and creepy nuggets of new information... Special thanks to the Recovering Hunbot for being on the show! --- *Search Categories* Business; MLM; Destructive; Alt Medicine / Wellne...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- Cult or Just Weird revisits a topic from Season 1... this time, with a friend or two. Chris & Kayla interview one of the subjects of conversation from CoJW's season one Tulpa episodes (13 & 14). --- *Search Categories* Internet culture; Common interest / Fandom --- *Topic Spoiler* Interview with Nycto (tulpamancer) and...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- If you look, it's already too late. Chris & Kayla talk about a topic that some believe is dangerous merely by knowing about it. Content Warning: existential dread --- *Search Categories* Anthropological; Internet culture; Destructive --- *Topic Spoiler* Roko's Basilisk --- *Further Reading*   https://www.nickbostrom.com...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- Did you know the human body can go for 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, and 14 days without Cult or Just Weird? Chris and Kayla get into the meat of the topic and ruminate on the question of whether intermittent fasting is a... well, you know. --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudoscience; Alt Medicine / W...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- Nothing tastes as good as addressing a broken system feels. Chris and Kayla take a bite out of a topic that's been eating at Kayla since they started this show. **content warning: If dieting and eating disorder related content isn't for you, please consider skipping this episode. --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudo...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- "You cannot save people. You can only love them." -Anais Nin Welcome to Cult or Just Weird... SEASON 2. In this episode Chris and Kayla talk about the importance of expertise, and about what happens when the cult is coming from inside the house. --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudoscience; Destructive --- *Topic Spo...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- Awards shows are rituals of indulgent, narcissistic filler. It's the CoJW season one finale! Chris & Kayla revisit cults and weirds from all season to bestow some very prestigious and not at all fake awards. --- *Search Categories* Popular Episode --- *Topic Spoiler* Cult or Just Weird Season 1 recap --- *Patreon Credit...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- Yeah I get confused, that's the human in me. I reason that shit out, that's the science in me. Chris & Kayla tap into their trust network to find experts to help navigate the tricky & complicated topic of epigenetics... and the tricky & complicated world of those who would abuse public misunderstanding of it. Special th...

Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord!   --- We just took a DNA test, turns out... To set the stage for the next cult-or-just-weird in question, Chris & Kayla dig into some very cool molecular biology. --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudoscience; Business; MLM; Alt Medicine / Wellness --- *Topic Spoiler* Ben Lynch, SeekingHealth, & MTHFR --- *Further Reading*...