Coffee And Cults

Join us for an Update of the cults we’ve covered that are still in the news, including NXIVM, The Family, The Cult of JACKIE, Carbonnation and The Kittens. Also, some leftie hot takes, the reason Sam and Jon should produce court transcripts and a VERY exciting announcement! CW: Strong language, brief discussion of sexual abuse of adults and children. Contact us: coffeeandcults@gmail.com Social Med...

Episode 45: Jezreel's Tower Jon takes Sam back to the 19th Century to tell her all about another Victorian era cult-the tale of James Jershom Jezreel and his MASSIVE tower. How did James come to learn about Joanna Southcott's box (which makes a welcome return to Coffee and Cults-see Ep 2) and go on to found the New and Latter House of Israel? And what does that have to do with Jon being in an art...

Episode 44: Buddhafield Cult Join us as Sam tells Jon about the Buddhafield and their leader, Andreas. We imagine West Hollywood in the 80s, discuss the beliefs and practices, and are horrified along with everyone else as it takes a dark turn. Also: Sam does some athletic mimes, some deep hypnotic therapy voices and the worlds' saddest fruit salad. CWs for Sexual assault, homophobia. Contact us: C...

Episode 43- Angel's Landing. Join us as Jon tells Sam about a cult from Wichita, Kansas. This one is action-packed with all the old favourites- a luxury commune, loads of money, a persistent police detective and a 'charismatic' leader with supernatural powers, possessed by a heavenly being (or three). Also, angel names, flash forwards and flash backs, some animal based whimsy, and maybe we rename...

Cult Updates for Jan 2022 Jon brings Sam some short updates about the latest goings on with the Twelve Tribes cult and their local Kittens (Scientology) organisation. Also: More sandwich guilt, poor candle storage and there ain't no party like a scientologist party!

Episode 42- Jehovah's Witnesses 3 Happy New Year! Join us for part 3 of our JW series, where we dive into the bad stuff. We're *allegedly* talking end of the world predictions, blood transfusions, and why they allegedly hate women so much. CWs this episode for Abuse, child abuse, child sexual abuse. No graphic descriptions. Contact us: coffeeandcults@gmail.com Social Media @coffeeandcults Support:...

Happy Holidays listeners! Join us on this not at all remarkable day for part 2 of our short series about the Jehovah’s Witnesses. We talk about the practices and beliefs, what JWs do for fun, and what is and isn’t allowed. Also: some singing, satan warnings, Sam’s childhood bedroom, and some corners for us to sit in. CWs- nothing graphic, mentions of prejudices. Contact us- coffeeandcults@gmail.co...

Episode 40- Jehovah's Witnesses Part 1! Join us for a rip-roaring tour through the origins of the Jehovah's Witnesses, their founding members and the business it grew from. Also, dog impressions, almost Jon’s address, invisible Jesus and our fondness of leaflets... and was it a real dog? Contact us: coffeeandcults@gmail.com Insta/Facebook @coffeeandcults Support: ko-fi.com/coffeeandcults Bonus con...

TWELVE TRIBES, ONE LUNCH (Cult Road Trip 1) Jon and Sam hit the road in this special episode to visit a Yellow Deli in their local area run by the infamous Twelve Tribes cult (see Eps 28 and 29). What will they discover? What will they order? Will they leave a tip? Also: Cult interior design, JOY, how far your hosts will compromise their morals for a hot sandwich and a nice chilli, frogs, Socrates...

Episode 39- Satanic Nazi Murders/ The Order of Nine Angles. Join us, as Jon tells Sam about the still growing (blergh) far right movement of the Order of Nine Angles which combines racist ideology with a mix of satanism, occultism and online recruitment. Also- many sex tape titles, racist occult board games, some nazi hot-takes and relishing in Katie Hopkins' misfortune. https://www.hopenothate.or...

Episode 38- The Order of St Charbel (re-release- sound quality fix) Join us as Sam tells Jon about this group, we learn about their amishy ways, as well as some sentences we didn't think we'd hear that'll never let you see food the same way again! Also, we launch a new hashtag, some puppetry and Sam struggles with the Apocalypse. CWs- strong language, sexual assault Contact us- coffeeandcults@gmai...

Episode 37 The Blackburn Cult Part 2 Jon continues to tell Sam the very strange and suspicious story of the 1920s American Blackburn cult. Find out about alleged murder plots, delayed angel publications, curious disappearances and increasingly bizarre and dangerous rituals. Also: the greatest newspaper headline of all time, what to do when a quilt is just TOO crazy, Jon and Sam select their favour...

Episode 36: The Blackburn Cult Part 1 To kick off 2021 Jon takes Sam back to the 1920s and the origin story of the mother and daughter run Blackburn Cult or the Cult of the Great Eleven. Hear tales of the silver screen, many many weddings, missing husbands, pushy mothers, demanding angels and just a little hint of murder! Also: Jon's adult film titles, the secret meanings of Sam's name, the inconv...

Merry Wintertime! Join us as Sam tells Jon the story of Vissarion- the Russian Jesus. We learn about the Church of the Last Testament, their beliefs and practices. Also- some more singing and a whole load of totally chill things for a cult leader to say. CW- strong language Contact us @coffeeandcults on all the social media coffeeandcults@gmail.com Support at patreon.com/coffeeandcults and ko-fi.c...

Episode 36- The spoooooooky episode where Jon tells Sam the disgusting story of Marcus Wesson and his Vampire House of Horrors. Jeva Christ it's a dark first half, but the second half of the episode is Sam telling the story of the "fastest growing religion in the world"- Dinkoism! This is a religion with a very unexpected deity. Also- Hot takes on Papaya, Dawson's Creek, neck beards, facial hair s...

Episode 35- James Arthur Ray This month Sam tells Jon about James Arthur Ray, the motivational speaker and ex-sweat lodge leader. We find out the life-changing.. and sometimes life-ending effects his seminars had on the participants. Also: some of Jon's sweat lodge experiences, Sam tries to find her "sarcastic voice" and they discover the names of their respective sex tapes. CWs: death, and a very...

Episode 34: Carbonation (Natureboy) This month Jon tells Sam about the strange and sometimes disturbing world of Carbonation led by back to nature guru (and alleged God) Natureboy. They'll talk diet, Babylon, Melanin, the five sciences and much much more! Also: Where IS Sam and can she pass the Carbonation entrance exam? Who IS Barbara? Dictionary fun. Cellf care. Jon quoting many statements he do...

Updates Episode! Jon and Sam catch up with some of the cults they've looked at in recent years with news from NXIVM, Universal Medicine, Twelve Tribes and Schincheonji Church of Jesus. Also: creepy dancing, sad bleak news, unnecessary swearing, offensive DJ names and Sam's amazing impressions. CW: strong language, sad news etc

Welcome, join us for episode 33, where Sam tells Jon everything she's learned about the Westboro Baptist Church. Hear about the origins and beliefs of the Church, why they picket, and how we stop them. We have a little cry, we find out who God Hates... what more could you ask for?! CWs: Strong language, Homophobia Contact us: Coffeeandcults@gmail.com Social Media: @Coffeeandcults Patreon.com/coffe...

WELCOME BACK! Episode 32, the third and final instalment of Happy Science. What a wild ride! Picking up where we left off last time, with the group's politics and what might be the pubiest podcast we'll ever do. Also, another cult connection, some singing, some North Korea. CWs: Strong language, pubes Contact us coffeeandcults@gmail.com Social Media @Coffeeandcults patreon.com/coffeeandcults ko-fi...

Episode 31- Happy Science Part 2 Welcome back! Sorry for the delay, Sam's quarantine suddenly got busy, what is that about? Here's Part 2 of Happy Science, talking about the spiritual beliefs of the group. Jon tells Sam some Turtle Stories, also discussed are Kinga and ooze deities, the spiritual wisdom of Margaret Thatcher and we get to hear what Jon REALLY thinks about 5G... Look out for Part 3...

Welcome to Episode 30, where Jon tells Sam all about Happy Science, a Japanese fringe religious movement with a number of parallels to the Kittens- but who also believe they can cure COVID-19. Also, some Scottish accents, some questionable maths, metaphysics, great lists of names and we try to find out if Sam is smarter than Buddha? CW: Strong language To watch the video recording of this podcast,...

Episode 29: Twelve Tribes Welcome to Part 2, where Sam tells Jon everything she couldn't get to last time. Including "creationism and upsetting", some dense business talk, Jon and Sam don't know what a corn dog is and Sam shocks Jon, as promised. CWs: child abuse Email coffeeandcults@gmail.com Social media @coffeeandcults Patreon.com/coffeeandcults ko-fi.com/coffeeandcults Resources: meadowhaven.o...

Episode 28: Twelve Tribes Sam tells Jon about a fringe religious group they are both surprised they've never heard of, originating in Chattanooga, Tennessee (very fun to say.) Also, Jon sings (but don't let that put you off), crowdsourced dating, mate lattes and a promise of a shocker. CWs: Racism, child cruelty. email: Coffeeandcults@gmail.com Social media: @coffeeandcults Patreon.com/coffeeandcu...

In the age of social distancing Jon and Sam meet up on Zoom to talk about the cult at the centre of Corona virus spread in South Korea. Jon tells us about how many cults there are, how easily Covid-19 can spread and the fall out for religious freedom. Also: lots of scary numbers, deadly ferry trips, rap names, Sam's dedication to the podcast and Jon's endless mispronunciations! CW: Corona virus, a...