Cult Chronicles

Charles Manson had this apocalyptic vision, and he decided he should be the one to start it. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we learn about the Tate and LaBianca murders. Sponsor: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson   https://www.biography.com/crime/charles-manson   https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Manson   https://www.youtube.com/wa...

How did a man from Ohio convince people to kill? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about the Manson Family. MK-Ultra: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eJBqnA16wyXgMBjmQEN0J?si=ZQihCRAITxWMhyvl9I5vvw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson   https://www.biography.com/crime/charles-manson   https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Manson   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

This week Craig Shoemaker joins us to tell us about how a cult ruined his marriage. Find him here - https://www.craigshoemaker.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While on the topic of Satanic Panic, we have to talk about a Satanic killer. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we learn about the Acid King, Ricky Kasso. Wise Wolf Gold - rabbithole.gold or https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Kasso   https://allthatsinteresting.com/ricky-kasso   https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/long-island-devil-cult-m...

The cult that worked for the CIA? In this chapter of the Cult Chronicles, we are learning about the Finders. https://vault.fbi.gov/the-finders/the-finders-part-01-of-04/view   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Finders_(movement)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgDLoqpoqlM&t=395s   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUdpTIDcaWo   https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/what-is-the-finders-cult/id73291...

In the 80’s and 90’s the US was going through a moral panic. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we learn about Satanic Panic and the McMartin Preschool Abuse. https://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2016/11/30/satanic-panic-americas-war-on-heavy-metal-in-the-1980s/   https://www.vox.com/2021/5/25/22356338/satanic-panic-america-sarah-marshall   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plEImKEIRm8   https://www.yo...

There is a cult buying up the town of Bixby, OK. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles we are learning about blue flame 47. https://www.blueflame47.com/about/about-us/   https://assessor.tulsacounty.org/Property/Search?terms=blue%20flame%2047&filterTag=null   https://www.acts29.com/biblical-qualifications-of-a-pastor/   https://www.reddit.com/r/tulsa/comments/165qdlb/i_live_in_tulsa_ok_and_i_have_see...

Meditation can help you get through a lot. But you shouldn’t have to pay for it. In this chapter of cult chronicles we are learning about transcendental meditation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCUZXQ0b-MA   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendental_Meditation_movement   Movie – David Wants to Fly   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi   https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&r...

Not all cults are the same. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about the different types of cults. https://www.apologeticsindex.org/267-categories-of-cults   https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-a-cult   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult   https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/legal-and-political-magazines/anti-cult-movement   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/se...

We’ve cover white separatist groups, and this week we cover a black separatist group that somehow got in bed with the Proud Boys. In this chapter of cult chronicles, we learn about the Black Hammer Party. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hammer_Party   https://www.britannica.com/topic/communism   https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2022/08/22/gazi-kodzo-black-hammer   https://coloradosun.com/...

Taking advantage of people who trust you? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles we are learning about the Birmingham Bathing Cult. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-51767053   https://saharareporters.com/2024/05/10/uk-based-nigerian-self-styled-prophet-oluronbi-jailed-34-years-raping-female-male-church   https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/how-depraved-birmingham-pastor-m...

Disguising your perversions as a church? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about the Satanic Black Magic Cult. https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/bristol-prostitutes-satanic-sex-cult-2262149   https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/mar/11/sex-cult-leader-colin-batley-sentenced   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidwelly_sex_cult Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

Another far-right survivalist group connected to Waco and the Oklahoma Bombing? In this chapter of the Cult Chronicles, we are learning about The Covenant, the Sword and the Arm of the Lord. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Covenant,_the_Sword,_and_the_Arm_of_the_Lord   https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/covenant-the-sword-and-the-arm-of-the-lord-4031/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jame...

As a direct result of the Waco Massacre, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was bombed. In this chapter of the Cult Chronicles, we learn about the Oklahoma City Bombing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_McVeigh   https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/oklahoma-city-bombing   https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-27-mn-59616-story.html   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_mov...

This week, I had the privilege to interview a surviving Branch Davidian, Kevin Jones. He shares his insight on what it was like to live at Mt. Carmel Center. He also goes over the siege. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Waco Massacre was a horrific scene. After a 51-day standoff 76 were left dead. This chapter of cult chronicles covers everything you need to know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GJhsnxcsrY   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIDBvD3kGKg   Let’s Talk About Sects Podcast – Branch Davidians   American Scandal – Season 15   https://swan-cymbals-ytgn.squarespace.com   https://en.wikipedia.org//wiki...

It’s amazing what the government will do to people they consider extremists. To understand Waco, you have to know Ruby Ridge. That’s what we are learning about in this chapter of Cult Chronicles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Ridge   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Weaver   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Great_Planet_Earth   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wncvHvUujX8&t=557s   htt...

Most people have heard of the Waco massacre. But how did we get there? In this chapter of the cult chronicles, we’re learning about the branch Davidians. TW: Please listen at your own risk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Houteff   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Roden   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branch_Davidians   https:...

We have all heard of cults, but what is a cult? What characteristics qualify an organization as a cult? This is chapter one of the cult chronicles. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult   https://janjalalich.com/help/characteristics-associated-with-cults/   Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm6heglECcI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...

DANIELLA MESTYANEK YOUNG is a scholar of cults and extreme groups, and extremely bad leadership, and the author of the critically acclaimed memoir UNCULTURED. Daniella was raised in the religious sex cult, The Children of God. She later served as an intelligence officer for the US Army, making the rank of Captain, and became one of the first women in US Army history to conduct deliberate ground co...

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