The Nice Cult Presents

James Orsen Bakker is an American televangelist and convicted fraudster. Between 1974 and 1987, Bakker hosted the television program The PTL Club and its cable television platform, the PTL...  The Nice cult starts a pledge program in honor of all televangelists.  The Good: Puppet shows Amusement park Make people feel good The Bad: No transparency Miss appropriation of founds Infidelity T...

Ryan Crafts joins The Nice Cult to discuss The Freedomite movement.  This movement consists of a split-off of the Doukhobors, a community of Spiritual Christians who had emigrated from Russia to Canada in the late 1800s. The Freedomite movement first appeared in 1902 in Saskatchewan, and later in the Kootenay and Boundary Districts of British Columbia.  The Good: So committed that they w...

Nate Pyfer and Jason Lloyd from the Weekly Deep Dive podcast join us as we cover Monty Python And The Holy Grail and how it relates to Christianity.  We are all over the place like a holy hand grenade in this episode.    This film has effected much of comedy and as such we could not pass up the opportunity to discuss it. Holy Grail was selected as the second-best comedy of all time...

The Order of the Solar Temple ( French : Ordre du Temple solaire , OTS ) and the International Chivalric Organization of the Solar Tradition , or simply The Solar Temple , is a cult and religious sect [1] that claims to be based upon the ideals of the Knights Templar . OTS was founded by Joseph di Mambro and Luc Jouret in 1984 in Geneva , as l'Ordre International Chevaleresque de Tradition Solaire...

What did we learn from this episode? Waco Texas taught the government what not to do.  Thor teaches history in the most confusing manor. Brian learns what a euphemism is.  Nathan wants to start a race and Gunnar wants to sire a child from an 80 year old. Listen for the details. The Good: None kept against their will.... Running is good. The Bad: Bad leader Government mismanagement!!!&nbs...

We talk about each episode from season 3.  You find out a few hidden secrets that only a cult member would know about.  Check the calendar at thenicecult.com for the upcoming July 4th parade in Provo, UT so that you can see our independence celebrated the Renaldo way.  The Good: A good review of the season The Bad: Boring The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating...

Nathan updates us on Teal Swan... We learn how cool it was to be a Knight Templar.  We also find out that money is the downfall of everyone. The Good: Helping pilgrims is a noble mission Started banking Cool emblems Loved by "all" Masters at building castles Crusades The Bad: Crusades Lending money to the wrong people (King Phillip) Not being able to kiss or rub beards together Torturing The...

In this episode we discuss how clean is clean enough, how you should clean others, making people call you "dad" and we threaten a cult leader.  Nathan takes us through a great game "how much do you trust me?" The Good: Hawaii Good that there is a law suit against the group No date for the end of the world Started as just a group of friends The Bad: To much touch with children Not a very good...

This cult has it all, cannibalism, sex, suicide, and even a half alien.  We also discover the tell tell way to find out of something is a cult... hint, Gwen likes it. The Good: Some good self help What would a person who loves themselves do? Prolific Partial alien The Bad: Hard to discern between good advice and bullshit A video a day is too much Suicide is looked at as a "do over" Stepped ou...

The cult listens to Gwen as she pleads for our sage advice on which cult she should follow.  Gunnar finds it hard to concentrate with all the probing and channeling involved. The Good: Not requiring to much money Not a lot of control at this moment Books and tapes to make money Thor likes Aliens The Bad: Voyeurism Alien sex Potential to channel evil spirits/aliens Philosophy "there is no good...

This one has it all..... Most deaths, most blood, and least love.  We talk about ancient sports and how culty they were. The Good: First rubber balls Settling disputes through games Way to make money and very entertaining Horses Smart spouse You Ladies of The Night can become the emperors wife The Bad: Loosing a game should never be quite that harsh (death) Lack of logic Know what team is the...

This is the biggest Alien Cult on the planet.  Gunnar gets his gears grinded. Thor and Nathan agreed that they might join this one if the Nice Cult was not part of their life. The Good: Responsibility for own actions Sexual freedom The Bad: Aliens Hurt feelings from free love Claimed that they have created first cloned human... No evidence The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incor...

The Nice Cult learns how to fish.  This cult is the king of chlamydia.  Gunnar drinks a Spanish Fly. The Good: Thor likes the name "Children of God" Changed dogma later on Against microchips in the hand The Bad: Flirty fishing STDs Underage sex Graphic cartoons as religion No such thing as free love The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): The Nice Cu...

Gwen Joins us as we discuss Hot Yoga.  This guy is the "natural Bill Cosby".  We learn how much control yoga can have in your life. The Good: Stretching Core strength The dripping chi The Bad: Spedos Million dollar sperms Lies about accomplishments The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): Speedos in The Nice Cult calendar May 2nd Salad For Souls day S...

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...