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Cults of Our Lives

Queen Wednesday Productionswww.podomatic.com
Every week, Halle and Stasie delve into the sometimes dangerous, always bizarre world of cults.
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Episodes

Obsessed: A Cults Mini-series – Lisa Nowak

Who we are at work is usually very different than who we are as people. Follow us @wednesday_queen on Twitter and check out our other show, The Society Pages: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/queen-wednesday-productions/id1463300357

Sep 12, 20191 min

Obsessed: A Cults Mini-series – John Hinckley Jr.

Halle and Stasie zoom in from the group obsession of cults to the individual obsession of some of the world's most infamous stalkers. And hoo boy, is this first one a doozy. Follow us @wednesday_queen on T witter and check out our other show, The Society Pages: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/queen-wednesday-productions/id1463300357

Sep 01, 201923 min

#57 - Falun Gong

EXPERIENCE SHEN YUN – nah, we're just kidding. It is part of this cult, though. Follow us on Twitter at @wednesday_queen and email us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com!

May 29, 201925 min

The Society Pages - "Pilot"

Something different. If you want more: https://www.patreon.com/queenwednesday Contact us at queenwednesdayproductions@gmail.com and on Twitter @wednesday_queen

May 11, 201923 min

#56 - KKK, Part Two

Medgar Evers deserved better. Find us on Facebook and email us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com

Feb 09, 201921 min

#55 - KKK, Part One

Celebrate Super Bowl weekend by listening to Halle and Stasie discuss the granddaddy of all hate groups. Contact us as cultsofourlives@gmail.com and find us on Facebook!

Feb 03, 201929 min

#54 - Congregation for the Light

The girls are back for a Christmas special/to spite all those iTunes reviewers that called us "feminist-leaning garbage"! Let's talk about an upper crust Manhattan cult that dream of no longer having stomachs. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com and in our Facebook group.

Dec 25, 201829 min

[SEMI-FINALE] #53 - Church of Wells

Our last episode...at least for now. Halle and Stasie go down to the always reliable Texas to send off our series with a millennial cult. We love you guys so much. Until we meet again.

May 20, 201834 min

#52 - Incels

"You're going to go through life thinking that girls don't like you because you're a nerd. And I want you to know, from the bottom of my heart, that that won't be true. It'll be because you're an asshole." Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com and on Facebook!

Apr 30, 201825 min

#51 - Rajneeshees

In a jumbo episode, Halle and Stasie get into an argument about Tonya Harding, and also discuss an Indian cult that legally took over a small Oregon town. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com and on Facebook!

Apr 16, 201835 min

#50 - The Pana-Wave Laboratory

For our 50th episode, Halle and Stasie discuss a truly ridiculous cult famous for kidnapping seals and running away from lightbulbs. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com and on Facebook!

Mar 26, 201826 min

#49 - Twelve Tribes, Part Two

[REISSUE] We conclude our series on Gene's Worst Parents Ever Club while Stasie battles the flu. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com and on Facebook!

Mar 13, 201821 min

#48 - Twelve Tribes, Part One

The first half of what Halle calls "a crime turducken". Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com and on Facebook!

Feb 26, 201820 min

#47 - Columbiners

Crime Fandom goes crazy and the cult's foiled February 14th shooting, just in time for Valentine's Day. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com or on Facebook!

Feb 12, 201825 min

#46 - Quiverfull

The Turpin family captives and a cult big on procreating are the girls' topics today. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com or on Facebook!

Jan 29, 201825 min

#45 - Dahn Yoga

Literally the first thing that comes up when you google Dahn Yoga is "THE YOGA CULT". This is why we don't exercise. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com or find us on Facebook.

Jan 15, 201827 min

#44 - Playboy Mansion

Happy 2018! The girls take a look at the supposedly sexy, often cultish home of the late Hugh Hefner

Jan 01, 201829 min

#43 - Ant Hill Kids

Ya girls look at the most violent cult we've ever seen. It's enough to shut even Halle up. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com and on Facebook! Sudio Headphones: https://goo.gl/kzWb8d

Dec 04, 201724 min

#42 - NXIVM

The ladies tackle the unpronounceable business cult that entraps Smallville actresses. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com or on Facebook!

Nov 20, 201728 min

#41 - Oneida Community

Stasie and Halle talk about the cult that probably makes your silverware. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com or on Facebook!

Oct 30, 201722 min

#40 - The Wessons

Incest Vampires? No, it's not a new CW show, it's our cult this week. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com or on Facebook

Oct 16, 201724 min

#39 - Ave Maria Town

A listener suggestion sends Halle and Stasie into the world of company towns, a Domino's CEO gone mad with power, and Florida. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com and on Facebook!

Oct 02, 201722 min

#38 - Aggressive Christianity

REISSUE WITH NON-FUCKED AUDIO. The Generals Green and their band of christian scientists are at it again. Contact as at cultsofourlives@gmail.com or on Facebook.

Sep 18, 201726 min

#37 - R. Kelly's Cult

A cult fresh off the presses, the girls dive into the still developing story of the "I Believe I Can Fly" singer's long history of sexual abuse, going to extremes to control his entourage, and recent allegations of abduction. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com and on Facebook.

Sep 04, 201725 min

#36 - Morrisites

Halle & Stasie go back to the 18th century and the wild, wild west with the Morrisites. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com and on Facebook!

Aug 21, 201729 min

Minisode #4 - Charlottesville & the Alt-Right

This is not a normal episode. To be fair, this is not a normal country. Halle and Stasie discuss today's attack in Charlottesville and scream about Nazis. A longer episode will be coming soon. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com

Aug 13, 201713 min

#35 - The Family (Australia) Part 2

The back end of our look at Australia's Most Shitty, with an unnecessary chunk at the end where we divide up who in the Pacific Rim movies we each want to sleep with. Before you complain, know that Halle honestly cut that part down a lot. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com and on Facebook!

Jul 31, 201723 min

#34 - The Family (Australia), Part 1

This is Stasie's new favorite cult, and Halle joins her as they go down under to talk about Anne Hamilton-Byrne and her creepy as hell psychiatric hospital. Contacts us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com and on Facebook!

Jul 17, 201721 min

Minisode #3 - The Cult of Antinous

A Stasie solo episode as she takes us back to ancient Greece, Rome, and a story about how lost love can create entire reglious movements. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com and Cults of Our Lives Podcast on Facebook!

Jul 03, 201716 min

#33 - The Nation of Yahweh

Halle and Stasie break down the black supremacist cult with a penchant for cutting off people's ears. Contact us at cultsofourlives@gmail.com and join us on Facebook at Cults of Our Lives Podcast!

Jun 19, 201724 min
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