Not every religion is easy to understand from the outside. But polygamy is one that almost no outsider gets. Especially when it deals with children. In this chapter of cult chronicles, we are learning about Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Jeffs Netflix - Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sandiegouniontribune/name/rulon-jeffs-obituary?id=38166972 https://biglovecompound.proboards.com...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tea company or cult? Why not both? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about Celestial Seasonings. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs https://www.inverse.com/culture/10731-cults-conspiracies-and-the-twisted-history-of-sleepytime-tea https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2021/01/the-insane-true-story-of-the-racist-eugenics-book-your-inspirational-teabag-tag-might-be-based-on/ https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/drink/sleepytime-tea-secret-religion-b...
Jan 13, 2025•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Lululemon, Apple and Trader Joe’s all have something in common. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles we are learning about brands with a cult following. https://www.persado.com/articles/cult-brands/ https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/brands-with-cult-following https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cult-brand.asp https://www.canto.com/blog/cult-brand/ https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/lululemon-membership-partner-perks-1235075212/ https://shop.lululemon.com/membership ht...
Jan 06, 2025•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Is this haunted house based on the movies? Or do the movies look to it for inspiration? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about McKamey Manor. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs https://www.mckameymanor.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeO9y1mmMA8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKamey_Manor https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2024/09/24/tennessee-mckamey-manor-russ-mckamey-criminal-charges-dropped/75351350007/ https://superstarsculture.com/fact-...
Dec 30, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Imagine this, you go to an organisation looking for personal-development and growth, but instead you find yourself in some sort of sex cult. This week on Cult Chronicles, we are learning about NXIVM. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs This episode was made with the help of AI. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Raniere https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/keith-raniere-consumers-buyline-true-story-47850674 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Salzman https://www.merriam-we...
Dec 23, 2024•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Is a cult infiltrating churches all around the world? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we learn about the New Apostolic Reformation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Peter_Wagner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Apostolic_Reformation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fp8naJsgNA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXDq59eqtwg https://www.gotquestions.org/New-Apostolic-Reformation.html https://www.npr.org/2011/10/03/140946482/apostolic-leader-weighs-religions-role-in-politics
Dec 09, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Unfortunately, many cults killed a lot of their members. This week’s cult is no different. In this chapter of cult chronicles we learn about the Order of the Solar Temple. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Di_Mambro https://www.uva.nl/en/discipline/religious-studies/western-esotericism/article.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_esotericism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_68 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_Jouret https://www.s...
Dec 02, 2024•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Is the apocalypse coming? And are alien ships coming to evacuate those that believe? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about Fiat Lux. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Lux_(UFO_religion) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriella https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/uriella-fiat-lux-sektenchefin-erika-bertschinger-eicke-ist-tot-a-1255007.html https://www.diepresse.com/5585357/fiat-lux-sekten-anfuehrerin-uriella-90-jaehrig-ve...
Nov 25, 2024•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Cults and conspiracy theories often go hand in hand. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we finish up the Manson case. And let me tell you, there are a lot of conspiracy theories here. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs Book: Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties https://vault.fbi.gov/cointel-pro https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-01208R000100170047-4.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_CHAOS
Nov 18, 2024•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you willing to die for what you believe? How about the old saying would you follow them off a bridge? A lot of people died following someone they fully believed in. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles we are learning about Jonestown and the Peoples Temple. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast You think the history was crazy, just wait until we get into the theories. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles we are learning about scientology, again. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast A religion famous for the celebrities that are involved. But what is going on behind the scenes? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about scientology. Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing
Oct 28, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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/watch?v=MNrs8OL9zd8&rco=1 https://www.history.com/news/spahn-ranch-manson-family Book: Chaos: Charles Manson...
Oct 21, 2024•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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=MNrs8OL9zd8&rco=1 https://www.history.com/news/spahn-ranch-manson-family Book: Chaos: Charles Manson, the ...
Oct 14, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Craig Shoemaker joins us to tell us about how a cult ruined his marriage. Find him here - https://www.craigshoemaker.com/
Sep 30, 2024•2 hr 40 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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-murder-ricky-kasso-david-breskin-901069/ The Acid King – Documentary https://coveringthescene.com/acid-ki...
Sep 23, 2024•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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/id732915228?i=1000430266754 https://apnews.com/article/2eab7f35f730aca807f97a8a08896b32 https://www.vice.com/en/art...
Sep 16, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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.youtube.com/watch?v=2R21tWs-qCw http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/mcmartin/mcmartinaccount.html ...
Sep 09, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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_seen_what_looks/ http://www.blessedquietness.com/journal/housechu/terra_forming.htm https://freedomofmind.com...
Sep 02, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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&rh=p_27%3AHelena+Olson&s=relevancerank&text=Helena+Olson&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
Aug 26, 2024•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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/sect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sect
Aug 19, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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/2022/02/08/black-hammer-utopia-norwood-colorado/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cACNONIPTnE https://www.y...
Aug 12, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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-made-17565245 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_bathing_cult
Aug 05, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Aug 05, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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/James_Ellison_(white_supremacist) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Patriot_movement https://vault.fbi...
Jul 29, 2024•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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_movement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIYohleLlWw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Turner_Diaries https:/...
Jul 15, 2024•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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.
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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/Waco_siege Waco: American Apocalypse https://www.docusign.com/blog/what-is-an-affidavit https://www.govinfo.g...
Jul 01, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y0Gq2pf5oc https://www.famous-trials.com/rubyridge/1151-fbirevisedrules https:...
Jun 24, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Koresh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great https://www.youtube.com/w...
Jun 17, 2024•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
