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Cults I'd JoinThe Weather UndergroundHappy late Day of Independence, comrades, we'll see you after this episode for your thoughts and dreams. In the meantime, Viva la revolución!!! Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're @ cultsidjoin.com, and Cults I'd Join on FB and Insta!*Share us with your cool friends (only the cool ones, please). Those ta...2025-07-082h 03
Cults I'd JoinNahziryah Monastic Community (The Purple People)If you like vegan food, zero healthy boundaries, and exactly one color from the color wheel, then we just found the right commune for you! See you over in the deep Ozarks for a day of joining the Nahziryah Monastic Community, or as the locals know them, the Purple People!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the...2025-06-241h 54Cults I'd JoinThe Children of GodIn the land of culty-cults, Children of God is a heavy-weight. They have a LONG history with a trail of damage behind them, but the look like a lot of fun from the street corners, so grab your tambourine and a very healthy set of boundaries while we explore this one together. *A not to be ignored trigger warning for SA and really unhappy kids. Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*R...2025-06-102h 11Cults I'd JoinFight Clubs!Don't talk about them. Just listen to this podcast and then zip that lip!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're @ cultsidjoin.com, and Cults I'd Join on FB and Insta!*Share us with your cool friends (only the cool ones, please). Those tax-free compound payments aren't going to make themselves!...2025-05-271h 15
Cults I'd JoinPalo MayombeMagic! World travel! Every kind of tree metaphor you can think of! A few concerning habits, but also so much communing with nature! This week we are joining Palo-- Better known as Palo Mayombe, but we'll talk about that in the ep...Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're @ cultsidjoin.com, and Cults I'd...2025-05-131h 58
Cults I'd JoinMOVEThis week we are joining the Africa Family of Philadelphia, better known as MOVE. The best part of MOVE? It's not an acronym. It's a descriptor of their life path, and we dig it. However, it caused them a lot of problems on the way, so let's talk about it! And yes, we will also spend some time planning to free Mumia Abu Jamal. Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate a...2025-04-291h 58
Cults I'd JoinBuddhafieldBuddhafield is a lot of fun if you don't count the downward-dog-man guru. Let's do some yoga with the members, talk community and enlightenment, and then burn the whole thing down! Metaphorically speaking. Anyway, they leave us with some good questions, some great stories, and a lot to ponder. Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social m...2025-04-151h 43
Cults I'd JoinPadanaramStrict patriarchy? Check. Ordained by God? Double check. Bottomless beer and a horse for every baby? Chickety-chickety check. Padanaram is a mix of great potlucks, bomb-ass parties, a lot of praying, and a hierarchy not to be messed with. It's also the tale of a community who has given itself the grace to shift course, adjust self-identity, and evolve through many iterations over its 6-decades-and-still-going history. Let's join Padanaram for an hour-- it's worth the trip!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the...2025-04-031h 18
Cults I'd JoinThe Romani -- A Patreon Gift!If you're not on the CIJ Patreon yet, this is your sign to hop on over and subscribe-- we want to see you at ALL the parties! In the meantime, please enjoy this episode from the Patreon library, this week we're joining the Romani People, also known as Travelers. They are basically all awesome, all the time!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and...2025-03-261h 21Cults I'd JoinTrad WivesIf you're into exclusively surface level LOVELY aesthetics and have NO concern about behind the scenes problems, long term consequences, or nazi underbellies, then this is the group for you! Don't go to the potluck if you're gluten-free though, because that place will be CRAWLING with sourdough!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're...2025-02-181h 34
Cults I'd JoinSherry ShrinerAre you into lizard people and magic rocks and an impending apocalypse with a little bit of the Bible sprinkled on top? Then get over here, buddy, this fairly dangerous cult is for you! Also, don't join this group if you enjoy leaving your basement, but DO join if you too are suspicious of the constellation Orion! Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and t...2025-02-042h 02
Cults I'd JoinThe Two by Two'sOr the No-Names. The Black Stockings. The Coonyites. The Way. The Jesus Way. The Lowly Way. Workers and Friends. Christians Anonymous. Christian Conventions. Assemblies of Christians. The Alberta Society of Christian Assemblies. The Testimony of Jesus. Kristna i Sverige. United Christian Conventions. The Tramp Preachers. The Little Ones...Confused yet? We're just getting started! Welcome to the 2x2 church, where there is no official name, no official building, no paper trail, no tv, and no asking questions. BUT! Plenty of magical thinking, ousted founders, secret handshakes (I assume), and criminally negligent leaders! Original song and performance by...2025-01-211h 35
Cults I'd JoinThe Hog FarmStop what you're doing and join The Hog Farm with us! You don't have to do acid but you can. We'll definitely need you at Woodstock. We're not sure how Bob Dylan and EINSTEIN got in here, but we're glad they stopped by. The Hog Farm is a a cornerstone of our commune worlds, and gift of good to the planet, and every single kind of FUN. We'll see you over there!!!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to...2025-01-071h 35
Cults I'd JoinThe Sisterhood Part 1 (A Gift from Patreon)!Happy all the Holidays, Spiritual Besties! We thought we'd gift you the first Episode of The Sisterhood from over at the Patreon Party-- it's a doc following a group of young girls discerning to be nuns, and doing a questionable job at it. We think you'll love it! And now that you've opened all your presents, remember that it's also the season to treat yo' self, so if you'd like to double your Cults I'd Join content this year, go grab your own Patreon membership! We'll see you over there with the secret handshake. Hope your winter is k...2024-12-261h 29
Cults I'd JoinGloriavaleHate sin but love the patriarchy? Do you also look good in blue and enjoy having the COOLEST NAMES IN THE WORLD?? Then we'll see you over at Gloria Vale for a little bit of fun and whole lot of work! And wait till you hear about how we'll be getting married! Phew!!!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow...2024-12-171h 46
Cults I'd JoinAIMI have nothing quippy to say. Today we're talking AIM, the American Indian Movement, and although not all of us can technically join them, I think ALL of us can throw them a super sweet potluck with as many files baked into cakes as they may need.Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're...2024-12-031h 25
Cults I'd JoinDamanhurWe've got magic. We've got capes. We've got exploitation of labor, time travel, and an infallible leader who can GET IT. See you in the worlds coolest underground temples!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're @ cultsidjoin.com, and Cults I'd Join on FB and Insta!*Share us with your cool friends (only...2024-11-191h 19
Cults I'd JoinThe Family (Australia)I know Jesus returned in the form of a woman last week (hey, Shakers!), but he's doing it again this week in the land down-under (hey, Aussies!). Over in our Facebook Group (hey, Cult's I'd Join Spiritual Besties), we're still enjoying our current cult leader, every Golden Retriever. If you love snatched children, excessive forced hallucinogens, and added dollop of racism and cultural appropriation, then have we got the group for you! Welcome to Australia's The Family, where at least they get some cute matching outfits, but that's about it...Original song and performance by Devon S...2024-11-0559 min
Cults I'd JoinThe ShakersYou guys this is one that I've been saving for a rainy day because I love them so much and I knew one day I'd just need to talk to you all about the Shakers for an hour, and guess what?! Here we are! Please join me in donning a sweet head covering, shutting down our genitals, and dancing like it's 1747. And remember, tis the gift to be simple, tis the gift to be free.Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? 2024-10-231h 09
Cults I'd JoinJesse and Ian Talk Cult-Hopping!It's fireside chat time (sans the fire), and this week I'm introducing you to my long time community friend Ian! We met in community and have spent the intervening years joining completely different communes and cults, so he has a lot to report back! Cults I'd Join hopes you enjoy this interview where we talk all things culty, and yes, we name a few names!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!...2024-10-081h 03
Cults I'd JoinSynanonWe're shaving our heads, grabbing fist-fulls of cigs, and we're joining Synanon this week! See you next to the kicking couch, and obviously... bring your overalls!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're @ cultsidjoin.com, and Cults I'd Join on FB and Insta!*Share us with your cool friends (only the cool ones...2024-09-241h 27
Cults I'd JoinThe ErvilitesOh hey ya'll, Cults I'd Join is back, and working hard on all your favorite things (Ie howling at the moon and talking about cults we may or may not join)...Welcome to The Ervillites, a group filled with polygamy, wildly inappropriate roles for children, murders all over the place, and a disappointingly low rating on both aesthetics, and quality of potlucks. And obviously we'll be bumping into NXVIUM over here, because why wouldn't we?!?!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with...2024-09-101h 09
Cults I'd JoinGet Them to the GreeksWe're BACK and it's Ameran's turn to teach Jesse a thing or two! This week we'll need you to grab your best matching group tee, your inexplicably decorated wooden paddle, and of course, an irresponsible amount of alcohol. Oh, and bring a few candles and a working lighter, in case we need to perform any midnight oath rituals. We have missed our weekly chats with you, and we can't wait to join the Greek Sorority and Fraternity system with you!!!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all...2024-05-281h 24
Cults I'd JoinThe Commune Turns 50...Surprise! It's a break week for CIJ, but in this little pocket, two super awesome things happened! Cults I'd Join hit 50k downloads, and Jesse's favorite commune celebrated their 50th Land Day (they turned 50 years old)!!! So Jesse recorded a bunch of interviews about the moment while she was there, then she ran off to run around the Maypole, and here are a few of her favorite for you to listen to... see you all for our regularly scheduled cult joining next week!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want...2024-05-2115 min
Cults I'd JoinSeason 4 Half-ChatThis season we're doing twice as many episodes (two on each group), so we're doing twice as many season wrap-ups as well! We're halfway through, so let's revisit our first 6 cults we'd join, and decide who has the best snacks and outfits... which one from this batch is your first pick??Ps, CIJ will be on a two week break after this mid-season wrap up, and then we're back for the next 6 groups. Patreon will continue to have new episodes, so feel free to jump over there for extra content, and in the meantime, we'll see you in...2024-05-071h 29
Cults I'd JoinThe Handmaid's TaleEvery season we join a fictional community, and this time, we're joining Gilead! Fabulous outfits? Check. Endless baked goods? Also check. Some issues that we'd call... problematic? THIS IS A BIG FAT YES. But you might know about those-- or recognize them from the dystopian parts of our real lives. See you over in Gilead, and blessed be the fruit! Sorry, we meant BRING FRUIT. It's a party.Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all...2024-04-301h 19
Cults I'd JoinRamtha Part 2Wow. NXVIUM is such a complex and constantly surprising... wait! We're supposed to be talking about Ramtha this week! Don't worry, we are, but yet again, NXVIUM is stopping by to join the party! See you this week for class with Ramtha, where we're about to control our reality, and hopefully go home with no blindfold related head injuries!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google...2024-04-231h 36
Cults I'd JoinRamthaAre you tired of traditional religious structures? Would you rather piece together pseudo science and colorful mythology delivered to you by a woman named Zebra channeling an ancient warrior man named Ramtha? Well then welcome, besties! You've come to the right place! Also there is some horrifying racism and blindfolded archery. See you in class at Ramtha's School of Enlightenment!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on...2024-04-161h 28
Cults I'd JoinBurning Man Part 2Oh hey fellow practically-burners! We're still over here at the man, getting even deeper into the dust and and the tea... we'll bring the matches and see you there!!!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're @ cultsidjoin.com, and Cults I'd Join on FB and Insta!*Share us with your cool friends (only...2024-04-091h 29
Cults I'd JoinBurning ManOh hey giant man in the desert, nice to meet you... oh my! You're on fire! And everyone is dancing around you and they're spinning fire! And there are so many hula-hoops! And why are giant sculptures driving toward me... oh I get it. I've joined Burning Man! Yay! Welcome, fellow burners, it's fire time!!! See ya'll on The Playa!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on...2024-04-021h 19
Cults I'd JoinBirds Aren't RealIt's the second inning of Cult-V-Cult, and we're done joining Q, and on to joining BIRDS AREN'T REAL! Are you ready to know the TRUTH about the world around you? Are you ready to join your like minded new family in spreading the REAL reality to the masses? Well we're doing that this week and it all starts with the birds. Don't be fooled, brothers and sisters, if it flies, it lies! See you all over at our newest cult clubhouse-- Birds Aren't Real! Who will win the battle of the cults? You'll have to tune in to find...2024-03-261h 29
Cults I'd JoinQ#2Look. We don't like Q talk any more than the rest of you but that's exactly why we have to get to the bottom of this whole murky but extremely shallow pool. Also, this is our new favorite, Cult-V-Cult, so we have to cover the Quirkiest letter in the alphabet, so that we can get to the mashup Cult who we'll be covering next week! See you in the dirty logic whirl-pool that is the current far-right!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun wi...2024-03-191h 14
Cults I'd JoinQAnon Part 1Hello and welcome to Cults I'd Join's first official cult vs. cult! It's a battle of the true believers and only one can emerge victorious! Which cult will Ameran and Jesse join? Who has the better food and/or hair? Who is the second cult in this mashup?! Stay tuned to find out, and come on in to visit our first contender... the QAnon conspiracy theorists! Grab your whiskey on the way to hitting play, you'll need it both as an anti-depressant, and a possible disinfectant!!!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults...2024-03-121h 35Cults I'd JoinHillsong Episode 2D*ckroot. The Beebs. Pentecostal worship. Adultery. DUI's. Biblical enlightenment. All this and more are waiting for you as you join us for another week at Hillsong-- they started at the bottom now they here!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're @ cultsidjoin.com, and Cults I'd Join on FB and Insta!*Share u...2024-03-051h 41
Cults I'd JoinHillsong Part 1Okay party people!!! Put your hands up in the air and wave them all around like you just don't... no wait, wave them around like you care a LOT. Now feel free to cry. Now tithe 10% and make your peace with loving Justin Bieber, because this week we're all joining... Hillsong!!! The Australian mega-church that took the US hipster scene by storm! Come for the modern music, stay for the old-fashioned shame!Also, Jesse apologizes in advance for when she sings. Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to j...2024-02-271h 17
Cults I'd JoinTwin Flames Part 2We are so glad you've found your NEED for your one and only Twin Flame! That's the first step. You're doing great.All you have to do now, is give up the rest of your money, acknowledge Jeff and Megan as Gods, possibly change your ACTUAL genitals, or at least LOOK like you're heteronormative, and bing-bang-boom! All your problems are answered!The upside? Twin Flames also enforces its own specific diet, and it's like... ALL CARBS. Lead with that, Twin Flames, and we might be all in.Original song and performance by Devon Sproule 2024-02-201h 02
Cults I'd JoinTwin Flames Part 1Oh, you thought you were going along just living your best life... BUT YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU HAVE A TWIN FLAME and NOTHING CAN WORK OUT IN LIFE WITHOUT THEM! Also, only two people can find your twin flame, neither of those are you, and these people are gonna need a LOT of your money. It all makes sense don't think about it just get a new credit card also they might cure cancer. If that doesn't spell romance folks, we don't know what does!**Spoiler alert, we DON'T know what does... Original song an...2024-02-131h 25
Cults I'd JoinMother God—a gift from PatreonHappy solitude season, everyone! It's been a long lonely winter and we have MISSED you! Cults I'd Join will be kicking off Season four NEXT WEEK, but this week, we thought we'd gift you an appetizer with a little gift from our Patreon.Ya'll. We'd like to remind everyone that we were covering Love Has Won before it was cool. Still, nobody does documentaries better than Max, and The Cult of Mother God is A LOT. Over on our Patreon, you can find all three episodes of our coverage of this drug-fueled wild ride, but h...2024-02-081h 47
Cults I'd JoinSeason 3 Chatting-BeeCan you even??? Season 3 is wrapping up, and we're talking all things culty from the last 12 episodes. Which was the best? Which was the worst? Who had the best clothes? Has Ameran already joined the Essenes? Is there ANY group Jesse won't join (YES, but WHO)?!? You can find all those answers and more right here in episode 13, but the biggest gift would be YA'LL telling us YOUR answers! What are your loves and non-loves from this round? What did you learn that made you say "OH!!!"???Season 4 is already in the works, we'll have a 4...2024-01-091h 46
Cults I'd JoinThe Farm Part 1We saved this one for last because The Farm is a dreamy dreamscape for dreamers (and yuppies), and we can't wait to stroll down First Street, Second Street, and so on, with YOU! If you don't already know The Farm, get over here and soak up all its loveliness with us. If you do already know The Farm, sit down while we spill the tea and go over the mountainous roller coaster that is its history from its beginnings till now. Also, check your belly button. If it's an outie, you weren't born there. Original song and p...2024-01-0252 min
Cults I'd JoinThe Farm Part 2This one is a two-parter because... we'd love to give you a good reason, but it's because our hosting platform just stopped recording mid-episode, so parts one and two are unceremoniously stopped and started. Listen. People who join cults as their favorite hobby are often not also people who are great at tech stuff—so please enjoy The Farm, Episode 2, the janky but just as good partner to The Farm, Episode 1! Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod...2024-01-021h 00
Cults I'd JoinWomen Talking, a bonus New Years Gift to YOU!Surprise, you guys! It's New Year's Eve and the wrap-up to our first year as a new podcast. Thanks to all of you new friends, we're rounding out our first year with 26k downloads and in the top 25% of podcasts overall—imagine if we learned how to advertise!!! We are LOVING the discussions we get to have with you online, we are loving the community y'all are creating and we are so thankful for everything this past year has given all of us.And that is the long way to say, here's a gift to you! It's our fi...2024-01-011h 38
Cults I'd JoinElohim CityElohim City has been called the most dangerous compound in America. It's been called God's word in boot leather, a low-rent trailer park, and the underground railroad for right-wing extremists. Cults I'd Join calls them people we no longer see at Thanksgiving. Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're @ cultsidjoin.com, and Cults I'd J...2023-12-261h 55
Cults I'd JoinThe EssenesWell everyone, Ameran and Jesse have found their cult, and you can find us hanging with the Essenes in... Portland? Austin? The desert? That's right, a mystic religion that lived and disappeared in a brief window alongside Jesus (yes, THE Jesus), seems to have new converts and new leaders all over the place. We can't put a finger on who's got the best line to God, but we CAN tell you that white linen clothing, live foods, and a difficult relationship with gourds is a big YES from the team here at Cults I'd Join. We dig you Essenes...2023-12-191h 34
Cults I'd JoinThe Remnant (aka The Weigh Down)Ever think to yourself... "I'd love to join a high control cultish group, but I'd ALSO love to develop an eating disorder, and also encourage that in others..."? And after that, did you ever think "More specifically, I'd like that group to also be super snooty, dress like we're all in late 1990's Glamour Shots, and occasionally be at least associated with murder..."?If this is you, then wish and wait no longer, friends! This is the group for you! Come on down to the Remnant, a church that is also a weight loss program—all your is...2023-12-121h 47
Cults I'd JoinThe Branch Davidians (in Waco, TX)No spoiler alert needed on this one, we all know how it ends. But do we all know how it begins? How things went in the middle, or even how a tragedy like this unfurled its road? Today we're talking about the Branch Davidians—before, during, and after David Koresh. And yes, its members give us plenty of humanity and even some great levity—our favorite is definitely the good old-fashioned corpse-off! Come on in to talk all things Waco with us, and please keep in mind that you're here at Cults I'd Join, so please remember to take off...2023-12-051h 55
Cults I'd JoinLuLaRoeIt's another phat-bottom girl y'all, and this time... she's wearing exploitative leggings! Follow along as Ameran takes us on another journey through MLM land. They've got drama, they've got victimizing marginalized people, they've got rotting pants with questionable pattern mixing, and yet again, they've got Mormons (#notallmormons)! Put on your stretchiest pants, friends, grab your inexplicably high down payment, and let's get this party started! Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*R...2023-11-281h 46
Cults I'd JoinThe HutteritesAmish. Commune. Amish-commune! AMISHCOMMUNE!!! Or close, anyway. What percentage do you think Jesse is in on this one? Is a million percent a real number? Is Ameran packing her plain black bags? Welcome to the Hutterites, another branch of our good friends the Anabaptists, who have been living fully communally since the 1500s. A peaceful religion, a time-tested community of goods, and some FABULOUS head scarves. Come be a Hutterite with us for a bit, we say WILLKOMMEN to you!!!Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all...2023-11-211h 27
Cults I'd JoinThe VillageIt's fictional utopia time and this season we're joining... The Village! M. Night Shyamalan, we see you. And you see our love for super sweet bustles, window-pane fabric, and suspicious locked wooden boxes lurking in the shadowy corners of the world's coziest houses. Get on the bus friends, this week we're hand-knitting some GORGEOUS shawls, strenuously avoiding the bad color, and joining The Village! Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate a...2023-11-141h 27
Cults I'd JoinLori Effing Vallow and a Triangle of DummiesAnother doomsday cult who has it all figured out and isn't going to burn like the rest of us. YAWN. But this one has a kick: it's made up of only a handful of people and a few of them are the walking embodiment of everything a cult might call evil. Trigger warning for all things child-related in this one, and an extra trigger warning for anyone fully overwatching pretty girls LITERALLY GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Spoiler alert: she doesn't get away with it forever. Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd J...2023-11-071h 23
Inside Community Podcast#022: Cults! The Good, the Bad and the Ugly with Jesse StoneCults get a pretty bad reputation in the mainstream world, but are they really evil? Or just misunderstood? Jesse Stone, co-host of the Cults I'd Join podcast comes on the show to shed some light on the upside of cults while giving us some helpful advice on what to look out for if manipulation just isn't for you.
Down in the Ozarks, Jesse Stone lives and loves with her young son Solace, two dogs, and two cats. Jesse is an artist, writer, and maker, and has lived her life immersed in the wide variety of s...2023-11-021h 29
Cults I'd JoinFLDSOh hey, FLDS! Did you think we wouldn't stop by for a visit? We think your PERFECT hair (we're not kidding), your sweet prairie dresses (again, LOVE), and your drama-drenched communal history are exactly how we want to spend an afternoon, if not an eternity. Also, at least one of us is all about the sister-wives, but no one still likes all the blood-atonement. See you on the compound, FLDS! Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod o...2023-10-311h 30
Cults I'd JoinSovereign CitizensDon't tread on me! Posse comitatus! God is my authority! Where is your postmaster?!?! All these code phrases and more are about to be available to make you free too, for the low, low price of... one hour of your life listening to this podcast! If you've been wanting to start driving without a license committing tax evasion while insisting that the U.S. is secretly a giant post office, then have we got the cult for you! Come along as we join the Sovereign Citizens... but only for the length of this episode because we don't have enough...2023-10-241h 31
Cults I'd JoinIBLPYou may or may not have heard of IBLP, but you've definitely run into some of their famous adherents in the media... 19 kids and a smattering of criminal charges, anyone? IBLP has it all—matching bib dresses, swimming costumes that make the 1800s look lewd, and abuse cases far and wide. Come join us at the giant dinner table and let's talk IBLP, where the boys are well taken care of and the girls can fend for themselves.Original song and performance by Devon Sproule Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fu...2023-10-171h 51
Cults I'd JoinSeason 2 ChattypooIt's a wrap on Season Two, and in lucky episode 13, we take a little stroll back through all the groups we covered and the best and worst take-aways from the lot of them. Has Ameran changed her mind about joining any? Can Jesse choose just one to contract her soul to? Find out by listening, then chime in with your thoughts on the FB discussion page... and don't get to comfy during the break... we're working hard on Season 3, and we'll be gifting those to you in just a few short weeks!Love Cults I'd Join? Want...2023-06-202h 11
Cults I'd JoinThe Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the LordOne of us considered just posting her wedding pics for this one, but decided against it. They make her miss her Golden Retriever. CSA has it ALL... end of the world, concerning weaponry issues, really great dresses, and home made bread. Come on down the dirt road with us (unless you're the feds) and meet the people who were hosting standoffs with the government before it was cool!Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google...2023-06-121h 42
Cults I'd JoinOne TasteFemale orgasm... ever heard of it? Turns out, it's not a myth, and these folks are REALLY into it! By which we mean they found a way to monetize it, cultify it, and really wring every bit of joy out of an otherwise pretty great thing. Come along with us, as we enter One Taste, the commune you don't have to pack your things to join (because they'll provide the matching t-shirts and you don't need pants)...Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all p...2023-06-062h 01
Cults I'd JoinThe Latter-day SaintsGolden tablets, oddly communicative angels, sacred undies... We at CIJ LOVE a new religion, and the LDS church continues to evolve and find its feet a scant century-plus after its birth. Yes, they have some History with a capital H to contend with, and yes, even their current scene is... a lot at times. And no, you can't have any coffee here. Still, the LDS church has the arts of ritual and sacred setups honed to a fine science, and their members are usually some of the nicest darn people you'll meet. Settle in for our deep dive into...2023-05-301h 32
Cults I'd JoinFreedom Fire... no, Moriah Ministries... no, Eva's EdenA Pentecostal cult of Karens turned Goddess worshiping murdery Cat Cult? YAAAAAAS this is our JAAAAAAAM. Get over here and pump this pod while we SPILL. THIS. TEA! Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're @ cultsidjoin.com, and Cults I'd Join on FB and Insta!*Share us with your cool friends (only the cool ones, please). Those tax-free compound payments aren't going t...2023-05-231h 47
Cults I'd JoinYoung LivingThis one is all Ameran all the time! Jesse is taking the back seat to learn all about Young Living from the girl who lived it (and we can only assume smelled great the whole time)... Ameran, the former YL sales rep/unintentional cult member. There are essential oil turf-wars, sneaky mean-girl recruitment tactics, and triangle shaped shady dealings as far as the eye can see. Join us, won't you? Don't forget to bring your cash, your husband's permission, and most important, your unquestioning faith in pseudo-healing techniques!Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the...2023-05-161h 51
Cults I'd JoinThe PathEach season we choose one fictional cult to join, and this time we're signing our lives over to The Path, a Hulu original populated entirely by super hot people with great clothes. But wait... there's more! A culty underbelly? Characters for whom Jesse is sympathetic and Ameran is not? Enlightened people doing unenlightened things (in this cult and in real life)? And that's just the beginning! Whether you've already joined The Path (aka the Myerist Movement) in your head like Jesse has, or you'll find yourself bingeing it tomorrow after listening to this episode, this one is a blast...2023-05-091h 32
Cults I'd JoinThe AmishYou don't have to be on your Rumschpringe to know a good party when you see one... and talking about the Amish is ALWAYS a great party with CIJ! This one comes with a lot of personal stories, which is how we like it—inside looking out is our favorite view! Leave the world behind for this one, as you settle into your rocking chair, grab your quilting squares, and hit play on that smartphone you've been hiding in the grain bin...Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to...2023-05-041h 47
Cults I'd JoinTeal SwanEver stare into the depths of space while wondering "What if Mean Girls became an actual religion"? If so, wonder no more, friends! Welcome to the weird, and arguably dangerous, corner of the world that is Teal Swan! Have we made some similar fashion choices? Sometimes, yes. Do we advocate implanted memories and cutting all family ties? Generally, no. Buckle up for this one, and we'll see you on the other side!Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and...2023-04-251h 30
Cults I'd JoinThe Twelve TribesThere are smocks. There are balloon pants. There is circle dancing and hibiscus tea, name changes and matching headbands... Listen, we haven't spent a moment at the Twelve Tribes that we haven't loved—although it does seem others have. Let's get into it! And let's grab a head scarf and an AMAZING tofu sandwich while we do it! Seriously, go get that tofu sandwich. We'll wait...Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and th...2023-04-181h 33
Cults I'd JoinThe Garden (AKA the Tik Tok Cult)TikTok it's cult o'clock! Actually it's more TikTok and less cult, so this is a story of how communes and social media meet... and that produces a LOT of different results. See you on this twisty road, and yes, it does involve former pets being worn as pelts, and a lot of lovely communal dinners. Shout out to TCO for coining cult o'clock, we had to borrow it for this one!Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review...2023-04-1157 min
Cults I'd JoinThe QuakersHello, Friends... It's nigh unto the Sabbath and you know what that means... quiet reflection, or high-stakes rabble-rousing if you're down with the Quakers through the centuries! Join us on the scenic and twisty ride that is the path of Quakerism, and keep in mind that the light in us recognizes the light in you.Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're @ cultsidjoin...2023-04-041h 39
Cults I'd JoinHeaven's GateSeason Two is starting out with a bang—or more with the sound of a comet playing a theremin. Heaven's Gate is forever tied to an ending we all know, but the journey was a long and twisty one. Let's join the members for a bit and step inside the threshold of Heaven's Gate Community on this inaugural episode of Season Two. **** Trigger Warning: Please note that this episode features the topic of suicide and may be better to skip it if such topics are sensitive to you. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thou...2023-03-211h 25
Cults I'd JoinLet's Talk This Out!Season one is a wrap and we are having SO MUCH FUN! Here's the plan: Cults I'd Join will give you 12 episodes and a bonus recap every season. We're talking about all 12 groups we've covered in this first recap episode, and we would love to hear your thoughts. What group was your favorite? Which party would you join? Who is your hard no? Which set of matching outfits is the one for you? We are already hard at work recording season two and will be releasing the season starting on the Spring Solstice in March! Until then, we h...2023-02-141h 00
Cults I'd JoinThe Rainbow Family of Living LightWelcome home! At the Rainbow, all ways are free, and you are perfect just the way you are! Will you get sunburned, lightly poisoned, dysentery, and more naked man hugs than necessary...? Sure, yes, at least one of these. Will you also get covered in glitter, all the love you can soak in, free food and gifts and bliss, and an aching face from uncontrollable smiling? Also yes. We're at The Rainbow, CIJ fam, and we're gonna HUG IT OUT!!! You can talk when we pass you the feather...Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all...2023-02-071h 24
Cults I'd JoinChristian IdentitySometimes we talk about cults we would NOT join. Sometimes even a group we would never join still poses a lot of questions that need answers, and often the groups that we wouldn't join need a light shined into their center. Strife and injustice grow in the places we are not willing to look, so let's talk about some Christian Identity—what they believe, what they plan for, and how we all figure in. Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rat...2023-01-3151 min
Cults I'd JoinRuby RidgeIf you know about Ruby Ridge, you know two things—it is not a cult and it is not a happy ending. However, the Weaver family living at Ruby Ridge did belong to a dangerous cult that is thriving today: the church of Christian Identity. Before we talk about the group itself, we're taking the time to talk about the human face of an ugly religion and everything spins out of that space. We are also talking about government branches that have more brute force than life experience, and the long-standing clash between rule makers and rule breakers. See yo...2023-01-241h 09
Cults I'd JoinZendik Arts FarmI know we say this a lot but... this is a major favorite! Love communal living? Love matriarchal sex decrees? Love trench digging? Aggressive road-tripping? Rationed food? Truly epic parties? Putting the letter Z on everything? Then say hello to your new favorite hang spot... Zendik Farm!!! Get to know this major player in the history of the American commune scene, it's a great ride!Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank...2023-01-171h 32
Cults I'd JoinThe Rajneesh MovementSure, you've seen Wild Wild Country and who doesn’t love a good sex cult dressed entirely in orange. But who were the Rajneeshees before all that? And what about after? What did their kids have to say? And would A&J join them? Okay, so you know J would...Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're @ cultsidjoin.com, and Cults I'd Join on...2023-01-101h 23
Cults I'd JoinNXIVMListen—these people have combined suburbia, pyramid schemes, advanced Karening, and your classic sex dungeon. And we're here to talk about it. Join us, won't you?Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're @ cultsidjoin.com, and Cults I'd Join on FB and Insta!*Share us with your cool friends (only the cool ones, please). Those tax-free compound payments aren't going to make th...2023-01-061h 31
Cults I'd JoinAnabaptists (and the Waldensians?)Ever driven past a lovely Amish family in their buggy and thought, "Revolutionary! Outlaw! Hung in the square and burned at the stake!" If you haven't, you don't know the roots of their movement. The Amish and Mennonites share their roots in the Anabaptist movement, and arguably go back even further than that. If you don't have time to read The Martyr’s Mirror, come join the Anabaptists with us on Cult’s I’d Join... it's less gruesome and more fun!Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the...2022-12-2357 min
Cults I'd JoinLove Has WonExactly WHAT love has won is yet to be determined for this cult. It's a fun ride trying to figure it out though, so come along with Cults I’d Join for this twisty, too-much-glitter-y journey!Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're @ cultsidjoin.com, and Cults I'd Join on FB and Insta!*Share us with your cool friends (only the cool on...2022-12-231h 20
Cults I'd JoinThe FindersGood luck finding these guys... seriously. Finding them is just one part of the game—and according to The Finders ALL of life is a game—with one guy calling, and changing, the rules! Will you want to join by the end? Can you predict the game changers (see what we did there) in this cult? Tune in and FIND out (honestly, we can't stop ourselves with these puns)!Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Goog...2022-12-231h 15
Cults I'd JoinMidsommarYes, we mean the awesome movie, and yes we know it's (probably) not real! None-the-less, this podcast isn’t called, "Cults-that-are-definitely-real," it's called "Cults I'd Join" and we (J at least) would join this cult! Spoiler alert: we will fully and entirely spoil this movie for you, we recommend you watch Florence Pugh in all her flower queen glory first!Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on th...2022-12-231h 20
Cults I'd JoinOneidaIt can be tough to pick your favorite cult in a world full of so many great ones, but we decided that the one and only Oneida community should be our inaugural episode. They're one of the greats, and yes, Jesse only uses Oneida silverware in her home. That is a true story. Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're @ cultsidjoin.com, and C...2022-12-221h 09
Cults I'd JoinThe Snake HandlersSnake Handlers: we have more in common than we thought! The point where we diverge? You got it, it’s the snakes. But we can all agree on this: they're better in a church than on a plane!Love Cults I'd Join? Want to join all the communal fun with us? *Subscribe to the pod on all pod platforms!*Rate and review us on Google (please and thank you)!*Follow us on the social medes... we're @ cultsidjoin.com, and Cults I'd Join on FB and Insta!*Share us with your cool fr...2022-12-2055 min