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Deep Breaths & Dance BreaksHow to Find a Wellness Retreat That Isn't Culty with Cecilie LøvestamThings We Dive Into In This Episode:1. Breaking generational patterns by attending wellness retreats2. The difference between a culty retreat leader and a trauma-informed retreat leader3. Social anxiety that might come up when going on a retreat 📘 ResourcesWhole, Full, & Alive Retreat in PortugalFull Soul Nutrition MembershipCecilie is a positive psychology practitioner & a trauma-informed yoga & mindfulness teacher.Website | Instagram Thanks for listening! 💖 Stay tuned to my website for more episode updates and other exciting programs and resources.
2025-05-201h 04
Impolite Company with Demetra Gray#10: Yoga culture & when it’s culty, witchcraft, changing spiritual and political beliefs, & funny personal stories | ChristinaIn this episode, Christina and I discuss the weird, funny, and sometimes healing world of yoga culture. We talk about her experience with Baptiste yoga teacher training, the aspects of that training that were very culty, and how emotional manipulation can show up in spiritual spaces. We also get into the ethics of coaching, question whether energy work is real, and talk about the power of belief in healing. I talk about my experience owning a yoga studio when I was younger, and how I used to identify as a witch, and we discuss returning to Christianity. This conversation...
2025-04-112h 32
A Little Bit CultyJustified Resentment: When AA Goes Culty with April McLean Alcoholics Anonymous has become a household name. You’ve probably heard of the 12 steps, sponsors, and sobriety chips. At its best, AA can be life-changing. But in some chapters, things can take a darker turn, and when they do, there’s no centralized structure to step in. In this episode, we’re talking with April McLean—a blogger and former member of AA who found herself deep in a high-control group that looked a lot like a cult. April bravely walks us through her journey across three different AA groups, where love bombing, spiritual shaming, and manipulation were pas...
2025-04-071h 26
Medicine Stories115. Nourishment Lost: in Culty Spaces, Self Induced, & Culturewide - Dr. Suuzi HazenSuuzi and I continue the discussion sparked by my last episode about culty trends in the wellness space by talking about her past with Kundalini yoga- what drew her in and, eventually, how noticing the state of nourishment of those deepest into the cult precipitated her exit. We then catch listeners up on our midlife metabolic meltdown hEaLinG jOuRnEyS and what path we’re taking forward as we continue to recover our vitality and deepen our understanding of why women’s bodies are so metabolically expensive. Patreon bonuses for this episode include an extended conversation w/ Suuz abou...
2025-02-1700 min
Medicine Stories115. Nourishment Lost: in Culty Spaces, Self Induced, & Culturewide - Dr. Suuzi HazenSuuzi and I continue the discussion sparked by my last episode about culty trends in the wellness space by talking about her past with Kundalini yoga- what drew her in and, eventually, how noticing the state of nourishment of those deepest into the cult precipitated her exit. We then catch listeners up on our midlife metabolic meltdown hEaLinG jOuRnEyS and what path we’re taking forward as we continue to recover our vitality and deepen our understanding of why women’s bodies are so metabolically expensive. Patreon bonuses for this episode include an extended conversation w/ Suuz abou...
2025-02-171h 53
Medicine Stories114. German New Medicine: A Lot of Magical Thinking & A Little Bit Culty Too - Demetra GrayGNM is an alt health trend that has grown in popularity in recent years. It is attractive to so many (including me and my guest, once) because it acknowledges the role that emotions and trauma play in physical health and symptom manifestation, something that mainstream medicine still somehow refuses to do. But just because some aspects of an ideology are true and helpful does not mean that the entire framework is valid. Critical thinking and humility are essential tools for navigating information overload and complex frameworks, especially when it comes to health. The allure of...
2025-02-051h 38
Medicine Stories114. German New Medicine: A Lot of Magical Thinking & A Little Bit Culty Too - Demetra GrayGNM is an alt health trend that has grown in popularity in recent years. It is attractive to so many (including me and my guest, once) because it acknowledges the role that emotions and trauma play in physical health and symptom manifestation, something that mainstream medicine still somehow refuses to do.But just because some aspects of an ideology are true and helpful does not mean that the entire framework is valid. Critical thinking and humility are essential tools for navigating information overload and complex frameworks, especially when it comes to health. The allure of...
2025-02-0500 min
Embody Your SoulEP 092: The Return of Rachel White, The Skeptic Shaman: spiritual integrity, how to spot & not be a "culty" spiritual practitionerRachel White is back baby!!! In this episode, we talk about: Safe practitioners Culty practitioners Spiritual integritySpirituality should feel goodWhen spiritual practices are unsafeHow do to know if you feel safe with a practitionerRachel White Bio: Rachel isn’t your typical shaman—she’s a former corporate powerhouse turned spiritual guide for the “spiritually homeless” (the ones who roll their eyes at crystals but secretly wonder if they work). Known as “The Skeptical Shaman,” Rachel brings over 20 years of corporate experience combined with a rich knowledge of the World of Woo. She has a passion for dem...
2025-01-151h 04
A Little Bit CultyGrowing Up Culty: Jonathan Hirsch on a Lifetime of Cults (Part 1)Jonathan Hirsch is an award-winning podcaster and journalist who grew up in the Adidam hippie cult. His podcast, “Dear Franklin Jones”, is about that experience. Today, he’s here to discuss the less famous, but equally culty, Jones and what it’s like for children who grow up with religious abuse. And for more of Jonathan's work, Be sure to check out his latest podcast, “Scary Terri”, which unravels the chilling story of Terri Lee Hoffman—a spiritual leader in Dallas whose followers faced a series of mysterious deaths. Listen now: The Binge on Apple Podcasts. Trigger warnin...
2025-01-0657 min
CONNECT with Jonathan MarkA Cult Connection: Sarah Edmondson of A Little Bit Culty Makes a Surprise Connection
Today Jonathan is joined by Sarah Edmondson, host of A Little Bit Culty. What was initially supposed to be a simple interview about Sarah’s life and experiences with the NXIVM cult turns into an unexpected connection with someone from Sarah’s past. After this astonishing surprise reading, Jonathan and Sarah dig into Sarah’s past with NXIVM, her current work covering cults, and Jonathan’s experiences as a medium.
Be sure to check out Sarah’s podcast, A Little Bit Culty, follower her on Instagram @sarahedmondson and be sure to pick up a copy of her book “Scarred: The True Story o...
2024-12-3144 min
A Little Bit CultyJustice Denied: The JonBenét Ramsey Case and the Cult of GroupthinkThis episode is brought to you in part by Squarespace. Head to https://www.squarespace.com/CULTY to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CULTY. John Ramsey knows a lot about culty thinking within police investigations. He experienced it firsthand after his daughter, JonBenét Ramsey, was murdered in 1996. JonBenét was the six-year-old beauty queen found strangled and beaten to death in her Boulder, CO home. Despite DNA evidence pointing to an unknown male intruder, John and his family were the prime suspects for years, and they weren’t officially exon...
2024-12-1653 min
A Little Bit CultyWhitney Cummings: Healing, Humor, and Hollywood's Culty SideThis episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. In this week's episode, Sarah and Nippy welcome friend and comedian Whitney Cummings to the podcast to explore the nuanced overlaps of culty dynamics and Hollywood culture. Whitney shares her unique perspective on vulnerability, healing, and her fascination with neuroscience, while also opening up about her personal quest for meaning. From the allure of community and control to a hilarious recount of being “rejected by Scientology,” Whitney blends humor with insight as she navigates topics like forgiveness, boundary-setting, and her less-than-conventional healing experiences. And if this episode has y...
2024-12-021h 17
Nobody Should Believe MeIntroducing A Little Bit CultyLIFE AFTER NARCS: DR. RAMANI DURVASULA ON NAVIGATING NARCISSISMAre malignant narcissists born or made? How do you recover after narcissistic abuse? In this episode, licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula tackles our burning narc-y questions. She’s the author of two books on the subject: “Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist” and “Don’t You Know Who I Am?: How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility.” Her work has been featured at SXSW, TEDx, the Red Table Talk, the Today Show, and Investigation...
2024-11-121h 17Nobody Should Believe MeIntroducing A Little Bit CultyLIFE AFTER NARCS: DR. RAMANI DURVASULA ON NAVIGATING NARCISSISMAre malignant narcissists born or made? How do you recover after narcissistic abuse? In this episode, licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula tackles our burning narc-y questions. She’s the author of two books on the subject: “Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist” and “Don’t You Know Who I Am?: How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility.” Her work has been featured at SXSW, TEDx, the Red Table Talk, the Today Show, and Investigation...
2024-11-121h 17
SexvangelicalsS8E07: How to Have Relationships with People Who Have Different Perspectives from You During the Election Season, with Sarah and Nippy from the A Little Bit Culty PodcastWe've tried to hold two seemingly oppositional positions during our podcast series "How to Practice Social Justice This Election Season Without Being a Jackass". 1) We do not support fascism, most notably showcased by the 2024 Republican Party. 2) We support having relationships with people who think differently (and may vote differently) than we do. To help us navigate this, we invited Sarah and Nippy from the A Little Bit Culty (@alittlebitculty) Podcast to join us. They talk with us about the parallels between leaving NXIVM and leaving the Evangelical Church/Republican Party. And they also talk about ways that Progressive folks can effe...
2024-10-291h 04
A Little Bit CultyCulty Voicemail Roundup: ALBC Listeners Speak (10/14/24 EDITION)This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Visit betterhelp.com/CULTY to get started today. Hey campers, we hope your October’s been spooky so far. We’ve got a batch of listener voicemails to check out, so pull up a chair and we’ll get into it. Today’s callers want to talk about a real potpourri of culty stuff. We cover Arbonne, Optavia, BDSM and consent, Eckhart Tolle, and as always, a little bit of the hot NXIVM goss to round out the hour. Also… let it be known that: The views...
2024-10-1439 min
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationNorah - Girls Night In: L.A. Facebook Group Gone CultyToday our guest is a woman whom we’ll call Norah. She tells us about a Facebook group for women in Los Angeles that ended up getting very culty. We’ll talk about why it was exciting in the beginning to connect with other women in a new way, how other subgroups began to form (including one secret, exclusive one) and how the admin, who we’ll call Vivian, seemed to be creating a space that prioritized social justice, equality, and helping other people—at first. Norah shares how the culture of the secret smaller group, Girls Night In, began to...
2024-10-091h 28
A Little Bit CultyDiet Wars: Wade T. Lightheart on Culty NutritionThis episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. We’re calling it now, we’re gonna get some flack on this one. It’s no surprise, but anytime we mention diet, fitness, or nutrition, we hear about it in our DMs. There’s some tension here, we know it, we see it, and we hear you. And it makes sense. In the world of health and diet, there’s a lot of snake oil salesmen out here. The cult of nutrition is very real. Today’s guest is a friend who is familiar with...
2024-10-071h 10
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationSara Teitelman - The Culty Elements of TechnologyToday’s guest is Sara Teitelman, tech consultant and author of a forthcoming book about tech who’s going to talk to us about the culty elements of technology. While Sara’s specialty lies more in optimization of the nonprofit workplace, we’re going to have more of a philosophical discussion about how we’re expected to just trust in our tech overlords without questioning - both the CEOs and the algorithms themselves - how it’s a sort of coercion to be handed algorithms and apps with no say in or understanding of how they work, and how AI factors i...
2024-09-041h 11
Co-Parent DilemmasS4.E51. Interview with the A Little Bit Culty PodcastHave a quick question to be explored on the show? Send us a text message! Include your email address if you would like a personal response. Click HEREDiane & Rick are taking a short break. To round out season four, they are featuring interviews where they were guests on other podcasts! This week, they share the interview they did with Sarah Edmondson and Nippy Ames of the A Little Bit Culty Podcast. Sarah and Nippy were featured on the popular HBO docuseries, The Vow, which explored the abuses of the NXIVM cult. In this interview, they discuss...
2024-08-111h 04
Let's Get To It:a Podcast To Empower You As An ArtistS2 Ep 7: Is It Feeling... "Culty"?This episode was inspired by watching a video from one of my favorite rabbit holes on YouTube--Cults. I cam across one that the leader reminded me of an experience I had with a Life Coach out here in LA. Don't worry, I didn't join, but eh language this cult leader was using sounded eerily similar. I also talk about another time it felt like things were getting "culty" with a spiritual group which prompted me to leave it.
2024-08-0723 min
Jenny Hatch ShowBallerina Farms Hannah is being profiled as a “culty” Mormon home maker whose husband Daniel ruined her life by making her give up dance to have 8 children.UK Times ArticleQuoteAnd so, as a reaction to both the girl bosses and the frazzled mothers, along came a group of women who didn’t seem to care about any of that. They advocated for a life that rejected the drive for money, public power and success, and elevated gentle domesticity and hands-on motherhood to an almost divine state. Enter the trad wives.One of the most influential trad wives is Nara Smith, a 22-year-old Mormon model (four million Instagram followers) who talks in a voice so soft she so...
2024-07-2715 min
Healthy Families Podcast 🌎 Jenny Hatch Show 🌏Ballerina Farms Hannah is being profiled as a “culty” Mormon home maker whose husband Daniel ruined her life by making her give up dance toUK Times ArticleQuoteAnd so, as a reaction to both the girl bosses and the frazzled mothers, along came a group of women who didn’t seem to care about any of that. They advocated for a life that rejected the drive for money, public power and success, and elevated gentle domesticity and hands-on motherhood to an almost divine state. Enter the trad wives.One of the most influential trad wives is Nara Smith, a 22-year-old Mormon model (four million Instagram followers) who talks in a voice so soft she sounds as though she has been brainwashed by a cult, and is...
2024-07-2715 min
Cat & Nat UnfilteredAn Honest Conversation with Sarah & Nippy of "A Little Bit Culty" Since we've been chatting about cults lately we wanted to bring back our episode with ex-NXIVM members Sarah and Nippy from A Little Bit Culty. This is an honest conversation about manipulation, the abuse of power and red flags. We could have done a whole other episode on multi-level marketing but for now we will leave you with two A Little Bit Culty episodes that discuss their view on MLM's. Enjoy!https://www.alittlebitculty.com/season-2/episode-one-yr3hz-ychpchttps://www.alittlebitculty.com/season1/ep7Want our podcasts sent straight to y...
2024-06-1352 min
Why is Everyone Yelling?Episode 178: Sarah Edmondson – A Little Bit Culty
Sarah Edmondson is on the podcast today! And wow, she has a story! She is a former member of NXIVM. She ended up leaving the group and came forward about things that were happening behind the scenes there. Sarah’s full story as a whistleblower is featured in the CBC podcast “Uncover: Escaping NXIVM” (downloaded over 25 million times) and “The Vow”, the critically acclaimed HBO documentary series on NXIVM.
In 2019, Sarah published Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult that Bound My Life, with Kristine Gasbarre. In this tell-all memoir, she shares her story from...
2024-04-1600 min
A Little Bit CultyBad Blood: Erika Cheung on Bringing Down TheranosThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/culty and get on your way to being your best self. Erika Cheung arrived at the Theranos corporate headquarters at just 22 years old as a newly minted college grad. At the time, the idealistic chemist and biologist saw Elizabeth Holmes just as so many others did: As a visionary on the verge of completely disrupting the healthcare paradigm. As it would turn out, Erika’s honeymoon phase at her dream gig lasted all of seven months. That’s when she quit her j...
2024-03-1855 min
Schurtz and Ties: A podcast about education and cultureEp. 65: Is Education a little bit culty?Inspired by an Adam Grant episode, Is your organization a little culty? with NXIVM whistleblower Sarah Edmondson, Brian and Kasey ask the same question about education . . . is it a little culty?
Potential red lights of a cult include the assumption of neediness, that it comes at a great cost, has loaded language, and claims to have all the answers. All of which can be attributed to education
Does that mean it's a cult?
Maybe.
Check out this episode and help us answer the question, is education a little bit culty?
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2024-03-1157 min
ReThinkingIs your organization a little culty? with NXIVM whistleblower Sarah EdmondsonSarah Edmondson escaped and blew the whistle against NXIVM, the cult masquerading as a “personal and professional development company.” With clarity and a surprising and wry sense of humor, Sarah shares her lessons about the dark sides of charisma. She and Adam discuss what makes groups a little (or a lot) culty, the telltale signs of manipulation, and why our highest loyalty belongs to principles — not people.Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscriptsFor the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/rethinking-with-adam-grant-transcriptsFor a chance to give your o...
2024-02-2727 min
Worklife with Adam GrantIs your organization a little culty? with NXIVM whistleblower Sarah EdmondsonSarah Edmondson escaped and blew the whistle against NXIVM, the cult masquerading as a “personal and professional development company.” With clarity and a surprising and wry sense of humor, Sarah shares her lessons about the dark sides of charisma. She and Adam discuss what makes groups a little (or a lot) culty, the telltale signs of manipulation, and why our highest loyalty belongs to principles — not people.Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscriptsFor the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/worklife/worklife-with-adam-grant-transcriptsFor a chance to give y...
2024-02-2727 min
Two CrowsCocktails and Cults Episode 6: Fandoms and other culty things Join us as we discuss some culty things! What is your culty fandom? If you have a cult you want us to discuss or you were in one please email us at tylarholmes89@gmail.comTo support the podcast you can subscribe to the patreon at patreon.com/tylarholmes or a one time donation on CashApp $TylarHolmes89
2024-02-161h 36
A Little Bit CultyGentle Souls: Esther Friedman on ‘School’This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/culty and get on your way to being your best self. If you’re not already familiar with the culty cluster known as ‘School’, it was an ultra-secret Manhattan organization run by late actress and forever eccentric Sharon Gans. The shadowy group did its dark magic in the form of secret study groups, arranged marriages, and some pretty gnarly narcissistic abuse. In this episode, former School enrollee Esther Friedman discusses the five years she spent as a student after her study group love bombed...
2024-02-1255 min
And World PeaceSarah Stevens: The Meaning of True Embodiment, Building Sanctuary Studios, & Culty, Problematic GymsMaggie sits down with Sarah Stevens to discuss the meaning of true embodiment, sobriety, building a movement studio, and culty gyms.
Sarah Stevens is a former healthcare executive turned writer, speaker, and entrepreneur. After leaving her career in corporate healthcare in 2016, she founded The Beautifull Project - a storytelling collective that has reached tens of thousands of women across the globe with its powerful message about learning to take up space.
Today, Sarah helps other people tell their story through Branded by Sarah Stevens, a small business offering a full suite of marketing services. She also...
2024-01-291h 16
The Daily What9/11 CONSPIRACY, WORLD WAR 3 CONSCRIPTION AND CULTY GYMS!Talking about last weeks big patreon special deep dive into
9/11 and adressing some feedback, also are you happy to fight in world
war 3? And are health clubs a bit culty?
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2024-01-2440 min
WhatKast9/11 CONSPIRACY, WORLD WAR 3 CONSCRIPTION AND CULTY GYMS!Send us a textTalking about last weeks big patreon special deep dive into 9/11 and adressing some feedback, also are you happy to fight in world war 3? And are helth clubs a bit culty?Support the showJOIN OUR PATREON FOR EXCLUSIVE EPISODES! www.patreon.com/whatkastBUY US A BEER! www.buymeacoffee.com/whatkast
2024-01-2440 min
A Little Bit CultyWise Jezebel: Dr. Laura Anderson On When Religion HurtsThis episode is sponsored by Better Help. Today we welcome Wise Jezebel and former fundie Dr. Laura Anderson to the ALBC huddle. She’s a psychotherapist, podcaster, and smarty-pants content creator specializing in helping people come back from the sneaky scars of high control religion. She’s also the author of the next book you need to read. Seriously. We cannot recommend it enough and it’s called: When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High Control Religion. Dr. Anderson is here with us to talk about her story, the ways and means of culty...
2024-01-221h 08
That's So Fcked UpTSFU: Ep. 138- Coercion: Romance Reality TV, Culty AFIt's raining episodes! Are you a fan of "The Bachelor", a sucker for "Love is Blind" or lover of "90 Day Fiancé"? We're so sorry for presenting this ugly peek behind the curtains, it can really take the fun out of watching this stuff when you know what the actors/subjects/contestants are subjected to. Fallon breaks Ash's heart as she tells her about how the producers pull a lot of strings behind the scenes to get the narrative that they want. They manipulate people and use culty tactics on the reality stars to present the story that they t...
2023-12-1559 min
No Culty VibesDisney Channel Star Christy Carlson Romano Acting CULTY?!Christy Carlson Romano was a Disney channel child star best known for her role as Ren in Even Stevens, the voice of Kim Possible, and Captain Jennifer Stone in Cadet Kelly.
Now, Christy creates content based on millennial nostalgia, a sometimes cringe but really popular niche on social media.
She's been under fire recently after being accused of platforming alleged predators on her podcast called Vulnerable, in this deep dive I ask the question, is she also being culty?
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2023-12-1054 min
Women of ContradictionsCults or CultyIt's no accident cults share a lot with the word culture. But when does benign culture tip over into harmful cult culture? Veronica shares her fascination with the psychological manipulations of cults and why she doesn't think she's susceptible, but also that naive thinking probably means she's susceptible. Britt's Three Things:
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2) Sentimental Garbage with Caroline O'Donoghue
3) Inflation is Your Fault and Americans think the economy is bad, it isn’t.
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1) Secret Mil...
2023-12-081h 02
Learn Speak TeachLST #83: NXIVM Victim Nippy Ames Exposes Cults || A Little Bit Culty Part 2Learn Speak Teach Episode #83 with Nippy Ames.Welcome back to Part 2 of our conversations with Sarah and Nippy of “A Little Bit Culty.”Watch the full episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Nk3DnHyVMVEToday, we are joined by Anthony "Nippy" Ames, an actor and former college athlete who spent over a decade in NXIVM before helping to unmask it's dark truths as a whistleblower. Nippy now co-hosts " A Little Bit Culty Podcast " with...
2023-11-241h 21
Real Business ConnectionsNXIVM Victim Nippy Ames Exposes Cults || A Little Bit Culty Part 2 (LST #83)Learn Speak Teach Episode #83 with Nippy Ames.Welcome back to Part 2 of our conversations with Sarah and Nippy of “A Little Bit Culty.”Watch the full episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Nk3DnHyVMVEToday, we are joined by Anthony "Nippy" Ames, an actor and former college athlete who spent over a decade in NXIVM before helping to unmask it's dark truths as a whistleblower. Nippy now co-hosts " A Little Bit Culty Podcast " with...
2023-11-241h 21
Learn Speak TeachLST #82: Cult Whistleblower Sarah Edmondson Shares Her Story || A Little Bit Culty Part 1Learn Speak Teach Episode #82 with Sarah Edmondson.Watch the full episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/C9UhGRDjaPQ People often join cults unknowingly, primarily because these groups don’t initially present themselves as the destructive organizations they can become. In this eye-opening conversation featuring Sarah Edmondson, we delve into the backstory of her life while living in Albany, New York, and how she unsuspectingly became entangled in the infamous NXIVM cult.Discover why people get involved in cults and secret groups, and uncover the common temp...
2023-11-201h 18
Real Business ConnectionsCult Whistleblower Sarah Edmondson Shares Her Story || A Little Bit Culty Part 1 (LST #82)Learn Speak Teach Episode #82 with Sarah Edmondson.Watch the full episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/C9UhGRDjaPQ People often join cults unknowingly, primarily because these groups don’t initially present themselves as the destructive organizations they can become. In this eye-opening conversation featuring Sarah Edmondson, we delve into the backstory of her life while living in Albany, New York, and how she unsuspectingly became entangled in the infamous NXIVM cult.Discover why people get involved in cults and secret groups, and uncover the common temp...
2023-11-201h 18
No Other FoundationArguing with Culty FundamentalistsThere are stupider things to do than arguing with a culty fundamentalist. As the late great Jim Croce reminded us, you don’t tug on Superman’s cape, you don’t spit into the wind, and you don’t pull the mask off the ol’ Lone Ranger. Arguing with a culty fundamentalist is, I admit, not as stupid as any of these things, but it is pretty stupid nonetheless, for it is a waste of precious time and utterly futile.
2023-10-0900 min
Three RoOs PodcastThree RoOs - Episode 13 - Cafeteria Culty w/ Maggie
In this episode we learn one thing above all else... It all comes back to cults. Seth's sister Maggie joins us and we start by talking about toxic work enviroments and the conversation quickly spirals down to cults. Where is the line??? Back to cults... Elon Musk... Back to cults... and of course... aliens and ghosts.. right back to cults...
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2023-10-021h 32
A Little Bit CultyScientology SUCKS | Ft. Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, and Jon AtackToday’s episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. We’re back with another greatest hits mashup this week, pulled together from the Little Bit Culty archives for your late listening pleasure because…well…we can’t quit you - not even for a short late summer, early fall hiatus. Can you believe some shows go on hiatus? LAMMMMMME! Not us. Breaks are for babies. For real though, while we’re working on fresh batches of cult-busting brand new episodes, we wanted to stir that proverbial pot a little more by revisiting one of our favorite culty topics….Scien...
2023-09-0439 min
Cult ChatEpisode 7: Culty word saladAre you reaching for your dictionary far too often as you learn more about the cultisphere? If that’s you, you’ll love hearing our hosts slice and dice their way through the most common culty words and phrases. Sit back as our trio define concepts like narcissism, psychopathy, authoritarianism, machiavellianism, and gas-lighting. By the end of our chat you’ll be ready to butt-in on the next conversation you overhear about cults, with full confidence that you’re using the big words correctly.
2023-08-2949 min
A Little Bit CultyCulty Fan Favorites | Ft. Amanda Montell, Evan Rachel Wood, and Eckhart TolleToday’s episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Hey everybody, hope your summer was frickin’ great. We’re working on all-new episodes of A Little Bit Culty, coming in hot ANY DAY now, but for this sultry, late summery time we wanted to revisit our cool, culty archives and put together some mashups of our greatest hits for you. We’ll be back soon with all new cult-busting content, and we’re dropping fresh new episodes every week on Patreon in the meantime. Until we meet in the feed again - here’s our first Summer Remix featuring some of our PERSONAL...
2023-08-2838 min
A Little Bit CultyBreaking Character: Ex-Acting Students Speak Up (Part 1)Today’s episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Alberta Mayne Bligh, Brooke Henderson, and Erin Boyes are among the 26 ex-students who recently spoke up about their experience under the acting tutelage of Michèle Lonsdale-Smith in a revelatory story published in The Cut. Lonsdale Smith is, by many accounts, a dogmatic leader who claims her techniques help actors tell the truth about their unresolved human motivations and make the world a better place. But what happens when details of your personal life are put on stage? What if your teacher fat shames you? Makes personal accusations, belittles, and berat...
2023-07-241h 02
Cults to Consciousness“The Little Mermaid” is Super CULTYBONUS EPISODE! Disney, don't come after us! In making the new Little Mermaid movie, we get you were tied to the 1989 classic, which was tied to the 1845 fairy tale, but we couldn't help but notice all of the CULTY parallels. From an oppressive polygamist father with an "us vs them" mentality, to a banished sea witch with her own agenda of ownership and rule, literally taking Ariel's voice and leaving her voiceless, we breakdown all the ways the Little Mermaid is super culty....
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2023-07-1631 min
The Confident Coaches Podcast#190: How to Create a Non-Culty Coaching BizCoaching communities are rarely cults, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t using practices - in marketing, selling, and coaching - that are a lil’ bit culty. And to me, this is the real dangerous area, because most of us don’t see it, until we see it. This ep is a thick and juicy episode on what we’ve seen (and sometimes even done) that is a little bit culty, what to do instead, and how we got here in the first place. We’ll do more deep dives into pieces of th...
2023-06-2758 min
What Lights You UpCulty Behavior Part 1: Red FlagsIt's no coincidence there are so many documentaries, podcasts, and books focused on cults at this time. While they have existed forever, our ability to connect and share information quickly is new. Rapid communication online supports the exposure of toxic and harmful practices with possible justice...and it also helps the same practices to spread. Many cult-like ("culty") behaviors can be found in your daily life. It may be in the products you buy, the affiliations you make, the groups you are a part of; any number of things. Marketing tactics have long ago shifted from persuasion t...
2023-06-1536 min
Sisters UnashamedEp 15: A CULTY Guest Part 1We are back! AND with a guest we are so excited to share with you - Misty! She is a childhood friend and grew up in a cult adjacent to our own. She shares her own CULTY background, how she first got involved and then how she ended up deconstructing from that cult just a couple of years ago at the age of 28. This episode is in two parts so come back next week for the rest of Misty's story!
2023-01-1144 min
Jade + X. D.GUMBO: Feeling Culty!Feeling Culty? Enjoy this special Gumbo episode where we rediscover some of the conversations over the years surrounding secret organizations and cults. Special thanks to Fran, Jessica Rose, and Dustin for joining us on these episodes.New episodes will be here before you know it. Also, take a look around. Notice anything different?See you soon!Ad-free episodes on Patreon!———————————————http://jadeandxd.com http://patreon.com/jadeandxd email us: jadeandxd@gmail.com follow us @jadeandxd discord: https://discord.gg/5bNQp3MthQ
2023-01-064h 55
The Weasel Podcast051 - Cold Treats, Colder Weiners, Very Culty MastersOn this episode of the POD we were joined by our good friend, and Jonah's fiance, Janie. We discussed late night winter Frozen Custard, Culty graduations, and her dream job. We also talked about her favorite conspiracy, and were very lucky to get a womans take on the circumcised vs. uncircumcised argument that we have grown to love here at The Weasel Podcast.
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2022-12-301h 10
So Bad It's Good with Ryan BaileySarah Edmondson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames from the podcast A Little Bit Culty and HBO's docuseries THE VOW on NXVIM, Keith Raniere, cults and their incredible podcast!! Plus, Todd and Julie Chrisley sentenced to prison.TUESDAY!! Been waiting to talk to todays guests forever. We are so lucky to have Sarah Edmondson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames from the podcast A Little Bit Culty (www.alittlebitculty.com) IG:@alittlebitculty. If you want to skip straight to the interview use the timestamps!3:15-Show Notes/Todd and Julie Chrisley sentenced/History of the Vow, NXVIM and Keith Raniere31:27-Sarah and Nippy from A Little Bit CultyThis weeks pods are sponsored by our friends at MASTERCLASS!! I highly recommend you check it out. This holiday, give one annual membership and get...
2022-11-221h 34
A Little Bit CultySeason 5 Trailer: A Little Bit CultyOh hai. No biggie but…we are COMING BACK, baby. New episodes, new word salads, and other new-fangled podcasting treats are coming your way on Monday. Actually who are we kidding… it’s a biggie. Support the ALBC Pod: We’ve made a link where you can support A Little Bit Culty with a one-time, weekly, or monthly contribution. Your support will be repaid in cosmic love and light. To make a contribution, smash this link. Check out our Linktree to sign up for our mailing list. We’ve got some fun things...
2022-09-3001 min
Zen Pop ParentingA Little Bit Culty - A Conversation with The Vow's Sarah Edmondson and Anthony “Nippy” Ames - Podcast #675Cathy and Todd talk with Sarah Edmonson and Anthony “Nippy” Ames from A Little Bit Culty Podcast and HBO’s Documentary The Vow. They discuss how we can recognize cultish influence all around us - in the way we use language and jargon, in our communities and groups, and of course, our politics -- none of us are completely immune to it. Those of us who consider ourselves seekers – or those of us who consider ourselves teachers, coaches, or healers – can pay attention to how power can distort, how a certain status, belief or community can make us feel more special th...
2022-09-131h 11
IndoctriNationA Little Bit Culty w/ Sarah Edmondson & Anthony "Nippy" AmesSarah Edmundson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames are survivors of the NXIVM cult and hosts of the A Little Bit Culty Podcast. They are the married couple and whistleblowers documented in the critically-acclaimed HBO series “The Vow,” Sarah and Nippy have a lot to say about their experience, and burning questions to ask people with similar stories. They’re here to help people understand, heal from, and avoid abusive situations one little red flag at a time. Sarah and Nippy are also both successful actors and producers. In 2019, Sarah published Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult that B...
2022-08-011h 12
The Intuitive Girls GuideRevisit Ep: 34 That’s A Little Culty Part 2This is part 2 of our That's A Little Culty episode. In this episode we deep dive in to some specific cults and talk about how they work and how to classify them. We also try and wrap our heads around Quanon. Join us for our discussion and let us know if you've come across something that makes you think, "that's a little culty". To get in touch visit intuitivegirlsguide.com. We’ll be back with new episodes and to kick off season 5 in September!
2022-08-011h 26
Your Own Medicine Podcast20 | Culty Spirituality and Boss Babes with Fi SimlerThis is Fi's second time on the podcast and I'm so happy to have her back. Fi is a trauma-mindful business coach and helps her clients "sell out without selling their soul". In this episode, we explore the ever-growing-in-popularity culture of culty spirituality and entrepreneurship; how coaches prey on vulnerability to make sales; shame-based tactics in both spirituality and sales; and how to use somatic practices so that you never end up in a cult yourself.
You can find Fi Simler:
on Insta + TikTok: @astrabizcoaching
2022-07-301h 01
Let's Talk About SectsInterview Episode: A Little Bit CultySarah Edmondson is an actor, voice over artist and activist who spent 12 years in NXIVM, rising from student to coach to eventually running her own center in Vancouver, Canada. After becoming involved with its secret society, DOS, she managed to escape and alongside her husband Anthony ‘Nippy’ Ames, became a whistleblower on the cult and worked with the FBI to expose Keith Raniere’s crimes. Today Sarah and Nippy make the fantastic podcast A Little Bit Culty, in which they speak with some incredible guests including other former cult members and experts in cult dynamics. Guests...
2022-07-2653 minThe Intuitive Girls GuideRevisit Ep: 33 That’s A Little CultyIn this episode we are talking about cults! This is part 1 of 2 episodes. To start us off, Jamie breaks down what a cult is, what qualifies something as a cult and the different kinds of cults. We also discuss why intuition is KEY in dealing with anything "culty". To get in touch visit intuitivegirlsguide.com. We’ll be back with new episodes and to kick off season 5 in September!
2022-07-251h 10
SheHeWeAwakening PodcastEp. 17: Cults and Culty GroupsIn this episode, Noah and Jamie discuss the shared qualities of the problematic groups that they have been a part of, and give a list of red flags to be on the lookout for in relationships as well. This episode has a more personal bent, so please take the content as the opinions and experiences of the hosts. Nothing in this podcast is intended to malign anyone or anything.
0:00 Intro to cults and cultish energy
5:55 The bodywork cult
28:59 The next culty experience
37:18 Coming out of these groups
40:17 How is a cult d...
2022-07-061h 30
Cat & Nat UnfilteredAn Honest Conversation with Sarah & Nippy of "A Little Bit Culty" We talked with ex-NXIVM members Sarah and Nippy from A Little Bit Culty, and boy was it insightful!! This is an honest conversation about manipulation, the abuse of power and red flags. We could have done a whole other episode on multi-level marketing but for now we will leave you with two A Little Bit Culty episodes that discuss their view on MLM's. Enjoy!https://www.alittlebitculty.com/season-2/episode-one-yr3hz-ychpchttps://www.alittlebitculty.com/season1/ep7Want our podcasts sent straight to your phone? Text us the word "Podcast" t...
2022-06-2352 min
Unleash Your VoiceNo Culty Vibes with Cassie MarieBITE model mentioned: https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/
About our guest:
Cassie is an artist and content creator that is using her fascination with cults, her desire to help people heal, and her own culty experiences to explore healthy vs undue influence. Her work focuses on education through sharing stories and healing through expression and creativity. When she's not talking about cults, Cassie runs a Home Improvement business with her husband PJ and homeschools their two young kids, Adelaide and Olivia.
My Links:
TikTok- @the.cassiemarie
Podcast- No Culty Vibes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-culty-vibes/id1564792393
Instagram- www...
2022-06-1054 min
Journey Into Yoga Cults16 - A Little Bit Culty w Sarah Edmonson & Nippy AmesWhat a treat to start our season 2 with A Little Bit Culty podcast hosts (and NXIVM cult survivors) Sarah Edmonson and Nippy Ames!Sarah Edmondson is a Canadian actress who has starred in the CBS series Salvation and more than twelve films for the Hallmark Channel and Lifetime. She is also a well-established voice-over artist for popular series such as Transformers: Cybertron and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. In 2005, when NXIVM, a personal and professional development company, promised to provide the tools and insight Sarah needed to reach her potential, she was intrigued. Over her twelve-year...
2022-05-251h 14
jon atack, family and friendsculty geek: Encanto – when good families do culty things, or, why don’t we talk about Bruno?Everyone's talking about not talking about Bruno, and with all this family dysfunction, there's bound to be something culty going on, right? Spike and Monia take a look at this charming Disney offering and talk about not only Bruno, but also the high expectations of a "perfect" magical family, the unhealthy repression of feelings kept under the surface, and exactly why Abuela Alma is NOT a cult leader. They also discuss some of the theories floating around the internet, and rave about just how wonderful the music and animation is, with a few tangents thrown in for good measure.
2022-04-181h 33
A Little Bit CultyMy So-Called Greek Life: Lucy Taylor Exposes a Culty Collegiate ShitshowAs a first year student at the University of Maryland, Lucy Taylor welcomed the sisterhood and built-in community that Greek life promised. But after accepting a bid into a ‘top-tier’ sorority, she left after seven months inside a toxic stew of rampant sexual assault, slut-shaming, misgogny, and racism. Lucy shared her experience in season one of her podcast, SNAPPED, and after an outpouring of responses she’s continuing to use the series to help other former sorority and fraternity members share their all-too similar and all-too-horrific stories. On the cusp of spring, when Greek Week events and semi-formals are about...
2022-04-111h 17
No Culty VibesIs Worship Music Culty? with Tim AustinIn this episode Cassie and her friend Tim Austin deep dive into their experience in a Christian church that was a little culty and explore the cultiness of worship music and the worship experience.
Tim Austin is an amazing drummer and has spent the majority of his teens and twenties playing in worship bands in different churches all over the east coast. He’s now killing it drumming for the band Companyon and his own solo drum experiences.
You can find Tim on Instagram
www.Instagram.com/timothyjaustin
www.Instagram.com/companyonmusic
You can find Cassie on Instagram and TikTok
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2022-04-051h 35
A Little Bit CultySarma Speaks: A ‘Bad Vegan’ ExclusiveA Little Bit Culty – If the producers of Tiger King decide to make their next true crime show about you, you’ve got a helluva story. Sarma Melngailis is the woman at the heart of “Bad Vegan” the buzzworthy Netflix docu-series that chronicles her meteoric rise to fame, and her disturbing crash and burn from celebrity chef to fugitive. It’s the stuff of clickbait gold, but beyond the headlines, there’s usually more to it. And Sarma’s story is, you guessed it: More than a little bit culty. We don’t want to spoil anything, but there’s a Ke...
2022-03-211h 28
Dissident Daughters Archives - Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full LineupDissident Daughters: 005: A Little Bit CultyIn this episode we discuss how the church engages in cult like behavior, even exhibiting all 9 of the main themes of cult membership as described by Steven Hassan in his book “Combating Cult Mind Control”. Steve Hassan is a cult researcher and the leading expert on cult mind control tactics. We discuss how the… Read More »Dissident Daughters: 005: A Little Bit Culty
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2022-03-121h 10
Conscious WayShower Podcast - Keep Your Hand In Your Skirt with Spiritual Seeker, Sabrina BrightstarCults - 'Bentinho Massaro Sucks' A Little Bit Culty Podcast - By Former Jehovah Witness Cult FollowerCults
Why are people attracted? How to help someone who is in a cult?
Please listen to 'A Little Bit Culty' podcast - Bentinho Massaro Sucks Part 1
https://shows.acast.com/a-little-bit-culty/episodes/bentinho-massaro-sucks-part-1
A Little Bit Culty is hosted by Sarah Edmondson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames. They are whistle blowers in HBO series "The Vow" "No one joins a cult, people join a good thing."
Control and manipulation happen on a spectrum. Extreme cases include giving away your money, your rights, your body, and your choices. More subtle...
2022-02-2630 min
jon atack, family and friendsCulty Geek - the Gilmore Girls, or, copiously caffeinated cultureMonia has got Spike watching the "Gilmore Girls," and, boy, is there a lot to rant on about! Even in this delightful, wholesome, witty masterpiece there's a couple of tropes on our "culty" list here, principally the human predator posing as the "bad boy who can be fixed by your love (tm)", but also triangulation, emotional manipulation, gaslighting, and even an authoritarian town selectman who feels it's his duty to legislate the main characters' relationships. Spike and Monia pick it all apart, while having a super-caffeinated good time.
Links:
You can read/download our predator po...
2022-02-241h 43
Cheers To Leaving!Ep 18 It's About To Get CultySend us a textThis week Rachael and Molly talk about Church Camp! We touch on purity culture (cause how could you not), super cult like shit that happened but it was normal to us, worship camp sessions, "coming of age" ceremonies (ew) and other fun culty things! This is Molly's first episode as my new cohost! She will be with us for as long as she likes and I'm super excited to have her. She was in Ep 9 "Healthy Hoe" if you want to go back and listen! She is an ex-missionary kid and...
2022-02-241h 36
A Little Bit CultyBentinho Massaro Sucks Part 1A Little Bit Culty – Imagine a narsty blend of an Instagram influencer, spiritual huxter, Winklevoss twin, and Hugh Hefner’s ghost. These are the vibes that Bentinho Massaro is serving. He’s got all the scary charisma and shiny trappings of a culty overachiever, like thousands of social media followers, a grandiose plan to build a fully enlightened society by 2035, and he even claims to vibrate at a higher frequency than other humans. He’s also already achieved a rite of passage that’s becoming all too common among culty fuckwads: His name in headlines concerning the suspicious...
2022-02-211h 27
When Anti-Diet Culture Becomes Culty TooIs the anti-diet world culty too? Yes. It can be. (Anything can be!)
Therapist and Coach Catie Lynch and I unpack extremism in the anti-diet world, black and white thinking, “cancel” culture and mob mentality online, as well as what true healing from an eating disorder looks like beyond outrage.
“Can we focus on actually creating the life that diet culture took from us, instead of spending the rest of our life angry at diet culture?”
I also talk about microdosing, medical marijuana, restless leg syndrome, human design (we are both “projectors”...
2022-02-211h 17
Some More NewsCulty Right-Wing Fandoms, Tales from Trump's Toilet, and Even More Fake Olympic SnowHi. Lola Blanc (@ohlalola) joins Katy and Cody to talk about the culty fandoms of Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro, the many problems with the Olympics, the reason Trump was always complaining about toilet flushing, and more.
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Athletic Greens is going t...
2022-02-1158 min
A Little Bit CultyMaster of the Cultiverse: Patrick Ryan on Transcendental MeditationA Little Bit Culty – What do Pete Rose, Grandma Walton, skin boys, Dear Prudence, Brooks Brothers suits, David Lynch, Mary Tyler Moore, Merv Griffin, Mary Tyler Moore, Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds and Margaret Singer have in common? They’re all mentioned in this episode, and you’ll have to listen to find out why. There’s just not enough room in these show notes to tell you. But don’t worry, you’ll be glad you listened, because Patrick Ryan can tell a culty oral history with the best of them. He joins Sarah and Nippy for the penultim...
2021-12-271h 23
A Little Bit CultyWake-Up Call: Gerette Buglion on Everyday CultsA Little Bit Culty – If you think you’re too smart to fall for a cult, this episode is your wake-up call. Undue influence can poison what starts out as a ‘good thing’ and turn it into a culty shitshow. Just ask today’s guest: Gerette Buglion. She was a member of an under-the-radar cult for over 18 years. In this organization, there was no tithing, no rules about where you should live, what brand of deodorant you must use, or what clothes to wear. Instead, far more subtle techniques were used...but they were powerful, and destructive all the sa...
2021-12-201h 09
Free Your Inner GuruA Little Bit Culty with Sarah Edmondson and Nippy AmesSarah Edmondson and Nippy Ames are subjects of HBO’s documentary series The Vow, a story of indoctrination and exposing the NXIVM cult, and hosts of the podcast A Little Bit Culty.
I am delighted to have Sarah and Nippy join me for a “part 2” conversation that begins on A Little Bit Culty today!
One of my goals is that both of our extreme experiences be relatable to new age and self help consumers. Take away the branding and sex trafficking of NXIVM, and the head shaving and fatal sweat lodge of my experience, and what re...
2021-11-291h 00
GenXtemporaneousEpisode 56: Are Those Your Leggings, or Are You Just Happy to See Me?: The Culty World of MLMs and LuLaRoeMarc and Kristina are back at it with cult life (this episode was actually recorded weeks before the Fandom episodes and you might say that this research made them wonder if they'd discovered a nascent cult in the genX corner of TikTok). In this episode they examine the false promise of MLMs, the flaw in the girl boss culture that it promotes, and how things can get really culty, really fast without anyone seeing what's going on; just like that its cult o'clock.
Sources for this episode:
The Multilevel Marketing Cults: Lies, Pyramid Schemes, and t...
2021-10-2259 min
XtemporaneousEpisode 56: Are Those Your Leggings, or Are You Just Happy to See Me?: The Culty World of MLMs and LuLaRoeMarc and Kristina are back at it with cult life (this episode was actually recorded weeks before the Fandom episodes and you might say that this research made them wonder if they'd discovered a nascent cult in the genX corner of TikTok). In this episode they examine the false promise of MLMs, the flaw in the girl boss culture that it promotes, and how things can get really culty, really fast without anyone seeing what's going on; just like that its cult o'clock. Sources for this episode: The Multilevel Marketing Cults: Lies, Pyramid Schemes, and the Pursuit of Financial Freedom. ht...
2021-10-2259 min
A Little Bit CultySeason 2 Trailer: A Little Bit CultyWelcome back to Season 2 of A Little Bit Culty with Sarah Edmondson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames. Think you might be in a cult? Want to know the signs? Join Sarah and Nippy”to talk about things that are...a little bit culty. Or in their case: a whole bunch of culty. As whistleblowers documented in the critically-acclaimed HBO series “The Vow,” Sarah and Nippy have a lot to say about their experience, and burning questions to ask people with similar stories. They’re here to help people understand, heal from, and avoid abusive situations one little red flag at...
2021-10-0401 min
Dismantle Podcast179. "A Little Bit Culty" with Sarah Edmondson & Nippy AmesWhat's it like to be inside a cult? Is it filled with rituals and sacrifices, or is it more discreet than that?
Anthony (Nippy) Ames and Sarah Edmondson from "A Little Bit Culty Podcast" join us to chat about their experience and how people of all religious spheres can recognize "culty" behavior.
CONNECT:
@alittlebitculty
2021-05-1649 min
A Little Bit CultyShameless: Dan Shaw on Gaslighting, Narcissists, & Recovering from Cultic AbuseA Little Bit Culty – Daniel Shaw, LCSW, checks every imaginable box on A Little Bit Culty’s dream guest checklist. He’s a psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City and in Nyack, New York. He originally trained as an actor at Northwestern University and with the renowned teacher Uta Hagen in New York City, and later worked as a missionary for an Indian guru. His eventual recognition of cultic aspects of this organization led him to become an outspoken activist in support of individuals and families traumatically abused in cults. Simultaneous with leaving this group, Dan began his tr...
2021-05-031h 04
TheThinkingAtheistThe Creepy and the Culty: "Normal" Things that Mainstream Religions Do Every DayOften, mainstream religious practices don't seem strange to us...because we're accustomed to them. But are the mainstream faiths any less culty? We think not, and this show provides examples.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.
2021-04-201h 45
A Little Bit CultyWTF: Matthew Remski On ConspiritualityA Little Bit Culty – Is everything more culty than ever right now? Has yoga always been this dicey? WTF is the deal with the flood of culty headlines? With so much happening at rapidfire pace in the culti-verse, A Little Bit Culty lit up the Bat signal and Matthew Remski of the Conspirituality podcast answered. He’s an author, an investigative journalist, and a dad who also happens to be a two-time survivor of yoga-related cults. And if you know the Conspirituality podcast, you know that he and his co-hosts offer a weekly master class on a whole venn diag...
2021-04-191h 24
Sugar RushUnpacking culty summer camps (ft. Zach Honer)Ladies and gentleman ...HER! The suggies are joined by their first ever special guest Zach Honer! With Zach the gang gets into foster dog troubles, culty theater camps, and the questions you've been DYING to know about Z-Hon. There is a lot unpack with this trio so get ready for endless laughter.
Instagram: sugarrushpodcast, & @zachhoner
Zachs TikTok: ZachHone
Contact: sugarushhpod@gmail.com
2021-04-141h 15
A Little Bit CultyCatching Up: Sarah & Nippy Circle BackA Little Bit Culty – It’s been a minute since Sarah and Nippy had a date night, or a chance to catch their breath and talk about all the feedback, questions, and responses they’re getting from the A Little Bit Culty audience. In this episode, they answer questions from listeners, cover what’s trending in the cultiverse, and what chaps their asses about Yoga, passive aggressive emails, and the oppressive positivity in faux-happy songs. They also talk about dream guests, the audiobooks and songs that are burning up their playlist and even read some the most pointedly not-so-great reviews...
2021-04-1237 min
Preacher Boys PodcastA Little Bit Culty | Sarah Edmondson & Anthony "Nippy" AmesSupport the Show:https://www.patreon.com/preacherboys Purchase a Preacher Boys shirt, mask, sticker, or other merch to rep the show! https://www.teepublic.com/user/preacher-boys-podcast_______________________________________________________On this episode, Eric Skwarczynski sits down with Sarah Edmondson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames to talk about their time inside NXIVM.Pick up a copy of Sarah's book here: https://amzn.to/3f9hF6w_______________________________________________________ABOUT SARAH:Sarah Edmondson is a Canadian actress who has starred in the CBS...
2021-03-241h 02Preacher Boys PodcastA Little Bit Culty | Sarah Edmondson & Anthony "Nippy" AmesSupport the Show:https://www.patreon.com/preacherboys Purchase a Preacher Boys shirt, mask, sticker, or other merch to rep the show! https://www.teepublic.com/user/preacher-boys-podcast_______________________________________________________On this episode, Eric Skwarczynski sits down with Sarah Edmondson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames to talk about their time inside NXIVM.Pick up a copy of Sarah's book here: https://amzn.to/3f9hF6w_______________________________________________________ABOUT SARAH:Sarah Edmondson is a Canadian actress who has starred in the CBS...
2021-03-241h 02The Intuitive Girls GuideEp 34 That's A Little Culty Part 2This is part 2 of our That's A Little Culty episode. In this episode we deep dive in to some specific cults and talk about how they work and how to classify them. We also try and wrap our heads around Quanon. Join us for our discussion and let us know if you've come across something that makes you think, "that's a little culty". For show notes and a place to leave voice message please visit www.embodylove.me/intuitivegirls
2021-03-081h 26