Sounds Like A Cult by Amanda Montell & Isa Medina
Amanda Montell & Isa Medina
A podcast about the modern-day “cults” we all follow. Each episode asks the culty questions we’re all wondering… Do you think SoulCycle is a cult? What about Elon Musk stans? Or the Royal Family? What about spiritual influencers? Is Instagram itself a cult? Sounds Like A Cult, hosted by Amanda Montell, author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, analyzes a different zeitgeisty group every week to try and answer the big question: This group sounds like a cult, but is it really? And if so, how bad is it?
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Podcast Instagram - @soundslikeacultpod
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Categories: Comedy
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For our ~true followers~, behold a wee bonus episode to tide you over during our mid-season break, while host Amanda is on book tour and in production for the new MAGICAL OVERTHINKERS podcast (coming May 15)! Nostalgia is a warm-and-fuzzy coping mechanism for when the present feels painful, BUT it's also a key ingredient in sooooo many modern-day "cults," from Disney Adults to tradwives. How dangerous a weapon is nostalgia, really? That's what this episode, featuring an audio excerpt from Amanda's new book The Age of Magical Overthinking (an instant New York Times bestseller!) aims to find out. Regularly scheduled SLAC episodes will return Tuesday, May 21—thanks for sticking around til then! 💫
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Audio excerpt courtesy of Simon & Schuster Audio from THE AGE OF MAGICAL OVERTHINKING by Amanda Montell, read by the author. Copyright © 2024 by Amanda Montell. Used with permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Catch Amanda on book tour!
May 9: Portland, OR — Live Wire Radio Festival (tickets here)
May 11: Columbia, MD — Books in Bloom Festival (free, RSVP here)
June 11: Mill Valley, CA — Mill Valley Public Library Author Talk (free, register here)
Previous episodes
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124 - The Cult of Nostalgia Tue, 07 May 2024
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123 - The Cult of Stanley Cups Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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122 - The Cult of Manifestation Tue, 09 Apr 2024
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121 - The Cult of Homeschooling Tue, 02 Apr 2024
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120 - The Cult of Rae Dunn Tue, 26 Mar 2024
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119 - The Cult of Cruise Ships Tue, 19 Mar 2024
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118 - The Cult of Munchausen by Proxy Tue, 12 Mar 2024
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117 - The Cult of Lululemon Tue, 05 Mar 2024
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116 - a culty announcement 👽 Wed, 28 Feb 2024
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115 - The Cult of Love Is Blind Tue, 20 Feb 2024
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114 - The Cult of Catholic School Tue, 13 Feb 2024
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113 - The Cult of K-Pop Tue, 06 Feb 2024
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112 - The Cult of Chiropractors Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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111 - The Cult of the CIA Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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110 - The Cult of Amazon Tue, 16 Jan 2024
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109 - The Cult of High Fashion Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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108 - The Cult of Reality TV Families Tue, 05 Dec 2023
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107 - The Cult of Reddit Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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106 - The Cult of A.I. Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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105 - The Cult of Podcasting Tue, 14 Nov 2023
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104 - The Cult of Taylor Swift, Part 2 Tue, 07 Nov 2023
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103 - The Cult of Military Wives Tue, 31 Oct 2023
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102 - The Cult of Pickleball Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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101 - The Cult of Momfluencers, Part 2 Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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100 - The Cult of Purity Rings Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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99 - The Cult of Bachelorette Parties Tue, 03 Oct 2023
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98 - The Cult of Gary Vee Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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97 - The Cult of Life Coaches Tue, 12 Sep 2023
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96 - The Cult of Burning Man Tue, 05 Sep 2023
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95 - The Cult of Disney Adults (With Bonus Q&A!) Tue, 29 Aug 2023
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94 - The Cult of The Bachelor (Bonus Part 2!) Tue, 22 Aug 2023
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93 - The Cult of Spiritual Scammers (feat. Listener Stories!) Tue, 15 Aug 2023
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92 - The Cult of Airline Miles Tue, 08 Aug 2023
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91 - The Cult of The Peace Corps Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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90 - The Cult of PTA Moms Tue, 18 Jul 2023
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89 - The Cult of The Hammer Family Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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88 - The Cult of Tik Tok Social Houses Tue, 04 Jul 2023
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87 - The Cult of Survivor Tue, 23 May 2023
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86 - The Cult of Medical School Tue, 16 May 2023
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85 - The Cult of Dolly Parton Tue, 09 May 2023
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84 - The Cult of Montessori Schools Tue, 02 May 2023
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83 - The Cult of Coachella Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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82 - The Cult of Heterosexuality Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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81 - The Cult of Corporate America Tue, 11 Apr 2023
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80 - The Cult of The Real Housewives Tue, 04 Apr 2023
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79 - The Cult of Fine Wine Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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78 - The Cult of Wall Street Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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77 - The Cult of Church Camp Tue, 14 Mar 2023
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76 - The Cult of Beauty Pageants Tue, 07 Mar 2023
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75 - The Cult of Peloton Tue, 28 Feb 2023