Today, Elizabeth and I deep dive into a conversation about cults. What are cults? What makes them so fascinating? And so much more! Of course there’s some book recommendations too. Recommendations start around the 20min mark.

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Elizabeth’s cult video https://youtu.be/ygamQ3cL6FY

Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel [BOOK DISCUSSION] https://tinyurl.com/2dv79kuz

Sounds Like a Cult Podcast (w/ Amanda Montell) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sounds-like-a-cult/id1566917047

SOURCES

MasterClass https://tinyurl.com/3wt4e4mk

Janja Lalich’s website: https://janjalalich.com/

Article- 10 Things to Know About The Psychology of Cults: https://www.onlinepsychologydegree.info/what-to-know-about-the-psychology-of-cults/

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BOOKS MENTIONED

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Look Closer by David Ellis

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

The Girls by Emma Cline

Within These Walls by Ania Ahlborn

Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Jenna Miscavige Hill

Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini

Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel

The Children of Red Peak by Craig DiLouie

When She Returned by Lucinda Berry

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

Bunny by Mona Awad

This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel

A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead

Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez

Sure I’ll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford

I forgot to mention but you definitely need to check out The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Warner, a memoir about the author's experiences growing up in a polygamous Mormon cult. She describes the abuse that she and her mother experienced in their family, the atmosphere of fear and paranoia they lived in, and her ultimate triumphant escape from that world.