Cult Faves

Cult Faves

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Cult Faves episodes

  • Our Cult Faves of 2018
    Cher & Gwenda revisit some of their favorite cult stories of 2018 and make some goals for the new year.
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    43 min
  • Cult in the Family
    This week, Cult Faves has it's very first guest! Gwenda speaks to Erin Martin about growing up in the Church of Bible Understanding cult and her new podcast, Cult Talk with Erin Martin.
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    36 min
  • Sylvia, Lies and Videotape
    This week, Gwenda and Cher talk about alleged psychic medium and The Montel Williams' regular Sylvia Browne, whose false visions and declarations preyed on grieving families and criminal activities led to her being convicted of fraud.  
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    48 min
  • The Unexpected Pairing of Wine & Cults
    Gwenda and Cher like wine and are fascinated by cults, so of course when Gwenda gets word about a vineyard own by a cult, she needed to share the story. 
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    46 min
  • The Regina George of Gurus
    Cher and Gwenda discuss Teal Swan, an internet guru who seems to find controversy everywhere she turns. Swan has highly problematic views on suicide, use of highly disputed recovered-memory therapy, and questionable links to the Satanic Panic. But is she just a misunderstood spiritual guide or a social media savvy cult leader?
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    1 hr 4 min
  • The Kardashian of Satanists
    Gwenda looks back at the Church of Satan's imaginative founder, Anton LeVay while Cher secretly wonders how many podcasts away they are from accidentally starting their own cult. 
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    59 min
  • Well, Now We're Thoroughly Depressed
    This week, Cher and Gewnda talk about The Children of God/The Family/The Family International. The cult's survived for decades despite a very scandalous past, a pedophile for a founder, and an elusive current leader whose hasn't been seen since her son committed suicide. 
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    57 min
  • The Real Housewives of Satan
    This week, Cher & Gwenda take a closer look at The Satanic Temple, it's controversial origins,it's sketchy leader, and it's beef with the OG satanist on the block, The Church of Satan. Who knew  there was so much drama between satanists? 
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    57 min

About Cult Faves

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Cher and Gwenda are fascinated with cults. Cult Faves explores that fascination in all its dark (and sometimes ridiculous) glory. The show's net will be cast wide, encompassing cults both so real they…