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- S1E7 - The Americans (Cargo Cults & John Frum)
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Cult or Just Culture?
This episode's topic has "cult" in the name, so case closed, right?
Wellllll... we'll get to that.
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*Search Categories*
New Religious Movement; Anthropological
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*Topic Spoiler*
Cargo Cults & John Frum
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*Further Reading*
John Frum Wikipedia article
SJSU article
Slate article
Smithsonian Magazine article
Atlas Obscura article
Skeptoid transcript
Scientific American article
Topic Magazine article
1 hr 13 min - S1E6 - The Catalyst, pt 2 (Teal Swan)
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Primum non nocere.
It's part two of CoJW's take on the Teal Swan New Age & self help business empire.
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*Search Categories*
New Age; Business; Internet Culture; Destructive
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*Topic Spoiler*
Teal Swan, pt2
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*Further Reading*
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE:
1-800-273-8255
CRISIS TEXT LINE
Teal Swan Youtube
Teal Swan website
Wayback Machine
The Gateway Podcast
Oh No, Ross & Carrie Podcast (check their episodes "Synchronize with Teal")
1 hr 4 min - S1E5 - The Catalyst (Teal Swan)
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Did it really happen the way you remember?
In CoJW's first two parter, Kayla and Chris tackle a surprisingly huge topic - and peel back the many layers to try to understand an interesting but dark persona made famous on the internet.
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*Search Categories*
New Age; Business; Internet Culture; Destructive
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*Topic Spoiler*
Teal Swan, pt1
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*Further Reading*
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE:
1-800-273-8255
CRISIS TEXT LINE
Teal Swan Youtube
Teal Swan website
Wayback Machine
The Gateway Podcast
Oh No, Ross & Carrie Podcast (check their episodes "Synchronize with Teal")
1 hr 27 min - S1E4 - The Game (Star Citizen)
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How much would you spend to make it real?
Chris brings an unexpected organization to the table in this week's episode. Prepare for the story of too much money, betrayal, pascal's wager, and the charismatic leader of.... a video game.
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*Search Categories*
Business; Common interest / Fandom
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*Topic Spoiler*
Star Citizen
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*Further Reading*
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/
https://cloudimperiumgames.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Citizen
https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/
https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen_refunds/
Gameplay footage we talked about on the show (watch from 25:25 to see how smooth the transition is from first person mode to starship mode)
https://www.gametruth.com/editorials/the-cult-of-star-citizen-heralded-our-current-dystopian-internet/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2015/12/14/with-100m-in-crowdfunding-star-citizen-may-not-be-a-scam-but-it-feels-like-a-cult/#5e294e58130d
1 hr 57 min - S1E3 - The City (Irvine, California)
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How much do you really know about the place you live?
Kayla and Chris get geographical and tackle a topic that stretches the definition of cult to its limit. Or does it?
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*Search Categories*
Business; Anthropological
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*Topic Spoiler*
City of Irvine, CA
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*Further Reading*
https://www.cityofirvine.org/
Irvine on Wikipedia
https://www.irvinecompany.com/
1 hr 16 min - S1E2 - The Filmmakers (Ramtha's School of Enlightenment)
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What the @#$% do we know?
In their 2nd episode, Kayla and Chris dig into another topic with a personal connection - and it all stems from one little bleep'n movie you may have heard about.
(and the quantum flapdoodle runs deep)
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*Search Categories*
New Age; Science / Pseudoscience; Business; Destructive; Conspiracy Theory
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*Topic Spoiler*
Ramtha's School of Enlightenment
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*Further Reading*
RSE on Wikipedia
What the Bleep on Wikipedia
https://www.ramtha.com/
https://whatthebleep.com/
Guess who's a big Trump fan?
1 hr 25 min - S1E1 - The Sanctuary (Best Friends Animal Society)
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Have you ever worked somewhere that had bizarre secret history?
Welcome to the first episode of Cult or Just Weird! In the premiere, Kayla and Chris notice a loose thread that, when pulled, just keeps unraveling...
...but is it a cult, or just weird?
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*Search Categories*
Popular Episode; New Religious Movement
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*Topic Spoiler*
Best Friends Animal Society
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*Further Reading*
Wikipedia article on the Process Church
The Process Church on charlesmanson.com
1 hr 10 min
About Cult or Just Weird
From the publisher's feed
Join Chris & Kayla on their journeys of humor, discovery, and the absurd as they try to answer the question...
is it a cult, or just weird?