Happy solitude season, everyone! It's been a long lonely winter and we have MISSED you! Cults I'd Join will be kicking off Season four NEXT WEEK, but this week, we thought we'd gift you an appetizer with a little gift from our Patreon.

Ya'll. We'd like to remind everyone that we were covering Love Has Won before it was cool. Still, nobody does documentaries better than Max, and The Cult of Mother God is A LOT. 

Over on our Patreon, you can find all three episodes of our coverage of this drug-fueled wild ride, but here and now, please enjoy this free bonus episode, Part One of Mother God!

Original song and performance by Devon Sproule

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Super special thanks to our theme song creator, the incomparable Mz. Devon Sproule, we are lucky ducks to have a piece of her sweet sound on our show!

Can you even??? Season 3 is wrapping up, and we're talking all things culty from the last 12 episodes. Which was the best? Which was the worst? Who had the best clothes? Has Ameran already joined the Essenes? Is there ANY group Jesse won't join (YES, but WHO)?!? 
You can find all those answers and more right here in episode 13, but the biggest gift would be YA'LL telling us YOUR answers! What are your loves and non-loves from this round? What did you learn that made you say "OH!!!"???

Season 4 is already in the works, we'll have a 4-week hiatus, and then both the regular feed and the Patreon will be back with all new cult-tacular tales... we adore each of your smoochy faces and we'll see ya'll here while we're making your new presents!

Original song and performance by Devon Sproule

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Super special thanks to our theme song creator, the incomparable Mz. Devon Sproule, we are lucky ducks to have a piece of her sweet sound on our show!

This one is a two-parter because... we'd love to give you a good reason, but it's because our hosting platform just stopped recording mid-episode, so parts one and two are unceremoniously stopped and started. Listen. People who join cults as their favorite hobby are often not also people who are great at tech stuff—so please enjoy The Farm, Episode 2, the janky but just as good partner to The Farm, Episode 1! 

Original song and performance by Devon Sproule

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Super special thanks to our theme song creator, the incomparable Mz. Devon Sproule, we are lucky ducks to have a piece of her sweet sound on our show!

We saved this one for last because The Farm is a dreamy dreamscape for dreamers (and yuppies), and we can't wait to stroll down First Street, Second Street, and so on, with YOU! If you don't already know The Farm, get over here and soak up all its loveliness with us. If you do already know The Farm, sit down while we spill the tea and go over the mountainous roller coaster that is its history from its beginnings till now. Also, check your belly button. If it's an outie, you weren't born there. 

Original song and performance by Devon Sproule

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Super special thanks to our theme song creator, the incomparable Mz. Devon Sproule, we are lucky ducks to have a piece of her sweet sound on our show!

Surprise, you guys! It's New Year's Eve and the wrap-up to our first year as a new podcast. Thanks to all of you new friends, we're rounding out our first year with 26k downloads and in the top 25% of podcasts overall—imagine if we learned how to advertise!!! We are LOVING the discussions we get to have with you online, we are loving the community y'all are creating and we are so thankful for everything this past year has given all of us.
And that is the long way to say, here's a gift to you! It's our first episode from our Patreon subscription level, free as a bonus on your regular feed! We just wrapped recording our Patreon Season One today, and we are so happy to have a little giftie to give each of you as we bring in the new year. 
Happy everything, and please enjoy our chat about Women Talking!
P.S. you're gonna be surprised at who ISN'T joining this cult...

Original song and performance by Devon Sproule

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Super special thanks to our theme song creator, the incomparable Mz. Devon Sproule, we are lucky ducks to have a piece of her sweet sound on our show!

Elohim City has been called the most dangerous compound in America. It's been called God's word in boot leather, a low-rent trailer park, and the underground railroad for right-wing extremists. Cults I'd Join calls them people we no longer see at Thanksgiving. 

Original song and performance by Devon Sproule

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Super special thanks to our theme song creator, the incomparable Mz. Devon Sproule, we are lucky ducks to have a piece of her sweet sound on our show!

Well everyone, Ameran and Jesse have found their cult, and you can find us hanging with the Essenes in... Portland? Austin? The desert? That's right, a mystic religion that lived and disappeared in a brief window alongside Jesus (yes, THE Jesus), seems to have new converts and new leaders all over the place. We can't put a finger on who's got the best line to God, but we CAN tell you that white linen clothing, live foods, and a difficult relationship with gourds is a big YES from the team here at Cults I'd Join. We dig you Essenes, you ethereal weirdos, you! Now, could somebody pass the kombucha? 

Original song and performance by Devon Sproule

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Super special thanks to our theme song creator, the incomparable Mz. Devon Sproule, we are lucky ducks to have a piece of her sweet sound on our show!

Ever think to yourself... "I'd love to join a high control cultish group, but I'd ALSO love to develop an eating disorder, and also encourage that in others..."? And after that, did you ever think "More specifically, I'd like that group to also be super snooty, dress like we're all in late 1990's Glamour Shots, and occasionally be at least associated with murder..."?

If this is you, then wish and wait no longer, friends! This is the group for you! Come on down to the Remnant, a church that is also a weight loss program—all your issues addressed in one place! And YES, there are some SERIOUS hair styles awaiting you at the pulpit. 

Original song and performance by Devon Sproule

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Super special thanks to our theme song creator, the incomparable Mz. Devon Sproule, we are lucky ducks to have a piece of her sweet sound on our show!

No spoiler alert needed on this one, we all know how it ends. But do we all know how it begins? How things went in the middle, or even how a tragedy like this unfurled its road? Today we're talking about the Branch Davidians—before, during, and after David Koresh. And yes, its members give us plenty of humanity and even some great levity—our favorite is definitely the good old-fashioned corpse-off! Come on in to talk all things Waco with us, and please keep in mind that you're here at Cults I'd Join, so please remember to take off any preconceived notions and leave them at the door when you come in!

Original song and performance by Devon Sproule

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You can find Jesse on all the things @ lewdlinens

Super special thanks to our theme song creator, the incomparable Mz. Devon Sproule, we are lucky ducks to have a piece of her sweet sound on our show!

It's another phat-bottom girl y'all, and this time... she's wearing exploitative leggings! Follow along as Ameran takes us on another journey through MLM land. They've got drama, they've got victimizing marginalized people, they've got rotting pants with questionable pattern mixing, and yet again, they've got Mormons (#notallmormons)! Put on your stretchiest pants, friends, grab your inexplicably high down payment, and let's get this party started! 

Original song and performance by Devon Sproule

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You can find Ameran on the Insta @ amawren
You can find Jesse on all the things @ lewdlinens

Super special thanks to our theme song creator, the incomparable Mz. Devon Sproule, we are lucky ducks to have a piece of her sweet sound on our show!