Cultured Boy

Cultured Boy

By Calvin WaymanSociety & Culture
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Cultured Boy episodes

  • How does someone ESCAPE a cult? (Ep 2)

    Everyone thinks growing up in a cult is hard. But, that's not the hard part. The most difficult part of all is LEAVING.

    In this Part-2 episode, my friend Amanda and I are back in the studio. I share my story of what led up to me leaving, I share the racism in the cult, and how I finally got myself to make the decision...to then uproot my entire life and start over, at age 30.


    TIMESTAMPS

    00:00 Teaser and Trigger Warning
    00:17 Intro
    01:08 Sound check
    02:09 "What's the best compliment you've ever been given?"
    03:19 "Is this incentuous?"
    04:52 Starting the episode
    05:44 Su*c*de Ideation
    07:15 The Worst Curse Word On the Planet
    08:14 Amanda continues story about feeling su*c*dal
    11:04 The meaning of life (according to Mormons)
    12:09 I continue my story (Noticing Overt Racism in Fundamentalist Mormonism)
    14:29 The religious story of how everyone got their skin color
    25:05 I start telling others about my upbringing, and begin traveling
    26:54 The realization I had looking out my window of a flight
    29:56 Experiencing Hell
    33:01 Origin of my internal conflicts
    33:25 Reaching my decision point
    33:49 The moment my life changed—the audio-note.
    41:48 Personal reflections on that moment of the audio-note
    43:38 Willful Blindness as a means of protection
    46:12 "How the h*ll did you do that, Calvin?"
    49:01 Beginning my transition out of the cult
    50:48 Lessons from leaving
    53:46 Looking ahead to future episodes (Wait…is that Kelly Slater??!)

    59 min
  • What is it like growing up in a Mormon cult? MY TRUE STORY (Ep 1)

    In this inaugural episode for Cultured, I share details about growing up fundamentalist mormon--with 1 dad, 4 moms, and 44 siblings. My friend Amanda joins me to deep dive into some things I've never shared anywhere...until now.

    Follow me on IG to let me know what you thought of this episode @calvinwayman


    Time Stamps:

    00:00:00-INTRO
    00:03:15-Calvins Story
    00:05:45-The Cult Itself: Mormonism & Polygamy
    00:13:50-Revision of History & How it Affected the Religion
    00:15:30-If it weren’t for Polygamy we wouldn’t be here24:00- LDS leaders decide not to talk about polygamy publicly
    00:25:25-Celestial Law & The Split
    00:26:00-Lying to Outsiders
    00:32:00 Excommunicating members?!?
    00:37:50-Life at Hogwarts & Childhood Stories
    00:45:00 -Desire to be my own person & Calvins first job “On the Outside”
    00:54:00- Falling in Love with my Aunt
    1:11:00- Calvin asks to go to college
    1:27:00- The Fateful philosophy class
    1:36:00- Who are you? Finding Truth & Knowledge
    1:38:00- THE CRACK
    1:45:00- Calvins Marriage & Questioning Leaving
    1:47:00-Going to California
    1:53:00- Growth & Relationships
    2:00:00 -God Stories, The Devil & Full Blown Question Mode


    2 hr 3 min
  • Ex-Cult Member Starts a Podcast

    It’s finally here! As I’ve shared my story, I kept having people ask, “are you going to start a podcast for all of this?” It is now here. Welcome to Cultured! On this episode, I give the deets and teasers on what you can expect. Also, you can sign up to know when the first big episode goes live at ⁠www.CulturedPod.com

    16 min

About Cultured Boy

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If Anthony Bourdain escaped a cult to explore people and the world - that’s me. I’m Calvin, the Cultured Boy—taking you to some of the rarest places and having some rarest conversations in the world, while still maintaining what matters most—keeping it human. Happy to be your 'white rabbit.' Ready to see how far the rabbit hole goes? Let’s explore :)