Who are the Raëlians? Are they members of a new religion? Members of cult? Something else? Today we give an overview of the modern history of UFO religions and take a closer at Claude Vorilhon, aka Raël, and the interesting belief system born out of either a series of alien encounters, or his imagination/plagiarism of ancient astronaut beliefs.

287 - Raëlism: UFO Sex Cult?

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Today we learn about who the real Peaky Blinders were? How much of the hit BBC/Netflix series is historically accurate? Who were these stylish Birmingham gangsters?

405 - The Real Peaky Blinders

Today we conclude yesterday's wild exploration of the cult Sun Myung Moon founded in Seoul, South Korea, in 1954. Moon's corruption and insanity finally begin to catch up with him before his death sends the empire he built into chaos.

404 - The Moonies Cult 2: Empire in Decline

In Seoul, South Korea, in 1954, Sun Myung Moon founded the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, a new religious institution that would quickly become known as the Unification Church, and one of the biggest cults in modern history. Adherents would come to be known as "Moonies," following the controlling teachings a man who considered himself a new Jesus.

403 - The Moonies Cult: Sex, Control, and Marrying the Dead

On June 20th, 2001, former high school valedictorian, captain of the swim team, and registered nurse, Andrea Yates, coldly drowned all five of her children in a bathtub. Is she a monster.... or also a tragic victim?

Short Suck #10 - Andrea Yates

Are wealthy elites like Bill Gates and George Soros using their money and power to sterilize and/or kill you through vaccines, chemtrails, and more in their nefarious schemes to depopulate the planet? Or are population control conspiracies based on a bunch of paranoid nonsense?

287 - Raëlism: UFO Sex Cult?

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