Reposting this interview of Hoyt Richards that we did back in July because it seems more topical than ever. In it, Hoyt used his own intense experience as a cult member to highlight ways in which we all are designed to fall into cultish behavior.
When I spoke to Hoyt this week he said:
"What I endured and learned from my cult experience is more relevant today than even when I was going through it...our society is quite cultish by nature. So many of the masses have been indoctrinated in extremist narratives. Very black and white, binary, all or nothing thinking. Where are the shades of gray? And where is the critical thinking?"
Hoyt recently started his own podcast called "WhaTheFlok" in which he and co-host Chele Roland talk to people about their cult survival stories. There is no more engaging voice on this topic and we hope you check it out wherever you get your podcasts. 

WhaTheFlok Podcast