Everything I Know About

Unusual Cults: Cargo Cults & Bikram Yoga

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You’ve heard of Jonestown and Heaven’s Gate, but what about cargo and hot yoga cults? We dive into two unusual cults we didn’t know existed: the Cargo Cults of Melanesia and the Bikram Yoga cult.

Topics covered:
-Fitness and health cults like YouTube high carb low fat vegans and Soulcycle
-Amanda Montell's book Cultish
-The history of Bikram yoga and its founder Bikram Choudhury
-The crimes, scandals, and ongoing cultish behavior from the Bikram community
-The origins of Cargo Cults and the John Frum Movement
Sources & transcript available to anyone at our ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ ❤️

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