A 1930s California cult that prefigured QAnon and posited a world-shattering battle between the "Secret Rulers" and "The Sponsors". Its leader, Arthur Bell, enlisted people in the "Universal Service Corporation" and made them participate in a multi-level-marketing scheme to sell books. Bell's vision also included "a race of little men with metallic heads who lived at the center of the earth" among many other oddities. The cult eventually morphed into a church after some unwanted attention by the FBI. Ryan Serisu of the Rumor Flies podcast has done in-depth research on the subject and guest wrote the episode. Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week + access to series like 'Trickle Down': http://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymous Tickets to our live tour: http://tour.qanonanonymous.com Follow Ryan: https://twitter.com/serisu_m Listen to the Rumor Flies podcast: https://twitter.com/RumorFlies Episode written by Ryan Serisu. Music by Lil Alki. Editing by Corey Klotz. Merch / Join the Discord Community / Find the Lost Episodes / Etc: http://qanonanonymous.com