

Cult Podcast
Paige Wesley & Armando Torres
A podcast. About cults. Duh. Tune in each week as we cover groups ranging from Japanese Death Cults to the Violent Alt-Right. A perfect way to remember: Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid!
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Jul 15, 2019 • 1h 21min
Ep. 100 Heaven's Gate: The Elephant Walk
This is one important Monday for us. We're dropping our 100th episode, starting our series on one of the most infamous cults in history, and launching our Patreon! But let's take it slow and start with this week's episode. Join us as Mando takes Paige and Andrea through the life and times of Marshall Herff Applewhite and his platonic partner, Bonnie Nettles. To find out how the group became what it did we have to start at the very beginning and look at the backgrounds of this cult's founders. Before they were "Ti and Do" they were two kids from Texas just trying to do The Elephant Walk and look to the stars!
Also, we just launched our Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab.
Also also, we're doing another live show! To see us live on August 27th at 7:30pm in Burbank, CA go to www.cultpodcastshow.com/burbank or visit our website and click on the shows tab. Tickets are $10 online and $15 at the door.

Jul 8, 2019 • 1h 7min
Ep. 99 Creativity Movement: Clifford the Big White Dog
It's Paige's week again as we prep for a big project coming next week. But that just means you get an extra dose of Nazis being stupid! Join us as Paige takes Mando and Andrea through the origins of the Creativity Movement. Origins that include a gross white supremacist who made his name in the real estate game and found his way into politics. No, not Trump. He didn't sell nearly enough can openers as this guy.
Also, we're doing another live show! On August 27th at 7:30pm we'll be at Geeky Teas & Games in Burbank, CA. Want tickets? They're $10 and on sale now! Hope to see ya there.

Jul 1, 2019 • 1h 12min
Ep. 98 Colonia Dignidad Pt 3: Das Booty (ft. Robert Timothy & Ryan Shores)
We're joined by Robert Timothy and Ryan Shores this week on our final installment in the Colonia Dignidad series. In this one we'll cover a majority of the horrible crimes committed within the walls of the Nazi compound in Chile. How does it all end for Paul Schäfer? Will our guests wear eye patches or glass eyes? Is Mr. Pib as good as Dr. Pepper? Find out by tuning in!
To listen to Science Faction click here!
Or here to check out Robert and Ryan on The Degenerate Podcast!

Jun 24, 2019 • 1h 15min
Ep. 97 Colonia Dignidad Pt 2: The Permanent Uncle
We're back for part two of our series on the compound of escaped Nazis in South America. Today Paige takes Mando and Andrea back to Colonia Dignidad to cover the compound's leader: Paul Schäfer. This guy is a real piece of work but wait until you hear about his table manners. Anyways, after you finish this episode come join us at the after-party at the Applebee's!
Also, we're doing another live show! On June 29th at 7:30pm we'll be at The Comedy Palace in San Diego. Want tickets? They're $10 and on sale now! Hope to see ya there.

Jun 17, 2019 • 1h 10min
Ep. 96 Colonia Dignidad Pt 1: Hitler's Relaxed Jeans
This week we kick off our three part series on Colonia Dignidad! Join Paige as she takes Mando and Andrea through the tale of Nazis escaping into South America. Sure, there is the story you know and that is generally accepted as "the truth", but what if the truth is actually what they teach on the History Channel? This one has racism, daring escapes, and the debut of Paige's Conspiracy Corner!
Also, we're doing another live show! On June 29th at 7:30pm we'll be at The Comedy Palace in San Diego. Want tickets? They're $10 and on sale now! Hope to see ya there.

Jun 10, 2019 • 1h 8min
Ep. 95 Ghost Dance: A Gritty Reboot of Clippy
Howdy, partner. Mando spent too much of his free time playing a cowboy themed video game so he decided to take Paige and Andrea on a trip to the Wild West. Except this isn't one of Ms. Frizzle's trips through time (shouts out to The Magic School Bus), it's a horrifying story about the Native Americans that the cowboys wronged on their quest for a better life. Join us as we cover the Ghost Dance movement and the prophet Jack Wilson.
Also, we're doing another live show! On June 29th at 7:30pm we'll be at The Comedy Palace in San Diego. Want tickets? They're $10 and on sale now! Hope to see ya there.

Jun 5, 2019 • 54min
Bonus Episode: How Do Balls Work?
Need a bit of a relief from that last episode? We gotcha. In this late post from a few weeks ago Paige, Mando, and Andrea were dying of sickness. Should we have rested? Probably. Did we answer questions from the Facebook group, mess with a Christian Single's group, and find out how testicles work? You betcha. Got on in here for one of the funniest bonus episodes we've ever recorded.
Also, we're doing another live show! On June 29th at 7:30pm we'll be at The Comedy Palace in San Diego. Want tickets? They're $10 and on sale now! Hope to see ya there.

Jun 3, 2019 • 1h 21min
Ep. 94 Compound Dwellers Pt 2: Now That's What I Call Cults
We're back for another round of white supremacist madness! This week Mando takes Paige and Andrea back through to Rulo, NE to cover the criminal heists, murders, and manhunts that took place on Michael Ryan's compound. It's a hilarious episode with one hell of a dark ending.
Also, we're doing another live show! On June 29th at 7:30pm we'll be at The Comedy Palace in San Diego. Want tickets? They're $10 and on sale now! Hope to see ya there.

May 27, 2019 • 54min
Ep. 93 The Compound Dwellers: Tony Kansas
Mando's back with another series on white supremacists! Join us this week as he takes Paige and Andrea through the group nicknamed the Compound Dwellers, their home in Rulo, NE, and the groups big dumb leader: Michael Ryan.
Also, we're doing another live show! On June 29th at 7:30pm we'll be at The Comedy Palace in San Diego. Want tickets? They're $10 and on sale now! Hope to see ya there.

May 20, 2019 • 1h 3min
Ep. 92 Eckankar: Sticky Knives
We're hella sick this week so we decided to take a light and silly romp through the history of Eckankar and it's eccentric leader Paul Twitchell. In this episode Paige takes Mando and Andrea through the life of a man who joined several other cults, befriended L. Ron Hubbard, and may or may not have had a thing for sharp objects. Also, we're doing another live show! On June 29th at 7:30pm we'll be at The Comedy Palace in San Diego. Want tickets? They're $10 and on sale now! Hope to see ya there.