We absolutely realize we need to stop saying we’re going to go away. Who are we kidding? We can’t quit you. Generation Cult is back for Season 4 and the newest episode is out now wherever you get your podcasts. Here’s a clip: Grace grew up in a little-known Christian fundamentalist group referred to as … More New Episode! Season 4!
This is Michelle and she was raised in an end-times group that was started by her grandfather in the 1930s. As survivalists in an organization referred to as “The Field,” her family lived in isolation on a mountain, where they foraged for food and viewed basic comforts as a sin. Michelle endured illness, abuse, hunger … More One More Bonus Literary Edition to Come
Generation Cult is dropping back in with a bonus edition to celebrate today’s launch of Liz Ianelli’s new book called “I See You, Survivor: Life Inside (and Outside) the Totally F*cked-Up Troubled Teen Industry.” In it, Liz details her years left at a program within the Troubled Teen Industry, a network of expensive residential programs, … More Surprise! Bonus Episode Celebrating Book Release About Troubled Teen Industry
This is Tamara and she grew up in a Sufi polygamist organization in the US and England. Hear her story this Friday, April 14 on Season 3’s SEASON FINALE: Episode 14: Tween Marriage and the Culture of Polygamy with Tamara. Here’s a clip but Patreon subscribers have access to the full episode now. Tamara’s father … More Tween Marriage and the Culture of Polygamy with Tamara
This is Rhonda and she grew up in a San Francisco-based organization called The Holy Order of MANS (standing for Mysterian, Agape, Nous and Sophia in Greek, or mystery, love, mind and wisdom in English). Hear her story on Friday, March 31 on a new episode of Generation Cult — the 13th of our 3rd … More Coming Friday: Declared Evil with Rhonda
A new episode of Generation Cult is now available for download! Find Season 3’s Episode 12: ‘Searching for Healthy Community with Sarah’ on most podcast platforms including Apple, Soundcloud, Spotify and Amazon. Here’s a short clip: Sarah grew up in a bible-based group in Ohio with about 400 members, many of whom are related to … More Sarah’s Search for a New, Healthier Community
Will grew up devout in an evangelical community and attended Christian schools, camps and mission trips. His beliefs were so strong in his youth that he describes himself as becoming radicalized and isolated from the rest of society. But in his teens he began to question his church’s strict guidelines regarding who can be saved … More Will Left the Evangelical Community He Grew Up In. Hear His Story Now on the Podcast
Season 3’s Episode 10: Cults and Courts with Carol is now available for download on your favorite podcast platform. While listening to the stories on Generation Cult, do you ever wonder at what point people can take legal action against their abusers? Do you want to know what charges have been brought against coercive groups … More Cults and Courts with Carol
Join us for a chat with Tim Elliott, an investigative journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald and host of the new podcast Inside the Tribe, which takes a deep dive into the controversial religious sect the Twelve Tribes. On this Generation Cult bonus episode, Elliott speaks with Dhyana Levey about how and why he began … More Bonus Episode!
Download Ep. 9: “Finding Freedom from the Twelve Tribes with Suvav” on your favorite podcast platform today. Find out what happened to Suvav as he chats with Dhyana about his upbringing and the new life he began in 2019 after he escaped from a cult. Suvav grew up in the Twelve Tribes, a controversial religious … More Season 3’s Episode 9 is Now Available to the Public
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