BSP: Believer Skeptic Podcast

BSP: Believer Skeptic Podcast


Episode 50 – Don’t Drink the Cult Kool-Aid

August 05, 2019

Weeeee’reeee baaaacckkk! This is the first episode of season three...and our two year anniversary...AND our 50th episode! YAY! To start off the season, we took inspiration from Midsommar and Once Upon a Time In Hollywood and decided to talk about cults. Cody starts us off with one of the most notorious cults, based out of Waco TX: The Branch Davidians. Chris then discusses a Russian cult that seems more cute than dangerous, worshipping an 90s cartoon character. Cody then takes us to other planets to meet Jesus and other deities. Finally, Chris tells a story of a lesser known cult out of Kentucky known as the Vampire Clan. After our stories, we have a call-to-action for a brand new segment, Creep of the Week. Drinks are Champagne and Prayers of Sinners Red Blend.


Disclaimer: 0:00s-0:13s
Intro Music: 0:13s-0:36s
Topic: 0:36s-3m:53s
Drinks: 3m:53s-6m:06s
History: 6m:06s-10m:00s
Branch Davidians: 10m:00s-24m:30s
Gadgetology: 24m:30s-29m:19s
Podcoin: 29m:19s-30m:15s
Aetherius Society: 30m:15s-34m:55s
Vampire Clan: 34m:55s-39m:41s
Skeptic: 39m:41s-42m:46s
Believer: 42m:46s-46m:42s
Call to Action: 46m:42s-48m:05s
Plugs: 48m:05s-49m:33s
Outro Music: 49m:33s-49m:49s

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Links-

History:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult
Gadget Hackwrench: https://medium.com/@thefandome/gadget-hackwrench-religion-or-how-a-fandom-reborn-into-a-cult-c66050342d64 

Vampire Clan:
https://boredomtherapy.com/story-behind-clan/
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/12/the-sinister-case-of-the-vampire-clan-murders/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Ferrell
https://rabrewster.com/2018/12/15/human-monsters-rod-ferrell-the-vampire-cult-killer/

Believer:
https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/four-cult-recruitment-techniques
https://www.ted.com/talks/janja_lalich_why_do_people_join_cults/transcript?language=en#t-13195