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How to Tell When You've Joined a Cult with Amanda Montell
How to Tell When You've Joined a Cult with Amanda Montell
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Jul 24, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Today on Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, Sharon is joined by author Amanda Montell to talk about all things cultish. There isn’t always a standard definition of a cult, but there are things to look for, and we’ve all fallen for cultish practices or groups before. Language is often used as a tool of influence, like thought-terminating cliches, mantra phrases that are used to shut down independent thinking or questioning. Cultish leaders also take advantage of people by relying on our confirmation biases. We may think we couldn’t be fooled into joining a cult, but human nature is full of mystic moments and irrationality; it’s inevitable that we’ve joined a few cults along the way.Special thanks to our guest, Amanda Montell, for joining us today. You can order a copy of Cultish here.Hosted by: Sharon McMahonGuest: Amanda MontellExecutive Producer: Heather JacksonAudio Producer: Jenny Snyder Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jul 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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