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Cult Chronicles

Unveil the mysteries of the most enigmatic and compelling cults in history. Join us as we delve into the dark and fascinating world of cults, exploring their origins, beliefs, leaders, and shocking rituals. Each episode unravels a new story, shedding light on the charismatic figures who captivated followers and the eerie practices that defined these secretive movements. Get ready for a chilling yet captivating journey into the heart of the cult phenomenon.

Latest Episodes:

Behind Mason Nov 18, 2024

Cults and conspiracy theories often go hand in hand. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we finish up the Manson case. And let me tell you, there are a lot of conspiracy theories here.

Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs

Book: Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

https://vault.fbi.gov/cointel-pro

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-01208R000100170047-4.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_CHAOS

Jonestown Nov 11, 2024

Are you willing to die for what you believe? How about the old saying would you follow them off a bridge? A lot of people died following someone they fully believed in. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles we are learning about Jonestown and the Peoples Temple.

Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing

Scientology Pt 2 Nov 04, 2024

You think the history was crazy, just wait until we get into the theories. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles we are learning about scientology, again.

Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing

Scientology Pt 1 Oct 28, 2024

A religion famous for the celebrities that are involved. But what is going on behind the scenes? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about scientology.

Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing

Tate-LaBianca Murders Oct 21, 2024

Charles Manson had this apocalyptic vision, and he decided he should be the one to start it. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we learn about the Tate and LaBianca murders.

Sponsor: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson

https://www.biography.com/crime/charles-manson

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Manson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNrs8OL9zd8&rco=1

https://www.history.com/news/spahn-ranch-manson-family

Book: Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgXZEDf-M_Q

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Tate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Polanski

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMaSPrKUrPM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V42jOQPpmX8

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/charles-manson-the-incredible-story-of-the-most-dangerous-man-alive-85235/

https://www.life.com/history/the-manson-family-on-trial-madness-visible/

https://latimes.newspapers.com/search/results/?date-end=1979&date-start=1970&keyword=manson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Kasabian

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/12/1187225790/leslie-van-houten-manson-murder-freed-prison-parole

Charles Manson and the Family Oct 14, 2024

How did a man from Ohio convince people to kill? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about the Manson Family.

MK-Ultra:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eJBqnA16wyXgMBjmQEN0J?si=ZQihCRAITxWMhyvl9I5vvw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson

https://www.biography.com/crime/charles-manson

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Manson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNrs8OL9zd8&rco=1

https://www.history.com/news/spahn-ranch-manson-family

Book: Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgXZEDf-M_Q

Interview with Craig Shoemaker Sep 30, 2024

This week Craig Shoemaker joins us to tell us about how a cult ruined his marriage.

Find him here - https://www.craigshoemaker.com/

Ricky Kasso Sep 23, 2024

While on the topic of Satanic Panic, we have to talk about a Satanic killer. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we learn about the Acid King, Ricky Kasso.

Wise Wolf Gold - rabbithole.gold or https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Kasso

https://allthatsinteresting.com/ricky-kasso

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/long-island-devil-cult-murder-ricky-kasso-david-breskin-901069/

The Acid King – Documentary

https://coveringthescene.com/acid-king-non-satanic-story-ricky-kasso/

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Northport,+New+York+11768/South+Bronx,+Bronx,+NY+10455/@40.813385,-73.9769632,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89e8244a230a8875:0x8792736ac7d2a5a2!2m2!1d-73.3431727!2d40.9009313!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c2f5ced4dc3487:0x81f84f13cf2ba594!2m2!1d-73.9184261!2d40.81767!3e0?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carmendrahl/2016/08/19/what-you-need-to-know-about-strychnine-the-poison-that-cost-a-rio-weightlifter-his-medal-for-doping/

The Finders Sep 16, 2024

The cult that worked for the CIA? In this chapter of the Cult Chronicles, we are learning about the Finders.

https://vault.fbi.gov/the-finders/the-finders-part-01-of-04/view

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Finders_(movement)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgDLoqpoqlM&t=395s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUdpTIDcaWo

https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/what-is-the-finders-cult/id732915228?i=1000430266754

https://apnews.com/article/2eab7f35f730aca807f97a8a08896b32

https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-finders-cult-from-the-80s-was-patient-zero-for-epstein-and-pizzagate-conspiracies/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creeps-and-crimes/id1533194848?i=1000558934660

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/print/2069797

Satanic Panic/McMartin Preschool Sep 09, 2024

In the 80’s and 90’s the US was going through a moral panic. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we learn about Satanic Panic and the McMartin Preschool Abuse.

https://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2016/11/30/satanic-panic-americas-war-on-heavy-metal-in-the-1980s/

https://www.vox.com/2021/5/25/22356338/satanic-panic-america-sarah-marshall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plEImKEIRm8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R21tWs-qCw

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/mcmartin/mcmartinaccount.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyAlUrIgV2g

Blue Flame 47 Sep 02, 2024

There is a cult buying up the town of Bixby, OK. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles we are learning about blue flame 47.

https://www.blueflame47.com/about/about-us/

https://assessor.tulsacounty.org/Property/Search?terms=blue%20flame%2047&filterTag=null

https://www.acts29.com/biblical-qualifications-of-a-pastor/

https://www.reddit.com/r/tulsa/comments/165qdlb/i_live_in_tulsa_ok_and_i_have_seen_what_looks/

http://www.blessedquietness.com/journal/housechu/terra_forming.htm

https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model-pdf-download/

https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/promised-land-oklahoma-has-few-restrictions-on-religious-property-tax-exemptions/

And other sources

Transcendental Meditation Aug 26, 2024

Meditation can help you get through a lot. But you shouldn’t have to pay for it. In this chapter of cult chronicles we are learning about transcendental meditation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCUZXQ0b-MA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendental_Meditation_movement

Movie – David Wants to Fly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi

https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AHelena+Olson&s=relevancerank&text=Helena+Olson&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita

Types of Cults Aug 19, 2024

Not all cults are the same. In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about the different types of cults.

https://www.apologeticsindex.org/267-categories-of-cults

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-a-cult

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult

https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/legal-and-political-magazines/anti-cult-movement

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sect

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sect

Black Hammer Party Aug 12, 2024

We’ve cover white separatist groups, and this week we cover a black separatist group that somehow got in bed with the Proud Boys. In this chapter of cult chronicles, we learn about the Black Hammer Party.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hammer_Party

https://www.britannica.com/topic/communism

https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2022/08/22/gazi-kodzo-black-hammer

https://coloradosun.com/2022/02/08/black-hammer-utopia-norwood-colorado/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cACNONIPTnE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PbeOD2Kcvo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXGRHdwH4Ak

https://www.telluridenews.com/news/article_6dd61fba-f91b-11ee-bd54-039af2989553.html

Birmingham Bathing Cult Aug 05, 2024

Taking advantage of people who trust you? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles we are learning about the Birmingham Bathing Cult.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-51767053

https://saharareporters.com/2024/05/10/uk-based-nigerian-self-styled-prophet-oluronbi-jailed-34-years-raping-female-male-church

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/how-depraved-birmingham-pastor-made-17565245

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_bathing_cult

Satanic Black Magic Cult Aug 05, 2024

Disguising your perversions as a church? In this chapter of Cult Chronicles, we are learning about the Satanic Black Magic Cult.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/bristol-prostitutes-satanic-sex-cult-2262149

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/mar/11/sex-cult-leader-colin-batley-sentenced

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidwelly_sex_cult

CSA Jul 29, 2024

Another far-right survivalist group connected to Waco and the Oklahoma Bombing? In this chapter of the Cult Chronicles, we are learning about The Covenant, the Sword and the Arm of the Lord.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Covenant,_the_Sword,_and_the_Arm_of_the_Lord

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/covenant-the-sword-and-the-arm-of-the-lord-4031/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ellison_(white_supremacist)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Patriot_movement

https://vault.fbi.gov/The%20Covenant%20The%20Sword%20The%20Arm%20of%20the%20Lord%20/The%20Covenant%20The%20Sword%20The%20Arm%20of%20the%20Lord%20Part%201%20of%202/view

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elohim_City,_Oklahoma

Oklahoma City Bombing Jul 15, 2024

As a direct result of the Waco Massacre, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was bombed. In this chapter of the Cult Chronicles, we learn about the Oklahoma City Bombing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_McVeigh

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/oklahoma-city-bombing

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-27-mn-59616-story.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_movement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIYohleLlWw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Turner_Diaries

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/world-trade-center-bombing-1993

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-26-mn-59097-story.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols

Interview w Kevin Jones Jul 08, 2024

This week, I had the privilege to interview a surviving Branch Davidian, Kevin Jones. He shares his insight on what it was like to live at Mt. Carmel Center. He also goes over the siege.

Waco Massacre Jul 01, 2024

The Waco Massacre was a horrific scene. After a 51-day standoff 76 were left dead. This chapter of cult chronicles covers everything you need to know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GJhsnxcsrY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIDBvD3kGKg

Let’s Talk About Sects Podcast – Branch Davidians

American Scandal – Season 15

https://swan-cymbals-ytgn.squarespace.com

https://en.wikipedia.org//wiki/Waco_siege

Waco: American Apocalypse

https://www.docusign.com/blog/what-is-an-affidavit

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRPT-106hrpt1037/html/CRPT-106hrpt1037.htm

http://www.jaedworks.com/shoebox/waco.html

Waco – a dramatized reenactment

Waco: Rules of Engagement

https://www.justice.gov/archives/publications/waco/report-deputy-attorney-general-events-waco-texas-introduction

https://vault.fbi.gov/waco-branch-davidian-compound?b_start:int=0

https://www.wacosurvivors.com/david-koresh-music-sermons

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/timeline.html

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psyops

https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/military-may-be-engaged-illegal-psychological

Ruby Ridge Jun 24, 2024

It’s amazing what the government will do to people they consider extremists. To understand Waco, you have to know Ruby Ridge. That’s what we are learning about in this chapter of Cult Chronicles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Ridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Weaver

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Great_Planet_Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wncvHvUujX8&t=557s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y0Gq2pf5oc

https://www.famous-trials.com/rubyridge/1151-fbirevisedrules

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Horiuchi

Branch Davidians Jun 17, 2024

Most people have heard of the Waco massacre. But how did we get there? In this chapter of the cult chronicles, we’re learning about the branch Davidians.

TW: Please listen at your own risk.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Houteff

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Roden

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branch_Davidians

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Koresh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GJhsnxcsrY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIDBvD3kGKg

Let’s Talk About Sects Podcast – Branch Davidians

American Scandal – Season 15

https://swan-cymbals-ytgn.squarespace.com

Waco American Apocalypse

What is a Cult? Jun 10, 2024

We have all heard of cults, but what is a cult? What characteristics qualify an organization as a cult? This is chapter one of the cult chronicles.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cult

https://janjalalich.com/help/characteristics-associated-with-cults/

Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm6heglECcI

Cults with Daniella Mestyanek Young Jun 10, 2024

DANIELLA MESTYANEK YOUNG is a scholar of cults and extreme groups, and extremely

bad leadership, and the author of the critically acclaimed memoir UNCULTURED. Daniella was

raised in the religious sex cult, The Children of God. She later served as an intelligence officer

for the US Army, making the rank of Captain, and became one of the first women in US Army

history to conduct deliberate ground combat operations when she volunteered to serve on a

Female Engagement Team, and received the Presidential Volunteer Service Award.

TW: Please listen at your own discretion.

Uncultured: https://www.amazon.com/Uncultured-Memoir-Daniella-Mestyanek-Young/dp/1250280117/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp&qid=1667828324&amp&sr=8-1

UnAmerican: https://www.patreon.com/GroupBehaviorGal/shop/unamerican-video-book-memoir-217440?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=productshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Twitter: @daniellamyoung

TikTok: @daniellamestyanekyoung

Instagram: @_daniellamyoung

https://www.uncultureyourself.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuFRBZ2w3QsYs7Km69keHsg

Trailer May 25, 2024

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