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Sounds Like A Cult

Sounds Like A Cult

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 Putting the “cult” in culture… Do you think SoulCycle is a cult? What about the Royal Family? What about Disney Adults? Or spiritual influencers? Is Instagram itself a cult? We’re Sounds Like A Cult, an iHeart Radio Award-winning podcast that analyzes a different fanatical group every week to try and answer the big question: This ~sounds~ like a cult, but is it really? Created and hosted by New York Times-bestselling author Amanda Montell, co-hosted and produced by Chelsea Charles and Reese Oliver. For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com We want to make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy 2025 Amanda Montell & Studio71 301568 Sciences sociales Spiritualité
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  • The Cult of The Biggest Loser

    The Cult of The Biggest Loser
    Dec 9 2025
    It looked like feel-good weight loss… until Netflix told us the truth. This week, Amanda and Reese are joined by former contestant Tracey Yukich Lane (@traceyyuckichlane) to unpack how The Biggest Loser went from “inspirational reality show” to one of the most culty franchises in TV history. From weigh-in rituals and trainer worship to isolation, fear tactics, and nationwide public shaming, we’re diving into the behind the scenes world that had millions of viewers cheering for transformation while contestants were barely surviving it. Why did we believe this was healthy? How did it become so successful? And what happens when a show about losing weight starts demanding you lose yourself too? Grab your branded sweatband and your cognitive dissonance... this episode gets messy. 🏋🏻‍♂️📺🔥 Subscribe to Sounds Like A Cult on Youtube!Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod, @amanda_montell, @reesaronii, @chelseaxcharles. Thank you to our sponsors! To save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain Head to https://www.squarespace.com/CULT Find gifts so good you'll want to keep them with Quince. Go to https://Quince.com/slac Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h et 8 min
  • The Cult of Mr. Beast

    The Cult of Mr. Beast
    Dec 2 2025
    He gives away islands, cures blindness, builds chocolate empires, and commands an online following bigger than some nations... but is he just a YouTuber, or the leader of a full blown digital devotion movement? This week, Reese is joined by Rolling Stone journalist Steven Asarch (@capmiserable) to break down The Cult of Mr. Beast, the hyper optimized, hyper "philanthropic", hyper everything empire that has millions of fans ready to click, defend, and worship at the altar of virality. We’re analyzing how Mr. Beast’s feel good spectacle blurs the line between generosity and influence. Why do fans treat him like a savior? What does it mean when entertainment starts to look like charity... or the other way around? And how much power does a creator have when his followers are willing to do almost anything for a shoutout? Grab your Feastables and your moral ambiguity: we’re diving into the algorithmically engineered rabbit hole that sounds like a cult. 🍫📱 Subscribe to Sounds Like A Cult on Youtube!Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod, @amanda_montell, @reesaronii, @chelseaxcharles. Thank you to our sponsors! To save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain Head to https://www.squarespace.com/CULT Download Cash App Today: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/st3nalv7 #CashAppPod Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement. Promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h et 15 min
  • The Cult of Weddings (Update)

    The Cult of Weddings (Update)
    Nov 25 2025
    This week, Sounds Like A Cult is revisiting one of the most ritualistic, emotionally charged, and absurdly expensive cults of them all: The Cult of Weddings. We’re sharing (and offering a culty update) to Amanda’s Magical Overthinkers conversation with writer Allison Raskin, (@allisonraskin) author of I Do (I Think), about how weddings have transformed into a cult of consumerism, misogyny (comparing women with opinions to oversized mythical lizards???), and the illusion of perfection. From industrial-sized bridal expectations to the patriarchal rituals, we're sparing no criticism of how an alleged celebration of partnership became a capitalistic rite of passage. Subscribe to Sounds Like A Cult on Youtube! Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod, @amanda_montell, @reesaronii, @chelseaxcharles. Thank you to our sponsors! The best way to cook just got better. Go to https://HelloFresh.com/SLAC10FM Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/CULT #rulapod Order online or download the free 1-800 Contacts app today at Https://1800contacts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h et 5 min
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very interesting, well researched and well articulated . don't know why any one would be giv8ng one star because ads are in all pods these days. love love love

love it

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Appreciate the podcast! Thanks for making the effort and informing people on basic critical thinking!

Informative

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They've bought into the cult of capitalism. Pumping out shallow garbage, now, with lots of ads. There were so many ads in the latest episode, it was unlistenable.

I really wanted to like this show, the idea has a lot of promise and the first season was tolerable. But this season has been going downhill fast. They're picking the trendiest topics and are adding absolutely nothing new to the conversation ... where the concept suggests a deep dive into an alternate way of viewing pop culture, this podcast is definitely NOT that. And with 5 ads in the first 13 minutes of a 40 minute episode .... NO THANKS.

Extremely Shallow, Now With Tons of Ads!

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