Generation Cult
@generationcult.bsky.social
A podcast about people who grew up in cults
New episode out now! Listen to the #GenerationCult #podcast recorded in front of a #liveaudience 6/26 at @thelostchurchsf.bsky.social hosted by @dhyanal.bsky.social featuring interviews w/ authors Sarito Carroll, Anke Richter & @jlalich.bsky.social
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**Live Show in San Francisco: Season 4 finale**
Podcast Episode · Generation Cult · 07/23/2025 · 1h 23m
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July 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
New episode out now! Listen to the #GenerationCult #podcast recorded in front of a #liveaudience 6/26 at @thelostchurchsf.bsky.social hosted by @dhyanal.bsky.social featuring interviews w/ authors Sarito Carroll, Anke Richter & @jlalich.bsky.social
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Look out for a brand new episode of the podcast tomorrow (7/23) — we’re airing our Live Show at the Lost Church San Francisco!
#Season4finale #GenerationCult #liverecorded #literaryevent #cultpodcast @thelostchurchsf.bsky.social
#Season4finale #GenerationCult #liverecorded #literaryevent #cultpodcast @thelostchurchsf.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Look out for a brand new episode of the podcast tomorrow (7/23) — we’re airing our Live Show at the Lost Church San Francisco!
#Season4finale #GenerationCult #liverecorded #literaryevent #cultpodcast @thelostchurchsf.bsky.social
#Season4finale #GenerationCult #liverecorded #literaryevent #cultpodcast @thelostchurchsf.bsky.social
Did you miss Generation Cult’s live show in San Francisco last month? Don’t fret. The recording will be out shortly on your favorite podcast platform
July 19, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Did you miss Generation Cult’s live show in San Francisco last month? Don’t fret. The recording will be out shortly on your favorite podcast platform
Thank you to everyone who came out to our first recorded #liveshow (air date tbd) that went late into the eve on a Thurs in the middle of busy SF #NorthBeach! 😮💨😃 Fascinating discussions about children raised in #coercivegroups, #sexcults, our authors’ #books and much more..
June 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Thank you to everyone who came out to our first recorded #liveshow (air date tbd) that went late into the eve on a Thurs in the middle of busy SF #NorthBeach! 😮💨😃 Fascinating discussions about children raised in #coercivegroups, #sexcults, our authors’ #books and much more..
The #liveshow is happening TOMORROW! Come to The Lost Church SF to see Sarito Carroll — author of “In the Shadow of Enlightenment,” Anke Richter Writer — author of “Cult Trip,” and Janja Lalich — author of “Escaping Utopia,” hosted onstage by @dhyanal.bsky.social
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June 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The #liveshow is happening TOMORROW! Come to The Lost Church SF to see Sarito Carroll — author of “In the Shadow of Enlightenment,” Anke Richter Writer — author of “Cult Trip,” and Janja Lalich — author of “Escaping Utopia,” hosted onstage by @dhyanal.bsky.social
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Our live show is coming up next week — June 26 — in San Francisco! Tickets: tinyurl.com/Childrenfrom...
June 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Our live show is coming up next week — June 26 — in San Francisco! Tickets: tinyurl.com/Childrenfrom...
The latest episode of Generation Cult is out now! Find out what happened after Mike and Abbi left the 2x2s, a secretive Christian sect that they grew up in.
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Opening the 2X2s Floodgates with Mike
Podcast Episode · Generation Cult · 05/23/2025 · 38m
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May 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The latest episode of Generation Cult is out now! Find out what happened after Mike and Abbi left the 2x2s, a secretive Christian sect that they grew up in.
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@2x2info.bsky.social @mikeprussack.bsky.social
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Listen to a short clip from Season 4, Episode 11: Opening the #2x2s Floodgates with Mike. Find this whole new episode of Generation #Cult tomorrow May 23 on your favorite #podcast platform!
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@2x2info.bsky.social @mikeprussack.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Listen to a short clip from Season 4, Episode 11: Opening the #2x2s Floodgates with Mike. Find this whole new episode of Generation #Cult tomorrow May 23 on your favorite #podcast platform!
@2x2info.bsky.social @mikeprussack.bsky.social
@2x2info.bsky.social @mikeprussack.bsky.social
A new episode of Generation Cult is dropping this week, and it’s already available to our Patreon subscribers! www.patreon.com/posts/openin...
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May 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Hey everyone! Wanted to remind you that the podcast has a LIVE SHOW coming up next month in San Francisco featuring authors talking about growing up in cults and tickets are ON SALE NOW!
June 26, doors 7:30 pm, The Lost Church
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June 26, doors 7:30 pm, The Lost Church
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May 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Hey everyone! Wanted to remind you that the podcast has a LIVE SHOW coming up next month in San Francisco featuring authors talking about growing up in cults and tickets are ON SALE NOW!
June 26, doors 7:30 pm, The Lost Church
thelostchurch.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/ins...
June 26, doors 7:30 pm, The Lost Church
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The podcast has a live show coming up in San Francisco! Join us in June to celebrate Sarito Carroll’s memoir release and discuss books and insights about children raised in cults by authors/experts Janja Lalich & Anke Richter. Get your tickets! tinyurl.com/Childrenfrom...
April 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The podcast has a live show coming up in San Francisco! Join us in June to celebrate Sarito Carroll’s memoir release and discuss books and insights about children raised in cults by authors/experts Janja Lalich & Anke Richter. Get your tickets! tinyurl.com/Childrenfrom...
We have a bonus episode out! This one is a special film edition in which we have a chat about a movie, currently in production, about four sisters escaping an extreme abusive group in Appalachia. It’s called “Beyond the Fence.”
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Special Film Edition: Beyond the Fence with Lindsey and Ashlen
Podcast Episode · Generation Cult · S4 Bonus · 26m
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March 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
We have a bonus episode out! This one is a special film edition in which we have a chat about a movie, currently in production, about four sisters escaping an extreme abusive group in Appalachia. It’s called “Beyond the Fence.”
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New year, new episode: Hear Brenda’s story about her adolescence in the Toronto-based Students of Light and her struggle to heal and be heard after reporting the abusive former leader. This is an intense one, so please listen with discretion.
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System Breakdowns & Perpetual Coercion with Brenda
Podcast Episode · Generation Cult · 01/03/2025 · 51m
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January 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
New year, new episode: Hear Brenda’s story about her adolescence in the Toronto-based Students of Light and her struggle to heal and be heard after reporting the abusive former leader. This is an intense one, so please listen with discretion.
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Find Generation Cult wherever you get your podcasts. New episode out now.
December 24, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Find Generation Cult wherever you get your podcasts. New episode out now.
Craving more #legal info in the discussion about #cults? Our latest #generationcult episode from S. 4 is out today and we’re catching up w/ our lawyer friend Carol about successful litigation and the issue of #defamation podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Another Legal Chat with Carol!
Podcast Episode · Generation Cult · 12/23/2024 · 42m
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December 23, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Craving more #legal info in the discussion about #cults? Our latest #generationcult episode from S. 4 is out today and we’re catching up w/ our lawyer friend Carol about successful litigation and the issue of #defamation podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Our first season finale is up on YouTube. It’s an interview with someone who grew up in the Science of Identity Foundation youtu.be/3WAwOGNQf7Q?...
Season 1, Ep 9: Sandy Footprints
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December 13, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Our first season finale is up on YouTube. It’s an interview with someone who grew up in the Science of Identity Foundation youtu.be/3WAwOGNQf7Q?...
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Thought this would be a good time to reshare this 2018 episode from Generation Cult’s @generationcult.bsky.social Season 1 about someone raised in the Science of Identity Foundation. This is what Tulsi Gabbard is in. It’s not bullshit. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Sandy Footprints
Podcast Episode · Generation Cult · 11/09/2018 · 54m
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December 13, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Thought this would be a good time to reshare this 2018 episode from Generation Cult’s @generationcult.bsky.social Season 1 about someone raised in the Science of Identity Foundation. This is what Tulsi Gabbard is in. It’s not bullshit. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
New S. 4 episode coming soon but, for now, here’s our 2023 season finale from S. 3, just posted on YouTube. Listen to this fascinating conversation with Tamara about coercion, polygamy and underage marriage youtu.be/8_aoUoaQEc8?...
Season 3, Ep 14: Tween Marriage and the Culture of Polygamy with Tamara
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December 12, 2024 at 7:14 PM
New S. 4 episode coming soon but, for now, here’s our 2023 season finale from S. 3, just posted on YouTube. Listen to this fascinating conversation with Tamara about coercion, polygamy and underage marriage youtu.be/8_aoUoaQEc8?...
Our newest Season 4 episode just released today and we’re addressing the topic of #familyestrangement. This is Lynn's story of leaving the Mormon Church, to the disappointment of her high-profile family, and what it was like to try to reconnect
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Estranged from Mormon Royalty with Lynn
Estrangement is a traumatic topic, no matter your family of origin, but it feels unavoidable when you reject your tribe’s religious ideologies. knows this well. She was raised in Salt Lake City on a ...
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November 26, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Our newest Season 4 episode just released today and we’re addressing the topic of #familyestrangement. This is Lynn's story of leaving the Mormon Church, to the disappointment of her high-profile family, and what it was like to try to reconnect
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The latest episode we’ve released is about Jesse and the “perfect church” he grew up in. Things were almost ideal until the immortal leader died. Too bad that trying to leave led to a literal prison sentence.
New episode tomorrow
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New episode tomorrow
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The Cult of Oregon with Jesse
Podcast Episode · Generation Cult · 10/27/2024 · 54m
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November 25, 2024 at 9:37 PM
The latest episode we’ve released is about Jesse and the “perfect church” he grew up in. Things were almost ideal until the immortal leader died. Too bad that trying to leave led to a literal prison sentence.
New episode tomorrow
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New episode tomorrow
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In Season 4’s ep. 6, we discuss Christian Science. Hilary grew up as a radical reliant Christian Scientist, which meant her family avoided medical intervention in favor of prayer to try to cure ailments. She lived to talk about it, but others weren't so lucky. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Leaving Christian Science Pod with Hilary
Podcast Episode · Generation Cult · 09/29/2024 · 53m
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November 25, 2024 at 7:55 PM
In Season 4’s ep. 6, we discuss Christian Science. Hilary grew up as a radical reliant Christian Scientist, which meant her family avoided medical intervention in favor of prayer to try to cure ailments. She lived to talk about it, but others weren't so lucky. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
When Susan was 13, her stepdad brought her into what was then known as the Divine Light Mission, an organization led by Prem Rawat. This is her story, and a bit of Don’s, a former high-ranking official of the group (which changed its name many times) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Sharing the Knowledge with Susan
Podcast Episode · Generation Cult · 09/03/2024 · 55m
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November 25, 2024 at 1:25 AM
When Susan was 13, her stepdad brought her into what was then known as the Divine Light Mission, an organization led by Prem Rawat. This is her story, and a bit of Don’s, a former high-ranking official of the group (which changed its name many times) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
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In S. 4, ep. 4 of @generationcult.bsky.social podcast we spoke w/ @philipdeslippe.bsky.social & Stacie Stukin about reparations for 2nd gen members abused through 3HO/Kundalini yoga community, which is addressed briefly in new Max doc Breath of Fire
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3HO Reparations with Philip and Stacie
Podcast Episode · Generation Cult · 06/24/2024 · 48m
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November 24, 2024 at 5:14 PM
In S. 4, ep. 4 of @generationcult.bsky.social podcast we spoke w/ @philipdeslippe.bsky.social & Stacie Stukin about reparations for 2nd gen members abused through 3HO/Kundalini yoga community, which is addressed briefly in new Max doc Breath of Fire
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Have you watched the docuseries Breath of Fire on Max? It covers Guru Jagat, who gained a following through Kundalini yoga/Yogi Bhajan/3HO, which we’ve discussed on the podcast — although our focus has been the kids at the boarding schools in India
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November 24, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Have you watched the docuseries Breath of Fire on Max? It covers Guru Jagat, who gained a following through Kundalini yoga/Yogi Bhajan/3HO, which we’ve discussed on the podcast — although our focus has been the kids at the boarding schools in India
www.hbo.com/breath-of-fire
www.hbo.com/breath-of-fire