JOIN US 7/22! Cult Favorite is the podcast exploring all of those cult documentaries you can’t stop binge watching. Hosted by religion and culture experts Merinda Simmons & Mike Altman, Cult Favorite asks why we are so fascinated by stories of religious groups that go wrong.

This is my summer project and it is awesome.

Merinda Simmons and I have a new summer project! Cult Favorite drops July 22! It’s the podcast about cult documentaries you didn’t know you needed. JOIN US!

Louisiana's governor posting the Ten Commandments is such a casual move. Baby's first sunday school behavior. Where are the other 603 Torah laws about mildew and stuff you illiterate heathen, do you want God in this third-grade fingerpainting classroom or not

Want to know what we’re watching first? Here is what we’re talking about in our first three episodes. On July 22 JOIN US! Available wherever you get your podcasts.

Hot pastor Pentecostalism is a whole thing. Find out more in our first episode where we discuss the first two episodes of The Secrets of Hillsong. Join us!

Our first episode drops tomorrow! We discuss the first two episodes of The Secrets of Hillsong and structures of racism, homophobia, and gender in American evangelicalism and culture. Subscribe now: open.spotify.com/show/3hQvP3lW9… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cul…

Episode 1 is out now! We watched the first two episodes of The Secrets of Hillsong and discussed homophobia, masculinity, Carl Lentz the celebrity, and so much more. JOIN US! open.spotify.com/episode/43bwAp… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cul…

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 The Secrets of Hillsong Part 2 We discuss the second half of The Secrets of Hillsong, the dark past of Hillsong’s early history, and the eventual downfall of the global church. Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3hQvP3lW9… Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/002…

New episode on the TikTok cult doc drops Monday!

NEW EPISODE! What if Heaven's Gate wasn't as weird as it's made out to be? LISTEN NOW Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1JBMOR… Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cul…

Let's talk about "joy among nerds."

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Episode 5 is posted—part 2 on Heaven’s Gate. Cult Favorite podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cultf…

Part 2 of our episodes on Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults is posted! Find it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!

Attention cult doc enthusiasts! My very smart UA Dept. of REL friends Mike Altman and Merinda Simmons host a weekly podcast for you called Cult Favorite. Right now, they're talking about Nat Geo's Jonestown docuseries. Listen and subscribe. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cul…

New episode! We talk Jonestown, personal narrative, and why people feel compelled to make things make sense. Along the way, we learn why Mike doesn’t like sad movies. Detours include: Ethan Hawke’s Hamlet remake (we love you, Julia Stiles), Black Christmas, and climate change.

On Labor Day, our new episode discusses “Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion” and the labor exploitation in the fast fashion industry. Join us! Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/3qTAZ6…

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Take a trip with us to the early 1980s in rural Oregon, where the town of Rajneeshpuram nestled next to the town of Antelope. Insider/Outsider politics ensue on multiple fronts, including but not limited to: religion, race, economics, voting rights, immigration, and salmonella.