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Cult Podcast

Paige Wesley & Armando Torres

A podcast. About cults. Duh. Tune in each week as we cover groups ranging from Japanese Death Cults to the Violent Alt-Right. A perfect way to remember: Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid!

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#379
June 1 · 1 hr 34 min
Ep 323 Children of Thunder Pt. 2: He Still Sucks
We're back with the second part of our series on Children of Thunder and they're wack leader, Glenn. Join Paige as she takes Mando through the rest of the story AND a super fun musical guest. Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#378
April 30 · 1 hr 31 min
Ep 322. Children of Thunder Pt.1 - Not Special AT ALL
We're so sorry we went out for cigarettes, but we're back now and we're gonna work things out with your Mom. We brought back a present from our travels, it's THE EPISODE FORMERLY KNOWN AS EPISODE EIGHTEEEEEEEN. Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab.
#377
January 12 · 1 hr 50 min
Ep. 321 Troubled Teen Industry Pt. 4: What Were the Minions Up To?
WE’RE BACK, BABY! New year, new episode. Join Paige as she takes Mando thru the finale of our series on the Troubled Teen Industry. Big warning up top: This is a rough one. But hey, we missed ya. Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#376
Oct 7, 2025 · 1 hr 26 min
Ep. 320 Troubled Teen Industry Pt. 3: Gooning In the Night
We're back, baby! Join Paige as she takes Mando through the history of Synanon and their pathway to Cedu Schools (but pronounced like Sea-Doo, you know thos jetskis that are like...not jetskis? Actually I looked it up and they qualify them as "personal watercrafts" which feels weird. Huh. Wait, it turns out that Jetskis are like a brand of personal watercrafts. So it's like how Band-Aid or Xerox just became the name for the thing. That's crazy, man. I ain't never thought about Jetskis this much in my life.) Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#375
Sep 23, 2025 · 59 min
Cult Podcast Special Episode: Happy Rapture!
Grab a bucket to collect your neighbor's dental fillings and gather round to hear Paige answer questions about the Rapture... and one question about Raptors! Just a quick check in with ya'll on this special day, and we'll be back with a normal episode soon! High Five St. Peter for us when you get to the top of the stairway!
#374
Jul 23, 2025 · 1 hr 20 min
Ep. 319 Troubled Teen Industry Pt. 2: Helena Bottom Carter Knowles
We’re back with the first earnest part of our new series on the Troubled Teen Industry. Join Paige as she takes Mando through the very hopeful beginnings of a movement that would ultimately turn upsetting. Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#373
Jul 15, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Ep. 318: Troubled Teen Industry: Joey Chestnut is a Demi-God
We're BACK baby. Join Paige and Mando as they get back into the groove, catching up and telling you about their dumb, busy lives. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, we're starting a brand new series! Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#372
Jun 2, 2025 · 1 hr 11 min
Death Madness (Ft. Todd from Horror Virgin)
This week join Paige and Mando as they sit with Todd from Horror Virgin to discuss the scariest topics known to humans. Death. Woof. I promise, it's more fun than it sounds. Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#371
May 20, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min
Ep. 317 Brother Louv Pt. 2: To Buy or Not to Buy a Black Light Poster
We're back! This week Mando finishes up his series on Brother Louv and the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church. Join Paige as she learns about the Miami Jamaica connection and we learn a new rule about being a good cult leader. It comes second to "never set a doomsday". Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#370
May 6, 2025 · 1 hr 12 min
Ep. 316 Brother Louv: Granny Style
We’re BACK! Join us as Mando takes Paige through the early life of Brother Louv, formerly known as Thomas F. Reilly, and the path that led him towards a life of kick ass crime. Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#369
Apr 16, 2025 · 1 hr 14 min
Ep. 315 The Church Universal Pt. 2: Theosophy Strikes Again
We're BACK with our final installment on a woman literally named Prophet. Listen along as Paige tells Mando about Ms. Prophet's takeover, remarriages, and the fall of the whole damn thing. Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#368
Mar 27, 2025 · 58 min
Ep. 314 The Church Universal: Build Your Own Past Life
We're BACK with an episode that takes us back to our roots, baybee. I'm talking theosophy, I'm talking terrible husbands, I'm talking randomly selecting famous figures from the past to be your "previous lives". Yeah. This one got everything. Join Paige as she takes Mando through the life of Elizabeth Prophet and the beginnings of the Church Universal. PANIC FEST is THIS WEEK, if you want tickets to our show on March 30th click the link here or go to www.panicfest.eventive.org Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#367
Mar 17, 2025 · 1 hr 12 min
Ep. 313 Hobby Lobby: When Joann Met Michael's
We're BACK, baybee! Rising from the dead to give you a life update and also to ask you to join Paige as she takes Mando through the tumultuous timeline of Hobby Lobby, the only craft store that asks "What Would Jesus Do?" And then...mostly ignores that question actually. PANIC FEST is coming up in just a week, if you want tickets to our show on March 30th (We got the date wrong in the episode so so so sorry) click the link here or go to www.panicfest.eventive.org Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#366
Jan 28, 2025 · 1 hr 43 min
Ep. 312 - Oral Roberts Pt. 3: Murder Doritos and Fire Madness
We're finally back, we survived our city being on fire and the only thing that will make us feel better is some good old fashioned Orel. Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#365
Dec 23, 2024 · 1 hr 9 min
Ep. 311 Oral Roberts Pt. 2: More Like BS-MI
We're back this week for a very merry episode full of screaming about weight and people who use pseudo-science to "treat" it. Trust me, you're gonna love it. Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#364
Dec 16, 2024 · 56 min
Ep. 310 Oral Roberts: Going DOWN In History
We're back with quite possibly one of the funniest names in history. Join Paige as she takes Mando through the life and times of televangelist and preacher: Oral Roberts. A man who really blows. Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#363
Dec 10, 2024 · 1 hr 2 min
Ep. 309 Micha Kat: Dutch Pizza Gate
We're back with a wild one folks. Join us as Paige takes Mando through the story of Micah Kat and the sleepy town of Bodegraven, which is essentially just Dutch Pizza Gate. But like...not "dutch pizza". We get into it. Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#362
Nov 26, 2024 · 1 hr
Ep. 308 The One World Family Commune: Just Some Chill Guys
We're BACK with another episode in our series on health and wellness folks. This week, Paige brings a great story and takes Mando through the life and times of an alien touched guru and his line of successful restaurants and funk bands. Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#361
Nov 13, 2024 · 1 hr 11 min
Ep. 307 Chiropractic: Bone Ghosts
We're BACK with an episode recorded back before the end times. This thing is like a dang ol' time capsule. Boy, we were filled with so much hope. But also, we're finally talking about the father of Chiropractic, the bone ghost king himself, D.D. Palmer! Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv
#360
Oct 29, 2024 · 1 hr 5 min
Ep. 306 Hydrotherapy 2: The Red Dead 2 Disease
We're BACK with more water-based cults. Which, sadly, doesn't mean they wash away with water. In fact, they get STRONGER around the stuff. Join Paige as she takes Mando through the ebbs and flows of a water cult. Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab. Also also, if you’d like to listen to Armando’s new show, Boyfriend Material, click this link right here or go to linktr.ee/midnightsnack.tv

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