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Cults & Culture CheapGeek Podcast Episode 73 Today's podcast is brought to you by audible - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at: http://www.audibletrial.com/cheapgeek -Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. An offbeat news podcast where we explore the strange, the stupid, and paranormal topics circulating the web. Hey Everyone! You can call the show and leave us a message!         1-575-208-4025 http://cheapgeekpodcast.libsyn.com/     https://www.amazon.com/shop/cheapgeek Hey everyone! Help us out! Rate us on iTunes! We'd like to grow and that would be super cool and Super Helpful! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cheapgeek-podcast/id1143963925?mt=2 Cults- Definition: The term cult usually refers to a social group defined by its religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs, or its common interest in a particular personality, object or goal.   20 dangerous cults in recent history https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/photos/20-dangerous-cults-in-recent-history/ss-BBHQo4T?srcref=rss#image=14   American Cult: 5 Spiritual Groups That Went Too Far https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/lists/american-cult-5-spiritual-groups-that-went-too-far-w502446 6 Lesser-Known Cults That Will Give You More Nightmares Than American Horror Story https://io9.gizmodo.com/6-lesser-known-cults-that-will-give-you-more-nightmares-1800917042   Fun Fact: Charley Manson Wrote for the Beach Boys After Manson was released from his second stint in prison in 1967, he tried to make it in the music business. When one of his songs caught the attention of Dennis Wilson, Wilson recorded it, changing very little. The pair became friends, and Charles stayed in Wilson's home for some time before his strange behavior got him thrown out. Shortly after, he became the infamous cult leader we know him as today. NEWS- Allison Mack= Sex Cult Arrest https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-smallville-actress-allison-mack-became-a-women-branding-cult-leader NXIVMWith its headquarters in Albany, New York, this sect, pronounced Nex-e-um, claims to be a self-help organization. Many people have taken its courses, but some have become followers of its leader, Keith Raniere, known to them as "Vanguard."An article in the New York Times explains that women would endure an initiation ceremony to a "secret sisterhood" that included lying naked on a massage table while they were branded with a two-inch square symbol below their hip. FIRST COMMERCIAL- Audible is audio entertainment that entertains, educates, and inspires. 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