Season 3 Episode 13 Cargo Cults

The religious movements chiefly, but not solely, in Melanesia that exhibit belief in the imminence of a new age of blessing, to be initiated by the arrival of a special “cargo” of goods from supernatural sources.  Listen to hear the Juicy Details.  We add a new holiday to our cult.  Don swears. The Good: Not warring tribes Acceptable to view advanced technology as magic The Bad: Sugar introduced Killed all livestock to appease that gods and get more cargo... with no success The Culty (is there anything in this cult worth incorporating into our own?): April 2nd is Coconut Communion Day Sources: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult Cambridge: https://www.anthroencyclopedia.com/entry/cargo-cults Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/cargo-cult The Nice Cult: https://thenicecult.com