I put on my power suit for this one. Join me and my friend and podcast collaborator, Javier Levia, as we explore THE BUSINESS OF CULTS.


The Business of Cults is a three-part series hosted by Rebekah Sebastian of the DIE-ALOGUE Podcast, and Javier Leiva of PRETEND podcast. Over the next three episodes, you will hear from; cult experts Rick Alan Ross and Dr. Janja Lalich, author and linguist, Amanda Montell, ABC Correspondent, Rebecca Jarvis, Cult Survivors, Frank Lyford, and Sarah Edmondson.

Part one focuses on The C Suite: Chief Cult Executives. Part two features an interview with former NXIVM member Sarah Edmondson. And Part three explores the question, can a cult survive without its leader?

Listen to part one of the Business of Cults on either the PRETEND or DIE-ALOGUE Podcast feeds.

Join us as we explore the evolution of cults; from start up to succession plan, and everything in between, we want to know what practices cults take from businesses — and perhaps even scarier, what tactics businesses borrow from cults? Javier and I also take it out of the studio and into the field for some on the ground research in businesses that have active ties to known cults.

Listen along and find out more about The Business of Cults.
Part 2 drops on Feb. 16
Part 3 drops on Feb. 23

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Sources
CULTS INSIDE OUT
https://www.amazon.com/Cults-Inside-Out-How-People/dp/149731660X

BAD BLOOD
https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Blood-John-Carreyrou-audiobook/dp/B07BMCMS5L/ref=sr_1_1?crid=FVR825QEQ9VP&keywords=bad+blood&qid=1644254218&s=books&sprefix=bad+blo%2Cstripbooks%2C236&sr=1-1

CULTISH
https://www.amazon.com/Cultish-Language-Fanaticism-Amanda-Montell/dp/0062993151/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12G58GJZ1GL3S&keywords=cultish+book&qid=1644254268&s=books&sprefix=cultish+book%2Cstripbooks%2C88&sr=1-1

Bounded Choice
https://www.amazon.com/Bounded-Choice-Lalich/dp/0520384024/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AIVW0HEE244N&keywords=bounded+choice+book&qid=1644254314&s=books&sprefix=bounded+choice+book%2Cstripbooks%2C131&sr=1-1

CLIPS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCBPlpPnVpk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JacmCO7GDR4