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A roundup of my top pieces of culty media

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In today’s post:

The Big Post Cult Media Awards (This is exactly what it sounds like)

I reviewed every single item that was featured and recommended in a Weekly Cult Roundup this year. Just as a reminder, the awards categories are:

• Heard

• Made

• Read

• Watched

Also, I will be traveling over the holiday season, so this will be the final newsletter post until the new year.

Happy holidays & safe travels fellow cult fanatics :)

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Heard

Forbidden Fruits interview with Michele Hatchette, a NXIVM loyalist

Honorable mentions:

1. “Infiltrating UFO Culture” by With Friends Like These

2. Black Hebrew Israelites: “Cursed and Chosen”

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Read

“Heaven Was a Place in Harlem: The radical tableside evangelism of Father Divine — equal parts holy man, charlatan, civil rights leader, and wildly successful restaurateur” by Vince Dixon

Honorable Mentions:

1. “It Started With Thirst Traps on TikTok. Now, She’s Accused of Running a BDSM Cult”

2. “YouTuber Michelle Phan Taught a Man In A Wheelchair To Walk”

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Watched

The Deep End directed by Jon Kasbe

Honorable Mentions:

The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin Dir. Marina Zenovich

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey Dir. Rachel Dretzin

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Made

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Addressing The Lizard In The Room: Christian Reptilian Conspiracy Theorists

Honorable Mentions:

Keep Sweet: Pray & Obey Series Review

Do The Right Thing(s): Dark Tourism and the Ethics of Visiting Communes

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