Was I In A Cult?
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Was I In A Cult?
Hosted by Tyler Measom and Liz Iacuzzi, Was I In A Cult? is a documentary-style podcast showcasing individuals who have been in, and most importantly, successfully left a cult. Told first-hand by the experiencer themself, these are raw, riveting and inspirational tales of what it means to be a survi...
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Church of the Harvest: “WWJD? Probably Pay His Employees.”
Nine years. One strip-mall church. A duffel bag full of cash, a freezing pool full of goldfish, and a pastor who convinced everyone he had a direct li...
SpaceX — PT2: “Mission Aborted”
Last week, we met Paige: a bright-eyed engineer who joined SpaceX believing she was helping to save humanity. In Part 1, we followed her through the s...
SpaceX—PT1: “It’s About to Get Musky in Here”
An ex–SpaceX engineer asks our favorite question: when does mission become mindset—and then eventually something more? Paige was convinced she was hel...
Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi: “The Cult FKA Dahn Yoga”
What if the yoga class you signed up for wasn’t yoga at all, but the doorway to something much darker?
In this episode, Angel take...
The Cult of Rodney Howard-Browne: “Holy Ghosted”
She thought she was enrolling in a Bible college.
Instead, she was signing up to give her identity, her labor, her choice—and her...
The Cult of My Mafia Dad: “An Offer He Couldn’t Refuse”
A limo to Atlantic City. Pizzerias with back rooms. Garbage bags vanishing across boroughs.
Comedian Barry Rothbart grew up believ...
The Cult of Influencing: “The Algorithm Giveth, The Algorithm Taketh Away”
What happens when your entire life revolves around likes, follows, and perfectly staged smoothie bowls?
For Lee Tilghman — better...
The Town In The Shape of a Cross: “Thoughts Are Free”
Michael grew up believing his hometown in Germany was just that — a quiet, picturesque community with cobblestone streets, tidy homes, a school, and a...
The Cult of American Apparel: “Sweatshop or Sex Shop?”
It was one of the coolest jobs you could get in the 2000s. The swoopy bangs. The gold lamé leggings. The sexually charged ads. American Apparel wasn’t...
Armstrongism: “Saving For the Feast” [UPDATE]
**Note: This episode originally aired in February 2022**
COME SEE US LIVE!!! In LA on Sept 9, 2025 with special guest, comedian Mo...
Zen Master Rama’s Meditation/Computer Programming Cult: “Going For the Gold!”
This week, meet Jim Picariello, who, in the early ’90s as a hopeful college kid hyped up on way too much coffee, thought he was signing up for a medit...
The Cult of Warren Jeffs’ FLDS PT2: “The Great Escape”
Last week, we met Jorjina Broadbent — mother of twelve, former sister-wife, and low-key badass hiding in plain sight.
This week? S...
The Cult of Warren Jeff’s FLDS Pt1: “Keep Sweet”
Before he was your favorite podcast host, Tyler Measom was… just a dude with a camera and a crush.
It was 2005, and Tyler found hi...
The Holdeman Mennonite Cult: “The Truth Behind the 'Humble' People”
Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual abuse.
You’ve seen them — maybe at the airport with pamphlets, or quie...
The Cult of Emmanuel David Pt2: “The Cult’s Second Coming”
Content Warning: This episode contains references to sexual abuse, coercion, and emotional trauma.
Last week, we met Zipporah—a wo...
The Cult of Emmanuel David Pt1: “Life After Death”
In August of 1978, one of the darkest chapters in Utah’s history unfolded. A man claiming to be God became the catalyst for a tragedy that left a city...
The Lost Children of Scientology Pt2: “Free At Last”
(Content warning: child abuse, psychological trauma, and forced labor.)
What happens when a child escapes a cult… only to be hunte...
The Lost Children of Scientology Pt 1: “Born Into Cult Slavery”
What happens when a newborn is handed—by his own mother—into the arms of a cult?
On today’s episode of Was I In A Cult?, we peel b...
WISE (aka Scientology): “Stop Interbulating Me!” [RE-RELEASE]
**This episode originally aired in May 2023**
Fresh to the workforce, Amber answered a job posting for a dental assitant: “No expe...
Apocalyptic Nuclear Bunker Cult PT2: “Let the Bombs Descend”
When your mother is a self-proclaimed prophet claiming to channel the ascended master that is your deceased father as she prepares hundreds of followe...
Introducing: Clues with Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore
Join hosts Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore as they take you deep into the world of the most notorious crimes ever — where a single clue can crack a cas...
Apocalyptic Nuclear Bunker Cult PT1: "My Parents Started a Cult"
He didn’t just join a cult. He was born a "prince" in one.
In this two-part mind-bender, we welcome Sean Prophet, son of Mark Prop...
Endogenous Cult: “252 Consequences and Counting”
Today’s guest, Sara, didn’t just wear a cult uniform—she sewed it. Raised in a conservative faith that slowly morphed into a cult, Sara’s life went fr...
WIIAC LIVE! w/Special Guest: Moses Storm
In our first-ever live episode, your favorite mediocre cult leaders take the stage in Napa, California to indoctrinate the masses—err, entertain a cro...
RFK, MAHA Moms, & The Cult of Wellness: “The Divided Truth”
This week we're diving into the cultish side of wellness culture. Liz sits down with Dr. Laura Erlich, DTCM, LAc, FABORM — a licensed acupuncturist an...
From a Book Cult to The Weigh Down Cult: “Oops, I Joined Another Cult!”
Today’s guest thought she was just signing up for a summer job. And then, years later, she thought she was just joining a church. What she got instead...
Morningland PT2: “Destructive, Evil Wench”
Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse, exploitation, and trauma. Please listen with care.
Fr...
Presenting: CRIME HOUSE TRUE CRIME STORIES
Crime House True Crime Stories is the ultimate destination for true crime fans. Every episode
features two notorious cases from that week in cri...
Morningland PT1: “The Daughters of Isis”
Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of child abuse and sexual coercion.
It started with a pizza party for single mo...
Mary Kay Cosmetics: “Faith First, Family Second, Financial Ruin Third”
Whitney wanted a Friday night dress. She got a pink Cadillac and a cult instead.
At 21, she joined Mary Kay just trying to pay her...
[ENCORE] Mormon... More Women: “My Husband’s Wife”
Today, we’re taking it back to where it all began: our very first episode. Meet Johanne Hanks, who went from BYU grad to plural wife to party planner...
Pentecostal Cult: “South Central’s False Prophet”
As Tyler owns up to overlooking a crucial part of Orange County's troubling past, Liz is secretly grateful for his mistake—for without it, they might...
The Raelians: “Aliens, Polygamy and Clones”
You’ve heard of doomsday cults and self-help cults… but what about an alien cult? This week, we’re taking you on a journey beyond the stars—or at leas...
The Cult of Fine Dining: “Yes, Chef! No, Chef! On It, Chef!”
Fine dining is all about precision, artistry, and luxury on the plate—but behind those kitchen doors, the pressure, hierarchy, and chaos tell a very d...
Shiny, Happy People: “Shiny, Happy Lies”
Crystal was born into a world where women obeyed, children served, and questioning authority was a sin. Raised under the oppressive rule of the Instit...
A Cult of One: "The Professor Will See You Now"
There was no commune. No matching robes or group chants. A charismatic leader? Yes. But no room full of followers. This is a story about a cult of one...
A TikTok Astrology Cult: “Mystic Manipulation”
What happens when your dreams of becoming a therapist are unexpectedly dashed and a TIkTok astrologer promises to solve all your problems? Meet Taylor...
Evangelical Dragon Ball Z Doomsday Cult: “I’ll Take Space Dragons for 500, Please”
When the pandemic hit, Aaron found himself isolated and searching for community. So when he discovered an online occult group, he thought he’d finally...
A New-Age Hypnotherapy Cult PT2: “Hypno-Con-Artist”
In Part 2 of her jaw-dropping story, actress and writer Danielle Nicolet continues to unpack her harrowing experience in a cult disguised as a new-age...
A New-Age Hypnotherapy Cult PT 1: “Split personalities, Split Families”
You may know Danielle Nicolet as Cecile Horton on the CW’s “The Flash,” but long before Hollywood, her life was far from scripted. At just ten years o...