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How to Become a Cult Leader

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  1. S1 · E1 · 28 Jul 2023 · 32 min

    Build Your Foundation

    Embrace your calling and reinvent yourself by studying the life of petty criminal and folk rock troubadour-turned-murderous legend Charles Manson.

  2. S1 · E2 · 28 Jul 2023 · 32 min

    Grow Your Flock

    Build a fervent following by retracing the steps of Jim Jones, whose messiah complex turned a small healing grift into a dangerously loyal congregation.

  3. S1 · E3 · 28 Jul 2023 · 32 min

    Reform Their Minds

    Return to Buddhafield and unlock the mastery of manipulation with Jaimie Gomez, a failed actor who built an army of servants by promising enlightenment.

  4. S1 · E4 · 28 Jul 2023 · 30 min

    Promise Eternity

    Apocalypse, anyone? Create credible danger and consolidate power by studying the spiritual, sci-fi narrative of Heaven's Gate leader Marshall Applewhite.

  5. S1 · E5 · 28 Jul 2023 · 33 min

    Control Your Image

    Leverage media coverage to cultivate a pious image like Shoko Asahara, who built the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo on positive PR and deadly methods.

  6. S1 · E6 · 28 Jul 2023 · 29 min

    Become Immortal

    Avoid unhappy endings and cement your legacy by studying Sun Myung Moon, who transformed the Unification Church into a still-thriving economic machine.

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