Hidden Cults is a documentary-style podcast that digs deep into the world’s most extreme, elusive, and explosive fringe groups.

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Hidden Cults is a documentary-style podcast that digs deep into the world’s most extreme, elusive, and explosive fringe groups. Listen on all podcast apps: Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4Q0kbg… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Listener stories: hiddencultspodcast@gmail.com
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Ep.26 The Shakahola Forest Cult Paul Mackenzie’s Kenyan cult led followers to starve in Shakahola Forest. Mass graves in 2023 exposed deadly manipulation. Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4Q0kbg… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Listener stories: hiddencultspodcast@gmail.com
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Ep.25 The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord (CSA) Small separatist community to one of the most feared militia-style cults of the 1980s. Spotify open.spotify.com/show/4Q0kbg… Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Listener stories: hiddencultspodcast@gmail.com
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Ep.24 The Chicago Rippers Chicago was gripped by fear as women vanished and bodies were discovered mutilated in ways that suggested ritualistic violence. Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4Q0kbg… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Listener stories: hiddencultspodcast@gmail.com
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HiddenCults: If you’ve come across a new or little-known cult, one that’s barely made the news or operates quietly online Drop it in the comments below. We’re especially looking for modern, active, or recently uncovered groups that most people haven’t heard of yet.
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Ep.23 The Great Eleven In the 1920s, Los Angeles became home to a little-known but extraordinary cult led by May Otis Blackburn and her daughter Ruth. Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4Q0kbg… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Listener stories: hiddencultspodcast@gmail.com
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Zizians: a fringe “rationalist” group linked to multiple killings. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zizian… #Cult #HiddenCults
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Ep.22 The Brethren (The Road Ministry) Founded in 1971 by Jimmie T. Roberts, The Brethren, also called The Road Ministry or the “Garbage Eaters”. Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4Q0kbg… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Listener stories: hiddencultspodcast@gmail.com
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Ep.21 The Way International Founded in 1942 by Victor Paul Wierwille, The Way International began as a small evangelical ministry in Ohio. Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4Q0kbg… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Listener stories: hiddencultspodcast@gmail.com
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Ep.20 Ant Hill Kids In the remote wilderness of Quebec during the late 1970s, a small group of seekers followed a man who promised salvation. Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4Q0kbg… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Listener stories: hiddencultspodcast@gmail.com
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Ep.19 Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God over 700 members of the movement perished in what at first looked like a mass suicide. Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4Q0kbg… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Listener stories: hiddencultspodcast@gmail.com
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Ep.18 Synanon What started as a lifeline for people desperate to break free from addiction soon grew into a powerful movement. Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4Q0kbg… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Listener stories: hiddencultspodcast@gmail.com
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