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Cocktails and Cults

Cocktails and Cults

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Listen to Sierra and Maggi get drunk and talk about our favorite cults.
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Reunited and it feels so culty

Cocktails and CultsOct 23, 2023

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Reunited and it feels so culty

Reunited and it feels so culty

It's been a long time coming... The reunion episode no one asked for. Maggi and Sierra are back after an extended hiatus to talk about their creepiest cults. Pour yourself a drink and get ready to dive deep into The Order of the Solar Temple and Los Narcosátanicos. As always, the liquor is flowing, the facts are fuzzy, and you might think at least 30 seconds of this episode are funny.
Oct 23, 202301:30:30
The Children of God “The Family International”

The Children of God “The Family International”

Maggi and Sierra tackle a big cult this week with the help of their friend and guest host, Mason. They start from the very beginning and unpack all of former cult leader David Berg’s dirty laundry. Listen to learn about “Flirty Fishing” and what they think isn’t a cult but feels like a cult.
Sep 16, 202201:44:04
The Weigh Down: Gwen Shamblin Lara's Religion of Diet

The Weigh Down: Gwen Shamblin Lara's Religion of Diet

WE'RE BACK BABY! Coming back with a cult-like religious sect, the Remnant Fellowship Church, created by one woman with a dietetics education and hair as high as the heavens. Within Gwen Shamblin Lara's hair--I meant *church*--lies a murder investigation, fraud, greed, restrictive dieting via starvation, and child abuse, all ending in a tragic plane crash. On this episode Maggi and Sierra drunkenly ponder the story of another cult leader and her beginnings, as seen in the HBO Max docuseries "The Way Down". What can we say, you came for the story and stayed for the terrible accents and "What's not a cult but feels like a cult" hot takes.


Follow our instagram @cocktailsandcults and feel free to DM us your suggestions on a cult you would like to hear about next. Thank you to those who have stuck with our drunk shenanigans and questionable sound quality :) Stay out of cults!!!

Aug 11, 202201:16:56
Celebrity Cults & Conspiracies

Celebrity Cults & Conspiracies

On this episode we invited a special guest and friend of the podcast Corey to spill some juicy gossip about celebrity figures who we think have potential cult involvement or cult leader vibes. Our hot takes include Kanye "Ye" West, Jared Leto, and Elvis...yes Elvis Presley. We also concluded that Sierra would be the most likely to join a cult!
Jan 30, 202201:04:24
Episode 5: Love & Death?

Episode 5: Love & Death?

TW: Suicide and abortion in this episode
Our latest episode features mini cults each of us were intrigued by along with some margarita and gin incited humor. Maggi covered Love Has Won and their questionable female leader, and Sierra covers the Church of Euthanasia, who also has a questionable female leader.
If you have any cult recommendations or cult like things you would like to share, reach out to us on our instagram @cocktailsandcults! Also if anyone has audio editing expertise, clearly we need help but thanks to everyone for sticking around!
Sep 05, 202101:18:58
Episode 4: Heaven's Gate

Episode 4: Heaven's Gate

First episode as roommates! Enjoy as we drunkenly explain the Cold War and extraterrestrials in relation to the first internet cult aka Heaven's Gate. We may or may not harmonize some Michael Jackson in between talking about "spaceshits" and "manturbation"...
Jun 28, 202101:09:52
The Tea Cult Episode

The Tea Cult Episode

In our third episode, Maggi and Sierra are reunited in person for a special tea cult themed episode. After copious amounts of Taco Bell and liquor, Maggi attempts to cover the origin story behind the Sleepytime Tea brand and the Urantia book, while Sierra tries her hardest to describe the cult leader and yoga practices behind the Yogi Tea brand.

Rate, subscribe, and review to hear more tipsy cult stories and cult-adjacent everyday activities!
Apr 13, 202101:25:37
NXIVM: Pt. 2 "Seduced"

NXIVM: Pt. 2 "Seduced"

Cocktails and Cults gets sloppy this week when we take a deeper dive into the NXIVM sex cult and the Starz documentary "Seduced". We also welcomed our very first guest host, Maggi's Sister Erin, to discuss her MLM experience.
Feb 19, 202101:18:46
NXIVM: Pt. 1 "The Vow"

NXIVM: Pt. 1 "The Vow"

On our debut episode, hosts Maggi and Sierra dive into part 1 of the complex history of the NXIVM cult. Things get tipsy and wild as we discuss the cult and founder Keith Raniere, as seen on the HBO documentary “The Vow”.

Feb 01, 202101:04:09