The Cult of American Girl Doll
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
She survived the Great Depression, she fought for women's suffrage, and for many of us, she was our ...
The Cult of Van Life
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Get in losers, we’re going…who knows where?! If you’re anything like us, dear cultie, then the...
The Cult of MAGA Wives
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They've got devotion in their eyes, American flag throw pillows on their couches, and a framed photo...
The Cult of Christian Pop Music
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bless up, culties. We descend from the heavens in tandem with the reign of Backflippin’ Benson Boo...
The Cult of Duolingo
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it a free language learning app... or a feathered dictator in your pocket? In this episode, Ama...
The Cult of Digital Marketing Scams (The New MLM)
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you overwhelmed by the amount of ‘side hustles’ being advertised to you on social media? Fee...
The Cult of Labubu
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Chelsea, Amanda, and Reese dive headfirst into the wide-eyed, snaggletoothed, pastel-smea...
The Cult of Love Island
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"I GOT A TEXT!!!!" Get ready, culties, because a hot new bombshell has just entered the villa. Grab ...
The Cult of Cruise Ships
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ahoy, Culties! This week we’re resurfacing one of our most popular episodes from last summer: The ...
The Cult of Roller Derby
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once hailed as a feminist rebellion on wheels, modern roller derby spins a complicated web of DIY em...
The Cult of America's Next Top Model
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Chelsea, Amanda, and guest Sarah Hartshorne (@sarahbhartshorne) dig into the high-gloss, ...
The Cult of Elon Musk (Part 2)
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a billionaire tech mogul starts to look less like a CEO and more like a modern-day...
The Cult of WWE
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The lights dim. The murmuring crowd nibbles subpar soft pretzels anxiously. The Sounds Like a Cult ...
The Cult of Sleepaway Camp
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a seemingly innocent summer camp experience turns into a breeding ground for confo...
The Cult of Purity Culture
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
RERUN! We took a cute little break to have a very culty wedding weekend but couldn’t leave the cul...
NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani: Right or Wrong? Listen to the full interview with Isa Medina and Zohran below!
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Check out the full episode of I'm Right You're Wrong Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify o r...
The Cult of Bachelorette Parties (New!)
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matching satin robes. Bedazzled cowboy hats. A mysterious urgency to fly to Nashville and scream “...
The Cult of Erewhon
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Erewhon: the only place where the quest to enlightenment involves dropping $25 on a celebrity smooth...
The Cult of Incels
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buckle up, because this week we’re spiraling into one of the internet’s darkest (and most tragic...
Is it Wrong to Buy vs. Adopt a Dog? Ft. SNL's Ceara Jane O'Sullivan | Link Below for Full Episode!
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to I'M RIGHT YOU'RE WRONG Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts, or wherever you get...
The Cult of Plant Parents
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Although the thumbs typing this are decidedly *not* green, this week’s exploration has been nurtur...
The Cult of Mark Zuckerberg
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a Harvard dropout builds a global empire on the idea of connection... and then bec...
The Cult of Ikea
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
hej! don’t forget to grab a blue bag upon stepping off the escalator, you’ll need it for th...
The Cult of Horse Girls
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are thrilled to be lovingly feeding you this episode as if it were a delightful sugar cube, and...
Are Dating Apps Right or Wrong? | Link Below for I'm Right You're Wrong!
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to I'M RIGHT YOU'RE WRONG Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts, or wherever you get...
The Cult of Playboy
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Playboy sold the world a fantasy of luxury and sexual liberation, but behind the velvet curtains, th...
The Cult of Kundalini Yoga
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a chance you’ve brushed paths with this week’s cult in a West Coast farmers market or ...
The Cult of The Duggars
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wowowow, today’s episode, which originally aired in December of 2023, features Jill and Derick Dil...
The Cult of Strip Clubs
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Strip clubs sell the dream of financial freedom, empowerment, and an intoxicating nightlife, but beh...
Bachelorette Parties: Right or Wrong? Link Below for Full Ep!
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to I'M RIGHT YOU'RE WRONG Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts, or wherever you get yo...
The Cult of Raves
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The bass pounds in your chest. Multicolored strobe lights flicker across your eyes so fast you can’...
The Cult of Leonardo DiCaprio
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From ‘90s teen heartthrob to yacht-hopping, model-dating, climate-crusading enigma, Leonardo DiCap...
The Cult of BookTok
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Although we do famously love/write/worship books over here at team SLAC, our adventure into this wee...
The Cult of Jeep Owners
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is it about Jeeps that inspires such intense devotion? In this week’s episode, Amanda, Chelse...
The Cult of Waldorf Schools
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever met a kid who could knit a scarf before they could read, you might already be famil...
The Cult of Shen Yun
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re walking through the mall or driving down the street, and there it is again: a pastel-colore...
The Cult of Nickelodeon
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Few pop culture phenomena have commanded such fierce devotion while hiding so many skeletons in thei...
The Cult of Neil Gaiman
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Very rarely does a culty news topic compel us to the mic as urgently as this week’s subject, a ner...
The Cult of Harry Potter
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A missive has arrived in your mailbox, dear cultie! What’s this? An invitation to an excl...
The Cult of Sephora
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Calling all beauty ~insiders~ 💄👽 Prep your prayer, ahem, swatching hands and scrounge together...
I'm Right You're Wrong Podcast Trailer!
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen and subscribe on Spotify Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts! Foll...
The Cult of Synanon, Part 2
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Buy tickets to The Big Magical Cult Show in Vancouver, Canada on February 21, 2025! Time for Part 2!...
The Cult of Synanon, Part 1
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Buy tickets to The Big Magical Cult Show in Vancouver, Canada on February 21, 2025! Father is back!...
The Cult of Hallmark Christmas Movies
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's officially Countdown to Cultmas! Make yourself a falalatte and keep your expectations for plot ...
The Cult of Astrology Apps
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
~A cosmic new episode of Sounds Like a Cult lies in your near future, Virgo~ No? Capricorn? Pisces, ...
The Cult of Gilmore Girls
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brew yourself a giant pot of Luke's coffee because we’re diving deep into the fast-talking world o...
The Cult of Free Birthers
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Munch on some ice chips and PUSHHHHH (sorry) play on this week's episode, in which we dare to apply ...
The Cult of Reborn Dolls
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BOO! ‘tis the spookiest time of the year, dear culties, and this year we’ve whipped out our caul...
The Cult of Boarding Schools
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grab your trusty #2 and find the desk with your name tag on it, because class is in session this wee...
The Cult of Dave Ramsey
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NOT going to lie, this episode was a wee bit nerve racking to record!!! Despite the, ahem, LARGE num...
The Cult of Mormon #MomTok
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who’s your #mommy culties: Taylor or Whitney? That’s right, fresh(ish?) off the release of Hulu’...
The Cult of Costco
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Settle in with a Kirkland brand sparkling water and a rotisserie chicken because this week, Amanda a...
The Cult of Dance Moms
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re baaaAAAAAaaaaack!!! Join us for a 🪐transcendent🪐 new season of Sounds Like A Cult, who...
The Cult of Sounds Like A Cult (Meet Your New Co-Hosts!)
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is Sounds Like A Cult, a show with two sparkling new cult leaders, ahem, co-hosts!!!!!! We’...
The Cult of Twin Flames
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New Age love & wellness influencers turned baby NXIVM: That's kinda the best way we can succinctly d...
The Cult of Mission Trips
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pack your hammer and your lack of cultural awareness, because this week on Sounds Like A Cult, we're...
Friendship Breakups: Right or Wrong?
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get Tickets to Isa Medina's Live Comedy Show in NYC August 24th! Click Here! Follow Isa on Insta...
The Cult of Conservative Youth Activism
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oops a politically flavored episode of Sounds Like A Cult!!!!! Would you believe it if we told you w...
The Cult of Wine Moms
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Learn more about host Amanda's Italian writing "cult" ;) It's a Live Your Life!!! https://trovatri...
The Cult of Hollywood
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From TV executives abusing kids on sets to Scientology's "Celebrity Center," the cult of the enterta...
Botox & Filler: Right or Wrong?
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Isa's new podcast: I'm Right You're Wrong! Isa is the co-creator and former host of Sounds...
The Cult of The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You culties preyed and preyed for us to analyze the cult of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, and at ...
The Cult of Teachers
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Class is in session and boy oh boy is it perturbing. Teaching is not just a profession, it's a calli...
The Cult of Family Vloggers
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Catch Amanda back on tour this summer! July 29: The Age of Magical Overthinking book talk at Ellio...
Right or Wrong? Nepo Babies (Preview of Isa's New Podcast!)
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Isa Medina NEW PODCAST – I'm Right You're Wrong on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, or whereve...
The Cult of Jam Bands
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Catch Amanda back on tour this summer! July 29: The Age of Magical Overthinking book talk at Ellio...
The Cult of Glossier
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Catch Amanda back on tour this summer! July 29: The Age of Magical Overthinking book talk at Ellio...
The Cult of Tradwives
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Catch Amanda on tour! First of all, we are downright GIDDY to share two iconic voices on this week’...
What happened to Isa Medina?
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi Culties
The Cult of Ballet
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Catch Amanda on tour! Lace yourselves up for this haunting and twinkle-toed episode covering one of ...
The Cult of Narcissism
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing the Magical Overthinkers podcast, a show for thought spiralers, exploring the subjects w...
The Cult of Nostalgia
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For our ~true followers~, behold a wee bonus episode to tide you over during our mid-season break, w...
The Cult of Stanley Cups
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You culties have been THIRSTING after this episode, and it’s finally here! With the help of the pi...
The Cult of Manifestation
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Amanda's new book The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality is out TODAY!...
The Cult of Homeschooling
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Order a copy of Amanda's new book The Age of Magical Overthinking! Catch Amanda on tour!!! Stereotyp...
The Cult of Rae Dunn
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Order Amanda's new book! https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Age-of-Magical-Overthinking/Aman...
The Cult of Cruise Ships
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Come party with Amanda on tour!!! Ahoy, and welcome to our first ever "Interview a Listener" episode...
The Cult of Munchausen by Proxy
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a cult of one dynamic almost too frightful for this show. When your very own caregiver poisons,...
The Cult of Lululemon
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
First of all, what the hell is going on with culty leggings companies that have too many Ls in their...
a culty announcement 👽
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You're invited to The Big Magical Cult Show!!! Catch host Amanda on tour this April to celebrate her...
The Cult of Love Is Blind
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Would you sacrifice your phone, passport, dignity, and freedom to move into an isolated pod for 10 d...
The Cult of Catholic School
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grab your rosary and slap on your plaid skirt (although you WILL need to recite six “Our Fathers”...
The Cult of K-Pop
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have NEVER had such a hard time finding a guest brave enough to appear on the show than we did fo...
The Cult of Chiropractors
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry in advance for all the crack vs. quack wordplay coming in this week's episode, which we alread...
The Cult of the CIA
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A clandestine society aimed at indoctrinating a fleet of nationalist spies with an extensive entranc...
The Cult of Amazon
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome baaaAAAAaaaAAaack, culties!! Time to *ascend* to the 2024 era of Sounds Like A Cult 👽 Kic...
The Cult of High Fashion
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Florals for spring may not be groundbreaking, but you know what is? Today’s brain-tingling intervi...
The Cult of Reality TV Families
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wowowow, today’s episode featuring Jill and Derick Dillard (whom you might recognize from TLC’s ...
The Cult of Reddit
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sounds Like A Cult has covered doomsday cults, political cults, religious cults ... and this week is...
The Cult of A.I.
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ChatGPT could never!!! Over the past year or so, A.I. buzz has obviously risen to cult status, but i...
The Cult of Podcasting
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
iF yOuRe rEaDiNg thiS yOuRe iN tHe CuLt o.0 This week we are covering the most meta cult yet and one...
The Cult of Taylor Swift, Part 2
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me, here with an update to one of our most-streamed episodes of...
The Cult of Military Wives
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At long last, the man/myth/legend, Amanda's dad, Craig Montell, whose riveting stories of his childh...
The Cult of Pickleball
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been paying attention at all, you know that this weeks cult is growing at a mighty pace. T...
The Cult of Momfluencers, Part 2
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Behold, a re-air of our most popular episode of 2023—The Cult of Momfluencers—which takes on new...
The Cult of Purity Rings
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anyone who grew up evangelical Christian and/or plugged into teen celebrity news circa 2008 will be ...
The Cult of Bachelorette Parties
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Cult of Bachelorette Parties is one we have all been a part of, whether from an observational di...
The Cult of Gary Vee
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To his fanatics, he's an inspiring businessman, marketing guru, tough-love motivational speaker, and...
The Cult of Life Coaches
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why does it seem like certain "life coaches" are exactly the kinda folks who shouldn't be giving lif...
The Cult of Burning Man
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Strap on your steampunk lewks and get ready to blast off to the dusty, glittery, and undeniably cult...