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A podcast about the modern-day “cults” we all follow. Each episode asks the culty questions we’re all wondering… Do you think SoulCycle is a cult? What about Elon Musk stans? Or the Royal Family? What about spiritual influencers? Is Instagram itself a cult? Sounds Like A Cult, hosted by Amanda Montell, author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, analyzes a different zeitgeisty group every week to try and answer the big question: This group sounds like a cult, but is it really? And if so, ...
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Join hosts Sterling Mulbry and Blair Peyton as they dive into the gray area of social etiquette. Each week, a guest shares a morally ambiguous story and is questioned until a verdict is reached. Full of juicy gossip, questionable decisions, and hot takes, Sterling and Blair are your "judge and jury" when it comes to social faux pas.
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S2 Ep34: "Ethical Breakup" with Alex Kirshner (Split Zone Duo)
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This week on Bad Behavior: Alex Kirshner, host of the Split Zone Duo, addresses the viral moment of Sterling photographing his engagement. Then, he’ll play a game of Heaven or Hell, where he’ll judge college football etiquette. Finally, Alex shares a morally ambiguous story about breaking up with his high school girlfriend. Will he be deemed good o…
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Who’s your #mommy culties: Taylor or Whitney? That’s right, fresh(ish?) off the release of Hulu’s Secret Lives of Mormon Wives reality series (for which Amanda and Reese attended a blissfully tinsel-adorned premiere party #notsponsored lol), this week we are covering the cult of Mormon MomTok. This coalition of young Mormon mothers turned TikTok st…
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S2 Ep33: "Women Are Puking" with Britt Migs
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This week on Bad Behavior: live from New York, comedian Britt Migs joins us from her closet because the construction workers outside are making noise to punish her. She'll play a game of Heaven or Hell, loosely inspired by her live Union Hall show, "Sunday Sauce." Then, Britt shares a morally ambiguous story about faking illness to avoid conflict. …
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Settle in with a Kirkland brand sparkling water and a rotisserie chicken because this week, Amanda and Chelsea are going IN on the us/them dynamics, strange rituals, manipulation tactics, over-the-top passion, and lore of your favorite membership-only cathedral of affordable excess, Costco. Based on this episode’s fervent listener call-ins alone, i…
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This week on Bad Behavior: Comedian and Musician Kareem Rahma talks about being “pro-leisure” and his unaired interview with Kamala Harris! Then, he plays a game of Heaven or Hell, inspired by his popular series, “SubwayTakes.” Plus, Kareem shares a morally ambiguous story about a tussle with a close friend on St. Patty’s Day. Will he be deemed goo…
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We’re baaaAAAAAaaaaack!!! Join us for a 🪐transcendent🪐 new season of Sounds Like A Cult, whose opening episode features Chelsea Charles, one of our sparklingly hilarious new co-hosts. An unscripted TV producer by day, Chelsea joins returning host Amanda to unpack this week’s nightmarish topic: Dance Moms. Indeed, we’re exploring every culty corner …
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S2 Ep31: “I Don't Cheat, I Copy” with Juliet Prather
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This week on Bad Behavior: Comedian Juliet Prather talks openly about being 31 and moving to the west coast. Then, she’ll play a game of Heaven or Hell inspired by her Hollywood life and the characters she portrays on stage. Plus, Juliet shares a morally ambiguous story about faking her way through school. Will she be deemed good or bad? Leave a vo…
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The Cult of Sounds Like A Cult (Meet Your New Co-Hosts!)
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This is Sounds Like A Cult, a show with two sparkling new cult leaders, ahem, co-hosts!!!!!! We’ve been keeping this secret for months, and it feels downright ~transcendent~ to let you culties know: Joining host Amanda for the next season of Sounds Like A Cult are two brilliant, kind, warm, and hilarious recurring voices—unscripted TV producer Chel…
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S2 Ep30: “Long-Term Lie” with Nico Carney (Boys Club)
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This week on Bad Behavior: Comedian Nico Carney talks about corporate America pushing the fall season and being lazy in Los Angeles. Then, he’ll play a game of Heaven or Hell inspired by his podcast, “Boys Club.” Plus, Nico shares a morally ambiguous story about ghosting his neighborhood barber. Will he be deemed good or bad? Leave a voice message …
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S2 Ep29: “Disciples of SoulCycle” with Luisa Lange
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This week on Bad Behavior: Comedian Luisa Lange talks about not being funny enough for improv and Matchbox 20 responding to one of her TikToks. Then, she’ll play a game of Heaven or Hell inspired by her “how a song was written” videos. Plus, Luisa shares a morally ambiguous story about a mistake she made while working at SoulCycle. Will she be deem…
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New Age love & wellness influencers turned baby NXIVM: That's kinda the best way we can succinctly describe this week’s cult, Twin Flames Universe, one of the most chilling groups we’ve discussed on the pod thus far. Several months ago, Twin Flames survivor Jessi Hersey, whom you might recognize from the “Escaping Twin Flames” doc on Netflix, slid …
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S2 Ep28: “Cost Of Being A Criminal” with Brandon Follick
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This week on Bad Behavior: Comedian Brandon Follick is FINALLY reunited with his fellow SisterWives and talks about his Hollywood rise. Then, he’ll play a game of Heaven or Hell inspired by his headlines for Reductress. Plus, Brandon shares a morally ambiguous story about asking a roommate to move out. Will he be deemed good or bad? Leave a voice m…
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Pack your hammer and your lack of cultural awareness, because this week on Sounds Like A Cult, we're interviewing Tia Levings, a former Christian fundamentalist, mission trip devotee, and survivor of church-sanctioned domestic violence. Tia is also the author of the brand new memoir A Well-Trained Wife. She joins to discuss the ever-so-common culty…
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Get Tickets to Isa Medina's Live Comedy Show in NYC August 24th! Click Here! Follow Isa on Instagram to keep up with her upcoming comedy shows! Subscribe to Isa's new podcast I'm Right You're Wrong on Spotify or Apple! If you want to support Isa's new podcast subscribe above, listen or watch the full episodes at the I'm Right You're Wrong Podcast P…
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S2 Ep27: “Loud Women” with Isa Medina & Lydia Keating (I’m Right You’re Wrong)
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This week on Bad Behavior: Comedians Isa Medina and Lydia Keating talk about dating on the east vs. west coast, meeting at an LA open mic, and Therapy Jeff. Then, they’ll play a game of Heaven or Hell inspired by their podcast, I’m Right You’re Wrong. Plus, Isa and Lydia share two morally ambiguous stories about neighborhood parking and being rowdy…
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The Cult of Conservative Youth Activism
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Oops a politically flavored episode of Sounds Like A Cult!!!!! Would you believe it if we told you we recorded this nearly SIX MONTHS AGO and just crossed our fingers it would resonate whenever it ended up going live??? This week, host Amanda is joined by Puck reporter and former MAGA youth recruit, Tina Nguyen, author of the 2024 memoir The MAGA D…
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This week on Bad Behavior: Sterling and Blair are once again in the hot seat! First, they’ll play a game of Heaven or Hell inspired by Sterling’s dating flops. Next, Blair shares a story involving a New Year’s Eve kiss, and Sterling shares a story about having a party while house-sitting. Will they be deemed good or bad? Leave a voice message or te…
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Learn more about host Amanda's Italian writing "cult" ;) It's a Live Your Life!!! https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/italy/italy-with-amanda-montell-oct-2024 If you’ve ever seen a suburban lady wearing a tee shirt that reads, “I wine because he whines” or “I’m not a normal mom, I’m a wine mom,” then you have likely born witness to a follower of this…
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S2 Ep25: “Accidental Shoplifting” with Hannah Pilkes
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This week on Bad Behavior: Comedian Hannah Pilkes talks about her falling out with Meryl Streep and looking gross in public. Then, she’ll play a game of Heaven or Hell inspired by her live comedy show, “Many Hats.” Plus, Hannah shares a morally ambiguous story about a stolen souvenir. Will she be deemed good or bad? Leave a voice message or text yo…
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From TV executives abusing kids on sets to Scientology's "Celebrity Center," the cult of the entertainment business can getcha from about 6,000 different angles. After all, what other mainstream American industry is glamorized and lusted-after to this extreme degree, only to betray its most successful acolytes with financial and physical exploitati…
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Listen to Isa's new podcast: I'm Right You're Wrong! Isa is the co-creator and former host of Sounds Like A Cult<3 Click here to Subscribe/Listen on Spotify Podcasts Click here to Subscribe/Listen on Apple Podcasts Botox & Filler: Right or Wrong? Does getting botox and filler contribute to unjust beauty standards? Or are women literally not allowed…
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S2 Ep24: “The Craigslist Roommate” with Alise Morales (Go Touch Grass)
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This week on Bad Behavior: Writer, Comedian, and Podcaster Alise Morales talks all things astrology and the “tradwife” phenomenon. Then, she’ll play a game of Heaven or Hell inspired by her podcast, “Go Touch Grass.” Plus, Alise shares a morally ambiguous story about evicting a roommate. Will she be deemed good or bad? Leave a voice message or text…
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The Cult of The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
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You culties preyed and preyed for us to analyze the cult of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, and at long last, host Amanda Montell and coordinator Reese Oliver are blessing you with one of our favorite episodes in a very long time 🥲 To the undiscerning eye, Netflix’s new “America’s Sweethearts” series may look like an innocent little feature on the…
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This week on Bad Behavior: it’s a sexy summer compilation of stories featuring Rebecca Weiser, Gabe Mollica, and Vincent Ward. Leave a voice message or text your morally questionable story and YOU could be featured on Bad Behavior: (929) 390-1436 Connect with Bad Behavior: Instagram | TikTok | Sterling and Blair on Instagram | Sterling and Blair on…
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S2 Ep22: "Let Her Eat Chicken" with Michael Judson Berry
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This week on Bad Behavior: Actor, Writer, and Podcaster Michael Judson Berry (Whyte Noise) talks theatre etiquette, being compared to Che Diaz, and Catherine O’Hara being a fan. Then, he’ll play a game of Heaven or Hell inspired by his podcast, “Theatre Countdown.” Plus, Michael shares a morally ambiguous story about serving the wrong meal to a veg…
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Class is in session and boy oh boy is it perturbing. Teaching is not just a profession, it's a calling to shape young hearts and minds—one that looks all wholesome on the outside, but once you're lured in, actually comes with labor exploitation, emotional manipulation, weird power dynamics created by the tenure system, and other sinister qualities …
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