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Children of God: “The Christmas Monster”

12/23/2025 • 45 min

A comet. A cultural fever. And a cult’s failed prophecy. In 1973, as the holidays approached and the world felt increasingly unstable, a comet named Kohoutek was predicted to light up the sky in way never seen before… right at Christmas. The media obsessed. The artists sang. And David Berg, an apocalyptic sex cult leader, saw confirmation that judgment was imm… Play episode

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The Cult of Ashtanga Yoga: "No Touching, Guruji!"
Allison After NXIVM: “The Monster She Met. The Monster She Became.”
The LeBaron Polygamy Cult—Pt3: “And It Was Revealed, the Power Had Always …
The LeBaron Polygamy Cult—Pt2: "Wives in Bulk"
The LeBaron Polygamy Cult—P1: “Murder in the Name of God”
[UPDATE] Jehovah’s Witnesses: “Shut Up and Be Blessed”
The Jordanian Sufi Cult: “Trapped Between Worlds”
[BONUS] Amy Duggar King: “Holy Disruptor”
Church of the Harvest: “WWJD? Probably Pay His Employees.”
SpaceX — PT2: “Mission Aborted”
SpaceX—PT1: “It’s About to Get Musky in Here”
Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi: “The Cult FKA Dahn Yoga”
The Cult of Rodney Howard-Browne: “Holy Ghosted”
The Cult of My Mafia Dad: “An Offer He Couldn’t Refuse”
The Cult of Influencing: “The Algorithm Giveth, The Algorithm Taketh Away”
The Town In The Shape of a Cross: “Thoughts Are Free”
The Cult of American Apparel: “Sweatshop or Sex Shop?”
Armstrongism: “Saving For the Feast” [UPDATE]
Zen Master Rama’s Meditation/Computer Programming Cult: “Going For the Gol…
The Cult of Warren Jeffs’ FLDS PT2: “The Great Escape”
The Cult of Warren Jeff’s FLDS Pt1: “Keep Sweet”
The Holdeman Mennonite Cult: “The Truth Behind the 'Humble' People”
The Cult of Emmanuel David Pt2: “The Cult’s Second Coming”
The Cult of Emmanuel David Pt1: “Life After Death”
The Lost Children of Scientology Pt2: “Free At Last”
The Lost Children of Scientology Pt 1: “Born Into Cult Slavery”
WISE (aka Scientology): “Stop Interbulating Me!” [RE-RELEASE]
Apocalyptic Nuclear Bunker Cult PT2: “Let the Bombs Descend”
Introducing: Clues with Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore
Apocalyptic Nuclear Bunker Cult PT1: "My Parents Started a Cult"
Endogenous Cult: “252 Consequences and Counting”
WIIAC LIVE! w/Special Guest: Moses Storm
RFK, MAHA Moms, & The Cult of Wellness: “The Divided Truth”
From a Book Cult to The Weigh Down Cult: “Oops, I Joined Another Cult!”
Morningland PT2: “Destructive, Evil Wench”
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Morningland PT1: “The Daughters of Isis”
Mary Kay Cosmetics: “Faith First, Family Second, Financial Ruin Third”
[ENCORE] Mormon... More Women: “My Husband’s Wife”
Pentecostal Cult: “South Central’s False Prophet”
The Raelians: “Aliens, Polygamy and Clones”
The Cult of Fine Dining: “Yes, Chef! No, Chef! On It, Chef!”
Shiny, Happy People: “Shiny, Happy Lies”
A Cult of One: "The Professor Will See You Now"
A TikTok Astrology Cult: “Mystic Manipulation”
Evangelical Dragon Ball Z Doomsday Cult: “I’ll Take Space Dragons for 500,…
A New-Age Hypnotherapy Cult PT2: “Hypno-Con-Artist”

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