Tag: cults
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Love Has Won (HBO)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Love Has Won: Severe mental illness has won. Quick synopsis: The story of the Mother God cult and there is no way to explain this cult succinctly. Fact for Non-History People: Colloidal silver is a dietary supplement that the FDA declared unsafe in 1999. Fact for History Nerds: If you take…
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Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Keep Sweet: So gross. Quick synopsis: A documentary on the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints leader, Warren Jeffs. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: So yeah, some people married their moms. Fun Fact for History Nerds: You will see some wild hairdos in this documentary because there is…
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Uncover Season 1: Escaping NXIVM
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Escaping NXIVM: If I have to be branded to join a group, then I am not joining said group. Quick synopsis: A woman discusses her involvement with NXIVM, a now notorious cult known for branding women and making them sex slaves. Yes, it happened in the United States. Fun Fact Non-History…
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Holy Hell (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Holy Hell: Buddhafield is a dumb name for a cult. Quick synopsis: A documentary about the Buddhafield cult which the filmmaker was in for 22 years. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: This cult still exists in Hawaii. Fun Fact for History Nerds: This cult leader, Michel, had his people under…
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The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Road to Jonestown: Drink this Kool-Aid! The book I mean. Quick synopsis: The story of Jim Jones from his childhood to Jonestown and the mass suicide of over 900 people. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: “Don’t drink the Kool-Aid,” as a saying is because of this story. 900 people…