Hidden Cults is a documentary-style podcast that digs deep into the world’s most extreme, elusive, and explosive fringe groups.
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Ep.26 The Shakahola Forest Cult
Paul Mackenzie’s Kenyan cult led followers to starve in Shakahola Forest. Mass graves in 2023 exposed deadly manipulation.
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Ep.25 The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord (CSA)
Small separatist community to one of the most feared militia-style cults of the 1980s.
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Ep.24 The Chicago Rippers
Chicago was gripped by fear as women vanished and bodies were discovered mutilated in ways that suggested ritualistic violence.
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If you’ve come across a new or little-known cult, one that’s barely made the news or operates quietly online
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We’re especially looking for modern, active, or recently uncovered groups that most people haven’t heard of yet.
Ep.23 The Great Eleven
In the 1920s, Los Angeles became home to a little-known but extraordinary cult led by May Otis Blackburn and her daughter Ruth.
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Ep.22 The Brethren (The Road Ministry)
Founded in 1971 by Jimmie T. Roberts, The Brethren, also called The Road Ministry or the “Garbage Eaters”.
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Ep.21 The Way International
Founded in 1942 by Victor Paul Wierwille, The Way International began as a small evangelical ministry in Ohio.
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Ep.20 Ant Hill Kids
In the remote wilderness of Quebec during the late 1970s, a small group of seekers followed a man who promised salvation.
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Ep.19 Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God
over 700 members of the movement perished in what at first looked like a mass suicide.
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Ep.18 Synanon
What started as a lifeline for people desperate to break free from addiction soon grew into a powerful movement.
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