How to Become a Cult Leader
Limited Series
20236 episodes
Episodes
E1Build Your Foundation
7.02023-07-28 · 32m
Embrace your calling and reinvent yourself by studying the life of petty criminal and folk rock troubadour-turned-murderous legend Charles Manson.
E2Grow Your Flock
7.02023-07-28 · 32m
Build a fervent following by retracing the steps of Jim Jones, whose messiah complex turned a small healing grift into a dangerously loyal congregation.
E3Reform Their Minds
7.02023-07-28 · 32m
Return to Buddhafield and unlock the mastery of manipulation with Jaimie Gomez, a failed actor who built an army of servants by promising enlightenment.
E4Promise Eternity
7.02023-07-28 · 30m
Apocalypse, anyone? Create credible danger and consolidate power by studying the spiritual, sci-fi narrative of Heaven's Gate leader Marshall Applewhite.
E5Control Your Image
7.02023-07-28 · 33m
Leverage media coverage to cultivate a pious image like Shoko Asahara, who built the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo on positive PR and deadly methods.
E6Become Immortal
7.02023-07-28 · 29m
Avoid unhappy endings and cement your legacy by studying Sun Myung Moon, who transformed the Unification Church into a still-thriving economic machine.