Amanda Montell is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, as well as Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism andWordslut. Amanda is a linguistics major from NYU and all of her work centers around the way that words—and thoughts—shape our minds, and how our minds are permeable to other factors, whether it’s the halo effect, confirmation bias, or Cult-like sensibilities. Amanda is also the host of a podcast, “Sounds like a Cult.” Okay, let’s get to our conversation.




MORE FROM AMANDA MONTELL:

The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

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Amanda’s Website

Amanda’s Podcast: “Sounds Like a Cult”

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Amanda Montell is the author of the New York Times bestseller <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/17662/9781668007976">The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality</a>, as well as <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/17662/9780062993151">Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism</a> and<a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/wordslut-amanda-montell?variant=32205545340962"> Wordslut</a>. Amanda is a linguistics major from NYU and all of her work centers around the way that words—and thoughts—shape our minds, and how our minds are permeable to other factors, whether it’s the halo effect, confirmation bias, or Cult-like sensibilities. Amanda is also the host of a podcast, “Sounds like a Cult.” Okay, let’s get to our conversation. MORE FROM AMANDA MONTELL:<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/17662/9781668007976">The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/17662/9780062993151">Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/17662/9780062868886">Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language</a>Follow Amanda on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amanda_montell/?hl=en">Instagram</a>Amanda’s <a href="https://amandamontell.com/">Website</a>Amanda’s Podcast: “<a href="https://www.soundslikeacult.com/stream">Sounds Like a Cult</a>”Amanda’s <a href="https://amandamontell.substack.com/">Newsletter</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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Writer Elise Loehnen explores life&rsquo;s big questions with today&rsquo;s leading thinkers, experts, and luminaries: Why do we do what we do? How can we understand and love ourselves better? What would it look like to come together and build a more meaningful world?
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