We’re baaaaaaack! We can barely record an episode of this podcast without a snack, so how are millions of people supposed to escape the "cult" of dieting when its mission is to keep everyone hungry, tired, and riddled with self-loathing? Let's count the red flags: a strictly controlled eating regimen, shame and peer pressure up the wazoo, false promises, hidden costs, viciously addictive cycles that offer no exit strategy... um, how is diet culture *not* a cult? In our highly requested relaunch episode, Amanda and Isa analyze the dangerous (and highly profitable) "cult" of dieting with special guest, actress and host of the I Weigh podcast, Jameela Jamil.

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Diet Culture Resources:

Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings: https://nyupress.org/9781479886753/fearing-the-black-body/

What We Don't Talk about When We Talk About Fat Aubrey Gordon: https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-we-don-t-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-fat-aubrey-gordon/14443277

The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor: https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/the-body-is-not-an-apology

I Weigh Community: https://iweighcommunity.com/

Hooked by Michael Moss: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/246273/hooked-by-michael-moss/

NRP diet culture article: https://www.npr.org/2021/12/23/1067210075/what-if-the-best-diet-is-to-reject-diet-culture

Diet culture podcasts: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/27/arts/podcasts-diets-healthy-living.html

We’re baaaaaaack! We can barely record an episode of this podcast without a snack, so how are millions of people supposed to escape the "cult" of dieting when its mission is to keep everyone hungry, tired, and riddled with self-loathing? Let's count the red flags: a strictly controlled eating regimen, shame and peer pressure up the wazoo, false promises, hidden costs, viciously addictive cycles that offer no exit strategy... um, how is diet culture *not* a cult? In our highly requested relaunch episode, Amanda and Isa analyze the dangerous (and highly profitable) "cult" of dieting with special guest, actress and host of the I Weigh podcast, Jameela Jamil.
To support Sounds Like A Cult on Patreon, keep up with our live show dates, <a href="https://www.isabelamedinamate.com/">see Isa's live comedy</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/cultish-the-language-of-fanaticism-amanda-montell/16290306?ean=9780062993151">buy a copy of Amanda's book Cultish</a>, or visit our website, <a href="https://linktr.ee/soundslikeacult?fbclid=PAAaYBgao1sr5jTUWCOpwlTgX1J64B8_4zYo2lLhfmEzdbVMEpDqKbo7WC-EI">click here</a>!
Thank you to our sponsor!
Go to Zocdoc.com/CULT and download the Zocdoc app for FREE
Diet Culture Resources:
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings: <a href="https://nyupress.org/9781479886753/fearing-the-black-body/">https://nyupress.org/9781479886753/fearing-the-black-body/</a>
What We Don't Talk about When We Talk About Fat Aubrey Gordon: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-we-don-t-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-fat-aubrey-gordon/14443277">https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-we-don-t-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-fat-aubrey-gordon/14443277</a> 
The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor: <a href="https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/the-body-is-not-an-apology">https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/the-body-is-not-an-apology</a> 
I Weigh Community: <a href="https://iweighcommunity.com/">https://iweighcommunity.com/</a> 
Hooked by Michael Moss: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/246273/hooked-by-michael-moss/">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/246273/hooked-by-michael-moss/</a> 
NRP diet culture article: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/12/23/1067210075/what-if-the-best-diet-is-to-reject-diet-culture">https://www.npr.org/2021/12/23/1067210075/what-if-the-best-diet-is-to-reject-diet-culture</a> 
Diet culture podcasts: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/27/arts/podcasts-diets-healthy-living.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/27/arts/podcasts-diets-healthy-living.html</a>

A podcast about the modern-day “cults” we all follow. Each episode asks the culty questions we’re all wondering… Do you think SoulCycle is a cult? What about Elon Musk stans? Or the Royal Family? What about spiritual influencers? Is Instagram itself a cult? Sounds Like A Cult, hosted by Amanda Montell, author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, analyzes a different zeitgeisty group every week to try and answer the big question: This group sounds like a cult, but is it really? And if so, how bad is it? 

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A podcast about the modern-day “cults” we all follow. Each episode asks the culty questions we’re all wondering… Do you think SoulCycle is a cult? What about Elon Musk stans? Or the Royal Family? What about spiritual influencers? Is Instagram itself a cult? Sounds Like A Cult, hosted by Amanda Montell, author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, analyzes a different zeitgeisty group every week to try and answer the big question: This group sounds like a cult, but is it really? And if so, how bad is it? 
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A show about the modern day "cults" we all follow.

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A podcast about the modern day "cults" we all follow. Do you think SoulCycle is a cult? What about Elon Musk stans? Or the Royal Family? What about spiritual influencers? Is Instagram itself a cult? We’re Sounds Like a Cult, a podcast that analyzes a different zeitgeisty group every week to try and answer the big question: This group sounds like a cult, but is it really? And if so... how bad is it?

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