Host Amanda's new book The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality is out TODAY!!! Get your copy wherever you buy books (including audiobooks). The book is about magical overthinking in the Information Age—how our deep-rooted cognitive biases are clashing with contemporary culture to create a new era of delulu. Themes covered in the book include celebrity worship, nostalgia, and today's topic of discussion... the cult of manifestation. This special episode features an exclusive excerpt from Amanda's new audiobook! It's a portion from the chapter titled “I Swear I Manifested This: A Note on Proportionality Bias,” which explores how radical conspiracy theories and New Age ideas of manifestation are actually both motivated by the same psychological quirk, all the while telling the story of a cult-followed online manifestation guru 👽 Turns out, we all have a pinch of conspiracy theorist in us. Tune in to find out how🤞

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Audio excerpt courtesy of Simon & Schuster Audio from THE AGE OF MAGICAL OVERTHINKING by Amanda Montell, read by the author. Copyright © 2024 by Amanda Montell. Used with permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Catch Amanda on tour this week:
April 9: Los Angeles, CA — feat. Pauline Chalamet (tickets here) *few tix left*

April 12: Brooklyn, NY — EXCLUSIVE VARIETY SHOW feat. Ceara & Griff from Petty Crimes (tickets here) *promo code: CULTMAGIC*

April 16:Philadelphia, PA — EXCLUSIVE VARIETY SHOW feat. Kelsey McKinney from Normal Gossip (tickets here) *new promo price*

May 1: Atlanta, GA — Wild Heaven – West End with A Cappella Books (tickets here)

Host Amanda's new book The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality is out TODAY!!! <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Age-of-Magical-Overthinking/Amanda-Montell/9781797175577?utm_source=author_outlet&amp;utm_medium=audio_author_outlet&amp;utm_content=audio_buy_link&amp;utm_campaign=theageofmagicaloverthinking_amandamontell_audio#buy-from">Get your copy wherever you buy books (including audiobooks).</a> The book is about magical overthinking in the Information Age—how our deep-rooted cognitive biases are clashing with contemporary culture to create a new era of delulu. Themes covered in the book include celebrity worship, nostalgia, and today's topic of discussion... the cult of manifestation. This special episode features an exclusive excerpt from Amanda's new <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Age-of-Magical-Overthinking/Amanda-Montell/9781797175577?utm_source=author_outlet&amp;utm_medium=audio_author_outlet&amp;utm_content=audio_buy_link&amp;utm_campaign=theageofmagicaloverthinking_amandamontell_audio#buy-from">audiobook!</a> It's a portion from the chapter titled “I Swear I Manifested This: A Note on Proportionality Bias,” which explores how radical conspiracy theories and New Age ideas of manifestation are actually both motivated by the same psychological quirk, all the while telling the story of a cult-followed online manifestation guru 👽 Turns out, we all have a pinch of conspiracy theorist in us. Tune in to find out how🤞
<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Age-of-Magical-Overthinking/Amanda-Montell/9781797175577?utm_source=author_outlet&amp;utm_medium=audio_author_outlet&amp;utm_content=audio_buy_link&amp;utm_campaign=theageofmagicaloverthinking_amandamontell_audio#buy-from">Get the audiobook here!</a>
<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Age-of-Magical-Overthinking/Amanda-Montell/9781668007976">Purchase the book in hardback.</a>
Audio excerpt courtesy of Simon &amp; Schuster Audio from THE AGE OF MAGICAL OVERTHINKING by Amanda Montell, read by the author. Copyright © 2024 by Amanda Montell. Used with permission of Simon &amp; Schuster, Inc.
Catch Amanda on tour this week: April 9: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amanda-montell-discusses-the-age-of-magical-overthinking-at-bn-the-grove-tickets-751439725447?aff=ebdsoporgprofile">Los Angeles, CA — </a>feat. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pauline.chalamet/?hl=en">Pauline Chalamet</a> (<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amanda-montell-discusses-the-age-of-magical-overthinking-at-bn-the-grove-tickets-751439725447?aff=ebdsoporgprofile">tickets here</a>) *few tix left*
April 12: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/books-are-magic-presents-amanda-montell-the-age-of-magical-overthinking-tickets-851611582167?aff=oddtdtcreator">Brooklyn, NY — EXCLUSIVE VARIETY SHOW </a>feat. Ceara &amp; Griff from <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6EXWmAM2LmxUVPU7mrsGAL">Petty Crimes</a> (<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/books-are-magic-presents-amanda-montell-the-age-of-magical-overthinking-tickets-851611582167?aff=oddtdtcreator">tickets here</a>) *promo code: CULTMAGIC*
April 16: <a href="https://wl.seetickets.us/event/the-big-magical-cult-show/590816?afflky=UndergroundArts">Philadelphia, PA — EXCLUSIVE VARIETY SHOW </a>feat. Kelsey McKinney from <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0KVZ16mLZ1bbNlnKemYTzm">Normal Gossip</a> (<a href="https://wl.seetickets.us/event/the-big-magical-cult-show/590816?afflky=UndergroundArts">tickets here</a>) *new promo price*
May 1: <a href="https://www.freshtix.com/events/montell" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.freshtix.com/events/montell">Atlanta, GA — Wild Heaven – West End</a><a href="https://www.freshtix.com/events/montell"> with A Cappella Books</a> (<a href="https://www.freshtix.com/events/montell">tickets here</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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