Weddings: Filled to the brim with ritualistic ceremonies, patriarchal traditions, power abuse, bank-breaking costs, conformist uniforms, and false promises galore...sound familiar? Sounds like a freakin CULT to us. This week: Amanda and Isa discuss wedding ceremonies and the lengths people will go to for the "best day of their life" with writer, author of "Trick Mirror," and professional wedding critic, Jia Tolentino.
This is Isa's Parent's flower business! danisaflowers.com
Dipsea is offering an extended 30-day free trial at DipseaStories.com/CULT
Go to DadGrass.com/CULT for 20% off your first order.

Weddings: Filled to the brim with ritualistic ceremonies, patriarchal traditions, power abuse, bank-breaking costs, conformist uniforms, and false promises galore...sound familiar? Sounds like a freakin CULT to us. This week: Amanda and Isa discuss wedding ceremonies and the lengths people will go to for the "best day of their life" with writer, author of "Trick Mirror," and professional wedding critic, Jia Tolentino.
<ul>
<li>This is Isa's Parent's flower business! <a href="danisaflowers.com">danisaflowers.com</a></li>
<li>Dipsea is offering an extended 30-day free trial at <a href="DipseaStories.com/CULT">DipseaStories.com/CULT</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Go to <a href="DadGrass.com/CULT">DadGrass.com/CULT</a> for 20% off your first order.</li>
</ul>

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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Host Amanda Montell - @amanda_montell (Preorder her new book!)

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? 
Follow Us:
Podcast Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/soundslikeacultpod">@soundslikeacultpod</a> 
Host Amanda Montell - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amanda_montell">@amanda_montell</a> (<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Age-of-Magical-Overthinking/Amanda-Montell/9781668007976">Preorder her new book!</a>)

A show about the modern day "cults" we all follow.

Sounds Like A Cult

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?

The Cult of Weddings

Catch Amanda back on tour this summer in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Seattle!!

Friday, July 12: The Big Magical Cult Show at Park West in Chicago, IL (buy tickets here!)

Saturday, July 13: The Big Magical Cult Show at Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, MN (buy tickets here!)

July 29:The Age of Magical Overthinking book talk at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, WA (free!)

WE TRIED OUR BEST not to get too roasty in this long overdue episode, where host Amanda and her special guest, music journalist and host of the Songs My Ex Ruined podcast Melissa Locker, examine the cult of jam bands from Phish to the Grateful Dead. Where freewheeling guitar solos, acid trips, tape-trading, endless noodling, and oodles of exclusive lingo reign supreme, this world of die-hard fans who dedicate their whole life and personality to following their faves around the country is nothing short of a musical religion. Jam bands are definitely, ahem, a culty vibe to say the least... the real question is how destructive are they?? Tune in to this lol-worthy chat as Amanda and Melissa try and figure that out. 

Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod @amanda_montell

To order Amanda's new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, click here :) To subscribe to her new Magical Overthinkers podcast click here!

Thank you to our sponsors, who make this show possible:
Head to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, go to https://www.squarespace.com/CULT to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.
Go to the App Store or Google Play store and download the FREE Ibotta app to start earning cash back and use code CULT.

Catch Amanda back on tour this summer in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Seattle!!
Friday, July 12: The Big Magical Cult Show at Park West in Chicago, IL (<a href="https://www.axs.com/events/581761/the-big-magical-cult-show-tickets">buy tickets here!</a>)
Saturday, July 13: The Big Magical Cult Show at Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, MN (<a href="https://www.axs.com/events/583065/the-big-magical-cult-show-hosted-by-amanda-montell-tickets?skin=firstavenue">buy tickets here</a>!)
July 29: The Age of Magical Overthinking book talk at <a href="https://www.elliottbaybook.com/events/20240729">Elliott Bay Book Company</a> in Seattle, WA (free!)
WE TRIED OUR BEST not to get too roasty in this long overdue episode, where host Amanda and her special guest, music journalist and host of the Songs My Ex Ruined podcast Melissa Locker, examine the cult of jam bands from Phish to the Grateful Dead. Where freewheeling guitar solos, acid trips, tape-trading, endless noodling, and oodles of exclusive lingo reign supreme, this world of die-hard fans who dedicate their whole life and personality to following their faves around the country is nothing short of a musical religion. Jam bands are definitely, ahem, a culty vibe to say the least... the real question is how destructive are they?? Tune in to this lol-worthy chat as Amanda and Melissa try and figure that out. 
Follow us on IG<a href="https://www.instagram.com/soundslikeacultpod/"> @soundslikeacultpod</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/amanda_montell/"> @amanda_montell</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/isaamedinaa"> </a>
To order Amanda's new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality,<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Age-of-Magical-Overthinking/Amanda-Montell/9781668007976"> click here</a> :) To subscribe to her new Magical Overthinkers podcast <a href="https://bio.site/magicaloverthinkers">click here!</a>
Thank you to our sponsors, who make this show possible:
<ul>
<li>Head to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, go to <a href="https://www.squarespace.com/?channel=Podcast&amp;subchannel=atc&amp;source=soundslikeacult">https://www.squarespace.com/CULT</a> to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.</li>
<li>Go to the App Store or Google Play store and download the FREE Ibotta app to start earning cash back and use code CULT.</li>
</ul>

The Cult of Jam Bands

Catch Amanda back on tour this summer in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Seattle!!

Friday, July 12: The Big Magical Cult Show at Park West in Chicago, IL (buy tickets here!)

Saturday, July 13: The Big Magical Cult Show at Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, MN (buy tickets here!)

July 29:The Age of Magical Overthinking book talk at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, WA (free!)

Time to Milky Jelly™ cleanse your souls, culties. If you were alive in 2017, and anywhere near our same millennial pink corner of the internet, then you KNEW what a Glossier girl was. The emblem of relatable-but-aspirational coolness helmed by cult leader… ahem, CEO… Emily Weiss (of The Hills fame) was so much more than a cosmetics line. Glossier was a lifestyle, a uniform, an identity template, a cultural phenomenon, a religion? Come on, those pink bubble wrap pouches??? If you had one, it meant you’d reached a certain kind of ~enlightenment~. Alongside the likes of other rare brands like Starbucks and SoulCycle, Glossier was a ”cult-followed” company through in through… but was something more sinister lurking underneath? Why did the brand take off as astronomically as it did? And what is the status of the “cult” now? At long last, host Amanda is (over)analyzing the spiritual movement that is Glossier with none other than beauty journalist Marisa Meltzer, author of the New York Times bestselling book Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier (out now in paperback!).

Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod @amanda_montell

To order Amanda's new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, click here :) To subscribe to her new Magical Overthinkers podcast click here!

Thank you to our sponsors, who make this show possible:
Earn points by paying rent right now when you go to joinbilt.com/cult.
Visit BetterHelp.com/CULT today to get 10% off your first month.
Dipsea is offering an extended 30-day free trial when you go to DipseaStories.com/cult. 

Catch Amanda back on tour this summer in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Seattle!!
Friday, July 12: The Big Magical Cult Show at Park West in Chicago, IL (<a href="https://www.axs.com/events/581761/the-big-magical-cult-show-tickets">buy tickets here!</a>)
Saturday, July 13: The Big Magical Cult Show at Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, MN (<a href="https://www.axs.com/events/583065/the-big-magical-cult-show-hosted-by-amanda-montell-tickets?skin=firstavenue">buy tickets here</a>!)
July 29: The Age of Magical Overthinking book talk at <a href="https://www.elliottbaybook.com/events/20240729">Elliott Bay Book Company</a> in Seattle, WA (free!)
Time to Milky Jelly™ cleanse your souls, culties. If you were alive in 2017, and anywhere near our same millennial pink corner of the internet, then you KNEW what a Glossier girl was. The emblem of relatable-but-aspirational coolness helmed by cult leader… ahem, CEO… Emily Weiss (of The Hills fame) was so much more than a cosmetics line. Glossier was a lifestyle, a uniform, an identity template, a cultural phenomenon, a religion? Come on, those pink bubble wrap pouches??? If you had one, it meant you’d reached a certain kind of ~enlightenment~. Alongside the likes of other rare brands like Starbucks and SoulCycle, Glossier was a ”cult-followed” company through in through… but was something more sinister lurking underneath? Why did the brand take off as astronomically as it did? And what is the status of the “cult” now? At long last, host Amanda is (over)analyzing the spiritual movement that is Glossier with none other than beauty journalist Marisa Meltzer, author of the New York Times bestselling book <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Glossy/Marisa-Meltzer/9781982190606">Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier </a>(out now in paperback!).
Follow us on IG<a href="https://www.instagram.com/soundslikeacultpod/"> @soundslikeacultpod</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/amanda_montell/"> @amanda_montell</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/isaamedinaa"> </a>
To order Amanda's new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality,<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Age-of-Magical-Overthinking/Amanda-Montell/9781668007976"> click here</a> :) To subscribe to her new Magical Overthinkers podcast <a href="https://bio.site/magicaloverthinkers">click here!</a>
Thank you to our sponsors, who make this show possible:
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<li>Earn points by paying rent right now when you go to <a href="https://go.biltrewards.com/podcast-r/cult?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast-rewards&amp;utm_campaign=cult&amp;APP_SOURCE=PARTNER_PAID_MARKETING&amp;lang=en&amp;locale=en_US&amp;sub_channel=PRT&amp;vendor_code=BL">joinbilt.com/cult</a>.</li>
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The Cult of Glossier

First of all, we are downright GIDDY to share two iconic voices on this week’s episode—not only our expert guest, culture reporter (and personal hero of Amanda’s) Anne Helen Petersen, but also Sounds Like A Cult’s very own intern (actually recently promoted to coordinator 😎), Reese Oliver!!! Speaking of new voices, team SLAC has been cooking up additional cult leaders to add to the hosting rotation later this year, and Amanda is v excited not to have to converse all by herself 😂 In all seriousness, everyone at team SLAC has been feeling a lot of gratitude lately, and we want to thank you listeners for sticking around for this wacky roller coaster ride. NOW, onto introducing the “cult” of tradwives. Short for “traditional wife,” this disturbing cultural craze marries idealizations of biblical womanhood with romantic social media aesthetics to create a freaky wave of politically regressive influencers, who’ve rejected feminism in favor of oppression… but make it "cute?" In between churning their own butter and brushing their naturally birthed kids’ hair, tradwives evangelize a host of ideologies so racist and sexist, at first it seems like a bit… and then it’s not. SCARY!!!! Join Reese, Anne, and Amanda down the rabbit hole, as they attempt to puzzle out this confounding modern-day “cult.”

Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod @amanda_montell

To order Amanda's new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, click here :) To subscribe to her new Magical Overthinkers podcast click here!

Thank you to our sponsors, who make this show possible:
Get 20% off your first order of Liquid I.V. when you go to LiquidIV.com and use code CULT at checkout
Go to stopscooping.com/SLACand enter promocode SLAC to save an EXTRA $50 on any Litter-Robot bundle.  
Dipsea is offering an extended 30 day free trial when you go to DipseaStories.com/cult. 
Head to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, go to https://www.squarespace.com/CULT to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.

First of all, we are downright GIDDY to share two iconic voices on this week’s episode—not only our expert guest, culture reporter (and personal hero of Amanda’s) Anne Helen Petersen, but also Sounds Like A Cult’s very own intern (actually recently promoted to coordinator 😎), Reese Oliver!!! Speaking of new voices, team SLAC has been cooking up additional cult leaders to add to the hosting rotation later this year, and Amanda is v excited not to have to converse all by herself 😂 In all seriousness, everyone at team SLAC has been feeling a lot of gratitude lately, and we want to thank you listeners for sticking around for this wacky roller coaster ride. NOW, onto introducing the “cult” of tradwives. Short for “traditional wife,” this disturbing cultural craze marries idealizations of biblical womanhood with romantic social media aesthetics to create a freaky wave of politically regressive influencers, who’ve rejected feminism in favor of oppression… but make it "cute?" In between churning their own butter and brushing their naturally birthed kids’ hair, tradwives evangelize a host of ideologies so racist and sexist, at first it seems like a bit… and then it’s not. SCARY!!!! Join Reese, Anne, and Amanda down the rabbit hole, as they attempt to puzzle out this confounding modern-day “cult.”
Follow us on IG<a href="https://www.instagram.com/soundslikeacultpod/"> @soundslikeacultpod</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/amanda_montell/"> @amanda_montell</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/isaamedinaa"> </a>
To order Amanda's new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality,<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Age-of-Magical-Overthinking/Amanda-Montell/9781668007976"> click here</a> :) To subscribe to her new Magical Overthinkers podcast <a href="https://bio.site/magicaloverthinkers">click here!</a>
Thank you to our sponsors, who make this show possible:
<ul>
<li>Get 20% off your first order of Liquid I.V. when you go to <a href="https://www.liquid-iv.com/">LiquidIV.com</a> and use code CULT at checkout</li>
<li>Go to <a href="http://stopscooping.com/SHOW">stopscooping.com/</a>SLAC and enter promocode SLAC to save an EXTRA $50 on any Litter-Robot bundle.  </li>
<li>Dipsea is offering an extended 30 day free trial when you go to <a href="https://www.dipseastories.com/subscribe/?promo=cult&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=paid&amp;utm_campaign=cult">DipseaStories.com/cult</a>. </li>
<li>Head to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, go to <a href="https://www.squarespace.com/?channel=Podcast&amp;subchannel=atc&amp;source=soundslikeacult">https://www.squarespace.com/CULT</a> to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.</li>
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