SpaceX — PT2: "Mission Aborted"
Last week, we met Paige: a bright-eyed engineer who joined SpaceX believing she was helping to save humanity. In Part 1, we followed her through the seduction — the mission, the 80-hour weeks, the Elo...
6 Okt 202557min
SpaceX—PT1: "It's About to Get Musky in Here"
An ex–SpaceX engineer asks our favorite question: when does mission become mindset—and then eventually something more? Paige was convinced she was helping save humanity by working at SpaceX. In Part ...
29 Sep 202555min
Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi: "The Cult FKA Dahn Yoga"
What if the yoga class you signed up for wasn't yoga at all, but the doorway to something much darker? In this episode, Angel takes us inside Body & Brain Yoga and Tai Chi — a strip-mall wellness stu...
22 Sep 20251h 7min
The Cult of Rodney Howard-Browne: "Holy Ghosted"
She thought she was enrolling in a Bible college. Instead, she was signing up to give her identity, her labor, her choice—and her fire—to a man who called himself the Holy Ghost Bartender. At "River...
15 Sep 202555min
The Cult of My Mafia Dad: "An Offer He Couldn't Refuse"
A limo to Atlantic City. Pizzerias with back rooms. Garbage bags vanishing across boroughs. Comedian Barry Rothbart grew up believing his dad didn't just live large—he made life larger. Then the tape...
8 Sep 20251h 7min
The Cult of Influencing: "The Algorithm Giveth, The Algorithm Taketh Away"
What happens when your entire life revolves around likes, follows, and perfectly staged smoothie bowls? For Lee Tilghman — better known as @leefromamerica — it meant rising to the top of Instagram's ...
1 Sep 202552min
The Town In The Shape of a Cross: "Thoughts Are Free"
Michael grew up believing his hometown in Germany was just that — a quiet, picturesque community with cobblestone streets, tidy homes, a school, and a grocery store. At its heart stood the church, loo...
25 Aug 20251h 2min
The Cult of American Apparel: "Sweatshop or Sex Shop?"
It was one of the coolest jobs you could get in the 2000s. The swoopy bangs. The gold lamé leggings. The sexually charged ads. American Apparel wasn't just a brand — it was a vibe. And today's guest, ...
18 Aug 20251h 11min
