By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

In this episode of The Minimalists Podcast, Joshua and Ryan speak with Amanda Montell, author of Cultish, about what makes a cult a cult, and they answer the following questions:

• Who decides whether a cult is a cult?
• Are cults strictly negative?
• Is CrossFit a cult?
• How do otherwise reasonable people fall susceptible to cults?
• What are the characteristics of a cult?
• What is the “thought-terminating cliche”?
• What are the “exit costs” of cults?
• What are some red flags to look for regarding cults?
• Why does it seem the US is replete with cults?
• How do cults start?
• What is the “cult of consumerism”?
• How do cult members not see how it’s hurting them when it’s so obvious to everyone else?

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• “Every dogma comes prepackaged with a blindfold.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
• “A self-righteous person is unable to see the truth.” —Ryan Nicodemus

Mentioned in This Episode

• Book: Cultish
• Book: Love People, Use Things
• Instagram: Mallory French
• Instagram: Jordan Moore
• Instagram: Podcast Shawn
• Instagram: Jessica Williams
• Instagram: Danny Unknwn
• Patreon: The Minimalists
• Podcast: Sounds Like a Cult
• Podcast: The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill
• Resources: The Minimalists
• Subscribe: The Minimalists
• Text: 937-202-4654
• Tour: The Minimalists
• Website: Amanda Montell

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