The final episode of Can We Cult? We love all of you!

Here we go -- Waco part two! We did our best to pull from multiple sources, and like we said last week - we have NEVER been so torn over a story on this show. It's heavy and stressful and sad and confusing. We hope we do some of it justice as Meagan tells us what happened on the 51st day of the siege, and the dramatic investigations that came after. For our final, 60th episode, we are going to be thanking you, telling stories, and wrapping up this awesome experience. We would love to hear from you! If you have a cult/fringe group/charasmatic leader that you've interacted with - tell us about it! If you have stories, thoughts, jokes, whatever -- send it to us at canwecult at gmail. We want to include it all in our last show! We love you!

Y’all voted. We watched a lot of documentaries, read a lot of conspiracy theories, dove into government investigations, and here we are: Waco. This week, Allie talks to us about the creation of the Branch Davidians, the rise of David Koresh, and the first 50 days of the Waco siege. We’ve never been more conflicted about any group we’ve discussed. Thanks again for all of your love and support around our decision to end CWC. Next week we have part two, and the week after that we will bring you our final, 60th episode! We love you and we look forward to spending the next few weeks with you!

We’re not going to lie to you - this week starts out with a fairly big bomb dropped. After many attempts at starting the episode we just had to blurt it out: Can We Cult is coming to an end after a year and a half of horrifying bliss. However - we have four more episodes coming your way before we say goodbye! This week, Allie introduces us to the first leader named “Zak” that we’ve ever discussed, whose Sears home in Ohio is the stuff of early twenties dreams. Then, Meg tells us about a Russian cartoon cult that may or may not be the longest troll ever, and she can’t even figure it out. Help! We are excited to bring you a two-parter on a beast of a cult in the coming weeks, and a final goodbye episode after that! Check our Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for upcoming polls to help us pick our final group! We love you and we look forward to spending the next month with you!

We’re back to our regularly structured tapings, but we’ve been left alone again. Yikes! We had only one software hiccup amidst the heat wave, but thanks to some cold packs placed strategically, we got on with the show. This week, Allie debunks some beliefs about the Quiverfull Movement and Meg lightens things up with the carbohydrate-based god of our dreams. The Pastafarian website and open letter can be found here https://www.venganza.org/about/open-letter/ for your pleasure! - If you want to drink coffee out of a mug with our faces, or wear our faces on a shirt, you can now head over to https://canwecult.threadless.com/ for your merch pleasures. If you happen to purchase any of these things, please tag us in photos or email them to us at canwecult at gmail.com - We use funds from our generous Patrons to help fund some overhead for the show, and we are thankful for every cent. If you have a spare $1-$5 a month, and are so inclined ...you can find our Patreon account here! --- www.patreon.com/CanWeCult - A huge shout out to our sponsors (WHAT!? WE HAVE THOSE!?) at PDXPipeline.com. If you are in the Pacific Northwest (or looking to come visit!) sign up for their weekly newsletter via their website, and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @ pdxpipeline! - Thank you to our family at Ear Trumpet Audio Podcast Network! There are so many phenomenal shows on the network and we hope you will check out their website (https://www.eartrumpetaudio.com/ ) or Twitter page for updates and information about new shows and episodes (https://www.twitter.com/eartrumpetaudio )!

This week we have part two of our coverage of Warren Jeffs, starting at around 2004 when he was arrested outside of Las Vegas. If you haven’t listened to last week’s, please do that! We highly recommend the documentary Prophet’s Prey, which we watched together. It can be rented on iTunes and YouTube! We also HIGHLY recommend going to visit our friends at Getting Off Podcast, who just happened to run a Jeffs two-parter on the same weeks as us. Their brilliant legal minds do things we simply can’t, and dive into some law that is both fascinating and upsetting. We will see you next week for a standard episode and thank you so much for the support with our last two two-parters! - If you want to drink coffee out of a mug with our faces, or wear our faces on a shirt, you can now head over to https://canwecult.threadless.com/ for your merch pleasures. If you happen to purchase any of these things, please tag us in photos or email them to us at canwecult at gmail.com - We use funds from our generous Patrons to help fund some overhead for the show, and we are thankful for every cent. If you have a spare $1-$5 a month, and are so inclined ...you can find our Patreon account here! --- www.patreon.com/CanWeCult - A huge shout out to our sponsors (WHAT!? WE HAVE THOSE!?) at PDXPipeline.com. If you are in the Pacific Northwest (or looking to come visit!) sign up for their weekly newsletter via their website, and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @ pdxpipeline! - Thank you to our family at Ear Trumpet Audio Podcast Network! There are so many phenomenal shows on the network and we hope you will check out their website (https://www.eartrumpetaudio.com/ ) or Twitter page for updates and information about new shows and episodes (https://www.twitter.com/eartrumpetaudio )!

This is the first in a two-part episode on Warren Jeffs and — wow, is it sad. This week Allie talks about the societal impact of polygamy, the rise of FLDS, Warren Jeffs, and lead up to charges filed against him in 2004. Allie references this Atlantic article regarding the societal impact of polygamy and it’s a really important read: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/04/one-man-many-wives-big-problems/304829/ We highly recommend the documentary Prophet’s Prey, which we watched together. It can be rented on iTunes and YouTube! - If you want to drink coffee out of a mug with our faces, or wear our faces on a shirt, you can now head over to https://canwecult.threadless.com/ for your merch pleasures. If you happen to purchase any of these things, please tag us in photos or email them to us at canwecult at gmail.com - We use funds from our generous Patrons to help fund some overhead for the show, and we are thankful for every cent. If you have a spare $1-$5 a month, and are so inclined ...you can find our Patreon account here! --- www.patreon.com/CanWeCult - A huge shout out to our sponsors (WHAT!? WE HAVE THOSE!?) at PDXPipeline.com. If you are in the Pacific Northwest (or looking to come visit!) sign up for their weekly newsletter via their website, and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @ pdxpipeline! - Thank you to our family at Ear Trumpet Audio Podcast Network! There are so many phenomenal shows on the network and we hope you will check out their website (https://www.eartrumpetaudio.com/ ) or Twitter page for updates and information about new shows and episodes (https://www.twitter.com/eartrumpetaudio )! -As always, you can contact us via canwecult at gmail - or on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook at Can We Cult! Also, we would love for you to come join us in our “Can We Cult Family” Facebook group.

We are so glad that so many folks liked hearing last week’s coverage of WBC, and we are thrilled to have this week’s episode go live. This week we chat with listener and friend of the show, Cat, about her experience growing up among The Phelps Family, and her current experience working across the street from the main WBC compound. We ask her lots of dumb questions and she totally allows it! We should also mention that we recorded this weeks ago, so we heard about her organization’s upcoming museum before y’all did! Oh snap! - If you want to drink coffee out of a mug with our faces, or wear our faces on a shirt, you can now head over to https://canwecult.threadless.com/ for your merch pleasures. If you happen to purchase any of these things, please tag us in photos or email them to us at canwecult at gmail.com - We use funds from our generous Patrons to help fund some overhead for the show, and we are thankful for every cent. If you have a spare $1-$5 a month, and are so inclined ...you can find our Patreon account here! --- www.patreon.com/CanWeCult - A huge shout out to our sponsors (WHAT!? WE HAVE THOSE!?) at PDXPipeline.com. If you are in the Pacific Northwest (or looking to come visit!) sign up for their weekly newsletter via their website, and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @ pdxpipeline! - Thank you to our family at Ear Trumpet Audio Podcast Network! There are so many phenomenal shows on the network and we hope you will check out their website (https://www.eartrumpetaudio.com/ ) or Twitter page for updates and information about new shows and episodes (https://www.twitter.com/eartrumpetaudio )! -As always, you can contact us via canwecult at gmail - or on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook at Can We Cult! Also, we would love for you to come join us in our “Can We Cult Family” Facebook group.

After contemplating auditioning for a Disney series, it’s a full-blown lady double team! For the first of a two part focus on the infamous Westboro Baptist Church, MK and Allie talk about the rise of Fred Phelps, the beliefs of the Church, and some of the inside info former members have shared. Next week, you’ll hear an interview we did with a listener and great human, Cat Jones, about her experience growing up among The Phelps Family, and her current experience working across the street from the main WBC compound. Stay tuned! - If you want to drink coffee out of a mug with our faces, or wear our faces on a shirt, you can now head over to https://canwecult.threadless.com/ for your merch pleasures. If you happen to purchase any of these things, please tag us in photos or email them to us at canwecult at gmail.com - Patreon members have stickers and merch discounts coming their way shortly, so it’s the perfect time to join if you haven’t! We use funds from our generous Patrons to help fund some overhead for the show, and we are thankful for every cent. If you have a spare $1-$5 a month, and are so inclined ...you can find our Patreon account here! --- www.patreon.com/CanWeCult - A huge shout out to our sponsors (WHAT!? WE HAVE THOSE!?) at PDXPipeline.com. If you are in the Pacific Northwest (or looking to come visit!) sign up for their weekly newsletter via their website, and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @ pdxpipeline! - Thank you to our family at Ear Trumpet Audio Podcast Network! There are so many phenomenal shows on the network and we hope you will check out their website (https://www.eartrumpetaudio.com/ ) or Twitter page for updates and information about new shows and episodes (https://www.twitter.com/eartrumpetaudio )! -As always, you can contact us via canwecult at gmail - or on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook at Can We Cult! Also, we would love for you to come join us in our “Can We Cult Family” Facebook group.

First of all, we want to apologize for our horribly embarrassing Trixie Mattel flub last week. Let’s get that out of the way. We are now in the FIRST episode of the year A.T. (After Trixie)! Thanks for being with us! Allie starts us off with The Temple of the True Inner Light, which is mainly focused on tripping their nards off with the body of Christ, and making terrible websites (check it here … http://psychede.tripod.com/). Meg, as per usual, brings the room down by talking about The Word of Life Christian Center in New York, and the death of Lucas Leonard. - If you want to drink coffee out of a mug with our faces, or wear our faces on a shirt, you can now head over to https://canwecult.threadless.com/ for your merch pleasures. If you happen to purchase any of these things, please tag us in photos or email them to us at canwecult at gmail.com - Patreon members have stickers and merch discounts coming their way shortly, so it’s the perfect time to join if you haven’t! We use funds from our generous Patrons to help fund some overhead for the show, and we are thankful for every cent. If you have a spare $1-$5 a month, and are so inclined ...you can find our Patreon account here! --- www.patreon.com/CanWeCult - A huge shout out to our sponsors (WHAT!? WE HAVE THOSE!?) at PDXPipeline.com. If you are in the Pacific Northwest (or looking to come visit!) sign up for their weekly newsletter via their website, and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @ pdxpipeline! - Thank you to our family at Ear Trumpet Audio Podcast Network! There are so many phenomenal shows on the network and we hope you will check out their website (https://www.eartrumpetaudio.com/ ) or Twitter page for updates and information about new shows and episodes (https://www.twitter.com/eartrumpetaudio )! -As always, you can contact us via canwecult at gmail - or on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook at Can We Cult! Also, we would love for you to come join us in our “Can We Cult Family” Facebook group.