How to Become a Cult Leader — Limited Series
Jul 28, 2023
1. Build Your Foundation
Jul 28, 2023Embrace your calling and reinvent yourself by studying the life of petty criminal and folk rock troubadour-turned-murderous legend Charles Manson.
32m
2. Grow Your Flock
Jul 28, 2023Build a fervent following by retracing the steps of Jim Jones, whose messiah complex turned a small healing grift into a dangerously loyal congregation.
32m
3. Reform Their Minds
Jul 28, 2023Return to Buddhafield and unlock the mastery of manipulation with Jaimie Gomez, a failed actor who built an army of servants by promising enlightenment.
32m
4. Promise Eternity
Jul 28, 2023Apocalypse, anyone? Create credible danger and consolidate power by studying the spiritual, sci-fi narrative of Heaven's Gate leader Marshall Applewhite.
30m
5. Control Your Image
Jul 28, 2023Leverage media coverage to cultivate a pious image like Shoko Asahara, who built the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo on positive PR and deadly methods.
33m
6. Become Immortal
Jul 28, 2023Avoid unhappy endings and cement your legacy by studying Sun Myung Moon, who transformed the Unification Church into a still-thriving economic machine.
29m