A Little Bit Culty

A Little Bit Culty

Sarah Edmondson & Anthony “Nippy” Ames

Episodes 309
Avg. Duration 55m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.6 (2,860)
Since Feb 2021
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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About This Podcast

Think you might be in a cult? Want to know the signs? Join Sarah Edmondson and Anthony “Nippy” Ames to talk about things that are..a little bit culty. Or in their case: a whole bunch of culty. As whistleblowers documented in the critically-acclaimed HBO series “The Vow,” Sarah and Nippy have a lot to say about their experience, and burning questions to ask people with similar stories. They’re here to help people understand, heal from, and avoid abusive situations one little red flag at a time. Listen in as they share their stories, have frank and unscripted conversations with other survivors and cult experts, and do a deep dive on how devotion can turn to dysfunction.

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S8E55 Ashtanga Yoga After Pattabhi Jois: Magnolia Zuniga on Consent, Adjustment, and Real Healing (Part 1)

Mar 09, 2026 56m

This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp.In Part 1 of this two‑episode conversation, Magnolia Zuniga—one of only about 20 certified Ashtanga teachers worldwide as of 2015—joins us to unpack how a…

S8E54 Through the NXIVM Lens: Bjorn Bolinder on V-Week, Branding, and Seeing the Light (Part 2)

Mar 05, 2026 43m

Welcome back for Part 2 with Bjorn Bolinder: dancer, photographer, and the guy whose heart was screaming “GET OUT!” louder than any cult alarm system we've ever heard. We pick up in 2016 as Bjorn…

S8E53 Through the NXIVM Lens: Photographer Bjorn Bolinder on V-Week, Branding, and Seeing the Light (Part 1)

Mar 02, 2026 37m

This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp.Bjorn Bolinder—photographer, NXIVM insider, and the guy on the ladder in The Vow Episode 3—finally tells his story. For NXIVM nerds, this is the episode you've…

S8E52 PATREON REPLAY: "Zenu Is My Homeboy" - Marc Headley on Scientology

Feb 26, 2026 59m

In this bonus Q&A episode from our Patreon vault, Marc Headley broke down how Scientology actually works on the inside: from Sea Org recruitment scripts and billion‑year contracts to what really…

S8E51 The Lost Boy: Unpacking Corey Feldman Vs. The World with Marcie Hume

Feb 23, 2026 1h

Following last week’s conversations with ex-Corey’s Angels musicians Margot Lane and Jezebel Sweet, director Marcie Hume joins us to talk about making Corey Feldman Vs. The World, the cinéma vérité…

S8E50 Sex, Power, and Music: Jezebel Sweet & Margot Lane Expose Corey Feldman (Part 2)

Feb 19, 2026 41m

In Part 2 with Margot Lane and Jezebel Sweet, we dive more into the spectacle of Corey’s Angels and the documentary Corey Feldman Vs. the World and what happens after you walk away from someone…

S8E49 Sex, Power, and Music: Jezebel Sweet & Margot Lane Expose Corey Feldman (Part 1)

Feb 16, 2026 50m

This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp.In this episode, we’re joined by Margot Lane and Jezebel Sweet, former members of Corey’s Angels, the all‑female band and “angel” entourage formed and led by…

S8E48 The Guru Wears Prada: Sofia May on Surviving Tibetan Buddhism at Tara Mandala (Part 2)

Feb 12, 2026 59m

In Part 2 of our conversation with Sofia May, she continues sharing her experiences connected to Tara Mandala and the community around lama Tsultrim Allione. We get into the messy, nuanced territory…

S8E47 The Guru Wears Prada: Sofia May on Surviving Tibetan Buddhism at Tara Mandala (Part 1)

Feb 09, 2026 35m

In Part 1 of this conversation with stand-up comedian and former Tara Mandala practitioner Sofia May, she joins us to talk about how a beautiful Tibetan Buddhist retreat center in the Colorado…

S8E48 I Belong to Me: Tia Levings on Rebuilding After Religious Trauma (Part 2)

Feb 05, 2026 41m

In Part 2 of our conversation with author Tia Levings, we go even deeper into what it actually takes to leave a high-control Christian fundamentalist marriage and rebuild a life on the other side.…

S8E47 I Belong to Me: Tia Levings on Rebuilding After Religious Trauma (Part 1)

Feb 02, 2026 47m

This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp.In this episode, Tia Levings—bestselling author of A Well-Trained Wife and survivor of Christian fundamentalism who appears in the Amazon docuseries Shiny…

S8E44 Is Landmark a Cult? Anne Peterson Returns (Part 2)

Jan 29, 2026 40m

In Part 2 with former Landmark Forum staffer Anne Peterson, we dig into what it actually took to leave the Landmark ecosystem emotionally, financially, and socially—and how she began unpacking the…

S8E43 Is Landmark a Cult? Anne Peterson Returns (Part 1)

Jan 26, 2026 45m

In Part 1 of this conversation, former Landmark Forum staffer Anne Peterson returns to update us about life post-Is This a Cult? book launch. She takes us back inside the transformational training…

S8E42 Ma Will See You Now: Chasing Nirvana with Priya Hutner (Part 2)

Jan 22, 2026 38m

In Part 2 of our conversation with Priya Hutner, we keep pulling back the curtain on life inside the Kashi Ashram and the world surrounding Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati (“Ma”), including what happens when…

S8E41 Ma Will See You Now: Chasing Nirvana with Priya Hutner (Part 1)

Jan 19, 2026 36m

This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp.In Part 1 of our conversation with writer Priya Hutner, she takes us inside her years at the Kashi Ashram, a spiritual community led by guru Ma Jaya Sati…

S8E40 My Toxic Father and Bahai: Jared Van Driessche’s Survival Story (Part 2)

Jan 15, 2026 36m

In Part 2 of our conversation with Jared Van Driessche, we go even deeper into what happens when you start questioning the system you were raised in, especially when that system is built on family,…

S8E39 My Toxic Father and Bahai: Jared Van Driessche’s Survival Story (Part 1)

Jan 12, 2026 44m

In Part 1 of our conversation, security specialist Jared Van Driessche shares the story behind his polished “protector” persona: growing up in a Bahá’í family with a controlling and volatile father,…

S8E38 Cults to Consciousness: Shelise Ann Sola on Post-Mormon Podcast Life (Part 2)

Jan 08, 2026 47m

In Part 2 with artist and ex-Mormon creator Shelise Ann Sola, we pick up with what happens after you walk away from the LDS Church: family fallout, reclaiming your body and sexuality from…

S8E37 Cults to Consciousness: Shelise Ann Sola on Post-Mormon Podcast Life (Part 1)

Jan 05, 2026 42m

In the first part of our conversation, artist, podcaster, and former Mormon Shelise Ann Sola joins us to talk about growing up in a devout Latter-day Saint (LDS) family. She internalized “perfect…

S8E36 Setting Healthy Boundaries: Elicia Ybarra on Red Flags in Martial Arts (Part 2)

Jan 01, 2026 37m

In Part 2 of our conversation with Elicia Ybarra, she unpacks her path to healing through EMDR trauma therapy. She realized how buried triggers from years of grooming and abuse sabotaged her marriage…

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A Little Bit Culty has published 309 episodes since February 2021, covering topics in Education, Society & Culture.

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