How to Become a Cult Leader — Limited Series
Episodes
E01 Build Your Foundation
★ 7.0Jul 28, 2023 · 32m
Embrace your calling and reinvent yourself by studying the life of petty criminal and folk rock troubadour-turned-murderous legend Charles Manson.
E02 Grow Your Flock
★ 7.0Jul 28, 2023 · 32m
Build a fervent following by retracing the steps of Jim Jones, whose messiah complex turned a small healing grift into a dangerously loyal congregation.
E03 Reform Their Minds
★ 7.0Jul 28, 2023 · 32m
Return to Buddhafield and unlock the mastery of manipulation with Jaimie Gomez, a failed actor who built an army of servants by promising enlightenment.
E04 Promise Eternity
★ 7.0Jul 28, 2023 · 30m
Apocalypse, anyone? Create credible danger and consolidate power by studying the spiritual, sci-fi narrative of Heaven's Gate leader Marshall Applewhite.
E05 Control Your Image
★ 7.0Jul 28, 2023 · 33m
Leverage media coverage to cultivate a pious image like Shoko Asahara, who built the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo on positive PR and deadly methods.
E06 Become Immortal
★ 7.0Jul 28, 2023 · 29m
Avoid unhappy endings and cement your legacy by studying Sun Myung Moon, who transformed the Unification Church into a still-thriving economic machine.