A podcast about the modern-day “cults” we all follow. Each episode asks the culty questions we’re all wondering… Do you think SoulCycle... more
~A cosmic new episode of Sounds Like a Cult lies in your near future, Virgo~ No? Capricorn? Pisces, maybe? Whatever... more
Brew yourself a giant pot of Luke's coffee because we’re diving deep into the fast-talking world of Stars Hollow. That’s... more
Munch on some ice chips and PUSHHHHH (sorry) play on this week's episode, in which we dare to apply our... more
BOO! ‘tis the spookiest time of the year, dear culties, and this year we’ve whipped out our cauldrons to cook... more
Grab your trusty #2 and find the desk with your name tag on it, because class is in session this... more
NOT going to lie, this episode was a wee bit nerve racking to record!!! Despite the, ahem, LARGE number of... more
Who’s your #mommy culties: Taylor or Whitney? That’s right, fresh(ish?) off the release of Hulu’s Secret Lives of Mormon Wives... more
Settle in with a Kirkland brand sparkling water and a rotisserie chicken because this week, Amanda and Chelsea are going... more
We’re baaaAAAAAaaaaack!!! Join us for a 🪐transcendent🪐 new season of Sounds Like A Cult, whose opening episode features Chelsea Charles,... more
This is Sounds Like A Cult, a show with two sparkling new cult leaders, ahem, co-hosts!!!!!! We’ve been keeping this secret... more
New Age love & wellness influencers turned baby NXIVM: That's kinda the best way we can succinctly describe this week’s... more
Pack your hammer and your lack of cultural awareness, because this week on Sounds Like A Cult, we're interviewing Tia... more
Get Tickets to Isa Medina's Live Comedy Show in NYC August 24th! Click Here! Follow Isa on Instagram to... more
Oops a politically flavored episode of Sounds Like A Cult!!!!! Would you believe it if we told you we recorded... more
Learn more about host Amanda's Italian writing "cult" ;) It's a Live Your Life!!! https://trovatrip.com/trip/europe/italy/italy-with-amanda-montell-oct-2024 If you’ve ever seen a... more
From TV executives abusing kids on sets to Scientology's "Celebrity Center," the cult of the entertainment business can getcha from... more
Listen to Isa's new podcast: I'm Right You're Wrong! Isa is the co-creator and former host of Sounds Like A... more
You culties preyed and preyed for us to analyze the cult of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, and at long last,... more
Class is in session and boy oh boy is it perturbing. Teaching is not just a profession, it's a calling... more
Catch Amanda back on tour this summer! July 29: The Age of Magical Overthinking book talk at Elliott Bay Book Company in... more
Listen to Isa Medina NEW PODCAST – I'm Right You're Wrong on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, or wherever! Isa Medina... more
Catch Amanda back on tour this summer! July 29: The Age of Magical Overthinking book talk at Elliott Bay Book Company in... more
Catch Amanda back on tour this summer! July 29: The Age of Magical Overthinking book talk at Elliott Bay Book Company in... more
Catch Amanda on tour! First of all, we are downright GIDDY to share two iconic voices on this week’s episode—not... more
Hi Culties <3 Isa Medina here, former host and co-creator of Sounds Like A Cult! With a special announcement.... My New... more
Catch Amanda on tour! Lace yourselves up for this haunting and twinkle-toed episode covering one of our most consistently requested... more
Introducing the Magical Overthinkers podcast, a show for thought spiralers, exploring the subjects we can't stop overthinking about. Host Amanda... more
For our ~true followers~, behold a wee bonus episode to tide you over during our mid-season break, while host Amanda... more
You culties have been THIRSTING after this episode, and it’s finally here! With the help of the piss-your-pants funny duo... more
Host Amanda's new book The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality is out TODAY!!! Get your copy wherever you... more
Order a copy of Amanda's new book The Age of Magical Overthinking! Catch Amanda on tour!!! Stereotypes say that homeschool... more
Order Amanda's new book! https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Age-of-Magical-Overthinking/Amanda-Montell/9781668007976 Get ready to live, laugh, love, and possibly get into an “aisle fight” over this... more
Come party with Amanda on tour!!! Ahoy, and welcome to our first ever "Interview a Listener" episode of Sounds Like... more
It's a cult of one dynamic almost too frightful for this show. When your very own caregiver poisons, manipulates, exploits,... more
First of all, what the hell is going on with culty leggings companies that have too many Ls in their... more
You're invited to The Big Magical Cult Show!!! Catch host Amanda on tour this April to celebrate her new book,... more
Would you sacrifice your phone, passport, dignity, and freedom to move into an isolated pod for 10 days and compete... more
Grab your rosary and slap on your plaid skirt (although you WILL need to recite six “Our Fathers” if it... more
We have NEVER had such a hard time finding a guest brave enough to appear on the show than we... more
Sorry in advance for all the crack vs. quack wordplay coming in this week's episode, which we already know will... more
A clandestine society aimed at indoctrinating a fleet of nationalist spies with an extensive entrance process, aliases, secretive language, isolation... more
Welcome baaaAAAAaaaAAaack, culties!! Time to *ascend* to the 2024 era of Sounds Like A Cult 👽 Kicking off with a... more
Florals for spring may not be groundbreaking, but you know what is? Today’s brain-tingling interview with possibly the single best... more
Wowowow, today’s episode featuring Jill and Derick Dillard (whom you might recognize from TLC’s 19 Kids & Counting!!) has been... more
Sounds Like A Cult has covered doomsday cults, political cults, religious cults ... and this week is where they all... more
ChatGPT could never!!! Over the past year or so, A.I. buzz has obviously risen to cult status, but if you... more
iF yOuRe rEaDiNg thiS yOuRe iN tHe CuLt o.0 This week we are covering the most meta cult yet and... more
It’s me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me, here with an update to one of our most-streamed episodes of all... more
At long last, the man/myth/legend, Amanda's dad, Craig Montell, whose riveting stories of his childhood spent in the Synanon cult... more
If you've been paying attention at all, you know that this weeks cult is growing at a mighty pace. The... more
iF yOuRe rEaDiNg thiS yOuRe iN tHe CuLt o.0 This week we are covering the most meta cult yet and one that... more