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Cults always be culting.

Cults are central to the cultural zeitgeist, attracting heaps of books, articles and docu-series. But is this obsession with cults new, and what does it say about America at large? We'll explain in this Wisecrack Edition: Why is Everything a Cult Now?

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00:00 - Intro
02:51 - What is a Cult
05:26 - The History Of Cults
12:49 - Modern Cults, Media, and MLMs
17:30 - Conclusion

Written by Amanda Scherker
Hosted by Helen Floersh
Directed by Michael Luxemburg
Original Illustrations by J.R. Fleming
Motion Graphics by Jackson Maher
Edited and Additional Animation by Andrew Nishimura
Title card by Amanda Murphy
Produced by Evan Yee
Additional Production Assistance by Olivia Redden & Matias Rubio

Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound

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