Sounds Like A Cult
202
Episodes
3.9 / 5
Rating

Sounds Like A Cult

by Studio71

Category
Society & Culture
Frequency
Updated Weekly
Language
English
Putting the “cult” in culture… Do you think SoulCycle is a cult? What about the Royal Family? What about Disney Adults? Or spiritual influencers? Is Instagram itself a cult? We’re Sounds Like A Cult, an iHeart Radio Award-winning podcast that analyzes a different fanatical group every week to try and answer the big question: This ~sounds~ like a cult, but is it really? Created and hosted by New York Times-bestselling author Amanda Montell, co-hosted and produced by Chelsea Charles and Reese Oliv...

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Recent Reviews

Solo host episodes

Lexi999007/14/2026

Amanda, I promise you can have a fun and engaging show without doing the silly voices

Feminism?

mowmowmoomio49897/12/2026

Why is sexism against men fine and heavily endorsed by this podcast, yet sexism against women is wrong? I’m a woman who enjoyed this podcast until I heard a few episodes that I find so hypocritical. It’s not informative or entertaining… so what is the point?

Smug judgment of Book Tok

Boscorito7/4/2026

Wow. I actually had to get out of a bubble bath to shut this episode off. I am not on Book Tok and I don’t even read that much. But honestly the host sounds so smug. She literally isn’t even close to Book Tok and she made people sound so shallow and manipulative. So much judgment and so much disrespect for Morgan. I hope when you relisten you cringe at your formal self.

Smart and fun analysis

Acappellafan22346/19/2026

It’s such a smart group of women who get together and dissect some of the biggest stories and topics in our society - but presented in a way that feels like you’re hanging with your friends. I love it!

Basic

Plantspirit6/18/2026

I was excited about finding a new, at least to me, cult podcast, but I think this one is for the basic girls out there. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but the interviews and all the information is very “over culture”. But I get it. The host is a former beauty editor so I think that’s the audience. I was just looking for something a little more… authentic.