Pop Cults with Cassie is a deep dive into the cult-like side of pop culture. Exploring fandoms, fame, influence, and obsession, this podcast unpacks the connections between cults and pop culture icons, and examines how modern movements shape identity, loyalty, and belief. From celebrity cult members, to fandoms that take cultiness to the next level, Cassie dissects it all with nuance curiosity.
Growing Up In Scientology | Aaron Smith Levin is Not Safe For Survivors
Aaron Smith-Levin from Growing Up In Scientology on YouTube is not safe for the ex cult or content creator community. A deep dive through the lens of the ex cult member to influencer pipeline and what happens when we don’t deconstruct, when influencers become culty, and how cult documentaries can spread awareness but also be harmful in the process More about Cassie linktr.ee/thecassiemariehttps://www.mikerindersblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Redacted-Colombia-Email.pdfhttps://www.tampabay.com/news/clearwater/2022/01/20/clearwater-council-candidate-caused-bar-altercations-reports-say/SPTV Unvarnished on Reddit https://youtu.be/BZtoby6ojPM?si=EXvdzclXcEXDqeUh
10 Feb 2026
Lana Del Rey Joined a CULT | Judah Smith and Churchome, Charismatic Evangelical Deep Dive
Lana Del Rey's ties to the cult like charismatic evangelical church pastored by Justin Biebers pastor Judah Smith
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https://pitchfork.com/news/71868-yes-lana-del-rey-is-promoting-an-anti-trump-witchcraft-ritual/ (https://pitchfork.com/news/71868-yes-lana-del-rey-is-promoting-an-anti-trump-witchcraft-ritual/)
https://www.justjared.com/2019/01/31/lana-del-rey-heads-to-church-with-friends-in-beverly-hills/ (https://www.justjared.com/2019/01/31/lana-del-rey-heads-to-church-with-friends-in-beverly-hills/)
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https://www.jezebel.com/should-tom-brady-be-barred-from-pizza-commercials-jezebel-discusses (https://www.jezebel.com/should-tom-brady-be-barred-from-pizza-commercials-jezebel-discusses)
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Linkin Park's Emily Armstrong IS a Scientologist
Emily Armstrong's relationship with Scientology is complicated, but she IS a Scientologist.Refrences:https://www.thedailybeast.com/emily-armstrong-new-linkin-park-singers-secret-years-at-the-heart-of-the-church-of-scientology-revealed/https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-linkin-park-singer-emily-armstrong-sorry-for-supporting-danny-masterson/https://tonyortega.substack.com/https://tonyortega.substack.com/p/mike-rinder-i-was-in-scientologys?utm_source=publication-searchhttps://tonyortega.substack.com/p/marc-headley-more-scientology-craziness?utm_source=publication-searchhttps://tonyortega.substack.com/p/emily-armstrongs-tepid-response-to?utm_source=publication-searchlinktr.ee/thecassiemarieStickers, bookmarks and more here- https://www.etsy.com/shop/shopcassiemarieartCulty Books- https://www.amazon.com/shop/the.cassiemarie?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_aipsfshop_Z3S6VNSJT94MSGFR724X&language=en-USFollow Cassie on TikTok- www.TikTok.com/@the.cassiemarieInstagram- www.instagram.com/the.cassiemarieYouTube- @nocultyvibesListen to No Culty Vibes with Cassie Marie-https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...https://open.spotify.com/show/7HHbJMl...Or wherever you get your podcasts
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Growing Up In Scientology | Aaron Smith Levin is Not Safe For Survivors
Published 18 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Some people leave and go to other cults. Some people treat the ex cult community as their replacement for the community that they felt within the cult and rely on it just as heavily and make it just as big a part of their life as the cult was. There's just a lot of psychology that goes into it. A lot of relationships that are at play from people who are either unhealed or haven't been taught how to have a healthy relationship and definitely have not been taught how to have a healthy community. So it makes perfect sense that when you put all of that in one place that you're going to have mess, you're going to have issues, you're going to have conflict and you're going to have some people that know how to deal with that and a lot of people that don't. […]
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