it is OFFICIALLY SPOOKY SEASON!
We chose Cults to go with our book club book Aum Shinrikyo
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
This episode has everything: Fester Look A Like, Levitation, bad judgment, and Flavor Aid.
Greg educates us on the birth of the idea of the rapture.
Karina covers The Blackburn Cult based in California.
Christina gives us the facts on Jonestown.
Randi disturbs us all with the story of Aum Shinrikyo.
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35975069 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35975069)
https://www.buzzfeed.com/crystalro/wikipedia-cults
https://www.laalmanac.com/religion/re720.php
https://homesteadmuseum.blog/2021/06/14/sharing-the-history-of-the-divine-order-of-the-royal-arms-of-the-great-eleven-with-the-la-verne-historical-society/
https://medium.com/internet-archaeology/californias-divine-order-of-death-dc115714fcbe
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27 Sept 2026
Haiti: Government Funded Coups
In our fifth and last part (for now) on our Deep Dive on Haiti, we cover history from the 1980's to current day. Randi starts with a recap of the history of Haiti and the changes that came after 9/11.
Karina and Randi keep it chill with water, Christina has a coke (confusing), and Greg drinks a Beer Boulevard Brewing's Six Glass Quadruple Ale. Some tangents for this episode include: beer percentage expectations, Rikki Tikki Tavi, the Matrix, and Boats.
Books Used for this Episode:
The Uses of Haiti by Paul Farmer
The Decolonized History of Haiti
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13 Sept 2026
035: The Kumeyaay Revolt of 1775
In our first episode on the year 1775, Randi tells us the story of the Kumayaay Revolt and the destruction of Mission San Diego. Greg wins the award for coolest drink with a Hazy IPA from Martin House Brewing with the name Chaos Island. We talk Swig, board games, and the impact of the devil in 1775.
Sources:
https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/california-missions-4/assets/documents/all-sources-d86511ee.pdf (https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/california-missions-4/assets/documents/all-sources-d86511ee.pdf)
https://www.kumeyaay.com/kumeyaay-history/48-the-kumeyaay-threat-of-1860-1880.html (https://www.kumeyaay.com/kumeyaay-history/48-the-kumeyaay-threat-of-1860-1880.html)
https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/1997/july/missionrevolt/ (https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/1997/july/missionrevolt/)
https://www.indigenousmexico.org/articles/the-legacy-of-the-kumeyaay-their-road-from-despair-to-success (https://www.indigenousmexico.org/articles/the-legacy-of-the-kumeyaay-their-road-from-despair-to-success)
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160
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100
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31
Social presence
90
YouTube
66
Engagement
32
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