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Episodes · 12 months
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Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Oct 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 1 of 3,584, 7 of 3,862, 3 of 4,115, 3 of 4,226, 0 of 4,731, 4 of 4,438, 3 of 4,230, 0 of 4,319, 1 of 4,515, 3 of 4,419, 0 of 4,624, 11 of 4,594.
All time
90
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On record
61
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Where they standLast discussed
2d ago
Nov 12, 2026
Who's talking
Top voices on this topicThe eight guests on the most episodes about this topic in the last 13 weeks, not counting their own shows or clips they were only heard in, most episodes first. VoiceRank (their score across the whole corpus) is shown for context and only breaks a tie. Each strip is that guest's episodes week by week, and the newest week is still in progress.
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Episodes on this topic, by weekEvery analysed episode tagged with this topic in each of the last 13 weeks, across all shows and whoever was on them. The newest week is still in progress, and recent weeks fill in as transcripts are analysed. Point at a name, or tab to it, to highlight the weeks that guest was on an episode.
All shows
Episodes on this topic per week, weeks starting Aug 17 to Nov 9 (the last still in progress): 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 2, 6, 4, 3.
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 2Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp11 people
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- Define cults via coercive control6 people · 55%
- Focus on manipulative recruitment…5 people · 45%
Define cults via coercive control
Cults are defined by their use of restrictive systems, coercive control, and the manipulation of members' autonomy and relationships.
6 people · 6 episodes
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Onami [Last Name Unknown]Unrated
Onami contends that legitimate cults are defined by restrictive systems, hierarchies, and regulations that prevent members from leaving, working, or having contact with the outside world.
“it is very different to be in a cult where you're not allowed to leave where there's no you can't go to work there's no music you can listen to there's no movies you can watch there's no outside interaction that you have you live in compounds you're away from your parents”
Soft White Underbelly · Nov 2024 · 1 episode · 2.3M views on this topicDL
Donna Lamb believes that what makes a group a cult is the restrictive, controlling way it dictates all aspects of its members' lives.
“But what makes a cult a cult is the way it runs your life. And it takes its principles and uses them to like trap you and force you to do what it wants you to do.”
Soft White Underbelly · Jul 2026 · 1 episode · 1.0M views on this topicNT
Natacha TormeyUnrated
A cult can be defined by the level of control it exerts over multiple factors of a person's life, such as their finances, lifestyle, reproduction, and psychological freedom.
“when it gets to that point where the movement is controlling the person to such an extent that they don't have any freedom left I think we can clearly call that a cult”
LADbible Stories · Jun 2023 · 1 episode · 439K views on this topicFocus on manipulative recruitment…
Cults actively exploit personal vulnerabilities and use specific manipulative tactics to recruit and maintain power over individuals.
5 people · 5 episodes
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Cults utilize love bombing and target personal vulnerabilities to indoctrinate members.
“It's more about the tactics that are used. It's the slowly breaking someone down. It's it's the love bombing and it's peing their personal interest or or needs or vulnerabilities.”
Cults to Consciousness · Oct 2026 · 2 episodes · 152K views on this topicAA
Anthony AmesUnrated
Anthony argues that Cults rely on a tactic of creating or magnifying inner deficiencies to create dependency and keep members trapped in the organization.
“they have to like create a problem right within you that you believe is a real problem and then you want to fix it and then they present the path to fixing it and you're and you buy it we bought in that this is the path and the only way”
The Jordan Harbinger Show · Dec 2022 · 1 episode · 84K views on this topic
Organizations like NXIVM use sophisticated manipulation tactics to separate members from their families and their own sense of self.
“They don't They don't only separate you from your family and your friends, they separate you from yourself, which is really one of the probably the worst things that they can do.”
Megyn Kelly · Apr 2026 · 1 episode · 43K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record May 2018