Getting sucked into a cult requires a combination of faith, loyalty and belief gone wrong. Most people believe that they are too smart and too independently-minded to fall prey to the charms of a cultic leader, or to blindly follow a belief system, yet many people do. Dr. Janja Lalich returns for deeper look into the world of cults, extremism and indoctrination.
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HOST: Prentiss Pemberton
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- Dr. Janja Lalich, sociologist and cult expert
LINKS/RESOURCES:
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-cult-5078234
https://www.apa.org/monitor/nov02/cults.html
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