A Little Bit Culty

A Little Bit Culty

Think you might be in a cult? Want to know the signs? Join Sarah Edmondson and Anthony “Nippy” Ames to talk about things that are..a little bit culty. Or in their case: a whole bunch of culty. As whistleblowers documented in the critically-acclaimed HBO series “The Vow,” Sarah and Nippy have a lot to say about their experience, and burning questions to ask people with similar stories. They’re here to help people understand, heal from, and avoid abusive situations one little red flag at a time. Listen in as they share their stories, have frank and unscripted conversations with other survivors and cult experts, and do a deep dive on how devotion can turn to dysfunction.
Amanda Montell: Cultish and Coded Language, Revisited (Part 2)
A Little Bit CultyDecember 11, 2025
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Amanda Montell: Cultish and Coded Language, Revisited (Part 2)

Amanda Montell returns for round two, diving into what she's learned since Cultish dropped: Instagram comment wars as tribal battlegrounds, "platforming" as a thought-terminating cliché, and why understanding opposing views could get you...

Amanda Montell: Cultish and Coded Language, Revisited (Part 1)
A Little Bit CultyDecember 08, 2025
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Amanda Montell: Cultish and Coded Language, Revisited (Part 1)

Amanda Montell—author, linguist, and our reigning three-time champion guest—returns in studio to talk about the newly released paperback edition of Cultish, the book that launched a thousand cult-discourse hot takes and made us all think...

A Little Bit Extra: Post-Thanksgiving Word Salad and Listener Voicemails
A Little Bit CultyDecember 04, 2025
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A Little Bit Extra: Post-Thanksgiving Word Salad and Listener Voicemails

We’re back for A Little Bit Extra Thursday filled with Thanksgiving word salads and gallows humor. We chat about the last few truly bonkers weeks, share a long-awaited update on the book (spoiler: it’s actually finished and with our copy...

Anthia Gillick on OneTaste: Strokes, Sex, and Shame
A Little Bit CultyDecember 01, 2025
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Anthia Gillick on OneTaste: Strokes, Sex, and Shame

When does sexual empowerment cross the line into cult control? Following Ellen Huet’s OneTaste expose, we sat with Anthia Gillick—former OneTaste “insider,” survivor, and truth-teller—for a deep dive into the mechanics of manipulation in...