Today’s special guest probably needs no introduction to most of you, but just in case: I spoke with Daniella Mestyanek Young, aka the Knitting Cult Lady across the internet. Daniella grew up in the Children of God cult, escaped as a teenager, and then joined the American military. She’s now a scholar of cults and culty behavior. We covered:
Why the American military is…kind of a cult
The “cultiness spectrum” — indicators that political people have gone from “informed” to “uh oh, I’m in a cult”
What’s the off-ramp for people leaving the cult of MAGA?
Get signed copies of Daniella’s books on her website!
