Podchaser Logo
Podchaser Logo
Charts

Podcast List

Cults, Cults, Cults

0
public
Apr 21st, 2026
Cults, sects, & religious trauma. Many of these podcasts focus on a different group every episode, but some of them do deep dives into specific sects.

Filter by

    "Cults, explained."

    Cult Following

    SocietyCultureTrue Crime

    --

    36

    ----

    -

    ---
    1 Rating
    Formal, short form summaries of each group.
    "Doomsday predictions. Religious doctrines. Extraterrestrial orders. What really goes on inside ...

    Parcast

    True CrimeHistorySocietyCulture
    Spotify

    696

    ----

    -

    -
    32 Ratings
    Documentary-style, formal production.
    "It’s a podcast...about cults. Cult Podcast covers all things cult. Tune in every Monday to hear...

    Paige Wesley & Armando Torres

    True CrimeComedyHistory

    --

    380

    ----

    -

    -
    7 Ratings
    Friends talking about cults. Informal feel.
    "Once a month Sam and Jon get together to drink coffee and tell each other about cults and fring...

    Coffee And Cults

    SocietyCulture

    --

    83

    ----

    -

    ---
    3 Ratings
    Two British narrators. Very informal and fun.
    "Erin and Amanda are sisters, librarians, and sister librarians hailing from scenic central Okla...

    Erin Byrne & Amanda Clay

    HistorySocietyCultureComedy

    --

    99

    ----

    -

    ---
    2 Ratings
    Informal tone. Compare and contrast of two cults per episode, culminating in a Final Four per season.
    "Let's Talk About Sects is an award-winning monthly podcast focusing on a different cult each ep...

    Sarah Steel

    True CrimeSocietyCultureDocumentaryReligionSpiritualitySocial SciencesMedicineOtherScience
    Acast

    111

    ----

    -

    -
    10 Ratings
    Long-form and formal with an Australian narrator. Occasional interviews with survivors.
    "Every week, Halle and Stasie delve into the sometimes dangerous, always bizarre world of cults."

    Queen Wednesday Productions

    ComedyCult

    --

    81

    ----

    -

    ---
    1 Rating
    Couple girls talking about cults and all the drama that comes with them.
    "Join me (not in a cult sense), Josh Schell, as we dive into the dark and interesting world of c...

    Cultiv8 Podcast Network

    True CrimeSocietyCultureComedy

    --

    40

    ----

    -

    -
    20 Ratings
    "Lifelong best friends and sisters, Jada Smith and Alesia Galati, discuss all things historical ...

    Jada Smith & Alesia Galati

    SocietyCultureTrue CrimeReligionSpirituality

    --

    38

    ----

    -

    ---
    0 Ratings
    "Rachael, Allan and Shawn explore the dark alleys and twisted turns that some groups take. Every...

    Shawn Porrett

    True Crime

    --

    198

    ----

    -

    ---
    2 Ratings
    Informal tone.
    "A true crime podcast exploring the dark side of yoga and wellness"

    Jess + Jenna

    True Crime

    --

    58

    ----

    -

    ---
    0 Ratings
    Focus on yoga & gurus.
    "Enter the Kingdom of the Cults with Cultish; a program that explores the impact of the cults fr...

    Jeremiah Roberts, Andrew Soncrant

    ReligionSpiritualityChristianity

    --

    376

    ----

    -

    -
    5 Ratings
    Christian spin with a pastor and church member adding Scripture to the ideas proposed. Features actual audio from cult leaders.
    "Supernatural signs & wonders. Unusual spiritual practices. Explore the fascinating and sometime...

    Tara Jean Stevens

    HistoryTrue CrimeReligionSpiritualityChristianity
    Acast

    124

    ----

    -

    -
    2 Ratings
    "Hello, my name is Lori Kay and each week I share my two passions little known cult and all thin...

    Lori Kay

    True Crime

    --

    1

    ----

    -

    ---
    0 Ratings
    "Speaking of Cults is the podcast all about cults, from their anatomy to recovery from the exper...

    Chris Shelton

    EducationReligionSpiritualityNews

    --

    532

    ----

    -

    -
    0 Ratings
    "Putting the “cult” in culture… Do you think SoulCycle is a cult? What about the Royal Family? W...

    Studio71

    SocietyCultureEducationReligionSpirituality

    --

    228

    ----

    -

    -
    27 Ratings
    Informal discussions of cults and cult-like groups. Includes messages from people looking at the cult from outside. Narrators include the author of Cultish: Language of Fanaticism.
    "Join Chris & Kayla on their journeys of humor, discovery, and the absurd as they try to answer ...

    Cult Or Just Weird

    SocietyCultureComedyEducation

    --

    117

    ----

    -

    -
    3 Ratings
    "Welcome to IndoctriNation: A weekly podcast covering cults, manipulators, and protecting yourse...

    IndoctriNation

    ReligionSpirituality

    --

    538

    ----

    -

    -
    3 Ratings
    "Cult Liter Podcast Host Spencer Henry brings the bizarre every Tuesday. Each week we'll dive in...

    Spencer Henry | Morbid Network

    True CrimeSocietyCultureComedy
    WonderySirius XM

    678

    ----

    -

    -
    6 Ratings
    Semi-formal with one narrator. Focuses on cults and true crime.
    "A couple of friends sit around the microphone and share stories of serial killers, religious cu...

    scott_klonowski@yahoo.com (Scott Klonowski)

    SocietyCultureHistory

    --

    219

    ----

    -

    ---
    5 Ratings
    Shorter than most of the others with an informal tone. Focus on cults & true crime.
    "This is a podcast about utopian ideas and paradise lost. We look at utopian concepts from the p...

    Anna Roberts

    SocietyCultureDocumentaryTrue Crime

    --

    54

    ----

    -

    ---
    1 Rating
    Formal, medium length podcast focusing on intentional communities (including cult communes).
    "Ever see that oddly identical group of people all cramming into a sketchy van or disappearing i...

    Jesse and Ameran

    True CrimeReligionSpiritualitySocietyCulture

    --

    100

    ----

    -

    ---
    2 Ratings
    Informal. Takes a positive spin on the groups, as one of the narrators enjoys short amounts of time in each one.
    "Welcome to Oh No, Ross and Carrie, the show where we don’t just report on fringe science, spiri...

    Ross and Carrie

    ReligionSpiritualityOtherParanormal
    Maximum Fun

    426

    ----

    -

    -
    43 Ratings
    Informal tone. Narrators temporarily join cults and occasionally interview those still involved or who have escaped. Also focuses on other fringe movements, like wellness and pseudoscience.
    Survivor Stories
    "Hosted by Tyler Measom and Liz Iacuzzi, Was I In A Cult? is a documentary-style podcast showcas...

    Liz Iacuzzi

    ComedyTrue Crime
    PodcastOne

    280

    ----

    -

    -
    22 Ratings
    Interview style podcast focusing on survivors from different groups.
    "Trust Me is a weekly interview podcast about cults, extreme belief, and the fine line between d...

    Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

    SocietyCultureTrue CrimeComedy
    PodcastOne

    334

    ----

    -

    -
    7 Ratings
    Informal feel. Narrated by two cult survivors and features interviews with survivors of each group.
    "Survivor stories of claiming independence after leaving high-control groups & people. Cults to ...

    Shelise Ann Sola

    SocietyCulture

    --

    427

    ----

    -

    ---
    0 Ratings
    "Join Jessica Acevedo, the Executive Producer of Netflix’s explosive docu-series, Dancing For Th...

    My Cultura and iHeartPodcasts

    SocietyCulture
    iHeartRadio

    35

    ----

    -

    ---
    0 Ratings
    "The Bodies Behind the Bus is a podcast centering on the voices of spiritual abuse survivors. We...

    Bodies Behind The Bus

    ReligionSpiritualityChristianitySocietyCultureHealthFitnessMental HealthDocumentary

    --

    134

    ----

    -

    ---
    0 Ratings
    Focuses on Christian & church trauma and encourages survivors to know religious trauma is not the Lord's work.
    "Think you might be in a cult? Want to know the signs? Join Sarah Edmondson and Anthony “Nippy” ...

    Sarah Edmondson & Anthony “Nippy” Ames

    SocietyCultureEducation

    --

    305

    ----

    -

    -
    6 Ratings
    "Join Dr Caroline Ansley, Lindy Jacomb and Liz Gregory as they traverse the cultiverse. Journey ...

    Cult Chat

    SocietyCulture

    --

    92

    ----

    -

    ---
    0 Ratings
    Three narrators discuss growing up in their cults in New Zealand. Focus on New Zealand-specific cults.
    "Cultimatum: The Cult & Human Trafficking PodcastFrom the studio of Anonymous Andrew Podcast, we...

    Anonymous Andrew & Melody

    SocietyCultureDocumentaryTrue Crime

    --

    120

    ----

    -

    ---
    0 Ratings
    Interviews with survivors. Focus on the intersection between high-control groups and human trafficking.
    Single Cult Focus
    "PODCASTS MOVED. GO TO http://www.candicerijavec.com or YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channe...

    Candice Rijavec

    True Crime

    --

    78

    ----

    -

    ---
    0 Ratings
    "Erin Martin was born in a cult. Now she’s obsessed with learning about cults from the people wh...

    Erin Martin

    ReligionSpiritualitySocietyCultureTrue Crime
    Acast

    18

    ----

    -

    ---
    1 Rating
    Mostly about the cult the narrator was in, including interviews from other survivors.
    "Hosted by Mattie Lasiter and Ashleigh Teeter, siblings who were separated for more than 25 year...

    The Cult Next Door

    True CrimeReligionSpiritualityChristianity

    --

    86

    ----

    -

    -
    0 Ratings
    Children of the cult leader discuss their experiences in the Worldwide Church of God and Crusade Church.
    "Waco: what really happened? For 51 days the world was gripped by the siege at Mt. Carmel, home ...

    Shine Productions

    SocietyCultureDocumentary

    --

    5

    ----

    -

    ---
    0 Ratings
    "A 12-part documentary podcast about the notorious free-love commune, Centrepoint. There are cri...

    Stuff Audio

    SocietyCultureDocumentary

    --

    22

    ----

    -

    -
    4 Ratings
    "The Zizians were a radical extremist group led by Jack "Ziz" LaSota, evolving from an undergrou...

    Inception Point AI

    True CrimeNewsTvFilm
    Quiet. Please

    6

    ----

    -

    ---
    0 Ratings
    "Two sisters share their stories about growing up in a "forgotten" cult that started in New Engl...

    Karen Briggs and Elita Galvin

    SocietyCulturePersonal Journals

    --

    91

    ----

    -

    ---
    0 Ratings
    "A true crime investigation exposing the Philadelphia cult operating as the MOVE Organization. T...

    Beth McNamara

    SocietyCultureDocumentaryTrue CrimeReligionSpirituality

    --

    45

    ----

    -

    ---
    2 Ratings
    Documentary style by a journalist investigating MOVE, featuring interviews with survivors and an ongoing investigation.

    Insights

    Podcast

    Total

    Active

    Inactive

    Monthly Listens

    Total monthly listens of podcasts in this list

    MonthlyListens graph

    Age

    Listener age breakdown of podcasts in this list

    Age graph

    Gender

    Listener gender breakdown of podcasts in this list

    Gender graph

    Podcast Categories

    Top by podcast total

    Powerscore

    Power Scores of podcasts in this list

    Powerscore graph

    Income

    Listener income breakdown of podcasts in this list

    Income graph

    Parental Status

    Listener parents status breakdown of podcasts in this list

    ParentalStatus graph

    Country

    Listener country breakdown of podcasts in this list

    Country graph

    Interests

    Listener interests breakdown of podcasts in this list

    Interests graph