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How to Become a Cult Leader

Limited Series · 6 episodes · Jul 28, 2023

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    Episode 1

    Build Your Foundation

    Jul 28, 2023

    Embrace your calling and reinvent yourself by studying the life of petty criminal and folk rock troubadour-turned-murderous legend Charles Manson.

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    Episode 2

    Grow Your Flock

    Jul 28, 2023

    Build a fervent following by retracing the steps of Jim Jones, whose messiah complex turned a small healing grift into a dangerously loyal congregation.

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    Episode 3

    Reform Their Minds

    Jul 28, 2023

    Return to Buddhafield and unlock the mastery of manipulation with Jaimie Gomez, a failed actor who built an army of servants by promising enlightenment.

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    Episode 4

    Promise Eternity

    Jul 28, 2023

    Apocalypse, anyone? Create credible danger and consolidate power by studying the spiritual, sci-fi narrative of Heaven's Gate leader Marshall Applewhite.

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    Episode 5

    Control Your Image

    Jul 28, 2023

    Leverage media coverage to cultivate a pious image like Shoko Asahara, who built the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo on positive PR and deadly methods.

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    Episode 6

    Become Immortal

    Jul 28, 2023

    Avoid unhappy endings and cement your legacy by studying Sun Myung Moon, who transformed the Unification Church into a still-thriving economic machine.