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Each week, Dan Cummins enthusiastically deep dives into everything from cults to killers to conspiracies, absurdly and sarcastically sharing the best of what he uncovers with you. Join the Cult of the Curious!

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Each week, Dan Cummins enthusiastically deep dives into everything from cults to killers to conspiracies, absurdly and sarcastically sharing the best of what he uncovers with you. Join the Cult of the Curious!

    408 - Larry Nassar and the US Gymnastics Scandal

    408 - Larry Nassar and the US Gymnastics Scandal

    How was Dr. Larry Nassar able to sexually abuse over 500 victims, almost all of them young female gymnasts, over a period of 25+ years, in plain sight? He abused many of them while their parents sat right next to them, or across the room. And what culture of abuse was exposed when he was finally investigated?

    • 2 hrs 30 min
    407 - Serial Flasher/Rapist/Killer Randy Woodfield

    407 - Serial Flasher/Rapist/Killer Randy Woodfield

    The serial flasher, rapist, and I-5 Killer had an unusual childhood for a sexual predator - it was wonderful. He grew up in a loving, two-parent home, in a charming Oregon coast town, where he got good grades, was popular, and so good at football he was drafted into the NFL. So what happened?

    • 2 hrs 43 min
    Short Suck #11 - The Khamar-Daban Incident

    Short Suck #11 - The Khamar-Daban Incident

    What really happened to a group of seven hikers in the Khamar-Daban mountain range in Siberia on August 5th, 1993? Did six of them really begin to bleed from their eyes and ears before they all died in a state of utter madness? And if so - what, exactly, killed them? We look at the known facts and examine some of the conspiracies today and present a possible answer.

    • 58 min
    406 - Nickelodeon's Dan Schneider: Witch Hunt Victim or Predator?

    406 - Nickelodeon's Dan Schneider: Witch Hunt Victim or Predator?

    On March 17th, 2024, the first episode of a five-part docuseries, Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV aired on Investigation Discovery and MAX, accusing Dan Schneider of fostering a hostile work environment, overly sexualizing young cast members while he was in charge of several hit kid's shows, and more. But is that true? Or just sensationalist reporting?

    • 2 hrs 48 min
    405 - The Real Peaky Blinders

    405 - The Real Peaky Blinders

    Today we learn about who the real Peaky Blinders were? How much of the hit BBC/Netflix series is historically accurate? Who were these stylish Birmingham gangsters?

    • 2 hrs
    404 - The Moonies Cult 2: Empire in Decline

    404 - The Moonies Cult 2: Empire in Decline

    Today we conclude yesterday's wild exploration of the cult Sun Myung Moon founded in Seoul, South Korea, in 1954. Moon's corruption and insanity finally begin to catch up with him before his death sends the empire he built into chaos.

    • 1 hr 59 min

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