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If you’re not already following Britt Hartley, you’re seriously missing out. She’s like a bad ass gps for finding your way through the spiritual world without running into all the outdated and patriarchal bullshit that is brewing in most organized religious institutions. Britt shows us how to capture all the good stuff like meaning, ritual, awe, and community without the creepy myths or mandatory doctrine that usually come with it. Why can’t we build our own church? Why shouldn’t we write our own doctrine, pick our own saints, or just make up our own rules that are based around our core values? Honestly, it shouldn’t be as mind-blowing as it is but apparently, we can have those deep, awe-filled experiences without any gods or weird dudes involved.

Turns out, there’s a real science behind “spirituality,” which is a nice surprise especially for us logical atheist types who want that sense of wonder again without having to believe in things that are nonsensical to us. Britt’s brilliant work is everywhere under “No Nonsense Spirituality,” and her book No Nonsense Spirituality: All The Tools, No Faith Required is basically a blueprint for creating your own spiritual toolkit without the dogma and without the woo. We have all basically fallen in love with her and we know you will too!

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Content Warning - Brief mention of murder, suicide, child abuse and SA

If you or a loved one needs mental health resources, please dial 211 or visit 211.org

Whether it be telling the story of being born into the infamous Children of God cult, breaking through barriers in the United States Army, or knitting a dress while teaching us how to combat fascism, Daniella Mestyanek Young (aka Knitting Cult Lady) manages to do these things with a strength and tenacity that can only be rivaled by her flair for color.

In this episode, we try not to fan-girl too hard, while learning about the amazing journey of healing, self-discovery and education that Daniella has been on, after all the trauma, obstacles and straight-up bullshit that she has had to endure. She also writes about her incredible journey in her 2022 memoir, Uncultured, and in her upcoming book, The Culting of America: What Makes a Cult and Why We Love Them (available for pre-order now).

Come along with us as we find out what may be hiding inside the Moon, and why cults are so obsessed with our unmentionables!

You can find Daniella on Tik Tok as @knitting.cult.lady or visit linktree.com/daniellamyoung to find all of her merch, current projects, podcast information, sword shaped knitting needles, and more.

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Back in our day, crunchy people were liberals that smelled like patchouli and wore birkenstocks. When did republican moms in prairie dresses and maga hats take over?? Weird.

In this episode, we’re diving headfirst into the (greased with beef tallow) crunchy-to-alt right pipeline: Autism, Tylenol, MLM cults, bad science, and really bad RFK Jr. impressions.

So join us! Let’s laugh so we don’t cry, under the most brainworm-ey administration in history.

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