Kirtanananda Swami's guest appearances

Kirtanananda Swami

Cults

Dan Cummins

Jim Jones

Robin Murphy

Matthew Hale

Marshall Applewhite

Gerald Gardner

Arthur Bell

Tony Alamo

James Baker

David Koresh

David Berg

John Alexander

Linda Hazzard

Glenn Taylor

Elizabeth Clare Prophet

OwlTail

For roughly 15 years, this guru was a beloved spiritual leader with hopes of opening a worship oriented theme park. In 1985, everything changed when a vicious attack resulted in a head injury, coma, and ultimately a sinister personality change. He started using brutal tactics to keep his followers in line, including violence, espionage, and his own personal hitman. Sponsors!Calm - CULTS listeners get 25% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/CULTS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For roughly 15 years, this guru was a beloved spiritual leader with hopes of opening a worship oriented theme park. In 1985, everything changed when a vicious attack resulted in a head injury, coma, and ultimately a sinister personality change. He started using brutal tactics to keep his followers in line, including violence, espionage, and his own personal hitman. Sponsors!Calm - CULTS listeners get 25% off a Calm Premium subscription at <a href="http://Calm.com/CULTS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Calm.com/CULTS</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

“New Vrindaban” Pt. 2 - Kirtanananda Swami

For 26 years, he was the guru and leader of the New Vrindaban cult in West Virginia. Kirtanananda Swami would turn this vacant land into a 1200-acre sanctuary for all faiths complete with an enormous gold palace. What seemed like an idyllic paradise, was actually just a plot to steal member’s money. Swami was successful in swindling $10.5 million in just four years. Parcasters - To learn about an iconic event in American history, check out our our new episode on John McCain on HOSTAGE, wherever you get your shows. Listen now at parcast.com/hostageSponsors!Upstart - Hurry to Upstart.com/CULTS to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is. Checking your rate only takes 2 minutes and won’t affect your credit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For 26 years, he was the guru and leader of the New Vrindaban cult in West Virginia. Kirtanananda Swami would turn this vacant land into a 1200-acre sanctuary for all faiths complete with an enormous gold palace. What seemed like an idyllic paradise, was actually just a plot to steal member’s money. Swami was successful in swindling $10.5 million in just four years. Parcasters - To learn about an iconic event in American history, check out our our new episode on John McCain on HOSTAGE, wherever you get your shows. Listen now at <a href="http://parcast.com/hostage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">parcast.com/hostage</a>Sponsors!Upstart - Hurry to <a href="http://Upstart.com/CULTS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Upstart.com/CULTS</a> to find out HOW LOW your Upstart rate is. Checking your rate only takes 2 minutes and won’t affect your credit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

“New Vrindaban” -  Kirtanananda Swami