Cult Deprogrammer Answers Cult Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
32,732Professional cult deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about cults. What makes a cult a cult exactly? What are some signs you’re in one? How do cults differ from religions? Can a family be a cult? And why are Americans seemingly so susceptible to cults? Rick Alan Ross tackles these questions and many more on Cult Support.\n\n0:00 Cult Support\n0:13 Signs you’re in a cult\n0:54 What makes a cult a cult?\n2:33 Can a family be a cult?\n3:22 The end is kinda whatever\n4:51 Cults vs. Religions\n5:42 Do cult leaders know what they are\n6:06 A cult sure but we’re SEO friendly\n7:11 [wailing intensifies]\n8:08 How do cult leaders get people to believe?\n8:57 Cults and looks\n9:23 Sex cults\n9:58 A non-problematic cult\n10:48 Is it a cult?\n12:05 Scientology\n13:19 USA!\n14:09 Craziest cult\n15:13 Helping someone leave a cult\n16:01 How does cult deprogramming work?\n17:59 Odds are they’re right\n18:47 Mother God\n19:57 Is astrology a potential gateway?\n21:13 In this day and age, come on\n22:19 Cults on the brain\n23:15 Do cults have to end in violence?\n23:50 Can you explain NXIVM?\n25:41 Bikram Choudhury\n26:11 Twin Flame\n26:54 Moonies\n28:08 Born and raised\n29:27 Is involuntary deprogramming legal?\n30:16 Some final advice from Rick\n\n\nDirector: Lisandro Perez-Rey\nDirector of Photography: AJ Young\nEditor: Richard Trammell\nExpert: Rick Alan Ross\nLine Producer: Joseph Buscemi\nAssociate Producer: Paul Gulyas\nProduction Manager: Peter Brunette\nProduction Coordinator: Rhyan Lark\nCasting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer\nCamera Operator: Shay Eberle-Gunst\nSound Mixer: Paul Cornett\nProduction Assistant: Shenelle Jones\nPost Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin\nPost Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant\nSupervising Editor: Doug Larse\nAdditional Editor: Paul Tael\nAssistant Editor: Justin Symonds
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