Cult of Fear: Asaram Bapu (Max, 2025) Podcast Por  arte de portada

Cult of Fear: Asaram Bapu (Max, 2025)

Cult of Fear: Asaram Bapu (Max, 2025)

Escúchala gratis

Ver detalles del espectáculo

Acerca de esta escucha

We’ve made it to our 25th episode! In all the excitement, Merinda forgets her computer, and Mike swoons over his latest thrift store find. But we do manage to talk about new Max documentary Cult of Fear: Asaram Bapu. The story of a guru-turned-prisoner is also a story about evolutions in the Indian legal system and about the relationships between religious and political power. As ever, questions abound. How does the “cult” label morph when applied to a group of 40 million people? How does its functionality as an othering/familiarizing device hold up? What about cult discourse might get lost in translation across different contexts? And when was the last time you wrote/mailed a letter? Thanks for spending your valuable time with us and seeing us through to our 25th documentary discussion!

Follow us on the socials at @cultfavoritepod.


Production assistance from the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama.


Theme music produced with Udio.


adbl_web_global_use_to_activate_T1_webcro805_stickypopup
Todavía no hay opiniones