Seasons & episodes

S1 · E1Build Your Foundation 2023-07-28 · 32 min＋

Embrace your calling and reinvent yourself by studying the life of petty criminal and folk rock troubadour-turned-murderous legend Charles Manson.

S1 · E2Grow Your Flock 2023-07-28 · 32 min＋

Build a fervent following by retracing the steps of Jim Jones, whose messiah complex turned a small healing grift into a dangerously loyal congregation.

S1 · E3Reform Their Minds 2023-07-28 · 32 min＋

Return to Buddhafield and unlock the mastery of manipulation with Jaimie Gomez, a failed actor who built an army of servants by promising enlightenment.

S1 · E4Promise Eternity 2023-07-28 · 30 min＋

Apocalypse, anyone? Create credible danger and consolidate power by studying the spiritual, sci-fi narrative of Heaven's Gate leader Marshall Applewhite.

S1 · E5Control Your Image 2023-07-28 · 33 min＋

Leverage media coverage to cultivate a pious image like Shoko Asahara, who built the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo on positive PR and deadly methods.

S1 · E6Become Immortal 2023-07-28 · 29 min＋

Avoid unhappy endings and cement your legacy by studying Sun Myung Moon, who transformed the Unification Church into a still-thriving economic machine.