Start Me Up: Knitting Cult Lady

March 12
1h 19m

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Episode Description

Born into the Children of God cult and trafficked as a child, Daniella escaped to the U.S. at 15, put herself through school to become a U.S. Army intelligence officer who deployed twice to Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division, and now studies Organizational Psychology at Harvard Extension School, researching group behavior, extremism, leadership demagoguery, and cults.

Topics: What happens to the MAGA cult when donald is gone; how cult leaders manipulate individuals and how certain personality traits can make people susceptible to joining cults; MAGA Movement's Decline and Patriarchy; Matriarchy and Sexual Assault Solutions--and why we should come at the Epstein Files from a matriarchal perspective; white women who hold up patriarchy and the challenges of helping someone exit a cult, particularly regarding political beliefs, how to organize against fascism and so much more!



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