Interview with Dr. Mara Einstein

Apr 15, 2025
24 mins

Episode Description

Guest: Mara Einstein, Ph.D

Moderator: Charlotte Howell, Ph.D


In this episode, Dr. Einstein & Dr. Howell discuss Einstein's newest book, 'Hoodwinked', which sheds light on why cults are now seemingly everything, from cult brands to multilevel marketing to politics. Digital technologies fuel this phenomenon by replicating the perfect scenario for cults to thrive, including fomenting in-and-out groups, valorizing charismatic leaders, and isolating people into limited belief systems.

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Mara Einstein, Ph.D - The City University of New York (CUNY)

Profile

https://www.qc.cuny.edu/academics/ms/mara-einstein-profile/

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