Jess and Alice crack open Mixology & Murder and mix the night’s cocktail—the Purple Shroud—as they walk through the Heaven’s Gate story: Applewhite & Nettles, “Next Level” theology, Hale-Bopp, the farewell tapes, and why so many cults target people who are isolated and looking for belonging. Along the way: pop-culture echoes (Yellowjackets, The Rookie), the “we’re not a cult” tell, and a quick sidebar on Dirty John before recipe-sharing and studio shenanigans. Come for the drink, stay for the breakdown of how language, ritual, and “community” get weaponized.

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