How Modern Cults Recruit Online — PBD Podcast feat. Rick Alan Ross
Update: 2025-12-11
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When secrecy, charisma, and control align, ordinary people can be pulled into extraordinary harm. In this 5-minute summary (originally 2 hours), Patrick Bet-David and cult deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross map how cults form, from online recruitment to coercive persuasion. Learn the three red-flag signs—dictatorial leader, thought-reform techniques, and exploitation—and how groups like NXIVM and Scientology use language, isolation, and secrecy to trap members. Rick explains the dangers of online radicalization, the 764-style grooming of minors, and practical steps parents and families can take: monitor contacts, document abuses, insist on transparency, and prioritize children’s safety. This episode covers cult dynamics, deprogramming, intervention strategies, misinformation, and legal accountability. If you want the key insights on spotting and confronting modern cults in minutes, listen now to get the essentials quickly.
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