For our ~true followers~, behold a wee bonus episode to tide you over during our mid-season break, while host Amanda is on book tour and in production for the new MAGICAL OVERTHINKERS podcast (coming May 15)! Nostalgia is a warm-and-fuzzy coping mechanism for when the present feels painful, BUT it's also a key ingredient in sooooo many modern-day "cults," from Disney Adults to tradwives. How dangerous a weapon is nostalgia, really? That's what this episode, featuring an audio excerpt from Amanda's new book The Age of Magical Overthinking (an instant New York Times bestseller!) aims to find out. Regularly scheduled SLAC episodes will return Tuesday, May 21—thanks for sticking around til then! 💫 Get The Age of Magical Overthinking audiobook here! Purchase the book in hardback. Audio excerpt courtesy of Simon & Schuster Audio from THE AGE OF MAGICAL OVERTHINKING by Amanda Montell, read by the author. Copyright © 2024 by Amanda Montell. Used with permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Catch Amanda on book tour!
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This is sounds like a cult, a show about the modern day cults we all follow.
I'm your host, Amanda Montel, author of the brand new book the Age of Magical Overthinking, which, thanks to many of you listening listeners who've already bought a copy, became an instant New York Times bestseller.
I'm also the author of a book called Cultish and every week on this show you're gonna hear about a different group or guru or ideology, from the cultural zeitgeist, from Trader Joe's to the self help industry, which I discuss with a charming special guest.
To try and answer the big question, this group sounds like a cult.
What is it really?