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It was, I would say, quite similar to a college dormitory, except in some ways a little more like a prison.
Only because unlike a college where every student is either 17 or they're an adult, these are all children, and you have to keep them safe, and all they want to do is run amok, and so doors have to lock.
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I'm Amanda Montell, author of the books Cultish and the Age of Magical Overthinking.
And I'm Chelsea Charles, an unscripted tv producer.
Every week on this show, we discuss a different fanatical fringe group, from the cultural zeitgeist, from catholic school to Costco.