"Does My Cult Smell Like Your Cult?" (COMPARING OUR CULTS!) | ft. @TheAmandaRaeGrant(Ep 5)

As a black person i’m so fascinated by these cults. I like to know why people hate me

Break the silence. Break the cycle.

I just have to say you guys have such a good on screen chemistry. You guys have like old school radio host or talk show host energy going on. Best of luck to you both and thank you for sharing you stories! I grew up in a pretty rigid religious system myself that did have some ties to the IBLP so listing to you guys makes me some how feel seen. I was never Mormon but It is actually pretty shocking how many parallels there is between mormonism and extreme Christianity. You guys rock!

The Kingstons: we don't play the game of broken hearts. But our teachings make everyone (except our numbered men) unhappy for life. Yay 🎉

I'm from Southern Utah, about 25 min from Centennial Park so I listen to A LOT of LDS and FLDS channels on YouTube. I have seen you on a couple of channels already and I really enjoyed your episodes. So glad I found you here. You are surprisingly smart and articulate and you really know how to tell a story. I enjoyed listening in on the easy, back-and-forth conversation between you and Amanda. Keep going, Calvin! I think you have the potential to become huge on this platform. ♡♡♡

One thing every Mormon has in common is the belief that they are doing it better than everyone else. Loved listening to this.

"Put it on the shelf" kept me in from 12-38 years old. Anger at sexism, homophobia, and racism eventually got me out.

This was so interesting! I grew up in a pretty mild catholic cult (Schoenstatt apostolic movement) in a very atheistic European country. I left both the group and the catholic church at age 17. Nobody cared, even my parents were completly fine with it. But I've always been interested in cults, the experiencez in them and the psychology behind them. Thank you for this glimpse into your life and experiences!

I appreciate the honesty, humor, and occasional irreverence! Life is beautiful when we live in a state of gratitude—even for the tough moments! ❤

This is a great episode! I can’t wait to hear the one comparing the LDS church to FLDS. I left the LDS church a few years ago and I am still deconstructing. I am sad that I still get shocked by things. I feel I shouldn’t be shocked at this point.

The idea of polygamy being vastly easier when you dont actually love the husband, is an idea shared with joseph smith and brigham youngs wives as well. Their journal entries in "In Sacred Loneliness" share this.

It was meee 😂 it was also me with cults to consciousness for Amanda 😂 love these videos so insightful

I know that I have listened to far too much culty content because absolutely none of what y'all said sounded strange to me. But I am a regular viewer of Amanda, Growing up in Polygamy, Morman Stories Podcast, and Cults to Consciousness so I'm probably way past my culty content allowance, lol.

I've led a fairly conventional life (being gay, not withstanding) so I've never been in a cult. I've learned a ton about them by watching videos like this. I've watched a lot on Amanda's channel and all of Calvin's so far. Really loved hearing you both talk about finding your way to critical thinking and self awareness which ultimately lead to your freedom. You both have so much empathy for your loved ones that are still in. I hope some of those people see your videos and start to question their brainwashing. Keep up the great work of telling your stories!

Both of you are wonderfully earnest, articulate people and it is a joy to hear from you. Wishing nothing but the best in life going forward.❤

Loved this episode! You two are the GOATS!

Amanda fan right here! Calvin, you’ll see a lot of us following haha

I definitely resonate with Amanda. I always questioned everything. It is taught in the LDS church that when we die we will live polygamy and that sounded like hell to me. I didn’t want my husband to be married to someone else on the other side. I’m glad I questioned things. My son will be better at critical thinking than me and hopefully just keep going down the line.

It’s amazing how many LDS members don’t really know their own history or don’t want to think about it. They excuse it away etc. I was taught to make sure and explain that I was not part of any polygamous group in any way. It’s very looked down on! However the truth is that the Mormon church is the way it is because of polygamy

This was so insightful. Thank you for letting us watch this conversation. 52-57 mins was incredible, this exact sentiment and feeling can be overlayed in so many churches, work places and social situations. I can't believe more ppl haven't seen this yet. Its a really great insight for any "parent aged" people to watch in regard to how different levels of discipline make a child feel, grow and rebel. I loved the grace that was portrayed when discussing "why" and allowing space and humour for contemplation and perspective differences. thank you again ❤ If the creators read this: i genuinely enjoyed and shared this video. the closing thoughts were great, the 2 different perspectives and a genuine invitation to comment inspired me to reach out and let you know that THAT is why im commenting. Please keep inviting people to comment, something about the way you encouraged it made me comment... which i rarely do on videos. For some reason every time there was an advert it would restart the video at the beginning; this was probably my fault for trying to share it at different points to different people.. but just in case it isn't i thought id let you know 🤪