From Waco to Tulsi Gabbard: How the news media struggle to cover cults

Podcast: Unspun · Amanda Sturgill

Opublikowano: 2026-06-30

What happens when secretive religious movements intersect with politics? In this episode of Unseen, Dr. Sturg begins with the present: recent reporting on Tulsi Gabbard and the Science of Identity Foundation before tracing the fascinating history of journalists covering new religious movements from the 1930s to today and on multiple continents. She has aliens, telepathy and a wild story about how a news guy actually tipped off the Branch Davidians. Links Here's the Washington Post piece on Gabbard (gift link) Check out the Heaven's Gate website - still maintained by some f...