In this first part of a multi-episode series on Ginni Thomas, Kieryn and Eve talk about what draws people into cults, why it isn't weird that Ginni Thomas was in one, and compare and contrast the Lifespring cult to experiences in the church. 

Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Potential_Movement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhard_Seminars_Training
https://www.gq.com/story/one-month-in-los-angeles-cult-of-betterness
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1987/10/25/i-cried-enough-to-fill-a-glass/c75b0dda-e8ea-46f9-8aea-8e4afdd0cfbe/

S4E13: Have You Heard The One About Schlafly?

Kitchen Table Cult unpacks all the things Kieryn and Eve learned at the kitchen tables of their childhoods in conservative Christian homeschooling families. Every week we take your questions and drill down on various topics about Quiverfull, the Religious Right, and our childhoods in high-demand groups (otherwise known as cults).

We’re not surprised about the rise of Trump, Christian fascism, or evangelical white women voting for someone like Mike Pence, and we want to take you back through the beginning of it all to explain why.