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Human F*ckeryAuthor: Human F*ckery
If you waited by the TV for new episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark each weekend or wasted study hall reading the weird parts of the encyclopedia, this ones for you SPECIFICALLY. Human F*ckery pits a doctor of psychology and an investigative journalist against one another in a battle of wits, research, and creative storytelling. Each episode the curious pair get assigned a topic. Then, they go spelunking through historys colon in an effort to find the most jaw-dropping, unbelievable, and utterly bonkers examples of that topic buried in the dark history deposited by our collective ancestors. Whats the point? To captivate, occasionally horrify, and accidentally educate a rotating panel of judgesincluding you, the listenerinto crowning one of our hosts the winner. This irreverent showcase for darker narratives buried in the historic trash heap was the winner of 2021s Best of the Beat Award here in New Orleans, which means its enjoyed by people besides the hosts parents. Language: en Genres: Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Y2K Cult Goo! Doomsday Prophets, UFOs & Internet Vampires
Episode 4
Friday, 28 August, 2026
Send us Fan MailIt’s one of the most fascinating interviews we’ve ever done, and the whole episode is dripping with Y2K-era cult goo! This week, Teams Edward and Kimberly square off with two bizarre but largely forgotten tales of doomsday cults, religious extremism, and cult psychology.Edward opens fire with The Order of the Solar Temple, the notorious 1990s doomsday cult led by Joseph Di Mambro and Luc Jouret—a secretive society of high-achievers that eventually descended into ritual murder and mass suicide. Kimberly shoots back with the kinder, gentler Chen Tao, the Taiwanese UFO cult best known for alien worship, an apocalyptic prophecy, and spectacularly embarrassing itself in front of the international press on a suburban Texas lawn.But the real draw this episode is Special Guest Judge Celeste Mott, who shares the story of her decade-long youthful involvement with an online vampire cult during the early days of the Internet—and yes, there were indeed digital “Lestat and Armand” encounters.It’s a wild ride through doomsday cults, internet subcultures, groupthink, belief, and belonging—and what happens when even the smartest, most rational people go looking for a community to call their own.Follow Celeste at:Web: https://www.celestemott.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celestemottFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/tarotbyceleste/Support the show
