Each week, Dan Cummins enthusiastically deep dives into everything from cults to killers to conspiracies, absurdly and sarcastically sharing the best of what he uncovers with you. Join the Cult of the Curious!
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398 - August Engelhardt and the Coconut Cult
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Did you know that in 1902, August Engelhardt travelled from Germany to a small island in the South Pacific and tried to build a community based mostly in worship of the sun, being naked all the time, and literally only eating coconuts? He tried for seventeen years. Oh yeah. This is a weird one. Watch the Suck on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RKATRYFl5-…
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397 - Jim Bakker: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of an American Grifter
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Jim Bakker, and his wife, Tammy Faye, revolutionized tele-evangelism in the 1970s and 1980s. Their PTL Club, was, at it's height, pulling in millions a WEEK in donations to support their cause. But their cause was a lie. Jim was not who he claimed to be, and financial and sexual improprieties would send him to prison... before he got out and starte…
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Short Suck #7 - Survive the Apocalypse in Style: The World of Luxury Doomsday Bunkers
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Do you have a plan in mind for what you would do in a doomsday event like nuclear war, alien invasion, a deadly plague, some Terminator Skynet style "robots have turned against humanity" scenario, etc.? Some people do. Some very rich people. And it's insane what they're building in case everything goes off the rails. Watch the Suck on YouTube: http…
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396 - One Man Race War: Joseph Paul Franklin
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From 1977 to 1980, Joseph Paul Franklin went on a multi-state murder and mayhem spree, bombing a synagogue, shooting at people exiting another, and shooting interracial couples, lone black men, women who had previously dated black men, and a white porn magazine owner for publishing nude photos of an interracial couple. All in a delusional attempt t…
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395 - Ervil LeBaron: The Mormon Manson
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Ervil LeBaron was raised by a cult leader... would have several brothers who were cult leaders...and would father several more cult leaders. And out of all of them, he was the worst. The Mormon Manson loved to call for blood atonement - ordering the execution of between 20 and 30 people, many of them rival cult leaders. Watch the Suck on YouTube: h…
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394 - Serial Killer Richard Byrd: The Las Vegas Strip Strangler
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Have you ever heard of disturbing serial killer Richard Byrd? He raped and strangled eight young women to death in Las Vegas between 1991 and 2001, but almost no one has heard of him, because he was arrested... the day after 9/11. And he took a plea bargain and never went to trial. Hear his wild story today... and never think about hair brushes the…
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393 - Tonight We Dine In Hell! The Spartans
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Today we explore what life was really like for ancient Greece's feared warriors, the Spartans. How close was it to the Hollywood depiction in movies like 300? We go over the history of the militaristic city-state and much more. For the glory of Sparta! Watch the Suck on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y_AK9uE9TIw Merch and more: www.badmagicproductions.c…
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Short Suck #6 - A Van Life Nightmare: The Gabby Petito Story
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On July 2nd, 2021, 22 year-old Gabby Petito and her fiancé, 23 year old Brian Laundrie, left the quaint hamlet of Blue Point, Long Island to embark upon on a cross-country adventure in a white, modified, 2012 Ford Transit Connect van. Less than two months later, what appeared to be the trip of a lifetime based on social media posts, ended in both o…
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392 - Let The People Trip! (What Psychedelics Are and Where They Come From)
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Very informative episode today! I learned so much and hope you do too. We explore the history of human psychedelic usage, and also dive into the origin, properties, dangers, and benefits of the most popular psychedelics today: LSD, MDMA, Magic Mushrooms, DMT, and Peyote. I loved psychedelics before this episode, and love them even more after learni…
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391 - Skinny Folks Go To Heaven: The Remnant Fellowship Cult
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Did you ever think that overeating, specifically, could send your soul to Hell? Or that not losing enough weight, fast enough, could jeopardize your salvation? These are just some of the many terrible (and bizarre) messages that very skinny self-proclaimed "prophetess" Gwen Shamblin Lara preached before she died in a plane crash in 2021. Sadly, the…
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Short Suck #5 - The Wild West's Deadliest Hitman: Jim "Killer" Miller
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Jim Miller. Killin' Jim. Right before stepping off a wooden crate with a noose around his neck, in front of the members of the lynch mob that wanted him dead, Miller claimed to have killed 51 men. I believe him. This guy put the wild... in the wild west. Hope you enjoy this Short Suck! Have a great weekend! Watch the Suck on YouTube: https://youtu.…
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390 - The Florida Vampire Murders
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On the night of November 25th, 1996, Rick Wendorf, 49, and his partner Ruth Queen, 54, were beaten to death with a crowbar inside their home in Eustis, Florida, by a vampire over 500 years old known as Vesago. At least that's what their killer believed. "Vesago" was really Rod Ferrell, a sixteen year-old from Murray, Kentucky, who lost himself in a…
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Exploring some super interesting and strange territory today. I might not be able to record any more podcasts because NOW MY BRAIN IS MELTED! In this episode, we explore the theoretical concept of the fourth dimension, see how it applies to the nature of our reality and our dreams, and explore how some think it proves the existence of the soul... a…
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Short Suck #4 - The Dark Disappearing Act of John List
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Today's Short Suck is all about John List. With a bankruptcy looming, worried about the shame he'd face for no longer being able to provide his family with the life they'd grown accustomed to, and supposedly worried about their salvation as well, John makes some extreme and horrific choices to "save" their souls. Hope you enjoy! And have a great we…
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388 - How To Rid Yourself of Demons: A History of Exorcisms
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Today I share the real practice and history of the classic Catholic exorcism that so many of us have seen in films like 1973's The Exorcist and 2023's The Pope's Exorcist. How does an exorcism actually work? Who qualifies? What is the official ritual? What is the history of exorcisms? All this and more - including an exploration of the real life ex…
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387 - Evil Eyes: Carl "The Sunday Morning Slasher" Watts
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The Sunday Morning Slasher, Carl Watts, is thought to have killed over 100 women between Michigan and Texas, from 1974 to 1982. He's also the only US serial killer ever to almost be released from prison AFTER confessing to 13 murders in a plea deal. This guy was a creepy killing MACHINE. Applications for four, $5,000 Cummins Family Foundation schol…
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Short Suck #3 - Is Bigger Better? The Scary World of Penis Enlargement
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Today's Short Suck is all about the weird, wild world of penis enlargement! What options are out there? Are they safe? And why are so many unsatisfied with the length and girth of their one-eyed willies? Hope you enjoy! And have a great weekend! Watch the Suck on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZG6NQjqMEPw For Merch and everything else Bad Magic related,…
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386 - The Lady of Silence: Mexico's First Hunt For a Serial Killer
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Between 1998 and 2006, at least 48 elderly women were strangled to death in Mexico City. These murders would lead to Mexico's first ever investigation into an active serial killer. The task force was certain that a man was responsible for the killings, and were shocked to realize the killer was a middle-aged mother of four. A wannabe luchadora who …
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385 - Brain Damage, Murder, and Football: The Aaron Hernandez Story
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I've wanted to dig into this story for a couple of years now. Aaron seemed to have EVERYTHING going for him. And he threw it all away through committing the most confusing, impulsive acts of violence. How much did the severe case of CTE football gave him lead to the murder (and probably multiple murders) he committed? Congrats to the Suck Ranger, T…
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Short Suck #2 - Grizzly Bear vs Mountain Man: The Story of Hugh Glass
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Today's Short Suck is all about the life of Hugh Glass - the man whose insane story of surviving a Grizzly Bear attack inspired the 2015 Leonardo DiCaprio film, The Revenant. Hope you enjoy! And have a great weekend! Watch the Suck on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1nnLCum2UsU For Merch and everything else Bad Magic related, head to: https://www.badmagi…
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384 - Satanic Panic and the West Memphis Three
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In the Spring of 1993, three eight-year-old boys were murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas. And immediately, thanks to outlandish, paranoid Satanic Panic notions, investigative suspicion fell on a local eighteen-year-old, Damien Echols, ignorantly believed to be the leader of a local Satanic cult, and two of his teen friends, falsely believed to be h…
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383 - The Iron Claw: The Von Erich Curse
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The story behind the new Iron Claw movie starring Zac Effron and Jeremy Allen White. Was the Von Erich wrestling family actually cursed? I understand why some people think so. Five out of six of wrestling star Fritz Von Erich's sons would die prematurely and tragically, many of them dying shortly after the family became the most famous family in al…
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Short Suck #1 - The Strange Tale of Lobster Boy
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The first in what will hopefully be many Short Sucks! 45-60 minute stories delivered in a more traditional type of story-telling. No inside jokes and mythology to keep track of. Just some quick extra entertainment! This episode is all about the life of Grady Stiles, Jr. aka Lobster Boy, a "freak show" performer who truly was a monster. Watch the Su…
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382 - The Riverside Killer: America's Forgotten Serial Killer
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Sharing the life and crimes today of William Lester Suff aka the Riverside Killer. Convicted of killing twelve women after being arrest in 1992 after already serving nearly a decade in prison in Texas for murdering his own child. Come for the true crime, stay for the chili recipe... Watch the Suck on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EE36ytvUJSk Merch: htt…
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381 - The Cult of the Twin Flames Universe
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Whether or not you've seen the recent Amazon and/or Netflix docuseries on Twin Flames Universe, I think you're gonna love this one. Another cult episode, but with a few major twists. This cult was born and still lives primarily online. And rather than selling salvation, it's focused on selling you romance. Jeffrey and Shaleia Divine are true grifte…
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