127. Mixology & Murder: Heaven’s Gate

About this episode

Jess and Alice explore the Heaven's Gate cult while mixing a cocktail called the Purple Shroud.

Jess and Alice crack open Mixology & Murder and mix the night’s cocktail—the Purple Shroud—as they walk through the Heaven’s Gate story: Applewhite & Nettles, “Next Level” theology, Hale-Bopp, the farewell tapes, and why so many cults target people who are isolated and looking for belonging. Along the way: pop-culture echoes (Yellowjackets, The Rookie), the “we’re not a cult” tell, and a quick sidebar on Dirty John before recipe-sharing and studio shenanigans. Come for the drink, stay for the breakdown of how language, ritual, and “community” get weaponized. Producer/editor: @yunkjunk IG and TikTok: @insidethemorguepod

People in this episode

Hosts: Jess, Alice

Topics covered

• cult behavior
• isolation and belonging
• mixology
• Heaven's Gate
• pop culture references
• language and ritual

Keywords

• Heaven's Gate
• cult
• mixology
• Purple Shroud
• isolation
• pop culture
• language
• ritual

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Yellowjackets, The Rookie

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