The Cult of Incels
About this episode
The episode revisits the troubling subculture of incels and their belief system around male loneliness.
We’re taking a little holiday break this week, but unfortunately, incels are not. With the “male loneliness epidemic” becoming a bigger part of the cultural conversation, we’re revisiting one of the internet’s darkest and most tragically cringey cults: self proclaimed “involuntary celibates,” who believe they’ve been cursed by the universe (read: women) to live a life without love, sex, or accountability. Amanda and Reese are joined by cult comedy kings Henry Zebrowski (@drfantasty) and Ed Larson (@eddietunes) of Last Podcast on the Left (@lpontheleft) to trace how a chronically online subculture became a full-blown belief system with its own doomer mythology, and a whole lot of weaponized loneliness. Enjoy this trip back into the manosphere, culties. We’ll be back next week with a brand-new cult lurking somewhere much greener, muddier, and suspiciously swamp shaped. Subscribe to Sounds Like A Cult on Youtube!Follow us on IG @soundslikeacultpod, @amanda_montell, @reesaronii, @chelseaxcharles, @imanharirikia. Pre-order Iman's new book, Once in a Timeline, here! Your pre-order helps make more books possible! Sounds Like A Cult is…
People in this episode
Hosts: Amanda Montell, Reese Aaron
Guests: Henry Zebrowski, Ed Larson
Topics covered
- incels
- male loneliness
- internet culture
- belief systems
- manosphere
- comedy
Keywords
- incels
- male loneliness
- cult
- internet culture
- comedy
- belief system
- manosphere
Sponsors
Whatnot, Bilt
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Last Podcast on the Left, Sounds Like A Cult, Studio71
Products: Once in a Timeline
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