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🌀 True Crime
Best Cult Podcasts 2026
The highest-rated cult podcasts of 2026 — investigations, survivor accounts, and the psychology behind some of history's most disturbing groups, ranked by their global audience.
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9 best cult podcasts podcasts — the big names
Last Podcast On The Left
The Last Podcast Network
The Girls Bathroom
Sophia & Cinzia
Sounds Like A Cult
Studio71
The Rush Hour With Dave Neal
Dave Neal
Digital Social Hour
Sean Kelly
MissTrial
MeidasTouch Network
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts
Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly
Apostrophe Podcast Network
The Crime Agents
Global
How we rank these podcasts
Every podcast on WhichPodcast is ranked using Listen Score — a global popularity metric based on listener data, episode frequency, and audience engagement. The best cult podcasts above are filtered from the broader True Crime category and sorted by their global listener ranking, so the top results reflect the most-listened-to shows in this specific space right now.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best podcasts about cults?
The best cult podcasts combine investigative reporting, survivor testimony, and psychological analysis. The top-ranked shows on this page cover both well-known groups like Scientology, NXIVM, and Heaven's Gate, and lesser-known cults that reveal the same underlying patterns of coercion and control.
Why are cult podcasts so popular right now?
Cults sit at the intersection of true crime and human psychology — they're stories about how seemingly ordinary people end up doing extraordinary harm to themselves and others. Listeners find them compelling because the methods cult leaders use (love-bombing, isolation, escalating commitment) are visible in less extreme forms throughout normal life.