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This week, Guy Branum, Karen Tongson, Margaret Wappler and Wynter Mitchell are joined by LA-based artist Akina Cox to discuss the Netflix documentary series Wild Wild Country\\xa0and cults in pop culture.

Karen Tongson is all about Killing Eve\\xa0on\\xa0BBC America, which features the return to TV of the beloved Sandra Oh. Wynter is all about The Zen Diaries of Gary Shandling\\xa0\\xa0on HBO, Judd Apatow\\u2019s love letter to one of the best and most complex comics in history. Akina is all about Ron Chernow\\u2019s biography of Ulysses Grant, which is guaranteed to NOT have not be adapted into a musical. Margaret is all about Junot Diaz\\u2019s New Yorker article\\xa0about the trauma he experienced as a child. Guy is all about John Sherman\\u2019s \\xa0Buzzfeed article\\xa0about Love Simon\\u2019s shortcomings as a movie featuring queer characters.

The panel will their why cults have become such a fascinating subject in entertainment, including Far Cry 5, Wild, Wild Country and more. Plus, Akin will share her experience of growing up in an actual cult and her thoughts on some of the modern famous charismatic religious figures.

With Karen Tongson, Guy Branum, Margaret Wappler, Wynter Mitchell\\xa0and Akina Cox.

That\\u2019s My Jam:

Akina Cox - SASAMI - Callous

Karen Tongson - Jens Lekman -To Know Your Mission\\xa0

Margaret Wappler - \\xa0Nat King Cole - Nature Boy

Guy Branum \\xa0Rex Orange County - Loving is Easy

Each week we\\u2019ll add everyone\\u2019s jams to our Spotify playlists.

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Produced by Laura Swisher\\xa0for MaximumFun.org.