161 - The Source Family Cult

Published: Oct. 14, 2019, 6:45 p.m.

b'In the late 1960s, James Baker transitioned from the spiritually-minded owner of a vegetarian restaurant on Los Angele\'s Sunset Strip to Father Yod - the leader of a cult based on the belief that he was, pretty much, god-in-the-flesh. The cult was also based in a lifestyle of sex, drugs, and rock n\'roll. And also vegetarianism. Bust mostly sex and rock n\'roll. Roughly 150 counter-culture flower children lived together, first in LA, and then in Hawaii, giving themself super cult-y, crystally names like Moonbeam the Aquarian. And then Father Yod lost his faith and the whole cult went down in a tragic hang-gliding accident. It\'s a strange story and I enjoyed telling it today, on Timesuck!\\n\\nCheck out Lynze and I\'s new horror podcast\\xa0Scared to Death. Listen on Spotify, Stitcher, iTunes, Youtube, and more!\\n\\nDonating $3200\\xa0this month to the nonprofit - Holding Out Help.\\xa0https://holdingouthelp.org/\\xa0Holding Out HELP provides those who come from a polygamous culture the resources needed to transition from isolation to independence! Thank you, Space Lizards!\\n\\nHappy Murder\\xa0Tour\\xa0Standup\\xa0dates: (full calendar at\\xa0http://dancummins.tv)\\n\\nOctober 19 Minneapolis, MN\\xa010,000 Laughs Comedy Festival\\xa0CLICK HERE\\xa0for tix!\\n\\nOctober 24-26 Portland OR\\xa0Helium Comedy Club\\xa0CLICK HERE\\xa0for tix!\\n\\nNovember 1-2 Columbus, OH\\xa0Funny Bone Comedy Club\\xa0CLICK HERE\\xa0for tix!\\n\\nNovember 7-9 Denver, CO Comedy Works (downtown) CLICK HERE for tix!\\n\\nNovember 10 - Denver, CO LIVE TIMESUCKCLICK HERE for tix!\\n\\nNovember 21-23 Grand Rapids, MI Dr. Grins (at the B.O.B) CLICK HERE for tix!\\n\\nNovember 23 Grand Rapids, MI LIVE TIMESUCKCLICK HERE for tix!\\n\\nListen to the best of my standup on Spotify!\\xa0(for free!)\\xa0https://spoti.fi/2Dyy41d\\n\\nAway Travel! For $20 off a suitcase, visit awaytravel.com/timesuck and use promo code TIMESUCK\\n\\nThe Great Courses Plus! Get a FREE month when you sign up at TheGreatCoursesPLUS.com/TIMESUCK\\n\\nWatch the Suck on Youtube:\\xa0https://youtu.be/cJIms3jhpeM\\n\\nMerch\\xa0\\xa0- https://badmagicmerch.com/\\n\\nWant to try out\\xa0Discord!?!\\xa0https://discord.gg/tqzH89v\\n\\nWant to join the Cult of the Curious private\\xa0Facebook Group? Go directly to Facebook and search for "Cult of the Curious" in order to locate whatever current page hasn\'t been put in FB Jail :)\\n\\nFor all merch related questions: https://badmagicmerch.com/pages/contact\\n\\nPlease rate and subscribe on iTunes and elsewhere and follow the suck on social media!!\\xa0@timesuckpodcast\\xa0on IG and\\xa0http://www.facebook.com/timesuckpodcast\\n\\nWanna become a Space Lizard? We\'re over 5000 strong!\\xa0Click here:\\xa0https://www.patreon.com/timesuckpodcast\\xa0\\n\\nSign up through Patreon and for $5 a month you get to listen to the Secret Suck, which will drop Thursdays at Noon, PST. You\'ll also get 20% off of all regular Timesuck merch PLUS access to exclusive Space Lizard merch. You get to vote on two Monday topics each month via the app. And you get the download link for my new comedy album,\\xa0Feel the Heat.\\xa0Check the Patreon posts to find out how to download the new album and take advantage of other benefits.'