170. Smells Like Flim Flam Namaste - Buddhafield And The Attraction Of Cults

Just The Tip-Sters: True Crime Podcast · Dec 22, 2020 · 1h 2m

On this special episode, Melissa explores the phenomenon of outlier religious or alternative followings – otherwise known as cults. At the center of this fascinating discussion, Melissa focuses on the still-operating community known as Buddhafield – currently situated in Hawaii. The cult is the subject of the 2016 documentary “Holy Hell,” which was made by former cult member Will Allen, with footage taken mostly from his years as the Buddahfield’s official documentarian. Started in the 1980s by an out-of-work actor named Jaime Gomez (who soon thereafter changed his name to “Michel, Andreas…