{"podcast":{"title":"The Cult Next Door","slug":"the-cult-next-door-6582924","podcast_index_feed_id":6582924,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5971327/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-cult-next-door","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2c50bfc8c4bfb7406147fa3fedb878e5.jpg","author":"The Cult Next Door","episode_count":88,"summary":"Hosted by Mattie Lasiter and Ashleigh Teeter, siblings who were separated for more than 25 years due to the shadow of their shared past. Their father, a charismatic but enigmatic figure, led a cult that consumed the lives of its members, leaving their family torn apart and forbidden from contact. They have reunited to share their journey with you while unravelling the haunting tales of cults from around the world, shedding light on the warning signs that can help prevent others from falling into their grasp.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T20:20:34.855446+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cult-next-door-6582924"},"episode":{"title":"Ep.71: Coffee, Cheese, and Existential Dread","slug":"ep-71-coffee-cheese-and-existential-dread","published_at":"2026-05-06T09:30:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cult-next-door-6582924/ep-71-coffee-cheese-and-existential-dread","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cult-next-door-6582924","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-71-coffee-cheese-and-existential-dread--71877392","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdcn.co/e/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71877392/2026_intro_ep_audio_full.mp3","summary":"Click here to leave us a voice message! We’re back! After being on break since last Halloween, we’re finally jumping back in to \"get our feet wet\" and remember how our microphones work. In this episode, we catch you up on our seven-month hiatus, from finishing a master’s in counseling to our travels in Paris and the culture shock of returning to the U.S. We also have a real conversation about the \"felt sense\" of navigating high-control patterns in today’s world and share the lifelines keeping us grounded—like baking two dozen baguettes and our new obsession with \"thinking putty\".","meta_description":"Click here to leave us a voice message! We’re back! After being on break since last Halloween, we’re finally jumping back in to \"get our feet wet\" and rem…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2629,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-cult-next-door-6582924/episodes/ep-71-coffee-cheese-and-existential-dread/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cult-next-door-6582924/ep-71-coffee-cheese-and-existential-dread.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}