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CultFroggy

Podcast door CultFroggy

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Cultuur & Vrije Tijd

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"Cults are Everywhere!" CultFroggy examines high-control environments wherever they appear — drum corps, recognized cults, corporate manipulation, competitive arts, and beyond. Hosted by Edward Michael Francis (they/them) — and Edward Michael Francis (they/them). Tune in to find out what that means. Using Lifton's criteria and the BITE Model, we explore how manipulation functions, who benefits, and how people break free. Part of CineMarch Media. New episodes on Patreon every fourth Sunday with a wide release 1 month later. Anti-Cult. Marxist. Analytical. Slightly unhinged frog energy. 🐸✊

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aflevering CultFroggy - S01E02 - The One Where Cults Get Nerdy - Drum and Bugle Corps is a Cult artwork

CultFroggy - S01E02 - The One Where Cults Get Nerdy - Drum and Bugle Corps is a Cult

All Research for this Episode Can Be Found Here: https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/5bc5669e-e759-4285-a259-708e1892c979 [https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/5bc5669e-e759-4285-a259-708e1892c979] Comrades, You asked for evidence. We brought receipts — and a score sheet. In this episode, CultFroggy turns its lens on the marching arts: specifically, drum and bugle corps, one of the most demanding, most beloved, and most systematically overlooked high-control environments in American youth culture. We're not here to take your hobby. We're here to name what it is. Using Robert Jay Lifton's eight criteria for thought reform and the BITE Model as our framework, we walk through the institutional architecture of drum corps — the physical demand, the financial exploitation, the love-bombing, the us-versus-them tribalism, the sacred science of competitive excellence — and ask the question the activity has been avoiding for decades: what happens when devotion becomes a control mechanism? Cults are everywhere, even the football field! This episode was released one month ago on Patreon, where supporters get early access to new episodes before they go public. If you want the most recent CultFroggy episodes before anyone else, join us here: 👉 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CineMarchMedia [https://www.patreon.com/CineMarchMedia] CultFroggy is part of CineMarch Media, home of Marxists at the Movies, The Marching Revolution, and this amphibious deep dive into power and manipulation. And yes — Myron the Revolutionary Cat has feelings about this episode. Strong ones. The frog remains unbothered.🐱🐸 You can also support the work (and gear up properly) at: 👉 Website & Merch: https://www.cinemarchmedia.com [https://www.cinemarchmedia.com] 👉 Shop Direct: https://www.cinemarchmedia.com/shop [https://www.cinemarchmedia.com/shop] Anti-Cult. Marxist. Analytical. Slightly unhinged frog energy. Thank you for helping make this possible. This project exists because of you. Subscribe for more episodes on cult dynamics, coercive systems, propaganda, and the structures that shape our lives — whether we see them or not.

16 apr 2026 - 59 min
aflevering CultFroggy - S01E01 - The One Where We Explain The Whole Thing - What is CultFroggy? artwork

CultFroggy - S01E01 - The One Where We Explain The Whole Thing - What is CultFroggy?

Welcome to the very first official episode of CultFroggy. In this foundational episode, we explain the entire project. What CultFroggy is. What it is not. Why it exists. And how high-control dynamics show up in politics, religion, workplaces, fandoms, media, and everyday life. This episode was released one month ago on Patreon, where supporters get early access to new episodes before they go public. If you want the most recent CultFroggy episodes before anyone else, join us here: 👉 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CineMarchMedia CultFroggy is part of CineMarch Media, home of Marxists at the Movies, The Marching Revolution, and now this amphibious deep dive into power and manipulation. And yes — the rivalry between CultFroggy and Myron the Revolutionary Cat continues. 🐱🐸 Myron has opinions. The frog has a platform. History will judge them both. You can also support the work (and gear up properly) at: 👉 Website & Merch: https://www.cinemarchmedia.com [https://www.cinemarchmedia.com] 👉 Shop Direct: https://www.cinemarchmedia.com/shop [https://www.cinemarchmedia.com/shop] Anti-Cult. Marxist. Analytical. Slightly unhinged frog energy. Thank you for helping make this possible. This project exists because of you. Subscribe for more episodes on cult dynamics, coercive systems, propaganda, and the structures that shape our lives — whether we see them or not.

19 mrt 2026 - 18 min
aflevering S1E17 - The Shifting Soul - The Origins of US Drum and Bugle Corps (1900-Present) Part 2: DCA and All-Age artwork

S1E17 - The Shifting Soul - The Origins of US Drum and Bugle Corps (1900-Present) Part 2: DCA and All-Age

For more information, visit ⁠www.CineMarchMedia.com⁠ [http://www.CineMarchMedia.com] and Patreon.com/CineMarchMedia [Patreon.com/CineMarchMedia] From weekend warriors to world champions, this episode charts the rise, glory, and eventual merger of Drum Corps Associates—the all-age circuit that kept community and camaraderie alive long after the juniors went corporate. We explore how DCA’s grassroots structure gave working adults, parents, and students a shared field—and what was lost when the activity consolidated under DCI. Featuring stories of rebellion, resilience, and the Reading Buccaneers’ six-decade run of excellence, this is the untold history of drum corps’ “other half”—the one that never aged out. #CineMarchMedia #TheMarchingRevolution #MarxistsAtTheMovies #DCI #DrumCorps #WGI #ColorGuard #MarchingBand #DCA #AllAgeCorps #WeekendWarriors #MusicEducation #CultAwareness #ExCult #CultSurvivor #Socialism #Communism #PageantryArts #MarchingArtsHistory #DrumCorpsAssociates #DrumCorpsInternational

19 okt 2025 - 43 min
aflevering S1E16 - The Shifting Soul - The Origins of US Drum and Bugle Corps (1900-Present) Part 1: Junior Corps artwork

S1E16 - The Shifting Soul - The Origins of US Drum and Bugle Corps (1900-Present) Part 1: Junior Corps

www.cinemarchmedia.com [http://www.cinemarchmedia.com] www.patreon.com/cinemarchmedia [www.patreon.com/cinemarchmedia] From veterans’ parades to the formation of Drum Corps International, this episode traces how the junior side of the marching arts grew into a highly structured—and highly commodified—youth movement. We’ll explore the cultural roots, the split from community traditions, and how the DCI era redefined excellence, competition, and identity for generations of performers. The story of drum and bugle corps is also a story of class, labor, and control. This first part in a two-episode series focuses on the juniors—where it all started, where it fractured, and what it meant for the future of the marching arts. #CineMarchMedia #TheMarchingRevolution #MarxistsAtTheMovies #Communism #DCI #DrumCorps #Socialism #MarchingBand #WGI #ColorGuard #Cult #ExCult #CultSurvivor #CultAwareness #CultRecovery #VFW #AmericanLegion #DrumCorpsHistory #drumandbuglecorps

18 sep 2025 - 40 min
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