The Castration Cult

Theories of the Third Kind

Documentary, History, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 6.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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In 18th-century Russia, the Skoptsy Cult took religious extremism to a whole new level, believing that castration was the key to salvation. It’s a wild, dark chapter in history that shows just how far people can go for their beliefs. To watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/TheoriesOfTheThirdKindYT - Get instant access to 200+ bonus Audio episodes - Sign up here: https://theoriesofthethirdkind.supercast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:58.7	And then after you email us or send us that handwritten letter, we'll shove it in
1:04.3	Dan's ass since he's feeling better.
1:06.7	His voice is back.
1:08.4	For the most part, it's back.
1:09.5	And he's looking fancy as fuck.
1:11.2	Look at him.
1:11.8	I'm gonna come set your table.
1:13.5	Ask what you want to drink.
1:15.5	I look like a bum.
1:17.3	My house is 47 degrees because my heater's not working.
1:20.8	And it's funny, what, a month ago, mine wasn't working?
1:23.3	Yeah, less than that.
1:24.4	It was like two weeks ago.
1:26.8	Pretty much right. I got sick like right after it got back turned on.
1:30.6	Yeah, somebody's out here fucking up AC systems. Anyway, so feel free to send that
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