September 02, 2021
Linda Blaser
NPR turns to Ben Zeller for cult insight
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Associate Professor of Religion Ben Zeller was interviewed by National Public Radio about the characteristics of cults and cult leaders and their utopian impulses to make a better world.
Award-winning Southern California host Jonathan Bastian spoke with Zeller, author of Heaven's Gate: America's UFO Religion, for his insight on “How ’60s and ’70s America gave rise to cult leaders.” The KCRW interview aired on August 21, 2021.