{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Veteran Cult Reporter Don Lattin on Trump, Jim Jones, and Messianic Power","description":"In this episode of LIMINAL NEWS, I\u2019m joined by journalist and author Don Lattin, who spent decades as the religion beat reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, covering cults, new religious movements, and American spirituality from the inside. We begin with a provocative question: Is Donald Trump functioning as a modern messianic cult leader? Drawing on his firsthand reporting on Jim Jones, Jonestown, and the cult \u201cwars\u201d of the 1970s, Don breaks down the psychological, political, and religious dynamics that define cult leadership \u2014 and why so many of those same patterns are visible today. From Christian nationalism and the New Apostolic Reformation to the strange convergence of psychedelics, wellness culture, tech elites, and authoritarian politics, this conversation maps the deeper forces shaping our current moment. We also explore Don\u2019s long engagement with psychedelics and religion, including insights from his books \u201cThe Harvard Psychedelic Club\u201d and \u201cGod on Psychedelics.\u201d This is a wide-ranging, unsettling, and deeply informed conversation about belief, power, charisma, and the future of American consciousness. https:\/\/www.donlattin.com\/ ================================== Please subscribe to the LIminal News Substack Newsletter! https:\/\/substack.com\/@danielpinchbeck Please buy my books! https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mrsmtpwv Please join my online seminars and community at THE LIMINAL INSTITUTE: www.liminal.news Instagram: &amp;nbsp; @danielpinchbeck Official Website:&amp;nbsp; www.pinchbeck.io\/ #LiminalNews #DonLattin #CultPsychology #Trump #JimJones #ChristianNationalism #Psychedelics #ReligionAndPolitics #Authoritarianism #NewApostolicReformation #PoliticalCults #Consciousness ","author_name":"LIMINAL NEWS with Daniel Pinchbeck","author_url":"http:\/\/liminalnews.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39551115\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39551115"}