<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;In this week's episode, Sarah and Nippy welcome friend and comedian Whitney Cummings to the podcast to explore the nuanced overlaps of culty dynamics and Hollywood culture. Whitney shares her unique perspective on vulnerability, healing, and her fascination with neuroscience, while also opening up about her personal quest for meaning. From the allure of community and control to a hilarious recount of being “rejected by Scientology,” Whitney blends humor with insight as she navigates topics like forgiveness, boundary-setting, and her less-than-conventional healing experiences.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;And if this episode has you wanting more laughs from Whitney, check out her upcoming "Big Baby" tour, where she’s bringing her signature unfiltered comedy to the stage. For tour dates and more, visit &lt;a href= "http://whitneycummings.com"&gt;whitneycummings.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Also… let it be known that:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The views and opinions expressed on A Little Bit Culty do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything. Nobody’s mad at you, just don’t be a culty fuckwad.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Check out &lt;a href= "https://alittlebitculty.com/sponsors"&gt;our lovely sponsors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/alittlebitculty"&gt;Join ‘A Little Bit Culty’ on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Get poppin’ fresh &lt;a href= "https://my-store-c9bd2a.creator-spring.com/"&gt;ALBC Swag&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Support the pod and &lt;a href= "https://donorbox.org/support-a-little-bit-culty"&gt;smash this link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Cult awareness and recovery &lt;a href= "https://alittlebitculty.com/resources"&gt;resources&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Watch Sarah’s &lt;a href= "https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_edmondson_how_to_spot_a_cult?language=en"&gt; TEDTalk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;CREDITS: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Executive Producers: Sarah Edmondson &amp; Anthony Ames&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Production Partner: &lt;a href= "https://amphibian.media/"&gt;Amphibian.Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Writer &amp; Co-Creator: Jess Tardy&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Associate producers: Emma Diehl and Matt Stroud of &lt;a href= "https://amphibian.media/"&gt;Amphibian.Media&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Audio production: &lt;a href= "https://www.redcaimanstudios.com/"&gt;Red Caiman Studios&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Theme Song: “Cultivated” by Jon Bryant co-written with Nygel Asselin&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A Little Bit Culty

Sarah Edmondson & Anthony “Nippy” Ames

Whitney Cummings: Healing, Humor, and Hollywood's Culty Side

DEC 2, 202476 MIN
A Little Bit Culty

Whitney Cummings: Healing, Humor, and Hollywood's Culty Side

DEC 2, 202476 MIN

Description

This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. 

In this week's episode, Sarah and Nippy welcome friend and comedian Whitney Cummings to the podcast to explore the nuanced overlaps of culty dynamics and Hollywood culture. Whitney shares her unique perspective on vulnerability, healing, and her fascination with neuroscience, while also opening up about her personal quest for meaning. From the allure of community and control to a hilarious recount of being “rejected by Scientology,” Whitney blends humor with insight as she navigates topics like forgiveness, boundary-setting, and her less-than-conventional healing experiences.

And if this episode has you wanting more laughs from Whitney, check out her upcoming "Big Baby" tour, where she’s bringing her signature unfiltered comedy to the stage. For tour dates and more, visit whitneycummings.com.

Also… let it be known that:

The views and opinions expressed on A Little Bit Culty do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything. Nobody’s mad at you, just don’t be a culty fuckwad.

Check out our lovely sponsors

Join ‘A Little Bit Culty’ on Patreon

Get poppin’ fresh ALBC Swag

Support the pod and smash this link

Cult awareness and recovery resources

Watch Sarah’s TEDTalk

CREDITS: 

Executive Producers: Sarah Edmondson & Anthony Ames

Production Partner: Amphibian.Media

Writer & Co-Creator: Jess Tardy

Associate producers: Emma Diehl and Matt Stroud of Amphibian.Media  

Audio production: Red Caiman Studios

Theme Song: “Cultivated” by Jon Bryant co-written with Nygel Asselin