I grew up with 44 siblings in a fundamentalist Mormon cult. In this episode of [Cult]ured Boy, I react to Johnny Harris’s viral investigation into how the Mormon Church built a $293 billion empire. I share what it stirs up for me—stories, manipulation, rejection, polygamy, money, and why narratives shape human lives. This is about Mormonism, fundamentalism, cult dynamics, family, and ultimately freedom.Follow me on TikTok and IG:@calvinwaymanTimestamps00:00 – Come on in + incense 🚪00:18 – Why Johnny’s new Mormon $$$ doc hit me 🎬00:54 – “This should win an Emmy” 🏆01:42 – Leaving makes the “not true” feel obvious 🧠03:00 – The golden book assumption → everything else 📖04:41 – Stories serve purposes, not reality 🎭06:11 – The First Vision (revision & timing) 🌲07:54 – 1886 revelation and fundamentalist echoes 📜09:59 – Women in my community are finding their voice 👩‍🦰11:07 – Motivated narratives (assess who benefits) 🧰12:21 – Why I went to the war zone for Hearts Unknown 🌍13:13 – Who I am: [Cult]ured Boy, 44 siblings 👋14:02 – Stories target the believers you need 🎯16:30 – Messiness over certainty; kick the pedestals 🌀17:36 – Love the people, critique the machine 💛19:47 – LDS as franchise + constant rebrands 🏢22:03 – Family values… and men taking credit 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦23:16 – Why I keep “[Cult]ured Boy” (reclaiming “cult”) 🧢24:59 – NYC gave me breath + agency 🗽29:28 – Anger, arranged marriage, community flip 😤33:09 – Betrayal & rejectionism across sects 🔪35:33 – “Nicest people, eats its young?” sect splits 🐣49:01 – “Give it to priesthood” → power hijack 🥖50:58 – The polygamy math problem ➗53:16 – When prophecies fail: blame the faithful 🔁56:37 – “Not enough girls because men lack faith” 🔒58:51 – People are the magic; credit gets hijacked ✨1:01:31 – “Bought and paid for” rhetoric 🧾1:02:08 – Validation + the pain of deconstruction ✅1:04:36 – Principles vs tribes (truth-seeking) 🧭1:05:51 – Skin in the game; care about the why 🏃1:07:42 – Go watch Johnny’s video (seriously) 📺1:08:00 – Owning [Cult]ured Boy; ditch the script 📝1:09:23 – Nobody has it figured out → charlatans thrive 🌪️1:10:33 – Outro: subscribe; Jaden Jeffs soon—“Trust your discontent. Stay hungry. Stay curious.” 🙏

In this episode, I give tips for self care, especially with the wildness of the world.

Charlie Kirk was assassinated in Utah during a Turning Point USA event. In this emergency episode, we break down what happened, why it matters more than you might think, and what it reveals about America’s growing political divide. And...what we can do about it. From the shooting details to the cultural fallout, we ask: what does this mean for the future of the country?Timestamps:00:00:00 — Who this is for (left, right, everyone) 🎯00:00:25 — “Emergency” setup + meet Anthony 👋00:01:07 — What happened & where (UVU, Utah) 📍00:02:08 — Calvin’s background: fundamentalist roots, 44 siblings 🧬00:03:04 — Disagreeing with Charlie, still calling it a tragedy 🕯️00:05:02 — Rage-bait, campus clips, why people get heated 🔥00:06:10 — The line we can’t cross: is that ever “deserved”? ❌00:07:08 — Shooter basics at time of recording 🎯00:10:52 — Not teams—humans: the core lens 🧍00:15:12 — Tribalism & plausible deniability (quiet cheers) 😬00:21:06 — 9/11 memory: rallying as one 🇺🇸00:29:04 — Labels, Muslims, and forgetting we’re human first 🕌00:33:02 — Absolutism vs relativism: why labels stick ⚖️00:37:59 — Joseph Smith, shame cycles, and martyrdom 📜00:47:04 — “The Last Mirror”: intolerance of reflection 🪞01:03:12 — A plea to Charlie’s supporters: extend grace when tables turn 💗01:10:59 — Bottom line: Life, Liberty, Pursuit 📌Would love to hear from you! How are you holding up with this?