You’re walking through the mall or driving down the street, and there it is again: a pastel-colored poster featuring a leaping dancer. It reads: Shen Yun, China Before Communism. What even IS this lavish dance show whose advertisements haunt all our towns? Is it a religion? A political party? A theatre troupe? What is their mission? Is the dancing even good? And where does Shen Yun find the budget for all this marketing?? This week, Amanda is joined by special guests Liz and Brace of the TrueAnon podcast (<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Ftrueanonpod%3Futm_source%3Dig_web_button_share_sheet%26igsh%3DZDNlZDc0MzIxNw%3D%3D&data=05%7C02%7Cmichaela.derosa%40studio71us.com%7Cff26994b2823467ed40508dd49fd6d91%7C42f71e00fe2746549915ab529795f091%7C0%7C0%7C638748075020737212%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=WNOZuZrPLeGZ%2FfGl94s%2FJDohI2SQnI1hodYRtRNkHg8%3D&reserved=0">@trueanonpod</a>) to break down the culty undercurrents of Shen Yun, the ultra-mysterious, Falun Gong-backed dance company that’s less about “reviving ancient Chinese culture” and more about, oh, say, labor exploitation, emotional abuse, and apocalyptic doomsday beliefs. ALLEGEDLY. Tune in as we pirouette through the cultiest corners of this not-so-harmless night at the theater. 🎭💸✨Subscribe to Sounds Like A Cult on <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40AmandaMontellPodcasts&data=05%7C02%7Cmichaela.derosa%40studio71us.com%7Cff26994b2823467ed40508dd49fd6d91%7C42f71e00fe2746549915ab529795f091%7C0%7C0%7C638748075020753874%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qVhxHS5NIN6Bs%2FFORWQZnkeXOU83Et98%2BJoMeWxw4UI%3D&reserved=0">Youtube</a>!Follow us on IG <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsoundslikeacultpod%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmichaela.derosa%40studio71us.com%7Cff26994b2823467ed40508dd49fd6d91%7C42f71e00fe2746549915ab529795f091%7C0%7C0%7C638748075020960599%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QhubJSCjDrxOZgy11doTqfmFvPVTkjmFmm8RVyMSD54%3D&reserved=0">@soundslikeacultpod</a>, <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Famanda_montell%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmichaela.derosa%40studio71us.com%7Cff26994b2823467ed40508dd49fd6d91%7C42f71e00fe2746549915ab529795f091%7C0%7C0%7C638748075020976400%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=dfsC6DXoJ%2FPHW5%2BJuoV2GiwXbcvyzW%2BXvGUobY0tqFU%3D&reserved=0">@amanda_montell</a>, <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Freesaronii%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmichaela.derosa%40studio71us.com%7Cff26994b2823467ed40508dd49fd6d91%7C42f71e00fe2746549915ab529795f091%7C0%7C0%7C638748075020990352%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Kga9hQ1aKTlFv2XSldA7kog33eFXnuyfIPUbqsg%2FuSQ%3D&reserved=0">@reesaronii</a>, <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fchelseaxcharles&data=05%7C02%7Cmichaela.derosa%40studio71us.com%7Cff26994b2823467ed40508dd49fd6d91%7C42f71e00fe2746549915ab529795f091%7C0%7C0%7C638748075021004253%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BRtPsVQZVFtuzA%2BCxABcgvmSCRnCa1%2BgCZQsQ9XYHbw%3D&reserved=0">@chelseaxcharles</a>. Thank you to our sponsors!<ul>
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