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miketheprofessor.bsky.social
co-host of Cult Favorite podcast about cult documentaries, professor of religious studies, writing about pro wrestling, kayfabe, and society
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Charles Manson was mundane. That’s what we discuss on the latest episode of Cult Favorite. Find it wherever you get podcasts.

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Pope Leo XIV is actually Pope Leo XIII because XI and XIV should never have been mainline entries.

submitted 7 days ago • 31 comments

they elected the new pope too fast and it’s because the cardinals have TikTok brain. happy to write more on this for a large sum of money

submitted 8 days ago • 23 comments

20 y/o tradcath converts with aesthetic tumblrs combing the new pope's twitter for problematic tweets

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WGN Pope

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you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

submitted 8 days ago • 693 comments

How am I supposed to care about this new pope without video packages?

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

wait is @luchablog.bsky.social the pope?

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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

submitted 8 days ago • 40 comments

Chicago got a pope before they got a pro bowl qb this is insane

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you're welcome

submitted 8 days ago • 134 comments

Finally saw Tam Nakano vs. Saya Kamatani and it’s probably my match of the year so far with Toni Storm v. Mariah May a close second. Both of those were better than any men’s match I’ve seen so far.

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Watching Collision, it’s funny how much better Toni Storm’s STF looks than whatever John Cena was doing at WrestleMania.

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a chapter for an academic volume is not late until the editors email you asking for it

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We released a new episode of Cult Favorite this morning! We're talking about "The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" on Netflix. How do we respond when someone doesn’t follow our social scripts about wealth and power? Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6eko... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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evergreen #AEW #wrestlesky 🤼‍♂️

submitted 26 days ago • 4 comments

I did not realize that when WWE acquired AAA they also acquired their terrible booking.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Why can I see John Cena call all of his spots?

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Holy Week is a wrestling match. Palm Sunday- babyface shine Good Friday- heel turn by a stablemate and heat on the babyface Easter- babyface comeback and the surprise finish

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

This is true. But professional wrestling has always been built around monopolies. Competition has been the exception historically. But those exceptional periods have also been the best for fans.

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Friendly reminder that the “record gate" money they’re going to announce is what they’re using to help fund Project 2025 and you're on here saying keep politics out of wrestling 🙃 🤼‍♂️

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments

CMLL just got even more valuable.

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TNA and NOAH will be next.

submitted 26 days ago • 31 comments

Oprah selecting Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz in back-to-back drafts needs to be intensely studied.

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AEW and it’s international relationships are the only thing standing in the way of a monopoly and whether or not you like their presentation you should be thankful for that

submitted 26 days ago • 21 comments

just saw they finally added CFB 25 to GamePass so I’ll be getting nothing done over the weekend

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

part of the thrill of the national security signal story is the same pleasure wrestling fans get from reading dirt sheets

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

if you have facts about a war plans violation, send it to [email protected]. if not, please do not slander these young men or insult their family

submitted 52 days ago • 25 comments

I have decided that Toni Storm vs. Mariah May is my March of the year so far.

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I feel like Lent started a month and a half ago.

submitted 72 days ago • 1 comment

🚨 New Cult Favorite episode! 🚨 We dive into Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action, the wild Netflix doc exploring the chaos, controversy, and cultural impact of the king of trash TV. 🎤💥 Was it all just harmless fun—or something darker? Let’s get into it. 🎧 Listen now:

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Here’s a PDF of Audre Lorde’s “Uses of the Erotic.” You should read it today, her birthday. stilluntitledproject.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Y’all need to read this book!

submitted 87 days ago • 1 comment

That show was laid out perfectly by having the baby faces go over first. Then all the Aussies lose. Then the big hometown baby face win in the main event.

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Hangman Page and Toni Storm are the AEW main characters, deservedly so

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

all these near falls for the Aussie babayfaces is to edge the crowd for Toni’s win at the end

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If all of this heel heat in the death rider angle doesn’t end by putting over a young babyface as a new top star than what are we even doing here

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

this death riders angle needs a sting in the rafters sort of angle to give it some hope while the heels run roughshod

submitted 89 days ago • 1 comment

In the southern hemisphere, wrestling rings just look smaller on TV due to the Coriolis effect compressing pixels. Conversely, in the northern hemisphere, rings seem bigger because Earth's magnetic field is stretched by space-time when broadcast on television while north of the equator.

submitted 89 days ago • 7 comments