Cult Deprogrammer Answers Cult Questions

Professional cult deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about cults. What makes a cult a cult exactly? What are some signs you’re in one? How do cults differ from religions? Can a family be a cult? And why are Americans seemingly so susceptible to cults? Rick Alan Ross tackles these questions and many more on Cult Support. Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey Director of Photography: AJ Young Editor: Richard Trammell Expert: Rick Alan Ross Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer Camera Operator: Shay Eberle-Gunst Sound Mixer: Paul Cornett Production Assistant: Shenelle Jones Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larse Additional Editor: Paul Tael Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds