Save the Date for the Next Crash Course Lecture!

Join the live premiere of our next Crash Course Lecture September 16 at 9 am PT / 12 noon ET.

In our world today, we are increasingly exposed to, and influenced by, complicated mazes of buzzwords, mantras, euphemisms, clichés, and redefinitions: in short, language that’s just a little bit cultish. In this lecture about linguistics, culture, and belonging we'll learn how these linguistic tricks are so effective, how we got here to the most cultish era of all time, and how we can avoid 'drinking the kool-aid.'

While traditional Crash Courses on our channel break open an entire subject, a Crash Course Lecture tackles a single topic in-depth. Each lecture shares the perspective of a scholar, journalist, or thinker. This lecture will be hosted by Amanda Montell, a linguist, social commentator, and author of "Cultish."