About Amanda
Amanda Montell is a New York Times-bestselling author and Webby Award-winning podcaster based in Southern California. Her nonfiction books include Wordslut and the bestsellers Cultish and The Age of Magical Overthinking, which have been translated into over fifteen languages. Her podcasts Sounds Like A Cult and Magical Overthinkers have been downloaded over 40 million times and won the 2026 Webby Award for Best Arts & Culture Podcast (People's Choice) and the 2023 iHeart Radio Award for Best Emerging Podcast. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, and Harper's Bazaar.
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SpeakerAuthorTV presentersExpert / AcademicCognitive BiasCultsFeminismLanguageLinguisticsMagical Thinking
Known for
- Author of Wordslut, Cultish, and The Age of Magical Overthinking
- Host of podcasts Sounds Like A Cult and Magical Overthinkers
- Writing on linguistics and feminism
- Documentary appearances including Netflix's How to Become A Cult Leader
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