Episode 136 : The Amway Tools Cult

Episode 136

This month we are teaming up with igotout.org, throughout the month of November, follow along with us as we share education, survivor stories and ways you can join in on the movement. Each episode this month will include stories of cult survival, including the abuses described in Dr Steven Hassan's BITE Model.

Everyone knows about Amway, but what about the Tools Cult? It's been mentioned in many Amway episodes, but it's entire weight was largely unknown. So when fan of the show, and American Historian Sean Munger reached out with an episode idea, I was game. And after Paul talked so much about the tools in Britt World Wide, this episode seemed the perfect follow up! If you were ever curious about the cult of the motivational tapes, and the showdown with Amway that ensued, you gotta listen to this episode.

Show Notes

Sean's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/SeanMunger

Sean's Substack - https://seanmungerhistory.substack.com/

The Tools Cult: History of the Amway Motivational Tape Scam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9nA3pqSaf8

Doug Wead - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Wead

Dexter Yager on 60 Minutes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xwE0VG-H44&list=RDLV9xwE0VG-H44&start_radio=1&t=1237s

60 Minutes Transcript - http://thefactsabouttheamwayopportunity.blogspot.com/2010/10/amway-on-60-minutes-soap-and-hope.html

The Postma Memo - https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Amway/postma-memo-1983.pdf

Amway : The Untold Story - The Tools Scam - https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Amway/AUS/tools.htm

AmQuix.info Archive - https://web.archive.org/web/20161120060052/http://www.amquix.info/

Rich DeVos "Directly Speaking" - https://web.archive.org/web/20161118055618/http://www.amquix.info/amway_directly_speaking.html

Amway Cult Resources - https://freedomofmind.com/group-information-resource/amway/