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This podcast is now the subject of a legal complaint by Nicole Daedone, Rachel Cherwitz, OneTaste Incorporated, the Institute of OM LLC and OM IP Co.

Even from the early days of One Taste, discussion swirled around whether the company was a cult.

Co-founder Nicole Daedone even had a tank top which said 鈥渃ult鈥� on it in big white letters, and staff were briefed on how to respond to questions from outsiders on the subject.

After everything we鈥檝e learned so far about One Taste, in this episode we speak to cult expert Steve Hassan, author of 鈥淐ombatting Cult Mind Control鈥�, about what makes a cult 鈥� and whether he thinks the term applies to One Taste.

Plus, wellness expert Andr茅 Spicer tells us how to recognise red flags that an organisation could be a cult, and what makes people vulnerable to joining them in the first place.

If you鈥檝e been affected by any of the issues raised in this programme, help and advice are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Presenter: Nastaran Tavakoli-Far
Producer: Lucy Burns
Editor: Penny Murphy