What Rick Alan Ross has said about Heaven's Gate

1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 23, 2026

Rick Alan Ross, American cult intervention specialist, founder of the Cult Education Institute and author of Cults Inside Out, has been quoted on Heaven's Gate once in 1 episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, most recently on September 23, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Ross cites Heaven's Gate leader Marshall Applewhite as an example of a UFO cult leader claiming extraterrestrial revelation.
“Marshall Applewhite, the leader of Heaven's Gate, made such claims, which was basically kind of a UFO cult”
Mayim Bialik's Breakdown: Part Two: Cult Leaders Target You At Your Weakest. Never Confess This To Them | Rick Alan Ross (Sep 23, 2026) · Listen from 20:07

Episodes

Part Two: Cult Leaders Target You At Your Weakest. Never Confess This To Them | Rick Alan Ross
Mayim Bialik's Breakdown · Sep 23, 2026 · 59 min
Mayim Bialik and cult expert Rick Alan Ross discuss coercive control in relationships, workplaces and UFO groups, Tulsi Gabbard's ties to Chris Butler, and whether MAGA is a cult.

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