Speaking of Cults
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Speaking of Cults..."You'd Have to be a Moron to Join a Cult!" Debunked
This week I decided to tackle one of the most common and objectively false comments I've seen over the years about cults: the idea you have to be a moron or otherwise intellectually challenged to join
Speaking of Cults...Off-the-Grid Cults with Kate Gale
This week I welcome cult survivor and author Kate Gale to discuss her work as a writer and poet and her experiences growing up on an off-the-grid farm run by a religious fanatic. She had no access to
Speaking of Cults...What is Coercive Control and How to Stop It?
This week I offer a short but complete breakdown on coercive control, how to spot it, why it happens and how to stop it. This is a vitally important topic for people in not just cults but relationship
Speaking of Cults...The Politics of Fear with Arthur Goldwag
This week I welcome author and editor Arthur Goldwag to my show to discuss his new book, The Politics of Fear, and his body of work as it relates to destructive cults, politics and our current world s
Speaking of Cults...The Science Fiction of Scientology
I really do apologize for the lateness in getting this posted. We went live mid-week to breakdown in one episode all the major science fiction beliefs that exist throughout Scientology's dogma and it'
Speaking of Cults...The Tolls of Taking on Your Abusers
Sorry for the delay this week in posting this, but we did a live podcast this week to discuss the toll that it can take to challenge or try to expose your abuser, whether a cult, domestic partner, gan
Speaking of Cults...Recovery and Support Groups
This week we are very happy to feature Ashlen Hilliard, a fellow alumni of the Salford Coercive Control program and fellow cult fighter. She has a lot to share about her own motivations for doing this
Speaking of Cults...Cyberstalking and Cults
This week we are covering the topics of cyberstalking, cyber-harassment and digital coercive control, all very real and related activities that occur daily on the internet and especially in destructiv
Speaking of Cults...Growing Up a Shiny Happy Person
This week I am joined by Chad Harris, a man who grew up under the religious homeschooling program of Bill Gothard and the IBLP, infamously connected to the Duggar family and featured on the recent doc
Speaking of Cults...Scientology in Australia 2024
This week I am joined by Cass Filetti, aka Theta Novis, a very recently escaped ex-Scientologist from Brisbane, Australia who has a lot of updates and an interesting story to share of her experience w