Consequences of Isolation

New airport rules now allow U.S. officials to collect biometric data from non-citizens, including facial recognition and, in some cases, DNA. The PBD Podcast debates where security ends and surveillance begins, the privacy risks, and whether these measures protect borders or push America closer to a surveillance state.

31 Joulu 18min

Dan Peña joins the PBD Podcast to break down the affordability crisis crushing young Americans. With Trump's Gen Z support crashing 56 points, the panel debates whether it's laziness, policy failure, or bad messaging. Housing, gas, and jobs are all on the table. Who's really to blame?

31 Joulu 24min

Rick Alan Ross explains how modern cults are built online through social media, isolation, and coercive influence. He breaks down the traits of destructive cults, why leaders seek power and exploitation, and how followers are drawn into dangerous belief systems that can escalate to real harm.

31 Joulu 24min

Rick Alan Ross explains how Scientology operates through hierarchy, celebrity recruitment, SeaOrg control, disconnection practices, and controversial teachings. He shares cases of interventions, debates over doctrine, internal pressure, and clarifies the long speculated whereabouts of Shelly Miscavige.

31 Joulu 15min

Rick Alan Ross breaks down how Nexium disguised itself as a self help program while Keith Raniere manipulated followers through isolation, coercive training, and copied techniques from Scientology and MLMs. Ross details the branding of women, lawsuits, surveillance, wealthy backers, and Raniere’s downfall.

31 Joulu 22min

Rick Alan Ross explains how modern cults are built online through social media, isolation, and coercive influence. He breaks down the traits of destructive cults, why leaders seek power and exploitation, and how followers are drawn into dangerous belief systems that can escalate to real harm.

31 Joulu 11min

NFL star DK Metcalf faces major consequences after a sideline clash with a fan, including a suspension and reports of up to $45M in guaranteed money at risk. The PBD Podcast breaks down the video evidence, the fallout, and how one split-second decision can change an athlete’s career.

31 Joulu 15min

Elon Musk warns “people will die” after Zohran Mamdani backs appointing a non-firefighter as FDNY commissioner. The PBD Podcast breaks down the hire, the DEI vs experience debate, and why critics say symbolic leadership puts public safety at risk when real-world emergencies hit.

30 Joulu 15min