Meerkats, Cleaner Fish and the Social Instinct with Producer Bob
Producer Bob and Stephen review the Voltaire lecture given by Nichola Raihani about how deeply embedded is the instinct to cooperate. We discuss questions like; why do human beings go through the meno...
10 Marras 202148min
Growing up in The Children of God Cult
Angela Lathwell was raised in the Children of God cult. She describes speaking out about the cult as the last taboo for ex members and we are honoured that she has decided to tell her story on the 'Wh...
6 Marras 202156min
Bonus: Remember Remember the 5th of November
In 1605 Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament. In 2005 the Wachowskis adapted V for Vendetta starring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving and John Hurt. Today on November 5th 2021 we review t...
5 Marras 202149min
The Dancing Plague
Back in the 16th Century a woman began to dance - but couldn't stop. Others began to join her and a plague was declared and according to some reports, 15 people a day died of exhaustion. As weird as i...
2 Marras 202151min
Interview With The Prophets of Free Thought
Today we welcome John and Seamus from The Free Thought Prophet Podcast. Seamus talks about his 'Near Death Experience' and how it converted him to atheism. We also talk about John's journey out of the...
30 Loka 20211h
Learned Behavior in Cults
The psychology of learning. How cults shape what people think, what they do and when they do it. Stephen and Celine explore three ways of understanding learning within High Controls Groups, Coercive R...
26 Loka 20211h 5min
They were teenage fundamentalists: Evangelicals and Pentecostals
We talk to the co-hosts of the podcast "I Was a Teenage Fundamentalist", B and T. What is evangelicalism? Is it a cult? What do Pentecostals believe? Why do they speak in tongues? Great guests and it ...
23 Loka 20211h 7min
The Lies We Tell Our Kids (Or Don‘t)
Santa Claus, The Tooth Fairy, Hagrid! Is it okay to tell our children stories that aren't true but pretend they are, to create a magical childhood experience? As an ex Jehovah's Witness, Stephen was r...
19 Loka 202151min
