Cult Hackers

We manage risk every day but how we calculate it is often difficult to understand. Our attitude towards risk is influenced by our beliefs about what we think we know, as well as a balance of likelihoo...

9 Maalis 202247min

Producer Bob joins us to talk about the use of signs and symbols in religions, cults and the social world in general. Producer Bob thinks about some of the symbolism she was taught as a Jehovah's Witn...

6 Maalis 20221h 5min

As a member of totalistic group or cult, morals and ethics are to a large degree determined by the Group. Upon leaving, making decisions about right and wrong  can be difficult as we grapple with putt...

2 Maalis 20221h 1min

Daniel Schricker grew up in the Kwasizabantu Mission and since leaving has written a number of blogs about the psychological use of fear particularly on children. This is a follow-up to the discussion...

26 Helmi 202259min

This emergency podcast comes out on the day Russia launches an attack upon Ukraine. It's natural to feel some anxiety and for ex members of all-encompassing groups such as Jehovah's Witnesses, who int...

24 Helmi 202219min

Celine and Stephen review Midsommer, a movie released in 2019, directed by Ari Aster and starring Florence Pugh. There are a number of readings of this movie but one that is often overlooked is the mo...

23 Helmi 202251min

Jake Vaughn from the Alt Worldly YouTube Channel talks about his waking up process from the Jehovah's Witnesses, and the difficulties associated with it, as well as his health challenges, complicated ...

20 Helmi 20221h 11min

Do some born-in cult members experience greater harm than others because they happen to have certain personality traits? Psychology suggests that we inherit at least some of our personality traits thr...

16 Helmi 20221h 8min