Cults on Film: The Truman Show
In this episode Celine and Stephen do a cult reading of the classic movie The Truman Show, directed by Peter Weir, starring Jim Carey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich and Natascha McElhone. What are the p...
21 Jul 202359min
The Psychology of Cults Miniseries Part 4: Cult Leadership
On our continuing miniseries on the psychology of cults, this week Stephen explores how cult leaders often employ charismatic tactics to influence their followers. Stephen uses the organizational psyc...
18 Jul 202315min
Recovering from a Traumatic Narcissistic Cultic Relationship with Dan Shaw
Daniel Shaw, former member of a yoga cultic group, is a professional psychotherapist and author, who has researched extensively traumatic abuse from narcissistic systems of subjugation and control. He...
14 Jul 20231h 1min
The Psychology of Cults Miniseries Part 3: Why People Join and Why they Stay
In this week's bonus episode in the mini-series The Psychology of Cults, Stephen uses social psychological to explore the attraction of a cult and how these groups appeal to our basic psychological ne...
11 Jul 202312min
The Descent of Man
Leaving a high control group is difficult for everyone. Men and women have specific challenges, and today Celine and Stephen explore the challenges for men. To support Stephen's ride in aid of the Fa...
7 Jul 20231h 27min
The Psychology of Cults Miniseries Part 2: The Problem With Shunning
In this bonus mini-series, Stephen talks about the psychology of cults. Today's episode is about the practice of shunning, its psychological effects, arguments some use to defend it and how society sh...
4 Jul 202332min
The Troubled Teen Industry: Behavior Modification
Abby was a 15 year old girl suffering from anxiety when she was taken against her will to a lockdown facility in Utah. Abby's story is shocking but not, unfortunately unique, where powerful organizati...
30 Jun 20231h
The Psychology of Cults Miniseries Part 1: How Cults Motivate
In this bonus mini-series, Stephen talks about the psychology of cults. Today's episode is about how cults motivate members to carry out work for the group. All of these episodes are taken from Stephe...
28 Jun 202313min
