”What gets measured gets done!”, Jehovah’s Witnesses stop counting time - Reaction
A major driver of the culture within Jehovah's Witnesses has been the requirement to count and record time spent on the door to door and other witnessing work. A recent announcement at the JW AGM has ...
13 Okt 202346min
Dennis Tourish on The Dark Side of Charismatic Leaders
Our guest today is Dennis Tourish, Professor of Leadership and Organization Studies at The University of Sussex. He's an academic and author with a particular interest in charismatic and transformatio...
6 Okt 202351min
Exposing cultic abuse with Dr Alexandra Stein
A big welcome back to Dr Alexandra Stein onto the podcast, updating us on her work exposing cults and educating people about their dangers. She talks about the BBC documentary 'A Very British Cult' an...
29 Sep 202359min
The psychological ABC of Conspiracism and Cults
Celine and Stephen explore how overarching conspiracy theories and cults highjack fundamental psychological needs to make them attractive. Are we living in a time with a particularly fertile ground fo...
22 Sep 202355min
Purity Culture And the Damage it Does, with Kendra Bryan
Celine and Stephen are joined today by Kendra Bryan who was raised in a fundamentalist Christian group. Kendra describes her experience of purity culture, the "Quiverfull movement", the Duggars, attit...
15 Sep 20231h 4min
Cultic Motivation
Today Celine and Stephen explore the various theories related to how organizations motivate people and how they can be applied to cults. If you'd like to support Stephen's charity bike ride from Lands...
8 Sep 20231h 1min
Bonus LEJOG update: Failing Publicly?
Stephen is back home after his attempt at the Land's End to John O'Groats cycle. He talks about his ride - the highs and lows and how he feels about the word failure.
8 Sep 202323min
Cult hopping with Sue Winter
Our guest today Sue Winter describes herself as a cult hopper and analyses her experiences of coercive control in the family in a religious group and in a commercial setting. She also raises the issue...
1 Sep 202356min
