Emotional Labour and The Kingdom Smile
Having to be happy for the benefit of others is one example of emotional labour. Cabin crew, sales assistants and carers are all expected to regulate their emotions to provide the right experience for...
3 Aug 202159min
Kamila Dydyna talks about Debutante
Just before her world premiere at the Galway Film Festival, Filmmaker and ex Jehovah's Witness Kamila Dydyna talks to us about Debutante, her short film about the experience of a young Jehovah's Witne...
31 Jul 20211h 1min
Bonus: Mental health of born-in cult members with Producer Bob and Jordan Robertson
This bonus episode is a review of a lecture from the International Cultic Studies Association Convention that addresses the question of fundamentalist groups and the mental health of leavers who were ...
30 Jul 20211h 22min
Sex and relationships: Interview with Jill Adams
High Control Groups insert themselves into their followers sex lives and relationships. This has consequences both while part of the Group and upon leaving. We speak to Jill Adams, ex Jehovah's Witnes...
25 Jul 20211h
Cognitive Biases and Cults
What are cognitive biases? Why do we have them? And how do cults manipulate them? We discuss heuristics and how they give rise to biases and delve into just a few of them including Essentialism, Conse...
20 Jul 20211h 5min
Bethan ex Mormon perspectives
Bethan is an ex mormon blogger and writes about her experiences as a member of the LDS church. In today's podcast she talks about her beliefs and worldview as a Mormon, early happy times within the Gr...
18 Jul 202158min
Narcissism and cult leaders
What is narcissism? How do people become narcissists? Is there a link between narcissism and leadership? What about cults are they led by narcissists? And what is malignant narcissism? We discuss the...
13 Jul 202159min
