Award-Winning Film Witness Underground: Interview with Scott Homan and Ryan Sutter
This week's interview is with filmmaker Scott Homan, Writer, Cinematographer and Director of the documentary movie Witness Underground about a group of Jehovah's Witnesses who start an Indie record la...
28 Nov 20211h 1min
Special 100th Episode and 1st Birthday
To celebrate the 100th episode of the 'What should I think about..?' podcast and the 1 year birthday, Celine and Stephen take a look back at just a few of the episodes and guests from the past 12 mont...
24 Nov 20211h 28min
I‘m safer in a bar than I am in a Kingdom Hall: Ex Jehovah‘s Witness Donna Stevenson talks about her experience
Donna Stevenson was raised as a Jehovah's Witness and describes herself as a "happy Witness", but her experiences as a young woman in the organization left her with many questions. Donna eloquently de...
21 Nov 20212h 10min
Trying to Make Sense of War After Leaving a Pacifist Cult
As a Jehovah's Witness Stephen was raised to be a pacifist. Upon leaving the group ex members find themselves trying to make sense of how to think about war and whether it can be justified. Celine and...
17 Nov 202152min
Bonus: Are Cults a Wicked Problem?
In organisational studies, "Wicked problems" are a type of problem that's hard to define and wickedly difficult to solve. In this month's Cults as Organisations Stephen asks whether cults can be descr...
16 Nov 202118min
Specialist Counsellor in Cult Recovery Gillie Jenkinson: 4 Phase Model
Gillie Jenkinson PhD is a leading accredited psychotherapist, specialising in cult recovery and recovery from spiritual abuse. She shares with us the four step framework she uses to help people recove...
14 Nov 202159min
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 Nov 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 Nov 202156min
