Bonus: Remember Remember the 5th of November
In 1605 Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament. In 2005 the Wachowskis adapted V for Vendetta starring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving and John Hurt. Today on November 5th 2021 we review t...
5 Nov 202149min
The Dancing Plague
Back in the 16th Century a woman began to dance - but couldn't stop. Others began to join her and a plague was declared and according to some reports, 15 people a day died of exhaustion. As weird as i...
2 Nov 202151min
Interview With The Prophets of Free Thought
Today we welcome John and Seamus from The Free Thought Prophet Podcast. Seamus talks about his 'Near Death Experience' and how it converted him to atheism. We also talk about John's journey out of the...
30 Okt 20211h
Learned Behavior in Cults
The psychology of learning. How cults shape what people think, what they do and when they do it. Stephen and Celine explore three ways of understanding learning within High Controls Groups, Coercive R...
26 Okt 20211h 5min
They were teenage fundamentalists: Evangelicals and Pentecostals
We talk to the co-hosts of the podcast "I Was a Teenage Fundamentalist", B and T. What is evangelicalism? Is it a cult? What do Pentecostals believe? Why do they speak in tongues? Great guests and it ...
23 Okt 20211h 7min
The Lies We Tell Our Kids (Or Don‘t)
Santa Claus, The Tooth Fairy, Hagrid! Is it okay to tell our children stories that aren't true but pretend they are, to create a magical childhood experience? As an ex Jehovah's Witness, Stephen was r...
19 Okt 202151min
Alexandra Stein PhD: Attachment in cults and coercive relationships
Dr Alexandra Stein, one of the leading experts on cults joins us today for a fascinating interview. She talks about her own experience within a cult, the application of attachment theory to cults and ...
16 Okt 20211h 15min
Documentary Special: The Pink Pound
Special episode of the podcast with an audio version of the documentary Celine and Stephen made called the Pink Pound. Video version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfDaI8rlNDc&t=603s Why not become ...
11 Okt 202133min
