Cult Hackers

What is Social Darwinism? And does it actually have anything to do with Darwin? Where did the phrase 'survival of the fittest' come from? Also we somehow end up talking about Wooly Mammoths...

1 Mar 202150min

Science tells us we evolved. Recent surveys suggest lots of people believe humans were created. What should we think about this?

22 Feb 202158min

This week Celine and Stephen review the Netflix short series 'The Queen's Gambit'. One of the most surprising hits of the year it tells the story of orphan Beth as she learns chess from the janitor an...

15 Feb 202133min

Celine looks at the controversy around a male contraceptive trial and Stephen explores religious views towards the subject by evangelicals, Christian fundamentalists and the Catholic Church.

8 Feb 202156min

This week, dad talks about his feelings of frustration and loss about not getting his career off the ground. He also talks about his research into ex JW's search for identity through education and car...

1 Feb 202136min

Part 2 of a 3 part story. Dad (Stephen) is now baptised and serving as a ministerial servant and is a member of a quick-build team. He leaves a job he enjoys and buys a window cleaning round so that h...

25 Jan 202155min

We review cult expert Steven Hassan's latest book 'The Cult of Trump'. Should we think of Trumpism as a cult? What evidenced is presented and is it convincing? We look at the psychology behind the cla...

18 Jan 20211h 10min

Part 1 of a 3 part personal story. Dad (Stephen) describes his childhood as a Jehovah’s Witness, from his early experiences of being the only Witness at school and confidence that he had an angelic pr...

11 Jan 202156min