Discovering who you are after the cult, with Rachel Bernstein
Celine and Stephen speak to cult expert, therapist and podcaster, Rachel Bernstein about her introduction into the topic, her work as a therapist helping leavers and her thoughts on the anti-cult ecos...
11 Nov 202357min
White Christian Nationalism and Conspiracy Theories
Today we're joined by Cynane, a former member of a fundamentalist Christian group. Cynane is writing a book about the links between Fundamentalism, white Christian Nationalism and conspiracy theories....
4 Nov 20231h 23min
What The Stanford Prison Experiment Tells Us About Cults
It's perhaps the most famous psychological study ever but what does it really tell us? And what might it tell us about cults? In the 1970s Professor Philip Zimbardo created a simulated prison in the b...
27 Okt 202356min
”Feeling like a misfit”: Creative Struggles and Triumphs with Witness Underground
Stephen speaks to Scott Homan, Ryan Sutter, Anthony Mathenia, Denise Wise and Micah Allen Losch from the Witness Underground team. In this special episode each former Jehovah's Witness speaks about th...
24 Okt 20231h 43min
Taking on Gloriavale with Human Rights Lawyer, Stephen Patterson
Human rights lawyer, Stephen Patterson joins us today to talk about his work representing ex-members of the New Zealand based Gloriavale religious group. Stephen provides insights into life in the gro...
20 Okt 20231h 2min
Sci-fi saviours with cult kids, Riley and Stephen
In this bonus episode Riley joins Stephen to go deep into the philosophy and meaning behind childhood TV and film favourites from the perspective of indoctrinated young (at the time) Jehovah's Witness...
17 Okt 20231h 4min
”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
