Episode 12: Two Worlds Collide - Plymouth Brethren Christian Church
The leader of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (Exclusive Brethren) tells its New Zealand fellowship to urgently gather together, with very short notice, and 7000 Brethren drop tools and flood a...
10 Okt 202353min
Episode 11: BONUS (Part B) Setting the Record Straight on Gloriavale
Part B: He said what?! Gloriavale Leavers and some current members provide commentary around journalist Rebecca Wright’s visit to Parliament where they asked the head of NZ’s Child Protection Agency w...
27 Sep 202359min
Episode 10: BONUS (Part A) Setting the Record Straight on Gloriavale
Part A: Articulate Gloriavale Leavers hit back at the politicians! Journalist Rebecca Wright (Newshub) went to Parliament to ask whether children are safe at Gloriavale. The Prime Minister’s answers e...
26 Sep 202359min
Episode 9: Telling lies to save souls for Shincheonji with Laura
Laura was a young adult just starting her career in Auckland when she was recruited into Shincheonji - a Korean high-demand religious group. In this interview Laura describes how she was pursued and r...
19 Sep 202358min
Episode 8: The accidental cult reporter: Becoming part of the story with ‘Cult Trip’ author Anke Richter
A chance encounter with a Centrepoint survivor at a festival a decade ago set Anke Richter on a labyrinthine journey into understanding the aftermath of cults. The result of this work was “Cult Trip”,...
12 Sep 202356min
Episode 7: Culty word salad
Are you reaching for your dictionary far too often as you learn more about the cultisphere? If that’s you, you’ll love hearing our hosts slice and dice their way through the most common culty words an...
29 Aug 202349min
Episode 6: What makes a cult a cult?
Are cults simply harmless fringe groups with unusual ideas, or something more? Are they always religious? Are they always harmful? Who gets to decide if the word cult is applied to a group, and what i...
14 Aug 202355min
Episode 5: Three lawyers and a cult activist - with Brian Henry, Steve Patterson, Dennis Gates and Liz Gregory
How many lawyers does it take to overthrow a coercive controlling system of oppression? Twenty? A hundred? Listen to today’s bonus episode to find out the answer to this age old question as Liz asks t...
9 Aug 20231h 31min
