Episode 73: Cult Apologists and Defenders with Dr Steven Hassan (Part 1)
This week we invite Dr Steven Hassan to join us to discuss the cult apologist movement. Dr Hassan is the author of the BITE Model of Authoritarian Control and the Influence Continuum. In this fascinat...
23 Sep 202556min
Episode 72: Recruitment, Extremism and Neurodivergence with Dr Cyrus Abbasian
What do cults and extremist terrorist organisations have in common? How are recruitment methods similar, and what are some of the vulnerabilities that such groups exploit in order to attract and retai...
9 Sep 202557min
Episode 71: Child Safeguarding with Willow Duffy
*Trigger Warning* What exactly is needed for an organisation to be safe for a child? Willow Duffy, co-founder and CEO of Safeguarding Children, answers these questions and more, in a conversation whic...
26 Aug 202558min
Episode 70: From Pulpit to Prosecution - Gloriavale's Leader in the News
Gloriavale again! We come back to talk about the other reason that the closed West Coast community is in the news again - this time because the Overseeing Shepherd - the community’s leader, Howard Tem...
19 Aug 202550min
Episode 69: Beyond Repair? Gloriavale's Broken Education System
Gloriavale is all over the news again, and for the wrong reasons. This week our hosts talk about the recent Education Review Office report which revealed that the Gloriavale School has failed yet agai...
12 Aug 202555min
Episode 68: ICSA Cult Conference Highlights (Part 2)
This week we have a bonus episode - part 2 of our conversational expose about the International Cultic Studies Association Conference which Caz went to in Montreal in July. We wrap up our conversation...
5 Aug 202552min
Episode 67: ICSA Cult Conference Highlights with Maria Esguerra (Part 1)
You'll love this pot luck episode! Caz has just returned from the International Cultic Studies Association conference in Montreal, Canada. We’re joined in this episode with ‘friend of the show’ Maria ...
29 Jul 202556min
Episode 66: Walking Two Worlds - Maintaining Relationships with current members after leaving
It is difficult to truly leave a cult if someone you love remains in the group. In this chat Liz, Lindy and Caz talk about the difficult line that former members often have to navigate after leaving b...
15 Jul 202556min
