She came out of retirement to take cults to court.
In this episode, litigator Carol Merchasin joins us to explain how the law actually works when someone tries to hold a high-control group accountable, and why coercion is the hinge everything turns on...
2 Nov 1h 12min
Vampire Cult Exposed by Journalist Who Took on NXIVM (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our conversation with journalist and author Chet Hardin, we trade the NXIVM rabbit hole for another deeply disturbing case of charisma, coercion, and a self-appointed king with a seriousl...
29 Okt 46min
Vampire Cult Exposed by Journalist Who Took on NXIVM (Part 1)
Journalist and author Chet Hardin joins ALBC to revisit the early days of reporting on NXIVM, Keith Raniere, and the machinery of intimidation that kept members insulated from outside scrutiny. Chet w...
26 Okt 1h 2min
We escaped a doomsday cult—and took our fight to Parliament
Ryan Carey grew up in the Geelong Revival Center, a Pentecostal Fundamentalist group where nuclear Armageddon was apparently on the calendar, but choosing your own career or dating without permission ...
22 Okt 49min
Aggressive Christianity Exposed with Cult Leader's Daughter
In this episode, Sarah Green joins us to share what it was like growing up inside the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps (ACMTC), a closed religious community led by her mother Deborah Gr...
19 Okt 1h 2min
This Is What Happens When Women Read: Julianna Glasse on Leaving Conservative Christianity (Part 2)
Julianna Glasse is back for Part 2, and this one is all about what comes after the leaving and what you build when you refuse to swap one savior for another. We hear about the three years Julianna spe...
15 Okt 37min
This Is What Happens When Women Read: Julianna Glasse on Leaving Conservative Christianity (Part 1)
In Part 1, Julianna Glasse joins us for a conversation about what happens when a woman starts reading, questioning, and noticing the system she was raised to accept as absolute truth. Raised in the Ch...
12 Okt 44min
Suzanne Jordan on Exposing 3HO, Kundalini, and Yogi Bhajan (Part 2)
Suzanne Jordan is back for Part 2, and this one starts exactly where it needs to: the moment 24-year-old Suzanne braced herself in a doorframe and told Yogi Bhajan she thought of him like an old grand...
8 Okt 1h 2min
