Ep 39. The Satanic Panic with Professor Chris French

Prince Harry suggested that the Royal family might be a death cult in his book Spare. Today on Coronation Day, Celine and Stephen examine the institution of the British Royals to check whether it tick...

5 Maj 202354min

This bonus episode is a conversation Stephen had with anarchist Hayward Gatch about his experience studying with Jehovah's Witnesses. They also get into the politics of anarchy and it's different form...

3 Maj 202356min

Part 2 of our discussion with ex-Jehovah's Witness, author Daniel Allen Cox talking about his upcoming memoirs, I Felt the End Before It Came. In part 2 of the interview, Daniel, Celine and Stephen di...

29 Apr 202344min

Part 1 of a two part interview with Canadian writer Daniel Allen Cox, former Jehovah's Witness and author of a new book, I Felt the End Before It Came: Memoirs of a Queer Ex-Jehovah's Witness. Daniel ...

28 Apr 202346min

Tamara MC, PhD tells her story of living in a Sufi cult from the age of 5 years old. Tamara talks about her strong beliefs whilst a child member, and her indoctrination to stay separate from the rest ...

21 Apr 202351min

In the light of the BBC documentary and podcast "A Very British Cult", exposing the practices of the life coaching cult Lighthouse, Stephen and Celine explore the wider question about the industry its...

14 Apr 20231h 15min

The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) is described as the largest worldwide megachurch. Rachael Reign was recruited at 13 and became an 'Assistant', a position of responsibility within the...

7 Apr 20231h 19min

Do cults exploit our desire for simple answers? Do they mire us in complexity to keep us in? Or do we prefer to complicate life? Is life simple or is it complex? Why do we reduce everything down to bi...

31 Mars 202356min