Does Nature Tell Us Anything About God? With John Elson
In today’s episode I spend a very pleasant afternoon having a walk and a chat with a friend of the podcast and former guest John Elson at Castor & Ailsworth, a village just outside of Peterborough. Jo...
4 Juni 20221h 13min
Theocracy to Democracy
When you are a fundamentalist Christian, Theocracy sounds like a great idea but when you leave, the reality becomes clear. Celine and Stephen discuss what it's like to live in a Theocracy and then exp...
29 Maj 20221h 15min
The Psychological Impact of Shunning with Dr Heather Ransom
The 'What should I think about..?' podcast goes 'sight & sound' this week on this special edition of the show, with an episode being shown on YouTube for the first time as well as a pure podcast. Step...
21 Maj 20221h 29min
Having Fun and Healing With Games: Guest Starring Germ
High control religious groups often discourage games, warning about the 'dangers' of being influenced by Satan or the world. But what about the benefits of playing games and their role in finding comm...
14 Maj 202258min
Living and dying (rebroadcast from the archive)
I (Stephen) had an online conversation recently with a friend who had recently experienced a family loss. We chatted and she suggested that the way we think about death changes after we leave a belief...
10 Maj 20221h 9min
Ex Jehovah’s Witness Poet and Podcaster Leon Helsby
Ex Jehovah's Witness Poet and Podcaster Leon Helsby tells his story of leaving the organization, why he finds poetry so important to him and describes the challenges of being creative within a high co...
7 Maj 20221h 9min
Learning Styles and Other Myths
Celine and Stephen get into some pop psychology to see what we know, what we think we know but don't, what we don't know and.... you get the picture. The importance of learning styles, the power pose,...
30 Apr 202259min
Falling in love with an ex cult member
Today we interview Marcia and Riley (AKA Jexit) about falling in love with someone who was a member of a cult and still in the process of deconstructing, or as ex JWs call it POMI (Physically Out Ment...
23 Apr 20221h 12min
