The world votes and so do I
In this episode Stephen reflects upon what it's like to be prevented from voting, the psychological consequences of being a social bystander and having no stake in society, and the feeling of then bei...
23 Juni 202424min
The Infected Blood Scandal: Reflections of an Ex Jehovah's Witness
Stephen reflects upon the infected blood scandal affecting thousands of people and how it relates to his own former religious beliefs, conspiracies and questions about institutions. Kacey's Research Q...
13 Juni 202444min
Cults, addiction, politics, religion, intrigue and big worms: Dune
This special episode is about the Frank Herbert story, Dune, including the recent film adaptation. This story covers many of the topics we've been interested in over the years doing the podcast and we...
17 Maj 202442min
The Importance of Having a Voice and Podcast News
After 267 episodes we've decided that's the end of season 1. In the final episode of the season Celine and Stephen explore why leavers of cults and coercively controlling religions feel the need to ex...
10 Feb 202446min
Order, obedience, compliance and silence: Kendra Petty's story.
Our guest today is Kendra Petty, author of the memoir "I Can't Believe I'm Not Dead". Coercively controlled by her mother and a child member of a fundamentalist Christian group, only to leave and expe...
3 Feb 202457min
Is Religion Good For You?
Celine raises the question whether there is a link between religious belief and long life. Following the Netflix series Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones the question of whether religious belief ...
27 Jan 20241h 6min
Filmmaker Carmel Mikol talks Apostate, her Short Documentary Film
This week Celine and Stephen's guest is Carmel Mikol, a filmmaker, musician, artist and former Jehovah's Witness. Carmel talks about her own experience as a young Witness finding herself in an abusive...
20 Jan 20241h 5min
Behaving Badly for the Org.
A high profile case of people behaving appallingly on behalf of an organisation is big news in the UK, known as the Post Office scandal. The question of why people do unethical things to support the b...
13 Jan 202458min
