Episode 79: Cults, Coercion & the Control of Women
Why are there often more women than men in cults, and is it harder for women to leave? What is reproductive coercion? How is it used in cults to control the freedoms and choices of women? Join the Cul...
18 Nov 202557min
Episode 78: Coercive Control, Family Violence & Cults
Get ready for a challenging but extremely important conversation with Debbs Murray, founder of Eclipse Family Violence Services. Caz and Debbs chat about the overlap between the world of family violen...
4 Nov 202557min
Episode 77: Life for Women in the 2x2's with Veronica and Lindsay (Part 2)
Join us for Part two of our brave interview with Veronica and Lindsay as they share what life was really like for women growing up in the 2x2's (The Truth, The Way, The Church With No Name). Hear thei...
28 Okt 202555min
Episode 76: Life for Women in the 2x2's with Veronica and Lindsay (Part 1)
Join us for a brave discussion as Veronica and Lindsay share what life was really like for women growing up in the 2x2's (also known as The Truth, The Way, The Church With No Name). These women are am...
21 Okt 202559min
Episode 75: What's so Good about Cults?
John Lennon’s famous song "Imagine" paints a vision of a perfect world — and cults often promise something similar. So in the spirit of fairness, this week, we take a surprising detour to explore the ...
6 Okt 202557min
Episode 74: Cult Apologists and Defenders (Part 2)
Following their conversation with Dr Steve Hassan in part 1 about cult apologists, our hosts kept talking! In this part 2 of the conversation they talk about the importance of survivor voices in rese...
29 Sep 202549min
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
