
Taking Risks
We manage risk every day but how we calculate it is often difficult to understand. Our attitude towards risk is influenced by our beliefs about what we think we know, as well as a balance of likelihoo...
9 Mars 202247min

Signs and Symbols with Producer Bob
Producer Bob joins us to talk about the use of signs and symbols in religions, cults and the social world in general. Producer Bob thinks about some of the symbolism she was taught as a Jehovah's Witn...
6 Mars 20221h 5min

Knowing Right From Wrong: Ethics and Morals after leaving a Cult
As a member of totalistic group or cult, morals and ethics are to a large degree determined by the Group. Upon leaving, making decisions about right and wrong can be difficult as we grapple with putt...
2 Mars 20221h 1min

Raised in Fear: Kwasizabantu with Daniel Schricker PhD
Daniel Schricker grew up in the Kwasizabantu Mission and since leaving has written a number of blogs about the psychological use of fear particularly on children. This is a follow-up to the discussion...
26 Feb 202259min

Russia Invades Ukraine
This emergency podcast comes out on the day Russia launches an attack upon Ukraine. It's natural to feel some anxiety and for ex members of all-encompassing groups such as Jehovah's Witnesses, who int...
24 Feb 202219min

Cults in Movies: Midsommer
Celine and Stephen review Midsommer, a movie released in 2019, directed by Ari Aster and starring Florence Pugh. There are a number of readings of this movie but one that is often overlooked is the mo...
23 Feb 202251min

Alt Worldly: Jake Vaughn, Pathos And Comedy
Jake Vaughn from the Alt Worldly YouTube Channel talks about his waking up process from the Jehovah's Witnesses, and the difficulties associated with it, as well as his health challenges, complicated ...
20 Feb 20221h 11min

Nature Vs Nurture
Do some born-in cult members experience greater harm than others because they happen to have certain personality traits? Psychology suggests that we inherit at least some of our personality traits thr...
16 Feb 20221h 8min




















