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
Episode 71: Child Safeguarding with Willow Duffy
*Trigger Warning* What exactly is needed for an organisation to be safe for a child? Willow Duffy, co-founder and CEO of Safeguarding Children, answers these questions and more, in a conversation whic...
26 Aug 202558min
Episode 70: From Pulpit to Prosecution - Gloriavale's Leader in the News
Gloriavale again! We come back to talk about the other reason that the closed West Coast community is in the news again - this time because the Overseeing Shepherd - the community’s leader, Howard Tem...
19 Aug 202550min
Episode 69: Beyond Repair? Gloriavale's Broken Education System
Gloriavale is all over the news again, and for the wrong reasons. This week our hosts talk about the recent Education Review Office report which revealed that the Gloriavale School has failed yet agai...
12 Aug 202555min
