Speaking of Cults - Mormonism's Violent Legacy
This week I welcome back Bryce Blankenangel and Shannon Grover for another deep dive into Mormon history and culture, this time digging into a truly horrifying piece of history known as the Meadows Mo...
1 Nov 20251h 48min
Speaking of Cults...Journalism and Reporting on Scientology with Tony Ortega
This week I welcome journalist Tony Ortega to discuss his career, his interest in Scientology and get his perspective on issues related to the church and its leadership. Enjoy! Tony's Substack: https:...
25 Okt 20251h 34min
Speaking of Cults...Scientology, Nazis and the REM Model with Jon Atack
This week I welcome back Jon Atack to discuss his new book about the common origins of Naziism and Scientology, and then go deep into the REM Model of Human Behavior which I created and how that expla...
18 Okt 20251h 36min
Speaking of Cults...Chase Hughes and the NLP Grift with Zach Elwood
This week I welcome Zach Elwood, host of the People Who Read People podcast and a very fun guest to discuss the entrepreneurship of influence that is quite popular on social media these days especiall...
11 Okt 20252h 8min
Speaking of Cults...The Religion/MAGA Connection with Jennie Gage
This week I welcome Jennie Gage, an ex-Mormon/MAGA/trad wife who has a story to tell about her upbringing in the Mormon world, how she was literally trafficked before escaping into abject poverty to r...
4 Okt 20252h
Speaking of Cults...Growing Up a Witness with Bethany Leger
This week I welcome Bethany Leger, host of the Stop the Shunning podcast and a former member of the Jehovah's Witnesses. She has a few interesting twists in her childhood growing up in the JWs and we ...
27 Sep 20251h 55min
Speaking of Cults...Let's Talk Cult Recovery with Michael Shemwell
This week I welcome Michael Shemwell, host of the Shunned podcast and a former member of the Jehovah's Witnesses. We met while filming the Jubilee production about cults and here discuss our mutual ex...
20 Sep 20251h 54min
The Problems of Growing Up in Scientology with Pamela Williams
This week I welcome back Pamela Nickel Williams, whose new memoir about her time growing up in and around Scientology has now been released. Pam has quite a story to tell and I hope you'll give it a l...
13 Sep 20251h 10min
