Keith Page - From Megachurch Pastor to Secular Death Doula
It's the episode you've been dying to hear. Keith Page, funeral celebrant, hospice chaplain, and death doula/midwife, shares what it was like being a pastor of large church and why parts of that exper...
22 Feb 20231h 25min
Rosanna Arquette - Commune Life, Racism, & Harvey Weinstein
Actor, director, and activist Rosanna Arquette discusses her childhood growing up on a commune that was part of the Subud spiritual movement, her mom's journey from her own abuse to helping other wome...
15 Feb 202344min
Felicia Rosario and Daniel Levin - Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
Survivor's of Larry Ray's sex cult Felicia and Daniel discuss how they came to meet Larry, how he leveraged his memory and connections to craft an image of authority, how Larry gained control of their...
8 Feb 20231h 3min
Antonio Perez - Alex Jones, the New World Order, and Conspiracy Theory Addiction
Get your pocket constitution ready. Antonio Perez, a former conspiracy theorist who followed Alex Jones, shares why Jones' over-the-top theories about the New World Order appealed to him, how Antonio'...
1 Feb 202358min
Chris Kavanagh & Matthew Browne - Decoding the Gurus
Cognitive anthropologist Chris Kavanagh and psychologist Matthew Browne, hosts of the podcast Decoding the Gurus, share some of their criteria for what makes a guru, discussing a few of the many perso...
25 Jan 20231h 6min
Lauren Drain, Part 2: Life After Westboro
In part two of their discussion with former Westboro Baptist Church member Lauren Drain, she'll share how she was kicked out of the group and struggled to build a new social circle, the fear mongering...
18 Jan 202359min
Lauren Drain, Part 1: Joining The Westboro Baptist Church
Banished author, fitness model, and registered nurse Lauren Drain joins Lola and Meagan to talk about her upbringing in the Westboro Baptist Church. They'll discuss the group's hateful and cruel picke...
11 Jan 202349min
Jay Van Bavel - Groupthink, Social Identity, and Cult Psychology
Groups!... I did it again. Jay Van Bavel, NYU Associate Professor of Psychology and Neural Science, Director of the Social Identity and Morality Lab, and co-author of The Power Of Us, discusses how ou...
4 Jan 20231h 3min
