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On Belief: A Podcast About Cults

We all would like to think that we're immune to being persuaded, but were that true, advertising wouldn't work, the best candidates would always get elected, and our personal relationships would alway... Read more

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Episode 103: The Family with Guest Chris Johnston

Episode 103: The Family with Guest Chris Johnston

Content Warning: Frank discussion of child abuse In this episode, Chris Johnston tells us: Who was Anne Hamilton-Byrne... Read more

21 May 2019

50mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 217: Glynn Washington on Heaven's Gate

Episode 217: Glynn Washington on Heaven's Gate

Glynn Washington and I discuss: Why he wanted to revisit Heaven's Gate Why there are people who are sad they missed the... Read more

14 Jan 2020

14mins

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Episode 111: Cult Hopping & NXIVM Trial Update With Guest EJ Dickson

Episode 111: Cult Hopping & NXIVM Trial Update With Guest EJ Dickson

Guest EJ Dickson, who covered the NXIVM trial for Rolling Stone joins me to discuss the details of the trial and a pheno... Read more

16 Jul 2019

49mins

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Episode 115: Jehovah's Witnesses Part 1 with Dawn Wilburn-Saboe

Episode 115: Jehovah's Witnesses Part 1 with Dawn Wilburn-Saboe

In this episode, guest Dawn Wilburn-Saboe explains what life was like in the witnesses, how traumatic and painful the pr... Read more

13 Aug 2019

15mins

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Episode 218: Narcissists with W. Keith Campbell

Episode 218: Narcissists with W. Keith Campbell

In this episode, we discuss: What preconditions cause Narcissism How to tell if you're dealing with a Narcissist Narcis... Read more

21 Jan 2020

16mins

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Episode 118: Catherine Oxenberg on Cults and Families

Episode 118: Catherine Oxenberg on Cults and Families

Catherine Oxenberg candidly reveals details of her daughter's time spent in NXIVM and assisting the FBI in bringing down... Read more

3 Sep 2019

15mins

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Episode 106: Large Group Awareness Training With Guests █████, ███████, & █████

Episode 106: Large Group Awareness Training With Guests █████, ███████, & █████

Large Group Awareness Training is on the rise. We live in a time when decreasing religious adherence, a growing need for... Read more

11 Jun 2019

21mins

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Episode 104: Aum Shinrikyo with Guest Sarah Hightower

Episode 104: Aum Shinrikyo with Guest Sarah Hightower

Content warning: Frank discussion of abuse and murder You may vaguely remember the Tokyo Subway Sarin attack, but that's... Read more

28 May 2019

16mins

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Episode 110: Falun Gong With Guest Ben Hurley

Episode 110: Falun Gong With Guest Ben Hurley

In this episode, Ben Hurley unmasks the Falun Gong and explains why it is so appealing to so many. We discuss: How a wa... Read more

9 Jul 2019

17mins

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Episode 107: Hillsong with Guests Lea Ceasrine, Rick Alan Ross, and Tanya Levin

Episode 107: Hillsong with Guests Lea Ceasrine, Rick Alan Ross, and Tanya Levin

Guests Lea Ceasrine, Rick Alan Ross, and Tanya Levin join me to discuss Millennial Mega Church of the stars, Hillsong. I... Read more

18 Jun 2019

15mins

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Episode 108: FLDS with Guest Brenda Nicholson

Episode 108: FLDS with Guest Brenda Nicholson

Brenda Nicholson grew up in FLDS under Rulon Jeffs and eventually under the rule of Warren Jeffs. While there are many s... Read more

25 Jun 2019

19mins

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Episode 117: De-Programming With Mia Donovan

Episode 117: De-Programming With Mia Donovan

Mia Donovan discusses with me: What were the conditions that led to the discovery of De-Programming? Who was Ted Patric... Read more

27 Aug 2019

16mins

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Episode 113: Quiverfull with Guest Kathryn Joyce

Episode 113: Quiverfull with Guest Kathryn Joyce

In this episode, Kathryn Joyce, author of Quiverfull: Inside The Christian Patriarchy Movement (ASIN: B0029Y76I4) Discus... Read more

30 Jul 2019

15mins

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Episode 105: Messianic Jews with Guest Rabbi Michael Skobac

Episode 105: Messianic Jews with Guest Rabbi Michael Skobac

If you've ever wondered what Jews For Jesus or other groups in the Messianic Judaism extended universe actually believe.... Read more

4 Jun 2019

16mins

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Episode 221: ISKCON (Hare Krishnas)

Episode 221: ISKCON (Hare Krishnas)

Eric joins me to discuss: How his family beng involved in an LGAT might have primed him to join ISKCON later in life Wh... Read more

11 Feb 2020

16mins

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Episode 114: Quiverfull with Guest Heather Doney

Episode 114: Quiverfull with Guest Heather Doney

In this episode, Heather Doney, raised in Quiverfull explains: What homeschooling was like for her The burdens and fear... Read more

6 Aug 2019

15mins

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Episode 220: The LDS Church Part 2

Episode 220: The LDS Church Part 2

In this episode, we discuss: The ways in which the Church operates like Scientology The pressure put on women What make... Read more

4 Feb 2020

15mins

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Episode 219: The LDS Church

Episode 219: The LDS Church

In this episode, Marie and I discuss: What do Mormons actually believe? What are the expectations put on every member o... Read more

28 Jan 2020

16mins

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Episode 109: FLDS with Guests Leona Bateman and Briell Decker Blanchart

Episode 109: FLDS with Guests Leona Bateman and Briell Decker Blanchart

Leona Bateman, founder of the Creekers Foundation, and Briell Decker Blanchart, board member of the Short Creek Dream Ce... Read more

2 Jul 2019

17mins

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Episode 222: ISKCON (Hare Krishnas) Part 2

Episode 222: ISKCON (Hare Krishnas) Part 2

In Part 2, We discuss: What it's like to leave a group and a marriage at the same time Leaving a group when you're not ... Read more

19 Feb 2020

18mins

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