A podcast about cult hacking! Cracking the cult code to understand what they are, how they work, how people leave and how... more
This week Stephen talks to Spencer Watson from the Truth Unrestricted Podcast about the question of 'Magical Thinking'. What is... more
When you're a member of a fundamentalist religious group, you find comfort in the certain knowledge that you have "The... more
Join the party to listen to some of our nearly 100 hundred different guests over the last three years. We... more
Celine and Stephen speak to cult expert, therapist and podcaster, Rachel Bernstein about her introduction into the topic, her work... more
Today we're joined by Cynane, a former member of a fundamentalist Christian group. Cynane is writing a book about the... more
It's perhaps the most famous psychological study ever but what does it really tell us? And what might it tell... more
Stephen speaks to Scott Homan, Ryan Sutter, Anthony Mathenia, Denise Wise and Micah Allen Losch from the Witness Underground team.... more
Human rights lawyer, Stephen Patterson joins us today to talk about his work representing ex-members of the New Zealand based... more
In this bonus episode Riley joins Stephen to go deep into the philosophy and meaning behind childhood TV and film... more
A major driver of the culture within Jehovah's Witnesses has been the requirement to count and record time spent on... more
Our guest today is Dennis Tourish, Professor of Leadership and Organization Studies at The University of Sussex. He's an academic... more
A big welcome back to Dr Alexandra Stein onto the podcast, updating us on her work exposing cults and educating... more
Celine and Stephen explore how overarching conspiracy theories and cults highjack fundamental psychological needs to make them attractive. Are we... more
Celine and Stephen are joined today by Kendra Bryan who was raised in a fundamentalist Christian group. Kendra describes her... more
Today Celine and Stephen explore the various theories related to how organizations motivate people and how they can be applied... more
Stephen is back home after his attempt at the Land's End to John O'Groats cycle. He talks about his ride... more
Our guest today Sue Winter describes herself as a cult hopper and analyses her experiences of coercive control in the... more
Why do people do activism, write books or make podcasts after they've left a cultic group? Is it down to... more
Jo Lloyd Johnson is an artist and author who escaped a charismatic, fundamentalist Christian cultic group. She has written about... more
This week our guest is Kacey from the Cult Vault, one of the leading podcasts about cults. Kacey talks about... more
In this special, last of the current season of miniseries episodes about the psychology of cults, we are releasing the... more
Today Stephen and Celine look at the news about claims of UFOs and UAP at the Congressional Hearing on July... more
In our ongoing miniseries into the psychology of cults Stephen explores how cults manage their activity, including the similarities and... more
Today we welcome back Brian and Troy from the 'I was a teenage fundamentalist' podcast. What are the thinking processes... more
Today on the psychology of cults miniseries, Stephen uses the tools of Organizational Psychology to explain how organizations respond to... more
In this episode Celine and Stephen do a cult reading of the classic movie The Truman Show, directed by Peter... more
On our continuing miniseries on the psychology of cults, this week Stephen explores how cult leaders often employ charismatic tactics... more
Daniel Shaw, former member of a yoga cultic group, is a professional psychotherapist and author, who has researched extensively traumatic... more
In this week's bonus episode in the mini-series The Psychology of Cults, Stephen uses social psychological to explore the attraction... more
Leaving a high control group is difficult for everyone. Men and women have specific challenges, and today Celine and Stephen... more
In this bonus mini-series, Stephen talks about the psychology of cults. Today's episode is about the practice of shunning, its... more
Abby was a 15 year old girl suffering from anxiety when she was taken against her will to a lockdown... more
In this bonus mini-series, Stephen talks about the psychology of cults. Today's episode is about how cults motivate members to... more
Today's special episode focuses on Stephen's endurance challenge as he trains for the Land's End to John o' Groats 970... more
Susan Dones took on NXIVM before most of us had even heard about the cultic self-help group. Against the warning... more
Today's 'topic episode' is about grief, and Celine and Stephen explore the famous Kübler-Ross stages of grief and how they... more
Rebecca Woodward is a writer, published in the New York Times, Huffpost and Electric Literature. She was raised as a... more
Brent Lee, former conspiracist joins the podcast today to talk about his wild journey since we last spoke in January... more
This week Celine interrogates Stephen on his claim that it's only a matter of time before we see our first... more
On today's bonus episode Joy Cranham, from the Family Survival Trust, speaks to Stephen about a special event they are... more
Stephen talks to Anke Richter, an international journalist and author of Cult Trip, a book about her investigations into a... more
Prince Harry suggested that the Royal family might be a death cult in his book Spare. Today on Coronation Day,... more
This bonus episode is a conversation Stephen had with anarchist Hayward Gatch about his experience studying with Jehovah's Witnesses. They... more
Part 2 of our discussion with ex-Jehovah's Witness, author Daniel Allen Cox talking about his upcoming memoirs, I Felt the End... more
Part 1 of a two part interview with Canadian writer Daniel Allen Cox, former Jehovah's Witness and author of a... more
Tamara MC, PhD tells her story of living in a Sufi cult from the age of 5 years old. Tamara... more
In the light of the BBC documentary and podcast "A Very British Cult", exposing the practices of the life coaching... more
The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) is described as the largest worldwide megachurch. Rachael Reign was recruited... more
Do cults exploit our desire for simple answers? Do they mire us in complexity to keep us in? Or do... more
Todd Brown talks about his moving and emotional story of his 23 years in a small Sufi group, his suppression... more
Who gets to call themselves an expert? In a world where anyone can be a film producer, documentary maker or... more
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We welcome back filmmaker Scott Homan and former Jehovah's Witness to update us on his amazing film Witness Underground, as... more
Why do we rebel against authority? When is it a good thing? When is it maybe not so good? How... more
Guests today are Narissa and Lara from the 2 Girls 1 Cult podcast. Sisters and former Jehovah's Witnesses they talk... more
Frankie Tease was a member of Morningland Monastery at Long Beach California group from the age of 8 through to... more
Celine and Stephen explore the question of identity and how cults attempt to control the individual, social and group self.... more
Belonging to a fundamentalist religious cult often means having a complicated relationship with science and scientific discoveries. After leaving, the... more
Claire Alison Hams was raised as a Jehovah's Witness and was a full time pioneer. She is now a mental... more
Today Stephen and Celine are joined by Elgen Strait ex Moonie - Falling Out Podcast, Frankie Tease ex Morningland Church... more
Frankie Tease was a member of Morningland Monastery at Long Beach California group from the age of 8 through to 22. Frankie... more