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