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Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan
Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan
MeidasTouch Network, Dr. Steven Hassan

Steven Hassan, PhD, is one of the leading experts on cults and undue influence in the world. A former member of the... more

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Tools, Methods, and Political Games in the Age of Musk with Stuart Shulman, PhD

Elon Musk, a corporate billionaire and private naturalized American citizen born in South Africa, has taken an extraordinary amount of... more

24 Feb 2025 · 1 hour,
Invisible Threads: Weaving Mental Health and Democracy in Trump Times with Kate Woodsome

Kate Woodsome is the founder of The Invisible Threads Project, which studies the relationship between mental health and democracy. We... more

17 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
On Offense: Taking Action to Prevent Further Assaults to Democracy with Kristofer Goldsmith

Kristofer Goldsmith is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit group Task Force Butler Institute, which trains veterans in research... more

10 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Tuning In: Experiencing Music in Psychedelic States, a new book by former Hare Krishna devotee Steven J. Gelberg

This interview had two foci: ISKCON and Tulsi Gabbard’s Connection to Krishna Hinduism and his new academic book on music... more

03 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Framed: Women in the Family Court Underworld with Dr. Christine M. Cocchiola and Amy Polacko

Ever hear the term coercive control? Did you know the UK government made it a crime? It is the application... more

27 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Research on Folks Who Left the Headquarters of the Jehovah’s Witnesses with Dr. Andre Jackson

Former cult members often reference the moment when they finally realized they were in a cult. In 2023 the Watchtower... more

20 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Shame-Sex Attraction: Survivors' Stories of Conversion Therapy with Lucas Wilson

"Conversion therapy"—a discredited practice that purports to change an individual's sexual orientation and/or gender identification and expression—has harmed countless lives... more

13 Jan 2025 · 1 hour,
Taking on Sexual Misconduct in Spiritual Communities with Attorney Carol Merchasin

Carol highlights the urgent need to reform the law, especially concerning coercion and control in legislative practices. She focuses exclusively... more

06 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Maladaptive Daydreaming and Trauma Survivors with Dr. Eli Somer

Many people daydream, and this is an entirely normal part of life. However, when daydreaming is taken to the extreme... more

30 Dec 2024 · 56 minutes
Thought Reform and Cyber Security: Where Cult Manipulation Techniques Meet Technology With Dustin Rozario Steinhagen, PhD

Dustin Rozario Steinhagen, PhD is a privacy expert who recently graduated with his doctorate degree in Cyber Defense from Dakota... more

23 Dec 2024 · 58 minutes