#180: Davey Jackson - Happy Shiny People Cult: Growing Up Under Curriculum & Control

In this episode, I'm joined by comedian Davey Jackson. Davey shares what it was like to grow up in the Institute of Basic Life Principles (IBLP); better known as the Shiny Happy People Cult, what ideas the IBLP and their leader Bill Gothard sold to millions around the world through bogus seminars, why homeschooling was required in the cult, what coercive control tactics were used on members, how he was sent to a special boys program at 16 for having a girlfriend, what it was like to leave while still living at home with family in the cult, what deprogramming looked like, and how his upbringing influenced his views on authority and gender roles.  Plus, we get into the difference between misogyny and natural skills, why people today feel so androgynous, why addiction caused him more dysfunction than the cult, what he's learned working on a documentary about a readily available destructive substance, and much more. For access to exclusive content, follow the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Podcastina   Connect: Galina Rivina - https://www.instagram.com/thumbgalina Davey Jackson - https://www.instagram.com/davey4real/   Please subscribe to the channel if you haven't already. Full episodes every Monday and Thursday.