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jon atack, family and friends — 240 episodes
hero or cult leader? with Hoyt Richards
Scientology defector Amir Essalhi is asking questions! - part two
a recent defector's questions about Scientology with Amir Essalhi - part one
The New President of the International Cultic Studies Association - Carol Merchasin
Project Hail Mary and God's Armor with Joe Szimhart
Scientologist turned psychologist Håkan Järvå
post traumatic growth with Dr. Steven Moffic
How to dedicate your 0rg@sm - with guest host Cara Cordoni
Scientology's Fundamentals of Thought with Chris Shelton, MSc, part one
35 years in Scientology before he took his own life - with Tony Ortega
How Kelvin Pierce escaped an American Nazi upbringing and became a humanitarian
Magical Powers - with Joe Szimhart
how cults isolate their members from reality - with Hoyt Richards
Dr Jazz - cults and culture - with Dr. H. Steven Moffic
Recovering from a Cult with Rachel Bernstein
You(phemism)Tube: censorship, "bad" words, and other naughty things
Allatra and the hijacking of our imagination with Joe Szimhart
If Scientology Ruled - chapter six: Hubbard the godmaker - part two
If Scientology Ruled - chapter six: Hubbard the godmaker - part one
If Scientology Ruled - chapter five: The Blood Ritual and The Fool - part two
If Scientology Ruled - chapter five: The Blood Ritual and The Fool - part one
If Scientology Ruled - chapter four: The Empress – Hubbard’s Holy Guardian Angel - part three
If Scientology Ruled - chapter four: The Empress – Hubbard’s Holy Guardian Angel - part two
If Scientology Ruled - chapter four: The Empress – Hubbard’s Holy Guardian Angel - part one
If Scientology Ruled - chapter three: L. Ron Hubbard as the Antichrist
If Scientology Ruled - chapter two: Himmler’s lust for superpowers
If Scientology Ruled - chapter one: Meet the Leader of the New World - part two
If Scientology Ruled - chapter one: Meet the Leader of the New World - part one
If Scientology Ruled the World - Introduction by Tony Ortega (with title page read by Jon Atack)
the human family with Steve Moffic, MD
Scientology's magical origins - with Hoyt Richards
the after-effects of cult control with Hoyt Richards
decompressing from the Human Potential Movement with Anne L Peterson
moral injury with Dr Steven Moffic
What Happens When We Die? - a psychiatrist's interest in past life therapy with Dr H. Steven Moffic
How much Scientology is there in est and the "human potential movement"? with Anne Peterson
Kundalini Yoga, Breath of Fire with Hoyt Richards
VITAL! Post-Scientology Syndrome: ending the nightmares - with Bonnie Woods
cults don't teach flow - with Joe Szimhart
when groups go crazy with Dr Steven Moffic
Clearly Lies Are True with author Pamela Nickel Williams: reflecting on her childhood in Scientology
Recovery from Werner Erhard with Anne L Peterson
The Sexual Shamanic Experience with Cara Cordoni and Dave Booda
the SHOCKING story of how Dianetics became a bestseller with Jefferson Hawkins
Landmark exposed: Is This a Cult? with Anne L. Peterson
Theosophy, the Aryan Race, Nazi occultism and Scientology with Joe Szimhart
Scientology and other language traps
Scientology’s conspiracy against psychiatry with Dr Steve Moffic
how cults get you high - manipulating mania with Dr John Hunter
the fairy tale behind Putin's imperialism
rage against Scientology and other cults with Hoyt Richards
positively AI with Dustin Rozario Steinhagen, PhD
Is Scientology a rebranding of ritual magick? (also Scientology slavery)
did Ron Hubbard use Hitler's "magick" to make Scientology?
Scientology's marketing mayhem with Jefferson Hawkins
gratitude with Steven Moffic, M.D.
Madam Blavatsky - the Godmother of the New Age - with Joe Szimhart
Scientology, Nazism, Blavatsky, and the Occult
Murderous, S3x-Crazed S@tanists in Silly Robes - how cults are (mis)represented in movies & TV
Surviving Trump: Can We Counter Absolutism Without Becoming Absolutists? with Jeremy Sherman
cyber security and thought reform with Dustin Rozario Steinhagen, PhD
magical thinking with Hoyt Richards
cannabis breakthrough research with Ethan Russo, M.D.
Approaches to Trump supporters with Jeremy Sherman
Is the work of Zimbardo, Milgram and Sherif valid? with Joe Szimhart
Cult experts talk about Trump with Joe Szimhart
books and movies to untangle someone from Scientology
how can we stop Trump? with Jeremy Sherman
extreme authoritarian sects with Christian Szurko
leaving a belief with Hoyt Richards
the science of herbal medicine with Chris Kilham
jazz and joy with Dr Steven Moffic
love, narcissism, defaultilogic and scornography with Jeremy Sherman
The God Market with Joe Szimhart
Clusterflux with Jeremy Sherman, PhD
how can you tell if you’re truly free of Scientology?
how cults hijack our interpretation of reality
Shawn McCraney asks Jon about his beliefs
cult membership and the perils of ego with Hoyt Richards
Chris Kilham: medicine hunter, expert on psychoactives
Roerich, Gorbachev, Putin and Agni Yoga with Joe Szimhart
reassessing responsibility after leaving a cult with Frances Peters
memorial days with Dr Steven Moffic
Alex Barnes-Ross campaigns for awareness of Scientology among British politicians
"Bible Bangers" & Scientology with Jamie DeWolf
cult recovery and family support - with Hoyt Richards
strategic gullibility and psychoproctology with Jeremy Sherman
psychopath, sociopath or anti-social personality? with Shawn McCraney
Walking free from the trauma of coercive cultic and spiritual abuse with Gillie Jenkinson, PhD
Paradise Undone: a novel of Jonestown by Annie Dawid - a book review with Joe Szimhart
NXIVM and Scientology with Mark Vicente
a doctor's report on dianetics with Steven Moffic, MD
corruption in the US Family Courts with Dr Bandy Lee
Jamie de Wolf on writing and performing
on faith, fanaticism, and folly with Anthony Spurgin
inside the mind of a sociopath with Shawn McCraney
How to help PTSD sufferers with Dr Steve Moffic
Pretendians
Mike Rinder answers Mirriam Francis's allegations
trust and healthy skepticism with Hoyt Richards
Liberating Scientology's Sea Org slaves
The Christian and the agnostic - with Rev. Callan Slipper, PhD
understanding the sociopathic temperament with Shawn McCraney
Toledo, Tarot &Trouble: Spike’s long, strange trip in the world of ritual magic(k)
Ron Hubbard and Astounding Science Fiction with Alec Nevala-Lee
psychedelics and psychotherapy with Professor Steven Moffic, MD
when to leave a cult with Hoyt Richards
recognizing human predators with Shawn McCraney
cult leader syndrome with Joe Szimhart
euphoria and cult techniques with John Hunter, PhD
the redeemable predator - part 2 with Shawn McCraney
the redeemable predator - part 1 with Shawn McCraney
revisiting old haunts with Janis Gillham-Grady
Gaza: genocide or resolution - with Dr. Steven Moffic
telling your story is important for recovery - with Hoyt Richards
the cultic effects of Traditionalist Catholicism - with Anthony Spurgin
What is bipolar disorder and did L. Ron Hubbard suffer from it? with John Hunter, PhD
Scientology, Mindfulness and the perils of present time with Joe Szimhart
accountability and transformation with Hoyt Richards
Ron Hubbard: the Kali ceremony and ritual magick - with Janis Gillham-Grady
why we don't always look before we leap - with John Hunter, PhD
when groups go crazy - with Dr Steven Moffic
the troubled teen industry and the need to transform education - with Kacey from the Cult Vault
the End Days and magical thinking with Joe Szimhart
Ruby Franke, Jodi Hildebrant, and child abuse in cults - with Spike Robinson
control through phobia with Hoyt Richards
write your own eulogy now! - with Steven Moffic, MD
Manson, Scientology, and more
large group awareness trainings, peak experiences and dopamine - with John Hunter, PhD
William Branham's Message, the Nazis, Jim Jones and even the Kardashians with John Andrew Collins
Janis Gillham-Grady on her years with Ron Hubbard and the search for Andrew Barton
camaraderie in cults with Hoyt Richards
The Brainwashing of My Dad - with Jen Senko
multi-level-marketing and pyramid schemes - with Doug Brooks
More on Manson with Kacey at the Cult Vault
Let's cancel "cancel culture" - with Chris Shelton
what do we mean when we say God? with Joe Szimhart
tribe or cult? with Hoyt Richards
narcissism, authoritarian cults and social psychiatry with Professor Steven Moffic, MD
reason, emotion and morality with Chris Shelton, MSc
two wishes - parental alienation (and more) with Dr Nick Child
Sexually predatory groups: Cult Trip with Anke Richter
a warrior's journey in and out of Scientology, part three - with Mark Plummer
the cult of the Singularity & the future of Artificial General Intelligence with Chris Shelton, MSc
Bad Cadet - a childhood in Scientology's Sea Organization with Katherine Spallino
a warrior's journey in and out of Scientology - with Mark Plummer, part two
peak experiences, placebo, and the sunk cost fallacy - with Mike Rinder
a warrior’s journey in and out of Scientology - part one - with Mark Plummer
hope for kids in Georgia with Kelvin Pierce
overcoming the shame of cult membership - with Hoyt Richards
Kacey at the cult vault
hypnosis, mind control and coercive control - with Chris Shelton, MSc
Avatar: Scientology, reworked - with Ariela Sarai
How Scientology violates sexual privacy - with Karen De La Carriere
Decompressing from Scientology - with Mike Rinder
Clearwater City Councilman Mark Bunker on Scientology
the "ripple effect" - with Hoyt Richards
Scientology's Truth Rundown and Chinese Thought Reform - with Chris Shelton, MSc
redemption for Scientology's enforcers - with Mike Rinder
Scientology, celebrities, & children: why people stay, & why they leave - with Karen De La Carriere
authoritarianism, expertise and why we have hope - with Steven Hassan, PhD
Scientology: the religion of hate
Scientology: magick, rebranded
tales from the Underground Bunker - the secret at the heart of Scientology
recovery, humility, and trust - with Hoyt Richards
Jon and Spike take on Santa - and risk a stocking full of coal!
cult "lite" - Eckhart Tolle and others with Joe Szimhart
growing up in Scientology and beyond - with Aaron Smith-Levin
Scientology litigation: from Danny Masterson to the IRS
Scientology and ritual magick: the whole story
disinformation - with Mark Laxer
L. Ron Hubbard's temporal lobe epilepsy - with Yuval Laor, PhD
Scientology trial ~ The 5 crucial points of Danny Masterson’s court case
Recovery and responsibility with Christian Szurko
A Billion Years - with Mike Rinder
Scientology's secret weekly reports: the DSA checklist
Scientology: L.A.’s political chaos, and the origins of upper-level exorcisms
leaving the Mormons and trauma recovery with Jolyn Armstrong
the need for certainty - with Mark Laxer
escaping Scientology’s prison of the mind - with Karen De La Carriere
the wrong way to solve discrimination - with Yuval Laor, PhD
understanding extremist authoritarian sects - with Christian Szurko
NRMs, influence and the Moonies - with Professor Eileen Barker
untangling the myth of narcissism with Chris Shelton, MSc
Taking on Scientology in the law courts - with Karen De La Carriere
Putin's guru and the new Russian Empire with Joe Szimhart
the polarized society with Kelvin Pierce
when should we speak out? - with Hoyt Richards
traditionalism is fake history - with Christian Szurko
traditionalism is fake news - with Mark Laxer
Cult Recruitment and the Fear of Death - with Joe Szimhart
The tyrant L. Ron Hubbard & his Sea Organization slaves - with Karen De La Carriere
signs of cult membership and how to help - with Frances Peters
when mindfulness does harm - with Pat Ryan and Joe Kelly
cult membership - was it worth it? - with Mark Laxer
The Myth of "Racial Purity" - with Yuval Laor
Scientology: the 70-year crime wave of villainous lawbreaking - with Karen De La Carriere
The dangers of auditing - with Chris Shelton
William Pierce - American neo-Nazi - a talk with his son, Kelvin Pierce
Scientology and sex in a high-control group - how far will they go
After a Cult, Who am I? - with Frances Peters
Robert J. Liftons "eight deadly sins" of Thought Control
decision-making under stress with Jessica Terwiel
culty geek: Encanto – when good families do culty things, or, why don’t we talk about Bruno?
cults and the authoritarian spectrum - with Hoyt Richards
Jon talks about Scientology (and the perils of investigating it) at Eton College
Scientology erodes love and destroys family – with Karen De La Carriere
is it really complex PTSD? - with Jessica Terwiel
Scientology Sells Selfishness! with Jeffrey Augustine
Scientology 101 on implants: explaining their core doctrine - with Karen De La Carriere
Cults and culture - with Mark Laxer
Culty Geek - the Gilmore Girls, or, copiously caffeinated culture
false friendship in cults & post-traumatic growth – with Hoyt Richards
cults and pro-social behavior - with Jessica Terwiel
Scientology: sex magick, Lucifer, and the Antichrist
Jon and Karen uncover some Scientology lies
Scientology arrives in Clearwater - part 3 of Mike Rinder’s Scientology story
Karen De La Carriere speaks out against Scientology
polarization vs. cooperation - with Joe Szimhart
cult recruitment and the autistic spectrum - with Richard Turner
Mike Rinder on Scientology: deception, delusion, and cognitive dissonance
QAnon, fervor, and being certain with Yuval Laor, PhD
Mike Rinder's first months on Hubbard's flagship Apollo
apologies, self-esteem, and other esteem with Jessica Terwiel
art, virtuosity, and the stuff in the middle - with Rio Harada-Parr
elfcam: Big Santa is watching you!
Ron Hubbard: Black Magic, Dianetics and the Creation of Scientology
do we make a difference?
New Kadampa Tradition - a talk with Michelle Haslam
parental alienation and prevention with Nick Child
truth and certainty with Mike Rinder
possible origins of Dianetics and Scientology, part two
possible origins of Dianetics and Scientology, part one
manipulation by gaslighting - a talk with Spike Robinson
the Kazan seminar on cults with Professor Alexander Dvorikin
moving beyond the guru - with Joe Kelly
brainwashing
human predators
recruitment and seduction
Types of predator