{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"On Belief: A Podcast About Cults","home_page_url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm","feed_url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/json","description":"We all would like to think that we're immune to being persuaded, but were that true, advertising wouldn't work, the best candidates would always get elected, and our personal relationships would always be equitable.\r\n\r\nOn Belief examines why, with so much information available to us to dissuade us from joining harmful groups. 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He joins me to discuss what drives people to believe seemingly incomprehensible conspiracy theories.\n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nWhat is the genesis of Pizzagate?\nWhy did people believe and amplify Pizzagate?\nWhy didn't Pizzagate end when Comet Pizza was shot up?\nWhat is QAnon?\nHow do people get progressively deeper into QAnon?\nWhat are the societal impacts of collective belief in conspiracy theories?\nAnd more...\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSubscribe to Right Richter here: \u003ca href=\"https://tinyletter.com/rightrichter\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://tinyletter.com/rightrichter\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRead Will on The Daily Beast: \u003ca href=\"https://www.thedailybeast.com/author/will-sommer\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.thedailybeast.com/author/will-sommer\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWill Sommer has been covering conspiracy theories since the inception of Pizzagate. He joins me to discuss what drives people to believe seemingly incomprehensible conspiracy theories.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the genesis of Pizzagate?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy did people believe and amplify Pizzagate?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy didn\u0026#39;t Pizzagate end when Comet Pizza was shot up?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is QAnon?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do people get progressively deeper into QAnon?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat are the societal impacts of collective belief in conspiracy theories?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Will Sommer (Right Richter \u0026 The Daily Beast) joins me to discuss the similarities between cult belief and belief in major conspiracy theories like Pizzagate and 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Criticism?\nAre most of the leaders of the Gender Critical movement trans?\nWho are the celebrities who are involved in this movement?\nWhy the 'science' Gender Critical people cite is erroneous\nAnd more...\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the Gender Critical movement?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat are the fundamental beliefs vs what they claim the beliefs are?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere did my guest find out about Gender Criticism?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre most of the leaders of the Gender Critical movement trans?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho are the celebrities who are involved in this movement?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the \u0026#39;science\u0026#39; Gender Critical people cite is erroneous\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"My guest joins me to describe how dealing with their own gender journey led them into the world of the Gender Critical movement online","date_published":"2020-08-26T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/121250a8-d305-4e25-94ca-a6dc8f539d56.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21940057,"duration_in_seconds":913}]},{"id":"c1ebfb90-d7c7-4e99-a229-f1eb7ae87efd","title":"Episode 305: Men's Rights Activists","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/305","content_text":"In this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nHow someone finds MRAs online\nWhere the most active members hang out\nWhat kind of moderation MRA forums have \nCan you see people being radicalized in real time?\nWhat drove my guest deeper\nWhat family members and women told my guest when they were involved\nWhen they started to question their views\nAnd more...\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow someone finds MRAs online\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere the most active members hang out\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kind of moderation MRA forums have \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan you see people being radicalized in real time?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat drove my guest deeper\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat family members and women told my guest when they were involved\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen they started to question their views\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"My guest joins me to discuss his time in Men's Rights Activism, and how the love of a TV show is what started them down the rabbit hole.","date_published":"2020-08-04T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/c1ebfb90-d7c7-4e99-a229-f1eb7ae87efd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24258477,"duration_in_seconds":1010}]},{"id":"e8c476e5-5a94-4c65-812f-2a3ac9a8a6a1","title":"Episode 304: Independent Fundamental Baptists","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/304","content_text":"On this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nWhat it's like growing up with a fire and brimstone church at the center of your life\nWhat kinds of topics were taught in Sunday school\nEvangelical home schooling\nWhat a child understands about a sermon on homosexuality\nWhat Bible camp is like\nWhy Bible College doesn't always make pastors\nAnd more...\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eOn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it\u0026#39;s like growing up with a fire and brimstone church at the center of your life\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kinds of topics were taught in Sunday school\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvangelical home schooling\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat a child understands about a sermon on homosexuality\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Bible camp is like\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Bible College doesn\u0026#39;t always make pastors\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"My guest Tony joins me to discuss the troubling details of being born into an Evangelical Christian tradition","date_published":"2020-07-21T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/e8c476e5-5a94-4c65-812f-2a3ac9a8a6a1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24615205,"duration_in_seconds":1025}]},{"id":"7ee56876-9a02-43ac-9608-de80f9f1e6cc","title":"Episode 303: Zendik Farm","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/303","content_text":"In this episode we discuss:\n\n\nWhat is an intentional community?\nWhat made Helen decide to join Zendik?\nWhat was it like moving in?\nWhat are the major beliefs of the group?\nWhat was the Zendik approach to sex and dating?\nHow did the Farm make money?\nWhat was the group's approach to working through trauma?\n\n\nAnd more...","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is an intentional community?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat made Helen decide to join Zendik?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat was it like moving in?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat are the major beliefs of the group?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat was the Zendik approach to sex and dating?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow did the Farm make money?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat was the group\u0026#39;s approach to working through trauma?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd more...\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Helen Zuman, author of Mating in Captivity (https://helenzuman.com/books/mating-in-captivity-a-memoir/) joins me to discuss her time in the Zendik Farm Intentional Community","date_published":"2020-06-09T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/7ee56876-9a02-43ac-9608-de80f9f1e6cc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24222742,"duration_in_seconds":1009}]},{"id":"ed351fc3-b9e5-475c-88dd-e6c5c2b623a5","title":"Episode 302: The Inner Matrix","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/302","content_text":"Guest Katie Mount joins me to discuss her time both studying The Inner Matrix and joining the company, working for its founder.\n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\n\n    What brought her to study The Inner Matrix\n    What you study in their courses\n    Why she decided to join the organization\n    What she gave up to work for Joey Klein\n    Whether the office lived by the principles it espoused\n    Why some women in the office were treated differently than others\n    How she connected with other defectors on the other side\n\n\nAnd more.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eGuest Katie Mount joins me to discuss her time both studying The Inner Matrix and joining the company, working for its founder.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    What brought her to study The Inner Matrix\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    What you study in their courses\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Why she decided to join the organization\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    What she gave up to work for Joey Klein\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Whether the office lived by the principles it espoused\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Why some women in the office were treated differently than others\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    How she connected with other defectors on the other side\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd more.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"There are millions of self help books out there, but what happens when a self help book causes you to give up your life and go work for its author?","date_published":"2020-06-03T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/ed351fc3-b9e5-475c-88dd-e6c5c2b623a5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25542448,"duration_in_seconds":1064}]},{"id":"f4704a3c-d554-4017-bb3e-23c9ef98e0a6","title":"Episode 301: 60s Political Cults","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/301","content_text":"In this episode, we explore 3 political cults: The Weather Underground, Ayn Rand's Determinists and The JOhn Birch Society","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we explore 3 political cults: The Weather Underground, Ayn Rand\u0026#39;s Determinists and The JOhn Birch Society\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Guest Tobi Olowe of the Impressions of America Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/impressionsofamerica/id1367243636) joins me to discuss political cults of the 1960s and the long shadow they have cast.","date_published":"2020-05-26T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/f4704a3c-d554-4017-bb3e-23c9ef98e0a6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27895976,"duration_in_seconds":1162}]},{"id":"31f39722-cafe-4e1a-9fae-daf52316cf53","title":"Episode 228: Conversion Therapy","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/228","content_text":"In this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nHow Matt got involved in a Facebook group that 'supported' men who wanted to overcome Same Sex Attraction\nHow groups recruit vulnerable men to join bootcamps\nWhat happens at  bootcamps that promise to help you 'pray the gay away'\nWhat kinds of activities and 'therapy' happen at Conversion Therapy bootcamp\nWhy he sat in a room staring at a candle\nWhether Conversion Therapy works\nWhat the risks of Conversion Therapy are\nAnd more...\n\n\nMatt's Article: https://www.dailyxtra.com/lgbtq2-conversion-therapy-168786\n\nMatt's Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/mattash89\nhttps://twitter.com/mattash89","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Matt got involved in a Facebook group that \u0026#39;supported\u0026#39; men who wanted to overcome Same Sex Attraction\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow groups recruit vulnerable men to join bootcamps\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat happens at  bootcamps that promise to help you \u0026#39;pray the gay away\u0026#39;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kinds of activities and \u0026#39;therapy\u0026#39; happen at Conversion Therapy bootcamp\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy he sat in a room staring at a candle\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhether Conversion Therapy works\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the risks of Conversion Therapy are\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMatt\u0026#39;s Article: \u003ca href=\"https://www.dailyxtra.com/lgbtq2-conversion-therapy-168786\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.dailyxtra.com/lgbtq2-conversion-therapy-168786\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMatt\u0026#39;s Social Media: \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/mattash89\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.facebook.com/mattash89\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/mattash89\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/mattash89\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Matt Ashcroft joins me to discuss his experience with Conversion Therapy and why he became an activist to speak out against it.","date_published":"2020-04-15T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/31f39722-cafe-4e1a-9fae-daf52316cf53.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22938771,"duration_in_seconds":955}]},{"id":"980be356-39e8-45c4-8693-6e269fa1db97","title":"Episode 227: The Troubled Teen Industry","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/227","content_text":"In this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nWhat kinds of kids get sent to these institutions\nWhat kinds of rules are there at these places\nWhat kinds of punishments happen\nHow everyone is turned into a snitch\nWhat kinds of regulations govern these places\nWhat recourse kids have if sent there\nAnd much more\n\n\nLinks from this episode:\n\nTroubled Podcast\n\nTroubled podcast on social media: @talktroubled\n\n2007 Congressional Hearing on Child Neglect \u0026amp; Abuse in Residential Homes\n\n\n2008 Congressional Hearing on Child Abuse \u0026amp; Deceptive Marketing by Residential Programs for Teens  (incl GAO findings from the investigation prompted by the 2007 Hearing\n\n\nAaron Bacon Short Film (his parents testified in Congressional Hearings)\n\n\nThe Last Stop Documentary (film here) \n\n\nLast Stop (trailer)\n\n\nFix My Kid Documentary  (film)\n\n\nFix My Kid  (trailer)\n\nABC Special \"A Boy Named Lucas\"","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kinds of kids get sent to these institutions\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kinds of rules are there at these places\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kinds of punishments happen\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow everyone is turned into a snitch\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kinds of regulations govern these places\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat recourse kids have if sent there\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks from this episode:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/2FUqbPy2iHM5zMcZllJKMN\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTroubled Podcast\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTroubled podcast on social media: @talktroubled\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/hgJPmBYctRI\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e2007 Congressional Hearing on Child Neglect \u0026amp; Abuse in Residential Homes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/fRWEh-qIiUM\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e2008 Congressional Hearing on Child Abuse \u0026amp; Deceptive Marketing by Residential Programs for Teens  (incl GAO findings from the investigation prompted by the 2007 Hearing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/rJz5pghLagY\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eAaron Bacon Short Film (his parents testified in Congressional Hearings)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://thelaststopfilm.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eThe Last Stop Documentary (film here) \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W93JfLTpAM0\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eLast Stop (trailer)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.fixmykidthemovie.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFix My Kid Documentary  (film)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3R4CpyP5CA\u0026t=106s\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFix My Kid  (trailer)\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bwpsoFH-8c\u0026t=44s\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eABC Special \u0026quot;A Boy Named Lucas\u0026quot;\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Meredith Yanuzzi and Miranda Sullivan from Troubled Podcast join me to discuss why sending your children to \"Boot Camp\" or \"Reform School\" is a terrible idea. ","date_published":"2020-04-07T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/980be356-39e8-45c4-8693-6e269fa1db97.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24721785,"duration_in_seconds":1029}]},{"id":"8dd74d13-4079-48b9-abe6-e00bc734b4cf","title":"Episode 226: Robert Kelly","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/226","content_text":"WARNING  This episode contains frank discussion of emotional, physical and sexual abuse of minors\n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nHow Jim became aware of the initial allegations against R Kelly\nHow R Kelly targeted his victims\nHow R Kelly controlled his victims\nWhat we know about his co-conspirators\nDoes R Kelly know he's an abuser?\nHow \"The Settlement Factory\" kept R Kelly abusing people for years\nAnd more...\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWARNING\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e  This episode contains frank discussion of emotional, physical and sexual abuse of minors\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Jim became aware of the initial allegations against R Kelly\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow R Kelly targeted his victims\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow R Kelly controlled his victims\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat we know about his co-conspirators\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes R Kelly know he\u0026#39;s an abuser?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow \u0026quot;The Settlement Factory\u0026quot; kept R Kelly abusing people for years\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Author Jim DeRogatis ( Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly  ISBN 1419740075 ) Twitter: @JimDeRogatis  joins me to discuss the cult like mind control that R Kelly perpetrated on countless girls according to the Surviving R Kelly Docuseries","date_published":"2020-03-24T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/8dd74d13-4079-48b9-abe6-e00bc734b4cf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22760093,"duration_in_seconds":948}]},{"id":"6faf8187-b107-4186-817d-13ac8cc0f3e7","title":"Episode 225: Acts 29: Part 2","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/225","content_text":"In this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nWhy Dana quickly learned it's not ok to question things\nWhat happened when Dana chose a bible passage to discuss in group\nWhat happened to a friend of hers who was asked to leave\nWhat was the final straw for her\nWhat she learned about the group after leaving\nWhat life is like outside of the organization\nAnd more...\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Dana quickly learned it\u0026#39;s not ok to question things\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat happened when Dana chose a bible passage to discuss in group\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat happened to a friend of hers who was asked to leave\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat was the final straw for her\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat she learned about the group after leaving\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat life is like outside of the organization\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Dana joins me to discuss more about her time in Acts 29, getting out, and beyond","date_published":"2020-03-17T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/6faf8187-b107-4186-817d-13ac8cc0f3e7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26719212,"duration_in_seconds":1113}]},{"id":"1c45ea3f-6a8d-4fde-a318-11c4efb88865","title":"Episode 224: Acts 29: Part 1","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/224","content_text":"Dana was looking for a way to heal after a relationship break up. What she found was a high demand group with some questionable ideas about personal responsibility.\n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nWhat is Neo-Calvinism?\nWhat does Acts 29 believe?\nWhat is the Acts 29 lifestyle like?\nWhat happens in study groups?\nWhat made her begin to question her committment?\nAnd more...\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eDana was looking for a way to heal after a relationship break up. What she found was a high demand group with some questionable ideas about personal responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is Neo-Calvinism?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat does Acts 29 believe?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the Acts 29 lifestyle like?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat happens in study groups?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat made her begin to question her committment?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"My guest Dana joins me to discuss her time in Neo-Calvinist group Acts 29. Part one of two.","date_published":"2020-03-10T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/1c45ea3f-6a8d-4fde-a318-11c4efb88865.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24864727,"duration_in_seconds":1035}]},{"id":"91504b14-66c7-4017-bc2f-2af45ab1904c","title":"Episode 223: Toxic Workplaces","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/223","content_text":"In this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nSome of the unusual requests made of him in the interview\nHow forcing candidates to work for free set up a culture of precarcity\nWhat happened when he negotiated his salary\nWhat illegal thing he was asked to do\nThe strange veneration of the group's leader\nAnd more...\n\n\nFollow Jordan at @jordanuhl on twitter or join his podcast at theinsurgents.substack.com","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome of the unusual requests made of him in the interview\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow forcing candidates to work for free set up a culture of precarcity\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat happened when he negotiated his salary\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat illegal thing he was asked to do\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe strange veneration of the group\u0026#39;s leader\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollow Jordan at @jordanuhl on twitter or join his podcast at \u003ca href=\"https://theinsurgents.substack.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003etheinsurgents.substack.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In this episode Jordan Uhl joins me to discuss how working at a popular non profit was a high demand situation with coercion, emotional manipulation and sometimes abusive situations.","date_published":"2020-02-26T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/91504b14-66c7-4017-bc2f-2af45ab1904c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22795829,"duration_in_seconds":949}]},{"id":"741a89db-1ac1-430a-a226-c8308f764726","title":"Episode 222: ISKCON (Hare Krishnas) Part 2","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/222","content_text":"In Part 2, We discuss:\n\n\nWhat it's like to leave a group and a marriage at the same time\nLeaving a group when you're not legally free to work inthe country where you live\nHow having a son made Eric re-evaluate his experiences\nWhen he knew it was time to leave\nHow he got out\nWhat he did once he was out\nAnd more...\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn Part 2, We discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it\u0026#39;s like to leave a group and a marriage at the same time\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeaving a group when you\u0026#39;re not legally free to work inthe country where you live\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow having a son made Eric re-evaluate his experiences\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen he knew it was time to leave\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow he got out\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat he did once he was out\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Thanks for your patience! \r\n\r\nThis week, Eric joins me to discuss what made him leave ISKCON","date_published":"2020-02-19T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/741a89db-1ac1-430a-a226-c8308f764726.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27325462,"duration_in_seconds":1138}]},{"id":"bf57bba5-2d7b-4a67-ae11-e83aee1b690d","title":"Episode 221: ISKCON (Hare Krishnas)","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/221","content_text":"Eric joins me to discuss:\n\n\nHow his family beng involved in an LGAT might have primed him to join ISKCON later in life\nWhat the belief system of ISKCON is\nHow restrictive the lifestyle can be\nWhy ISKCON is full of contradictions of practice vs doctrine\nHow love and marriage are handled\nWhat the Devotee-Guru relationship looks like\nAnd more...\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eEric joins me to discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow his family beng involved in an LGAT might have primed him to join ISKCON later in life\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the belief system of ISKCON is\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow restrictive the lifestyle can be\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy ISKCON is full of contradictions of practice vs doctrine\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow love and marriage are handled\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the Devotee-Guru relationship looks like\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"An ex-ISKCON member joins me to discuss his childhood with a parent who was involved in an LGAT and his adult involvement in ISKCON- International Society of Krishna Consciousness","date_published":"2020-02-11T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/bf57bba5-2d7b-4a67-ae11-e83aee1b690d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23224028,"duration_in_seconds":967}]},{"id":"d931e0f8-3a37-4b25-9666-b9d747f7b307","title":"Episode 220: The LDS Church Part 2","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/220","content_text":"In this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nThe ways in which the Church operates like Scientology\nThe pressure put on women\nWhat makes Mormon marriages perilous\nWhat sealing is\nWhy if you're sealed to a man, you had better hope you die first\nAnd more...\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ways in which the Church operates like Scientology\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pressure put on women\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat makes Mormon marriages perilous\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat sealing is\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy if you\u0026#39;re sealed to a man, you had better hope you die first\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Marie* continues her story about life in the LDS Church, and beyond","date_published":"2020-02-04T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/d931e0f8-3a37-4b25-9666-b9d747f7b307.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23010242,"duration_in_seconds":958}]},{"id":"ccc8c6a7-e6fa-40c8-8c49-6b6faf7fa5cc","title":"Episode 219: The LDS Church","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/219","content_text":"In this episode, Marie and I discuss:\n\n\nWhat do Mormons actually believe?\nWhat are the expectations put on every member of a Mormon Family?\nHow are Mormon sons and Mormon daughters raised differently?\nWhat does courtship look like in the church?\nWhat does the church actually teach about homosexuality?\nWhat is life like for women at BYU?\nAnd much more...\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, Marie and I discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat do Mormons actually believe?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat are the expectations put on every member of a Mormon Family?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow are Mormon sons and Mormon daughters raised differently?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat does courtship look like in the church?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat does the church actually teach about homosexuality?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is life like for women at BYU?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Marie* joins me for part one of a two part episode on her experiences inside the Church of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) which she describes as a high demand group that limited her choices in life.\r\n","date_published":"2020-01-28T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/ccc8c6a7-e6fa-40c8-8c49-6b6faf7fa5cc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23473550,"duration_in_seconds":977}]},{"id":"9c89e2cd-bfcd-4146-816b-452b988b89ea","title":"Episode 218: Narcissists with W. Keith Campbell","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/218","content_text":"In this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nWhat preconditions cause Narcissism\nHow to tell if you're dealing with a Narcissist\nNarcissists in the workplace\nNarcisissts in relationships\nNarcissists as parents\nWhat makes Narcissists the perfect Cult leaders\nHow to protect yourself from Narcissists\nAnd more...\n\n\nVisit http://wkeithcampbell.com for more info","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat preconditions cause Narcissism\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to tell if you\u0026#39;re dealing with a Narcissist\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarcissists in the workplace\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarcisissts in relationships\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNarcissists as parents\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat makes Narcissists the perfect Cult leaders\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to protect yourself from Narcissists\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVisit \u003ca href=\"http://wkeithcampbell.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttp://wkeithcampbell.com\u003c/a\u003e for more info\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"W. Keith Campbell literally wrote the book (several, actually) on narcissists. He joins me to discuss Narcissism to better understand what's going on in the mind of cult leaders, and how they're able to charm people into surrendering everything.","date_published":"2020-01-21T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/9c89e2cd-bfcd-4146-816b-452b988b89ea.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24329948,"duration_in_seconds":1013}]},{"id":"7c1d2ce8-20b5-4835-8219-9e02690f758a","title":"Episode 217: Glynn Washington on Heaven's Gate","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/217","content_text":"Glynn Washington and I discuss:\n\n\nWhy he wanted to revisit Heaven's Gate\nWhy there are people who are sad they missed their chance to join the departed\nWhat chilled him to his bone in the interview process\nWhat it was like for him growing up in a cult\nWhat it's like for an African American man to be in a cult with White Supremacist doctrine\nWhat it was like to leave his cult\nWhat he learned in covering Heaven's Gate decades later\nAnd more...\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eGlynn Washington and I discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy he wanted to revisit Heaven\u0026#39;s Gate\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy there are people who are sad they missed their chance to join the departed\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat chilled him to his bone in the interview process\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it was like for him growing up in a cult\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it\u0026#39;s like for an African American man to be in a cult with White Supremacist doctrine\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it was like to leave his cult\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat he learned in covering Heaven\u0026#39;s Gate decades later\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Glynn Washington, host of Snap Judgement and producer/host of the Heaven's Gate podcast joins me to discuss why he decided to revisit Heaven's Gate and his own story of growing up in a cult.","date_published":"2020-01-14T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/7c1d2ce8-20b5-4835-8219-9e02690f758a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21476123,"duration_in_seconds":894}]},{"id":"4f3b8786-8559-4b41-8f71-490da5498829","title":"Episode 216: XXXXXXX ","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/216","content_text":"The promise of Large Group Awareness Training is that it's a \"bootcamp for the mind.\" You can get a lot of therapeutic benefit out of just a few highly intense days.\n\nThe problem is, LGATs have always been pure moneymaking operations with no credible therapeutic basis. \n\nIn this episode, Kate and I discuss:\n\n\nHow she got involved with XXXXXXX\nWhat actually happens inside the seminars, day by day\nWhy people were sobbing in the bathrooms\nWhy the seminar tells you to call and make amends with relatives, even if they abused you.\nWhat happened in the guided meditation sessions\nWhat rattled her to her core\nAnd much more...\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe promise of Large Group Awareness Training is that it\u0026#39;s a \u0026quot;bootcamp for the mind.\u0026quot; You can get a lot of therapeutic benefit out of just a few highly intense days.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe problem is, LGATs have always been pure moneymaking operations with no credible therapeutic basis. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, Kate and I discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow she got involved with XXXXXXX\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat actually happens inside the seminars, day by day\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy people were sobbing in the bathrooms\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the seminar tells you to call and make amends with relatives, even if they abused you.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat happened in the guided meditation sessions\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat rattled her to her core\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Last season, we explored LGATs. This season, my guest Kate* joins me to go behind the curtain of the original LGAT and tells us about a frightening experience she had\r\n*not her real name","date_published":"2020-01-07T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/4f3b8786-8559-4b41-8f71-490da5498829.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22296786,"duration_in_seconds":928}]},{"id":"fb02bb8b-1c4a-43f1-97b6-a8a5514d6e25","title":"Episode 215: Soka Gakkai International with Juana Castanheira PART TWO","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/215","content_text":"Juana Castanheira, our survivor of SGI contacted me after her episode to ask to further articulate what processing out of a cult looks like.\n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nThe shame and guilt of leaving\nWhat happened when she tried to resign from her leadership position at SGI\nWhy she later worked again for SGI\nHer experiences with MLMs\nHer experiences with Transcendental Meditation and her sister being in the group\nAnd much more...\nSpecial Guest: Juana Castanheira.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eJuana Castanheira, our survivor of SGI contacted me after her episode to ask to further articulate what processing out of a cult looks like.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe shame and guilt of leaving\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat happened when she tried to resign from her leadership position at SGI\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy she later worked again for SGI\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHer experiences with MLMs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHer experiences with Transcendental Meditation and her sister being in the group\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Juana Castanheira.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Juana Castanheira joins me for another episode to talk candidly about her recovery from SGI, MLMs, and TM.","date_published":"2020-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/fb02bb8b-1c4a-43f1-97b6-a8a5514d6e25.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30012731,"duration_in_seconds":937}]},{"id":"3d2864c7-0866-4c73-8671-671565a7abc8","title":"Episode 214: Jon Atack","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/214","content_text":"In this episode, Jon Atack and I discuss:\n\n\nHow he got involved in Scientology\nWhat training Scientologists get on recruitment\nWhy we don't train kids how to spot predators, narcissists, and psychopaths\nWhat we should be teaching children\nWhy it seems like more people are joining cults\nAnd more...\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, Jon Atack and I discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow he got involved in Scientology\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat training Scientologists get on recruitment\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy we don\u0026#39;t train kids how to spot predators, narcissists, and psychopaths\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat we should be teaching children\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy it seems like more people are joining cults\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Jon Atack is the author of the definitive history of the Scientology organization (Let's Sell Them A Piece of Blue Sky ISBN  1482023032) \r\n\r\nSince the publication of that book and the legal battles that followed, Jon has helped people who have left cults re-integrate and now has a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI4tcSMV2kEh3BooY_XFSYQ","date_published":"2019-12-17T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/3d2864c7-0866-4c73-8671-671565a7abc8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40332144,"duration_in_seconds":1260}]},{"id":"645db55f-21a0-4470-8656-12e7f04f5724","title":"Episode 213: Overcoming Cult Trauma With Psychedelics","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/213","content_text":"Chelsea Lockwood, author of this Medium Piece Joins me to discuss her time in the Jehovah's Witnesses, leaving, and healing through Ayahuasca ceremonies.\n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nHow aware children are made of the apocalyptic nature of the Jehovah's Witness beliefs\nCorporal punishment in the Jehovah's Witnesses\nWhat types of abuse she was privy to while a member\nWhat it's like to be a child with extreme panic attacks\nHow she discovered Ayahuasca\nWhat psychedelics have taught her about her life experiences\nAnd much more...\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eChelsea Lockwood, \u003ca href=\"https://humanparts.medium.com/how-i-overcame-cult-trauma-with-psychedelics-4342c03a074c?\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eauthor of this Medium Piece\u003c/a\u003e Joins me to discuss her time in the Jehovah\u0026#39;s Witnesses, leaving, and healing through Ayahuasca ceremonies.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow aware children are made of the apocalyptic nature of the Jehovah\u0026#39;s Witness beliefs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorporal punishment in the Jehovah\u0026#39;s Witnesses\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat types of abuse she was privy to while a member\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it\u0026#39;s like to be a child with extreme panic attacks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow she discovered Ayahuasca\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat psychedelics have taught her about her life experiences\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Chelsea Lockwood joins me to discuss her journey out of the Jehovah's Witnesses and overcoming that trauma with the help of Ayahuasca. ","date_published":"2019-12-10T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/645db55f-21a0-4470-8656-12e7f04f5724.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30108026,"duration_in_seconds":940}]},{"id":"ef4ebfe6-0e84-4bc1-b8f8-57893c57052e","title":"Episode 212: Abusive Relationships with Donna Anderson","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/212","content_text":"In this episode, we discuss:\n\n\n    How to identify a problematic partner\n    How sociopaths target and manipulate partners\n    Why love bombing is important to both cults and abusive partners\n    Whether we're as good at identifying liars as we thing\n    The similarities between cult leader behaviours and abusive partner behaviours\n    How to get out of a bad relationship\n    And more...\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    How to identify a problematic partner\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    How sociopaths target and manipulate partners\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Why love bombing is important to both cults and abusive partners\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Whether we\u0026#39;re as good at identifying liars as we thing\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    The similarities between cult leader behaviours and abusive partner behaviours\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    How to get out of a bad relationship\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    And more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","summary":"Donna Anderson of LoveFraud (lovefraud.com) joins me to discuss the similarities between how abusers target and string along mates and how cults recruit followers.","date_published":"2019-12-03T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/ef4ebfe6-0e84-4bc1-b8f8-57893c57052e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31011653,"duration_in_seconds":968}]},{"id":"d5540924-c995-4902-80ca-5d043b0deab7","title":"Episode 211: New Kadampa Tradition","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/211","content_text":"Dr Michelle Haslam (https://newkadampatraditionreport.org) Joins me to discuss how she was seduced by the idea of living in a peaceful intentional community, only to find out the group's main focus was expansion and encouraging cruelty.\n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nWho is (Was?) Kelsang Gyatso\n The differences between New Kadampa Tradition and mainline Buddhism\n The hypocritical belief system\n What it's like to live on site\n Why some say NKT encourages sadistic behaviour\n How NKT is like NXIVM and Scientology\n And more...\nSpecial Guest: Dr. Michelle Haslam.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eDr Michelle Haslam (\u003ca href=\"https://newkadampatraditionreport.org\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://newkadampatraditionreport.org\u003c/a\u003e) Joins me to discuss how she was seduced by the idea of living in a peaceful intentional community, only to find out the group\u0026#39;s main focus was expansion and encouraging cruelty.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho is (Was?) Kelsang Gyatso\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The differences between New Kadampa Tradition and mainline Buddhism\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The hypocritical belief system\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What it\u0026#39;s like to live on site\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why some say NKT encourages sadistic behaviour\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How NKT is like NXIVM and Scientology\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e And more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Dr. Michelle Haslam.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Dr Michelle Haslam joins me to explain why even someone with high level psychological training can get swept into a high demand group","date_published":"2019-11-26T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/d5540924-c995-4902-80ca-5d043b0deab7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31962929,"duration_in_seconds":998}]},{"id":"32222bf1-3976-40a9-beb1-47e2345875fe","title":"Episode 210: The Work ","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/210","content_text":"In this episode we discuss:\n\n\nHow the group was not prepared for kids attending outside schools\nWhat kind of weekly schedule the members had\nHow the group handled questions about the doctrine\nHow Brother Julius disciplined followers\nHow the group was at the mercy of Brother Julius' whims\nHow Sarah got through it with the help of parties and teenage rebellion\nAnd more...\nSpecial Guest: Sarah Ficca.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the group was not prepared for kids attending outside schools\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kind of weekly schedule the members had\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the group handled questions about the doctrine\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Brother Julius disciplined followers\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the group was at the mercy of Brother Julius\u0026#39; whims\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Sarah got through it with the help of parties and teenage rebellion\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Sarah Ficca.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"What's it like to be born into a group that believes in a biblical Armageddon prophecy and that their leader is God on Earth? My guest Sarah Ficca explains","date_published":"2019-11-19T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/32222bf1-3976-40a9-beb1-47e2345875fe.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31249054,"duration_in_seconds":976}]},{"id":"ea6c3a94-c6db-456c-9bf7-f8bbebc67037","title":"Episode 209: Tony Ortega","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/209","content_text":"Tony Ortega  Joins me for an extra long episode to discuss what it's like covering a group like Scientology for so long. In this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nWhy the Scientology/Nation of Islam alliance isn't so unusual\nWhat kinds of retaliations the Church has made against him and those closest to him\nWhat we know about the FBI's Trafficking case against the Church\nWhy the media was reticent to report on the Danny Masterson allegations\nAre there still people in \"The Hole?\"\nWhere is Shelly Miscavige?\nAnd much more...\nSpecial Guest: Tony Ortega.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://tonyortega.org\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTony Ortega \u003c/a\u003e Joins me for an extra long episode to discuss what it\u0026#39;s like covering a group like Scientology for so long. In this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the Scientology/Nation of Islam alliance isn\u0026#39;t so unusual\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kinds of retaliations the Church has made against him and those closest to him\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat we know about the FBI\u0026#39;s Trafficking case against the Church\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the media was reticent to report on the Danny Masterson allegations\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre there still people in \u0026quot;The Hole?\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere is Shelly Miscavige?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Tony Ortega.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"For years, Tony Ortega has been relentlessly covering the Church of Scientology. He has made some powerful enemies. Find out what it's like to be one of Scientology's biggest enemies. ","date_published":"2019-11-12T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/ea6c3a94-c6db-456c-9bf7-f8bbebc67037.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39238762,"duration_in_seconds":1226}]},{"id":"88fa5d51-2398-4500-90eb-6befe44f835e","title":"Episode 208: Transcendental Meditation (TM) ","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/208","content_text":"Aryeh Siegel was a member of Transcendental Meditation in the 1970s and early 1980s. In this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nWhy TM hides its religious origins\nWhy TM fought in court to not have a translation of the Puja made public\nWhat the science is on the TM technique\nHow TM leverages celebrities, including Tom Hanks, Jerry Seinfeld, Oprah, and Ellen.\nWhy TM is making a big push for schools in low income districts\nWhether you can be physically harmed doing TM\nAnd much more...\n\n\nTM Deception Website\n\nMovie- David Wants To FlySpecial Guest: Aryeh Siegel.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eAryeh Siegel was a member of Transcendental Meditation in the 1970s and early 1980s. In this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy TM hides its religious origins\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy TM fought in court to not have a translation of the Puja made public\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the science is on the TM technique\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow TM leverages celebrities, including Tom Hanks, Jerry Seinfeld, Oprah, and Ellen.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy TM is making a big push for schools in low income districts\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhether you can be physically harmed doing TM\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.tmdeception.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTM Deception Website\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://archive.org/details/DavidWantsToFly\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eMovie- David Wants To Fly\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Aryeh Siegel.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Aryeh Siegel, author of Transcendental Deception (0999661507) joins me to describe his time in the TM movement and why you should not allow your school to welcome TM practitioners.","date_published":"2019-11-05T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/88fa5d51-2398-4500-90eb-6befe44f835e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30108026,"duration_in_seconds":940}]},{"id":"34316fdf-8e8f-4184-b1d5-86045b8b4a9f","title":"Episode 207: Steve Hassan","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/207","content_text":"Steven Hassan was once in the Unification Church, helping recruit and spread their thought reform. He was exit counselled and has since dedicated his life to the study of thought reform. He created the BITE model which explains how thought reform occurs and now counsels survivors and families on how to heal after leaving cults.\n\nSteve joins me for an hour to discuss: \n\n\nHow the CIA went about trying to build a Manchurian Candidate in the 1960s\nHow Trump's parental ties and upbringing made him into an ideal person to lead a cult\nHow Trump found himself controlled by the only people who would lend him money after his business failures\nHow Evangelicals and Fundamentalists can support a man who has been immoral most of his life\nWhat significance NLP played in Trump's election strategy\nHow groups like The Family will ensure that candidates like Trump will be there for them \nAnd more...\nSpecial Guest: Steve Hassan.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eSteven Hassan was once in the Unification Church, helping recruit and spread their thought reform. He was exit counselled and has since dedicated his life to the study of thought reform. He created the BITE model which explains how thought reform occurs and now counsels survivors and families on how to heal after leaving cults.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSteve joins me for an hour to discuss: \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the CIA went about trying to build a Manchurian Candidate in the 1960s\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Trump\u0026#39;s parental ties and upbringing made him into an ideal person to lead a cult\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Trump found himself controlled by the only people who would lend him money after his business failures\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Evangelicals and Fundamentalists can support a man who has been immoral most of his life\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat significance NLP played in Trump\u0026#39;s election strategy\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow groups like The Family will ensure that candidates like Trump will be there for them \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Steve Hassan.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"***UNLOCKED FULL EPISODE***\r\n\r\nCult Survivor and Cult Expert Steve Hassan joins me for a full hour to discuss his latest book The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control ( ISBN 1982127333) and why we should be more concerned about Manchurian Candidates in the future.","date_published":"2019-10-29T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/34316fdf-8e8f-4184-b1d5-86045b8b4a9f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":86138589,"duration_in_seconds":3588}]},{"id":"fabc956a-aec2-4acc-a016-5d6001e7a2ac","title":"Episode 205: Soka Gakkai International with Juana Castanheira","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/205","content_text":"This week, former member of Soka Gakkai International, Juana Castanheira, joins me to talk about her time in the group.\n\nWe discuss:\n\n\nHow she and her brother were recruited\nHow she knew she was all in\nWhat is the significance of the 'scroll?'\nWhat demands were put on her as she rose through the ranks\nWhy she never once complained\nWhen she decided to leave\nAnd more...\nSpecial Guest: Juana Castanheira.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThis week, former member of Soka Gakkai International, Juana Castanheira, joins me to talk about her time in the group.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow she and her brother were recruited\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow she knew she was all in\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the significance of the \u0026#39;scroll?\u0026#39;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat demands were put on her as she rose through the ranks\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy she never once complained\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen she decided to leave\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Juana Castanheira.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō. It's a chant you may have heard, and you may have thought it was part of regular Buddhist practice. It's actually a chant that's the cornerstone of a group called Soka Gakkai International","date_published":"2019-10-15T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/fabc956a-aec2-4acc-a016-5d6001e7a2ac.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":94627340,"duration_in_seconds":3942}]},{"id":"eb57a430-23e9-4a3b-9102-843ae69d4744","title":"Episode 204: OneTaste With Ellen Huet and Ruwan Meepagala","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/204","content_text":"Ellen Huet of Bloomberg Businessweek joins me to discuss her coverage of OneTaste: once a darling of Silicon Valley, now an organization with an ousted founder, cancelled classes, and looking to pivot.\n\nRuwan Meepagala joins me to discuss his time in the organization.\n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nWhy women wanted to join OneTaste\nWhy the group deliberately marketed their courses to Silicon Valley \nWhat Orgasmic Meditation is\nWhat drew participants to work for the organization\nWhat kinds of Quid Pro Quo were encouraged in the office\nHow consent lines were blurred for many\nAnd More...\nSpecial Guests: Ellen Huet and Ruwan Meepagala.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eEllen Huet of Bloomberg Businessweek joins me to discuss her coverage of OneTaste: once a darling of Silicon Valley, now an organization with an ousted founder, cancelled classes, and looking to pivot.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRuwan Meepagala joins me to discuss his time in the organization.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy women wanted to join OneTaste\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the group deliberately marketed their courses to Silicon Valley \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Orgasmic Meditation is\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat drew participants to work for the organization\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kinds of Quid Pro Quo were encouraged in the office\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow consent lines were blurred for many\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd More...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guests: Ellen Huet and Ruwan Meepagala.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"OneTaste started with a simple but powerful mission: to teach women to receive pleasure without any hang ups or need to reciprocate. What ended up happening to many who joined the organization has left them wondering if their consent was ever fully given.","date_published":"2019-10-08T05:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/eb57a430-23e9-4a3b-9102-843ae69d4744.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29775330,"duration_in_seconds":930}]},{"id":"81d3e573-aad8-4cca-a688-bbb7bb328a66","title":"Episode 203: Munchausen By Proxy With Dr. Marc Feldman and Judy Tienken","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/203","content_text":"In this episode, we explore Munchausen By Proxy, a disease that, while not fully understood by doctors, is having a pop culture moment.\n\nDr. Marc Feldman, Psychiatrist and author of DYING TO BE ILL: TRUE STORIES OF MEDICAL DECEPTION joins me to discuss the clinical side of Munchausen By Proxy, while Judy Tienken joins me to explain her survivor story.\n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\n\n The profile of a Munchausen By Proxy perpetrator\n Whether perpetrators know they're abusing their children\n What the prognosis is for helping victims of a Munchausen By Proxy perpetrator\n What other forms of abuse Munchausen By Proxy can take\n Why Munchausen By Proxy might be an under reported issue\n The connection between some SIDS cases and Munchausen By Proxy\n How often is Munchausen By Proxy mis-diagnosed?\n What needs to be done to help victims of Munchausen By Proxy perpetrators to get justice\n And more...\nSpecial Guests: Dr. Marc Feldman and Judy Tienken.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we explore Munchausen By Proxy, a disease that, while not fully understood by doctors, is having a pop culture moment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Marc Feldman, Psychiatrist and author of \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Dying-be-Ill-Marc-Feldman/dp/1138063835\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eDYING TO BE ILL: TRUE STORIES OF MEDICAL DECEPTION\u003c/a\u003e joins me to discuss the clinical side of Munchausen By Proxy, while Judy Tienken joins me to explain her survivor story.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The profile of a Munchausen By Proxy perpetrator\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Whether perpetrators know they\u0026#39;re abusing their children\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What the prognosis is for helping victims of a Munchausen By Proxy perpetrator\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What other forms of abuse Munchausen By Proxy can take\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why Munchausen By Proxy might be an under reported issue\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The connection between some SIDS cases and Munchausen By Proxy\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How often is Munchausen By Proxy mis-diagnosed?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What needs to be done to help victims of Munchausen By Proxy perpetrators to get justice\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e And more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guests: Dr. Marc Feldman and Judy Tienken.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Coercive thought control doesn't just happen in cults or cult-like groups. In cases like Munchausen By Proxy, it's complete, abusive control by a mother over her children.","date_published":"2019-10-01T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/81d3e573-aad8-4cca-a688-bbb7bb328a66.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28728760,"duration_in_seconds":897}]},{"id":"b038cd6d-6460-4f5d-84e8-6e5f220ba50f","title":"Episode 202: Cult Therapy with Rachel Bernstein","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/202","content_text":"In this episode Rachel Bernstein lifts the veil on what Cult Therapy is about.\n\nWe discuss:\n\n\nWhat types of services cult therapists provide\nWhy she must observe subtle cues from her patients\nWhat families can do to cope with waiting for family members to leave\nHow to be a supportive family member when a loved one does leave a cult\nWhat the unique challenges are for cult survivors\nHow to access resources if you need a cult counsellor\nAnd more...\n\n\nVisit Rachel Bernstein's website\n\nFind out more about the IndoctriNation podcastSpecial Guest: Rachel Bernstein.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode Rachel Bernstein lifts the veil on what Cult Therapy is about.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat types of services cult therapists provide\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy she must observe subtle cues from her patients\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat families can do to cope with waiting for family members to leave\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to be a supportive family member when a loved one does leave a cult\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the unique challenges are for cult survivors\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to access resources if you need a cult counsellor\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eVisit Rachel Bernstein\u0026#39;s website\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/indoctrination-podcast/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFind out more about the IndoctriNation podcast\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Rachel Bernstein.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Most people think De-Programming is the only method to work with ex-cult members, but Rachel Bernstein, a licensed family therapist, specializes in therapy for family members and survivors of cults.","date_published":"2019-09-24T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/b038cd6d-6460-4f5d-84e8-6e5f220ba50f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29252045,"duration_in_seconds":913}]},{"id":"e70c7a31-fe0b-48b0-8f3b-54fed2f3ff3e","title":"Episode 000: Cross Post: Hear the first episode of On Grief: a Podcast about Death Free Now","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/000","content_text":"Please note: this episode is not intended to endorse the use of substances that are illegal.\n\nIn this episode, we explore what it is like to die. I discuss this with Neurosurgeon and Bestselling Author Dr. Eben Alexander (The Map of Heaven) who tells me about his Near Death Experience.\n\nI also discuss how we can simulate a Near Death Experience through a drug called 5-MeO DMT (\"The toad\" or \"Bufo\") with Hilary Agro, a researcher and anthropologist who studies psychedelics, and I take 5-MeO DMT and describe my induced Near Death Experience.\n\nPlease note that for legal reasons, I am unable to discuss sourcing of 5-MeO DMT","content_html":"\u003cp\u003ePlease note: this episode is not intended to endorse the use of substances that are illegal.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we explore what it is like to die. I discuss this with Neurosurgeon and Bestselling Author Dr. Eben Alexander (The Map of Heaven) who tells me about his Near Death Experience.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI also discuss how we can simulate a Near Death Experience through a drug called 5-MeO DMT (\u0026quot;The toad\u0026quot; or \u0026quot;Bufo\u0026quot;) with Hilary Agro, a researcher and anthropologist who studies psychedelics, and I take 5-MeO DMT and describe my induced Near Death Experience.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that for legal reasons, I am unable to discuss sourcing of 5-MeO DMT\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"**UNLOCKED FULL EPISODE*** For more free episodes, visit Patreon.com/ongriefpod \r\n\r\nTo understand death, we have to ask people who have been there what it's like. I asked Dr. Eben Alexander, a Neurosurgeon and Near Death Experiencer to tell me what happened to him.\r\n\r\nI also induce a Near Death Experience with the help of a substance called 5-MeO DMT.","date_published":"2019-09-19T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/e70c7a31-fe0b-48b0-8f3b-54fed2f3ff3e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":98966803,"duration_in_seconds":3092}]},{"id":"15ab3d09-8899-4a75-961e-4945807c3fd5","title":"Episode 201: Hate Groups with David Neiwert","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/201","content_text":"David Neiwert joins me to discuss White Supremacist Hate Groups and how their recruitment, control, and proliferation are cult-like. In this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nHow easy it is to recruit people with the internet\nWhy White Supremacists go for young people\nHow White Supremacist ideas spread\nWhy your child could be getting radicalized when they play games online\nWhat the threat level of White Supremacist terror is\nWhether White Supremacist terror can be contained\nThe role the mainstream media and law enforcement have in spreading White Supremacist ideas\nHow to get a loved one out of these groups\nAnd more...\n\n\nFollow David Neiwert on Twitter hereSpecial Guest: David Neiwert.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Neiwert joins me to discuss White Supremacist Hate Groups and how their recruitment, control, and proliferation are cult-like. In this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow easy it is to recruit people with the internet\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy White Supremacists go for young people\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow White Supremacist ideas spread\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy your child could be getting radicalized when they play games online\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the threat level of White Supremacist terror is\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhether White Supremacist terror can be contained\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe role the mainstream media and law enforcement have in spreading White Supremacist ideas\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to get a loved one out of these groups\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DavidNeiwert\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eFollow David Neiwert on Twitter here\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: David Neiwert.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"SEASON 2 PREMIERE\r\nSeason 2 of On Belief  will look at other ways that control and coercive thought reform are deployed.\r\n\r\nThis week, David Neiwert, Author of  Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump  (ISBN 1786634236) Joins me to discuss White Supremacist Hate Groups and their similarities to cults","date_published":"2019-09-17T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/15ab3d09-8899-4a75-961e-4945807c3fd5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":81787634,"duration_in_seconds":3407}]},{"id":"6d82b493-998c-4a35-8217-410a11ca00bd","title":"Episode 200: ***SPECIAL TEASER FOR ON GRIEF: A PODCAST ABOUT DEATH***","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/200","content_text":"It's the one thing we're not supposed to talk about.\n\nEach week on On Grief, I talk to people involved with death, the dying, or the grieving to discover what they know about death that we don't.\n\nComing this week with interviews with:\n\n\nA mortician on what happens to your body when you're embalmed\nAn expert on the history of why we grieve the way we do\nCaitlyn Doughty, author, Funeral Director and partner in The Order of the Good Death\nAnd many, many more.\n\n\nSee you soon\n\nVisit https://ongrief.fireside.fm/ or patreon.com/ongriefpod for more information\n\nFind us on social media at ongriefpod or https://twitter.com/ongriefpodcast","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026#39;s the one thing we\u0026#39;re not supposed to talk about.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach week on On Grief, I talk to people involved with death, the dying, or the grieving to discover what they know about death that we don\u0026#39;t.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComing this week with interviews with:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mortician on what happens to your body when you\u0026#39;re embalmed\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn expert on the history of why we grieve the way we do\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaitlyn Doughty, author, Funeral Director and partner in The Order of the Good Death\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd many, many more.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSee you soon\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVisit \u003ca href=\"https://ongrief.fireside.fm/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://ongrief.fireside.fm/\u003c/a\u003e or patreon.com/ongriefpod for more information\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFind us on social media at \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ongriefpod/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eongriefpod\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ongriefpodcast\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/ongriefpodcast\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Launching this week: On Grief: A Podcast about Death\r\n\r\nFind out more about my next 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plan that would not only pull her daughter out, but would put Keith behind bars\nWhat Catherine learned for the first time watching the trial\nAnd more...\nSpecial Guest: Catherine Oxenberg.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eCatherine Oxenberg candidly reveals details of her daughter\u0026#39;s time spent in NXIVM and assisting the FBI in bringing down NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere, who earlier this year was convicted on all counts after a jaw-dropping trial.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatherine\u0026#39;s initial objection to ESP (the training that would become NXIVM)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the \u0026#39;therapy\u0026#39; part of NXIVM\u0026#39;s training looked like\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy she eventually stopped taking classes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat happened when Catherine realized India was in over her head\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Catherine snapped into action to deliver a plan that would not only pull her daughter out, but would put Keith behind bars\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Catherine learned for the first time watching the trial\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Catherine Oxenberg.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"FEED NOW FIXED \r\nCatherine Oxenberg, author of Captive: A Mother's Crusade to Save Her Daughter from a Terrifying Cult joins me to discuss her ordeal extracting her daughter India from NXIVM and her experiences helping bring Keith Raniere to justice.","date_published":"2019-09-03T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/0891e0cb-04a4-475e-9286-6a40842106e7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30279389,"duration_in_seconds":946}]},{"id":"10003fb3-9753-461c-827a-e3b25fc85941","title":"Episode 117: De-Programming With Mia Donovan","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/117","content_text":"Mia Donovan discusses with me:\n\n\nWhat were the conditions that led to the discovery of De-Programming?\nWho was Ted Patrick?\nWhat were Ted's credentials\nTed began his career working on his own son\nWhat techniques did Ted discover?\nWhy was Ted repeatedly sued and brought up on charges?\nAnd more...\nSpecial Guest: Mia Donovan.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eMia Donovan discusses with me:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat were the conditions that led to the discovery of De-Programming?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho was Ted Patrick?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat were Ted\u0026#39;s credentials\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTed began his career working on his own son\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat techniques did Ted discover?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy was Ted repeatedly sued and brought up on charges?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Mia Donovan.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Director of Deprogrammed, Mia Donovan, joins me to talk about the Godfather of De-programming, Ted Patrick, who 'De-programmed' her step-brother when he was 14 years old. ","date_published":"2019-08-27T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/10003fb3-9753-461c-827a-e3b25fc85941.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23580756,"duration_in_seconds":982}]},{"id":"e23b90dd-5fc5-4cb9-9efe-5175f85eedf5","title":"Episode 116: Jehovah's Witnesses Part 2 with Jerry Minor","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/116","content_text":"Before Jerry Minor was a successful actor in Los Angeles, he was a boy growing up in the Jehovah's Witnesses. In this episode we discuss:\n\n\nWhat it feels like to have one parent in the Witnesses and one parent outside\nWhat kinds of pressures are put on Witness kids\nHow real the threats of the Apocalypse and Demons are\nWhat he knew about the child abuse scandals that have plagued the witnesses\nWhat he knew about Jehovah's Witnesses lobbying the government for consideration\nAnd more...\n\n\nContent warning: there is a brief mention of suicidal ideation\n\nYou can listen to Jerry's podcast hereSpecial Guest: Jerry Minor.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eBefore Jerry Minor was a successful actor in Los Angeles, he was a boy growing up in the Jehovah\u0026#39;s Witnesses. In this episode we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it feels like to have one parent in the Witnesses and one parent outside\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kinds of pressures are put on Witness kids\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow real the threats of the Apocalypse and Demons are\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat he knew about the child abuse scandals that have plagued the witnesses\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat he knew about Jehovah\u0026#39;s Witnesses lobbying the government for consideration\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContent warning: there is a brief mention of suicidal ideation\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cult-awareness-podcast/id1473344702\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eYou can listen to Jerry\u0026#39;s podcast here\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Jerry Minor.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Jerry Minor (SNL, Mr. Show, Arrested Development) joins me today to discuss his time in the witnesses and the rather unusual way he got out.","date_published":"2019-08-20T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/e23b90dd-5fc5-4cb9-9efe-5175f85eedf5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30773417,"duration_in_seconds":961}]},{"id":"dc0e6d32-4513-4cda-94ba-28533ec5ce0b","title":"Episode 115: Jehovah's Witnesses Part 1 with Dawn Wilburn-Saboe","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/115","content_text":"In this episode, guest Dawn Wilburn-Saboe explains what life was like in the witnesses, how traumatic and painful the process of disfellowshipment is, and what life is like on the other side. \n\nWe discuss:\n\n\nHow children are expected to contribute in services\nHow children are expected to live\nWhat it's like to be 'the kid who has to sit in the hall for the national anthem'\nWhat it's like to be a teen in the Witnesses\nWhat it's like to have to answer to elders for normal sexual exploration\nWhat it's like to be disfellowshipped\nAnd more...\nSpecial Guest: Dawn Wilburn-Saboe.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, guest Dawn Wilburn-Saboe explains what life was like in the witnesses, how traumatic and painful the process of disfellowshipment is, and what life is like on the other side. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow children are expected to contribute in services\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow children are expected to live\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it\u0026#39;s like to be \u0026#39;the kid who has to sit in the hall for the national anthem\u0026#39;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it\u0026#39;s like to be a teen in the Witnesses\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it\u0026#39;s like to have to answer to elders for normal sexual exploration\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it\u0026#39;s like to be disfellowshipped\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Dawn Wilburn-Saboe.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"If your only exposure to the Jehovah's Witnesses has been at your door when they've been recruiting, you might not know about the rather extreme belief system Witnesses are forced to adhere to under threat of Disfellowshipment. My guest today describes her live inside and out of the Witnesses.","date_published":"2019-08-13T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/dc0e6d32-4513-4cda-94ba-28533ec5ce0b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29727683,"duration_in_seconds":928}]},{"id":"dc7ca134-9051-4eb4-bef8-5fe0f7f47ff9","title":"Episode 114: Quiverfull with Guest Heather Doney","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/114","content_text":"In this episode, Heather Doney, raised in Quiverfull explains:\n\n\nWhat homeschooling was like for her\nThe burdens and fears of children responsible for their younger (and infant) siblings\nWhat kinds of strains are put on Quiverfull families\nHow boys and girls are raised differently\nWhy Quiverfull families eschew medicine, even when it can save a mother's life\nAnd more...\nSpecial Guest: Heather Doney.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, Heather Doney, raised in Quiverfull explains:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat homeschooling was like for her\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe burdens and fears of children responsible for their younger (and infant) siblings\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kinds of strains are put on Quiverfull families\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow boys and girls are raised differently\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Quiverfull families eschew medicine, even when it can save a mother\u0026#39;s life\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Heather Doney.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Heather Doney was raised in the Quiverfull belief system while living in New Orleans and peeking out her backyard at the sights of Mardi Gras.","date_published":"2019-08-06T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/dc7ca134-9051-4eb4-bef8-5fe0f7f47ff9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30298615,"duration_in_seconds":946}]},{"id":"e15571b8-42fa-4f76-928f-de5ea2edce2d","title":"Episode 113: Quiverfull with Guest Kathryn Joyce","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/113","content_text":"In this episode, Kathryn Joyce, author of Quiverfull: Inside The Christian Patriarchy Movement (ASIN: B0029Y76I4)\n\nDiscusses what Quivefull followers actually believe. We discuss:\n\n\nWhere is church for Quiverfull families?\nWhat is \"Home Churching?\"\nWhy is Homeschooling so important to these families?\nWhy Quiverfull families are distrustful of the government\nWhy some families live desperately close to the poverty line\nAnd more...\nSpecial Guest: Kathryn Joyce.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, Kathryn Joyce, author of \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Quiverfull-Inside-Christian-Patriarchy-Movement-ebook/dp/B0029Y76I4/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=quiverfull+kathryn+joyce\u0026qid=1564500045\u0026s=gateway\u0026sr=8-1\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eQuiverfull: Inside The Christian Patriarchy Movement\u003c/a\u003e (ASIN: B0029Y76I4)\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscusses what Quivefull followers actually believe. We discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere is church for Quiverfull families?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is \u0026quot;Home Churching?\u0026quot;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy is Homeschooling so important to these families?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Quiverfull families are distrustful of the government\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy some families live desperately close to the poverty line\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Kathryn Joyce.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Quiverfull is more than just 'the fundies next door with a lot of kids.' The world view, based heavily on Biblical Patriarchy, is a high demand lifestyle for women and girls, and that sometimes has dire consequences.","date_published":"2019-07-30T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/e15571b8-42fa-4f76-928f-de5ea2edce2d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29965084,"duration_in_seconds":936}]},{"id":"0bd3a88d-4972-4777-8cca-a222698f3e3b","title":"Episode 112: MLMs with Sasha Zazzi \u0026 Katie Young, Rachel Lloyd, and Fallon Morey","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/112","content_text":"Multi Level Marketing might seem like a harmless hobby for stay at home moms, but make no mistake: they can ruin lives. \n\nLearn how MLMs are like cults:\n\n\nThey profile people in hard spots in their lives\nThey promise an instant family\nThey control many aspects of your life\nThey will shun you if you question the leaders\nAnd more...\nSpecial Guests: Fallon Morey, Katie Young, Rachel Lloyd, and Sasha Zazzi.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eMulti Level Marketing might seem like a harmless hobby for stay at home moms, but make no mistake: they can ruin lives. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLearn how MLMs are like cults:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey profile people in hard spots in their lives\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey promise an instant family\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey control many aspects of your life\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey will shun you if you question the leaders\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guests: Fallon Morey, Katie Young, Rachel Lloyd, and Sasha Zazzi.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"\"Hey Hun, are you interested in a business opportunity?\"\r\nIf you've ever had a random message from an old friend on Facebook, this episode is for you.","date_published":"2019-07-23T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/0bd3a88d-4972-4777-8cca-a222698f3e3b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30250968,"duration_in_seconds":945}]},{"id":"28544952-f4ff-4b4a-bece-d483151cdfa1","title":"Episode 111: Cult Hopping \u0026 NXIVM Trial Update With Guest EJ Dickson","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/111","content_text":"Guest EJ Dickson, who covered the NXIVM trial for Rolling Stone joins me to discuss the details of the trial and a phenomenon known as cult hopping, which she was made aware of from some people who testified at the NXIVM trial.\n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\n\n    The lurid nature of the testimony\n    Surprises revealed in court\n    Whether key figures are still supportive of Keith\n    Whether these verdicts are precedent-setting\n    How people cult hop\n    What makes a person cult hop\n    And more...\nSpecial Guest: EJ Dickson.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eGuest EJ Dickson, who covered the NXIVM trial for Rolling Stone joins me to discuss the details of the trial and a phenomenon known as cult hopping, which she was made aware of from some people who testified at the NXIVM trial.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    The lurid nature of the testimony\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Surprises revealed in court\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Whether key figures are still supportive of Keith\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Whether these verdicts are precedent-setting\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    How people cult hop\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    What makes a person cult hop\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    And more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: EJ Dickson.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"EJ Dickson covered the NXIVM trial for Rolling Stone and discovered a phenomenon among those who leave cults: some of them move to other cults.","date_published":"2019-07-16T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/28544952-f4ff-4b4a-bece-d483151cdfa1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":95085634,"duration_in_seconds":2971}]},{"id":"eac172fb-a870-4cb0-8c52-6c0e5ef919c7","title":"Episode 110: Falun Gong With Guest Ben Hurley","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/110","content_text":"In this episode, Ben Hurley unmasks the Falun Gong and explains why it is so appealing to so many.\n\nWe discuss:\n\n\nHow a walk in the park set him on his journey\nWhat the feeling of meditation is like for him\nWhat the Falun Gong believe\nWhat kind of leader Li Hongzhi was\nHow Shen Yun is the pretty face for Falun Gong\nWhat happens when Shen Yun rolls into town\nAnd more\nSpecial Guest: Ben Hurley.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, Ben Hurley unmasks the Falun Gong and explains why it is so appealing to so many.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow a walk in the park set him on his journey\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the feeling of meditation is like for him\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the Falun Gong believe\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kind of leader Li Hongzhi was\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Shen Yun is the pretty face for Falun Gong\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat happens when Shen Yun rolls into town\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Ben Hurley.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Ben Hurley was once a devout Falun Gong practitioner who worked for the sect's media arm The Epoch Times. Find out what drew him in and why he ultimately left.","date_published":"2019-07-09T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/eac172fb-a870-4cb0-8c52-6c0e5ef919c7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24971933,"duration_in_seconds":1040}]},{"id":"27f3d14d-b8a3-4076-9cc9-ae6338e710c2","title":"Episode 109: FLDS with Guests Leona Bateman and Briell Decker Blanchart","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/109","content_text":"Leona Bateman, founder of the Creekers Foundation, and Briell Decker Blanchart, board member of the Short Creek Dream Center join me to discuss their lives in and out of FLDS, and how they're helping others transition out.\n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nWhat courtship training is like\nHow marriages in FLDS are arranged\nHow questioning couples discuss their doubts with each other\nWhat happens when you get engaged to Warren Jeffs\nHow people escape\nWhat life is like after you leave the FLDS\nAnd more...\nSpecial Guests: Briell Decker Blanchart and Leona Bateman.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eLeona Bateman, founder of the Creekers Foundation, and Briell Decker Blanchart, board member of the Short Creek Dream Center join me to discuss their lives in and out of FLDS, and how they\u0026#39;re helping others transition out.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat courtship training is like\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow marriages in FLDS are arranged\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow questioning couples discuss their doubts with each other\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat happens when you get engaged to Warren Jeffs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow people escape\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat life is like after you leave the FLDS\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guests: Briell Decker Blanchart and Leona Bateman.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Leona Bateman and Briell Decker Blanchart discuss what life is like for them out of the FLDS and how they've dedicated their lives to making the exit easier for others.","date_published":"2019-07-02T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/27f3d14d-b8a3-4076-9cc9-ae6338e710c2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33008662,"duration_in_seconds":1031}]},{"id":"bf11f14d-f778-4e40-9eb4-79a54611766f","title":"Episode 108: FLDS with Guest Brenda Nicholson","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/108","content_text":"Brenda Nicholson grew up in FLDS under Rulon Jeffs and eventually under the rule of Warren Jeffs.\n\nWhile there are many shows about FLDS, Brenda gives us her unique story and insights into the inner workings of the FLDS and how she got out. \n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\n\n    How her family got into the FLDS movement\n    What it was like being a student of Warren Jeffs\n    How marriage in FLDS works\n    How the rules were enforced\n    What happened when a new rule was introduced\n    And more...\nSpecial Guest: Brenda Nicholson.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eBrenda Nicholson grew up in FLDS under Rulon Jeffs and eventually under the rule of Warren Jeffs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile there are many shows about FLDS, Brenda gives us her unique story and insights into the inner workings of the FLDS and how she got out. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    How her family got into the FLDS movement\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    What it was like being a student of Warren Jeffs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    How marriage in FLDS works\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    How the rules were enforced\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    What happened when a new rule was introduced\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    And more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Brenda Nicholson.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Content warning: Contains discussion of suicide\r\n\r\nGuest Brenda Nicholson joins us to discuss her time in and out of FLDS","date_published":"2019-06-25T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/bf11f14d-f778-4e40-9eb4-79a54611766f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38335134,"duration_in_seconds":1197}]},{"id":"ab0039ca-7eb1-494f-92e2-df30d620db60","title":"Episode 107: Hillsong with Guests Lea Ceasrine, Rick Alan Ross, and Tanya Levin","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/107","content_text":"Guests Lea Ceasrine, Rick Alan Ross, and Tanya Levin join me to discuss Millennial Mega Church of the stars, Hillsong.\n\nIn this episode, find out:\n\n\nThe church's strict Pentecostal origins\nHow a trip to America dramatically changed the focus of the church by its founders\nHow Hillsong solicits money\nWhere the money goes\nWhat secrets are Hillsong leaders hoping will be contained within Australia's borders\nAnd more...\nSpecial Guests: Lea Ceasrine, Rick Alan Ross, and Tanya Levin.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eGuests Lea Ceasrine, Rick Alan Ross, and Tanya Levin join me to discuss Millennial Mega Church of the stars, Hillsong.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, find out:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe church\u0026#39;s strict Pentecostal origins\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow a trip to America dramatically changed the focus of the church by its founders\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Hillsong solicits money\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere the money goes\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat secrets are Hillsong leaders hoping will be contained within Australia\u0026#39;s borders\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guests: Lea Ceasrine, Rick Alan Ross, and Tanya Levin.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"You may know Hillsong for its celebrity followers, or for the Instagram presence of its tattooed preacher Carl Lentz, but what you may not know about Hillsong is it has a very chequered past.","date_published":"2019-06-18T05:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/ab0039ca-7eb1-494f-92e2-df30d620db60.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29917436,"duration_in_seconds":934}]},{"id":"3d0debb8-f9b1-4854-88b6-392f3766ca26","title":"Episode 106: Large Group Awareness Training With Guests █████, ███████, \u0026 █████","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/106","content_text":"Large Group Awareness Training is on the rise. We live in a time when decreasing religious adherence, a growing need for order and rules in one's life and a sense of complete entitlement have combined to make the allure of LGATs nearly irresistible.\n\nI spoke with 3 ex members of Large Group Awareness training students about their experiences. They explained:\n\n\nWhy anyone would tell a group of strangers about the worst day of their lives\nHow meditation, team building exercises and attack therapy combine to make people feel invincible\nHow these groups give students a sense of euphoria, then ask them to sign up for more courses\nWhat happens as you progress through the ranks at LGATs\nWhat the ultimate goal is for LGATs\nAnd more...\nSpecial Guests: Alan Smithee, Jane Doe, and Marty Flipman.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eLarge Group Awareness Training is on the rise. We live in a time when decreasing religious adherence, a growing need for order and rules in one\u0026#39;s life and a sense of complete entitlement have combined to make the allure of LGATs nearly irresistible.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI spoke with 3 ex members of Large Group Awareness training students about their experiences. They explained:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy anyone would tell a group of strangers about the worst day of their lives\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow meditation, team building exercises and attack therapy combine to make people feel invincible\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow these groups give students a sense of euphoria, then ask them to sign up for more courses\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat happens as you progress through the ranks at LGATs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the ultimate goal is for LGATs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guests: Alan Smithee, Jane Doe, and Marty Flipman.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"What is Large Group Awareness Training? It's a form of group \"therapy\" that promises it can cure almost anything going wrong in your life. It's so ubiquitous, some major corporations pay for their staff to take the courses.","date_published":"2019-06-11T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/3d0debb8-f9b1-4854-88b6-392f3766ca26.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30294017,"duration_in_seconds":1262}]},{"id":"02557071-72b9-4466-ab75-1ef802bde943","title":"Episode 105: Messianic Jews with Guest Rabbi Michael Skobac","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/105","content_text":"If you've ever wondered what Jews For Jesus or other groups in the Messianic Judaism extended universe actually believe. \n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nThe origins of Messianic Judaism\nHow Messianic Jewish groups recruit\nHow Messianic Jewish groups appropriate Jewish symbols and give them a Christian spin\nWhat Messianic Jewish groups actually believe\nIs there harm to the Jewish community?\nAnd more...\nSpecial Guest: Rabbi Michael Skobac.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIf you\u0026#39;ve ever wondered what Jews For Jesus or other groups in the Messianic Judaism extended universe actually believe. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, we discuss:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe origins of Messianic Judaism\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Messianic Jewish groups recruit\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Messianic Jewish groups appropriate Jewish symbols and give them a Christian spin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Messianic Jewish groups actually believe\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs there harm to the Jewish community?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Rabbi Michael Skobac.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Rabbi Michael Skobac from Jews for Judaism (https://jewsforjudaism.org/staff/rabbi-michael-skobac/) joins me to discuss what the heck Messianic Judaism means","date_published":"2019-06-04T09:30:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/02557071-72b9-4466-ab75-1ef802bde943.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31106948,"duration_in_seconds":971}]},{"id":"d49e381b-93bc-4964-9a20-c0bc92b1c7a6","title":"Episode 104: Aum Shinrikyo with Guest Sarah Hightower","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/104","content_text":"Content warning: Frank discussion of abuse and murder\n\nYou may vaguely remember the Tokyo Subway Sarin attack, but that's not where the Aum Shinrikyo story begins or ends. \n\nGuest Sarah Hightower explains:\n\n\nHow Shoko Asahara was an opportunist and bully from childhood\nHow Asahara was a multiple time grifter before settling on creating a cult\nThe day-to-day lives of adherents\nWhat Poa was\nWhy a failed bid to intall Aum members in Japanese Parliament spurred Asahara to pursue chemical and biological weapons\nAnd more...\nSpecial Guest: Sarah Hightower.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eContent warning: Frank discussion of abuse and murder\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou may vaguely remember the Tokyo Subway Sarin attack, but that\u0026#39;s not where the Aum Shinrikyo story begins or ends. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGuest Sarah Hightower explains:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Shoko Asahara was an opportunist and bully from childhood\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Asahara was a multiple time grifter before settling on creating a cult\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe day-to-day lives of adherents\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Poa was\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy a failed bid to intall Aum members in Japanese Parliament spurred Asahara to pursue chemical and biological weapons\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Sarah Hightower.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"The story of the Aum affair may seem like a uniquely Japanese event, but the reality is that it could have happened anywhere. Sarah Hightower joins us to explain why.","date_published":"2019-05-28T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/d49e381b-93bc-4964-9a20-c0bc92b1c7a6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31915281,"duration_in_seconds":997}]},{"id":"5d43d0c5-d0d2-4ab9-b5f4-e69c478216e4","title":"Episode 103: The Family with Guest Chris Johnston","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/103","content_text":"Content Warning:  Frank discussion of child abuse\n\nIn this episode, Chris Johnston tells us:\n\n\nWho was Anne Hamilton-Byrne?\nHow did she grow her cult out of a well-placed yoga studio?\nHow Anne took advantage of countercultre symbols like mysticism and LSD and used them to target rich conservatives\nHow Anne was able to grow her brood of children\nHow The Family evaded police and the homeschooling authorities\nWhat happened to the children of The Family?\nAnd more...\n\n\nBuy Chris' book: https://www.amazon.com/Family-shocking-true-story-notorious/dp/1925321673Special Guest: Chris Johnston.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eContent Warning:  Frank discussion of child abuse\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, Chris Johnston tells us:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho was Anne Hamilton-Byrne?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow did she grow her cult out of a well-placed yoga studio?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Anne took advantage of countercultre symbols like mysticism and LSD and used them to target rich conservatives\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Anne was able to grow her brood of children\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow The Family evaded police and the homeschooling authorities\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat happened to the children of The Family?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more...\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBuy Chris\u0026#39; book: \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Family-shocking-true-story-notorious/dp/1925321673\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.amazon.com/Family-shocking-true-story-notorious/dp/1925321673\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Chris Johnston.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"*UNLOCKED EPISODE TO COMMEMORATE ANNE HAMILTON-BYRNE'S DEATH*\r\nChris Johnston, journalist and author of the book The Family joins us to discuss this dark chapter in Australian history. ","date_published":"2019-05-21T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/5d43d0c5-d0d2-4ab9-b5f4-e69c478216e4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":96874500,"duration_in_seconds":3027}]},{"id":"1853ea99-cdfc-438b-a5f7-f7fde873061e","title":"Episode 102: NXIVM With Guest Brock Wilbur","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/102","content_text":"**A change has been made to this episode. Two sentences not materially important to the content of the episode have been removed to comply with a nastygram from a law firm representing a particularly litigious group which, while not directly referenced in the episode, are related to the group previously mentioned in this episode.  The group in question is in no way affiliated with NXIVM.\n\nWe at On Belief would like to thank the intern at the law firm for their patronage in the $5 tier.**\n\nBrock Wilbur sits down to discuss how he became aware of Keith Raniere and NXIVM and what he has uncovered so far. \n\n\nBrock discusses what it's like to worry for years you might be sued into oblivion by a cult\nBrock describes some little-known facts about the inner workings of NXIVM\nWho is Keith Raniere?\nWho is Nancy Salzman?\nWhich organizations were used as fronts for NXIVM?\nWhat does Keith Raniere's trial hold?\nSpecial Guests: Brock Wilbur and Rick Alan Ross.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e**A change has been made to this episode. Two sentences not materially important to the content of the episode have been removed to comply with a nastygram from a law firm representing a particularly litigious group which, while not directly referenced in the episode, are related to the group previously mentioned in this episode.  The group in question is in no way affiliated with NXIVM.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe at On Belief would like to thank the intern at the law firm for their patronage in the $5 tier.**\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrock Wilbur sits down to discuss how he became aware of Keith Raniere and NXIVM and what he has uncovered so far. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrock discusses what it\u0026#39;s like to worry for years you might be sued into oblivion by a cult\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrock describes some little-known facts about the inner workings of NXIVM\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho is Keith Raniere?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho is Nancy Salzman?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich organizations were used as fronts for NXIVM?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat does Keith Raniere\u0026#39;s trial hold?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guests: Brock Wilbur and Rick Alan Ross.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"UNLOCKED FULL EPISODE. \r\n\r\nContent Warning: Episode contains frank discussion of sexual and other forms of abuse.\r\n\r\nBrock Wilbur joins me to discuss when he was inadvertently recruited by a division of NXIVM and how that lead him to investigate the cult. \r\n\r\nLittle did he know what he would encounter. \r\n\r\nBrock discusses his unique insights into the trial of Keith Raniere.\r\n\r\n","date_published":"2019-05-14T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/1853ea99-cdfc-438b-a5f7-f7fde873061e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":86495317,"duration_in_seconds":3603}]},{"id":"35b73638-eb38-4041-b2b3-b446ce9cca50","title":"Episode 101: What IS a Cult? An Interview with Rick Alan Ross of the Cult Education Institute","url":"https://onbelief.fireside.fm/101","content_text":"We delve into the mechanics of cults: \n\n\nWhat are the specific warning signs of cults?\nHow do you know if your yoga class is a front for a cult?\nWhat does cult recruitment look like now vs other points in history?\nWhich groups are the greatest threat to the most people today?\n\n\nThis week's episode is an interview with cult expert Rick Alan Ross of the Cult Education Institute. http://culteducation.com/\n\nMore in-depth notes and links for this episode are available at http://onbelief.comSpecial Guest: Rick Alan Ross.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWe delve into the mechanics of cults: \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat are the specific warning signs of cults?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do you know if your yoga class is a front for a cult?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat does cult recruitment look like now vs other points in history?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhich groups are the greatest threat to the most people today?\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis week\u0026#39;s episode is an interview with cult expert Rick Alan Ross of the Cult Education Institute. \u003ca href=\"http://culteducation.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttp://culteducation.com/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMore in-depth notes and links for this episode are available at \u003ca href=\"http://onbelief.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttp://onbelief.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guest: Rick Alan Ross.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"In the first episode, Rick Alan Ross explains what cults are, how leaders entice and ensnare folks, what the profile is of a person who is susceptible to cults, and how friends and family can help those affected by harmful groups.","date_published":"2019-04-19T14:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/807fa736-51a6-477e-a827-d06def8b52e5/35b73638-eb38-4041-b2b3-b446ce9cca50.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24639447,"duration_in_seconds":769}]}]}