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Junk FilterTEASER - 188: Teri Garr: A 21-Gun Salute (with Karen Geier)Access this entire 94-minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/188-teri-garr-21-116729215
The writer and content strategist Karen Geier returns for a show to mark the passing of the great Teri Garr, a gifted and influential comic actress and pop cultural icon who worked with everyone from Elvis Presley, Cher and Jack Nicholson to Spielberg, Scorsese and Coppola.
We discuss a cross-section of highlights from her body of wo...2024-11-2604 minJunk FilterTEASER - 172: American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, Part 2 (with Karen Geier)Access this entire 93 minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows) by becoming a Junk Filter patron for only $5.00 (US) a month! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/172-american-v-o-107059565
In the second half of our discussion about the 2016 FX miniseries American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, Karen Geier and I dig into more of the great performances including Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark, Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden, and Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran, and talk about some of the other highlights of...2024-06-3005 minJunk Filter171: American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, Part 1 (with Karen Geier)With the recent death of O.J. Simpson and this month’s 30th anniversary of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, the writer and content strategist Karen Geier returns for a look at the other great O.J. tv epic of 2016, Ryan Murphy’s 10 part series American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson:
On part one of our discussion we discuss the cottage industry of content that surrounded the Simpson trial, and how Murphy rose to the occasion in this series by approaching this story as history, tragedy and camp, infusing soap oper...2024-06-281h 29Junk FilterTEASER - 155: O.J.: Made in America - Part 2 (with Karen Geier)Access this entire 107 minute episode (and additional monthly bonus shows every month) by becoming a Junk Filter patron! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/155-o-j-made-in-95579279
In the second part of our salute to Ezra Edelman’s 2016 documentary O.J.: Made in America, Karen Geier and I discuss the back half of the film; from the beginning of the criminal trial, to the ways the prosecution messed up their argument and allowed the “Dream Team” to successfully change the subject of the case to the racist conduct of the LA...2023-12-3104 minJunk Filter154: O.J.: Made in America - Part 1 (with Karen Geier)The writer and content strategist Karen Geier returns for a deep dive into Ezra Edelman’s Oscar-winning documentary from 2016, O.J.: Made in America, made for ESPN’s film unit ’30 for 30’ but released in theatres (the Academy changed the rules for the Documentary category after this 5 part docuseries won).
This episode covers the first half of this fantastic 467 minute documentary, from O.J.’s origins as a superstar athlete and celebrity pitchman, his stormy marriage to Nicole that led to her vicious murder and the manhunt once he became the prime suspect. But this story takes place against th...2023-12-261h 47Junk Filter144: Big Love for Pee-wee (with Karen Geier)The writer and content strategist Karen Geier returns to the pod to say farewell to Paul Reubens and his iconic Pee-wee Herman character.
Reubens created the Pee-wee character in the mid 1970s as part of the LA improv troupe The Groundlings, in a cohort that included Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks. A failed attempt to join the cast of SNL in 1980 doubled his resolve to be successful; he took his Pee-wee Herman show from cult status on stage to a smash-hit movie for Warner Bros. (the feature debut of director Tim Burton) and then to Saturday morning...2023-08-141h 25Junk Filter124: Raquel Welch and Myra Breckinridge (with Karen Geier)Toronto-based writer and content strategist Karen Geier returns to the show to discuss the late screen goddess Raquel Welch and her greatest role as a trans woman out to destroy the Hollywood patriarchy in the 1970 film version of Gore Vidal’s controversial best-selling novel Myra Breckinridge, produced on a high budget by 20th Century Fox in the early days of the new X rating.
Long considered one of the worst movies ever made, Karen and I mount a defense of Myra Breckinridge as a ruthless satire of Hollywood that is intentionally distasteful and accidentally based in terms of...2023-02-281h 26
Street Fight RadioStreet Fight with Karen GeierWe have Karen Geier on this episode!
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Street Figh...2022-10-271h 12Street Fight RadioStreet Fight with Karen GeierWe have Karen Geier on this episode!
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Junk Filter92: Serial Mom (with Karen Geier)Toronto-based writer and content strategist Karen Geier returns to the show for a discussion of John Waters and his 1994 “true crime” comedy Serial Mom, starring Kathleen Turner as a suburban Baltimore housewife who is eventually discovered to be a serial killer and becomes a tabloid sensation during her criminal trial. The remarkable thing about this film is it was released mere weeks before the O.J. Simpson murders and Waters strangely anticipated the cultural issues brought up by this case: the American obsession with crime and celebrity.
Karen and I discuss the film and some adjacent current topi...2022-06-201h 46
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsNeurodiversity and CultsIn this episode, we discuss:
Why she found herself in a high demand group
How she felt targeted racially and because she was neurodivergent
How decision making played into why she stayed
What it was like to go from one group to another
And more...
Priscilla's website: https://whova.com/web/icsaa_202207/
The ICSA website: https://www.icsahome.com/Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2022-02-221h 02
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsUnification ChurchIn this episode, we discuss:
The basic beliefs of the Unification Church
What it's like for kids
What are the rules, and are they different by gender?
What is the companion book to the Bible that the Unification Church uses?
What are the political beliefs of the church?
And more...
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On Belief: A Podcast About CultsCult City ToursIn this episode, we discuss:
How much real estate the church owns in Clearwater
What the Scientologists do there
What happens when David Miscavige comes to town
The influence the church has over local politics
What happens when they get heckled
And more...
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On Belief: A Podcast About CultsMatthew RemskiMatthew shares his wealth of knowledge in this week's episode and we discuss what the heck "Conspirituality" is.
Find Matthew's podcast here: https://conspirituality.net/
And Matthew's website here: http://matthewremski.com/wordpress/Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2021-06-2117 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsJanja LalichSupport On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2021-04-1214 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsBikram YogaIn this episode, we discuss:
What drew her to yoga
What it costs to do the 2 month intensive
What happens at the 2 month intensive
Why vegans began to eat burgers
Why white instructors spoke in put-on "Indian" accents
And more...
Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2021-03-0414 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsThe Salvation ArmyIn this episode, we discuss:
What are the core beliefs of the Salvation Army?
Is it really organized like a Military?
What are services like for kids?
What is the leadership path like?
What kinds of ceremonies are there?
Where does the Bell Ringer money go?
What's the Salvation Army stance on the LGBTQ+ community?
And more...
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On Belief: A Podcast About CultsGrowing up LDSIn this episode, we discuss:
What kinds of demands are put on children in the church from an early age
How activities were sex segregated
What rules her parents followed
What happens to children of divorce in the LDS church
What it's like to go to BYU
What it's like to question at BYU
All about the honor code
And more...
For more about The Modesty Talks, visit: https://themodestytalks.com/Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2021-01-2818 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsJehovahs Witnesses and Growing UpMy guest joins me to discuss:
Being born into the Witnesses
What Jehovah's Witnesses believe about parenting
What her mother believed about parenting
What an average week looks like for a Jehovah's Witness kid
What happens when your mom is disfellowshipped
And more...
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On Belief: A Podcast About CultsChurch of ChristIn this episode, we discuss:
How the Church of Christ differs from 'mainstream' Christianity
How her parents, wanting her to have some religious education, inadvertently changed her trajectory in life
What the main teachings of the church are
What happens when you have a chastity doctrine at a highschool with boarders
What the church camp experience is life
And more...
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On Belief: A Podcast About CultsConspiracy TheoriesSubscribe to Right Richter here: https://tinyletter.com/rightrichter
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Will 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.
In this episode, we discuss:
What is the genesis of Pizzagate?
Why did people believe and amplify Pizzagate?
Why didn't Pizzagate end when Comet Pizza was shot up?
What is QAnon?
How do people get progressively deeper into QAnon?
What are the societal impacts of collective...2020-10-1417 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsThe Human Potential MovementIn this episode we discuss:
What was Esalen?
How did the Human Potential Movement begin?
What made the Human Potential Movement so appealing?
Which groups sprung out of that movement?
Which forms of untested therapy became popular from the movement?
And more...
Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-09-1517 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsGender Critical MovementIn this episode, we discuss:
What is the Gender Critical movement?
What are the fundamental beliefs vs what they claim the beliefs are?
Where did my guest find out about Gender Criticism?
Are most of the leaders of the Gender Critical movement trans?
Who are the celebrities who are involved in this movement?
Why the 'science' Gender Critical people cite is erroneous
And more...
Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-08-2615 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsMen's Rights ActivistsIn this episode, we discuss:
How someone finds MRAs online
Where the most active members hang out
What kind of moderation MRA forums have
Can you see people being radicalized in real time?
What drove my guest deeper
What family members and women told my guest when they were involved
When they started to question their views
And more...
Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-08-0516 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsIndependent Fundamental BaptistsOn this episode, we discuss:
What it's like growing up with a fire and brimstone church at the center of your life
What kinds of topics were taught in Sunday school
Evangelical home schooling
What a child understands about a sermon on homosexuality
What Bible camp is like
Why Bible College doesn't always make pastors
And more...
Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-07-2117 min
49th Parahell82: Libentology (with Karen Geier)Karen Geier makes her long-awaited return to the show to break down Trudeau's latest corruption scandal and explain a little about the bizarre cult-like WE charity at the centre of it. I also ask the question that was on a lot of people's minds yesterday: Why do we have monuments to Nazi war criminals in Canada? support the show on patreon: http://patreon.com/49thParahell merch: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/official49thparahell?ref_id=122422020-07-181h 30
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsZendik FarmIn this episode we discuss:
What is an intentional community?
What made Helen decide to join Zendik?
What was it like moving in?
What are the major beliefs of the group?
What was the Zendik approach to sex and dating?
How did the Farm make money?
What was the group's approach to working through trauma?
And more...Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-06-0916 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsThe Inner MatrixGuest Katie Mount joins me to discuss her time both studying The Inner Matrix and joining the company, working for its founder.
In this episode, we discuss:
What brought her to study The Inner Matrix
What you study in their courses
Why she decided to join the organization
What she gave up to work for Joey Klein
Whether the office lived by the principles it espoused
Why some women in the office were treated differently than others
How she connected with other defectors on the other side
And more.Support On Belief: A...2020-06-0317 min
On Belief: A Podcast About Cults60s Political CultsIn this episode, we explore 3 political cults: The Weather Underground, Ayn Rand's Determinists and The JOhn Birch SocietySupport On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-05-2619 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsConversion TherapyIn this episode, we discuss:
How Matt got involved in a Facebook group that 'supported' men who wanted to overcome Same Sex Attraction
How groups recruit vulnerable men to join bootcamps
What happens at bootcamps that promise to help you 'pray the gay away'
What kinds of activities and 'therapy' happen at Conversion Therapy bootcamp
Why he sat in a room staring at a candle
Whether Conversion Therapy works
What the risks of Conversion Therapy are
And more...
Matt's Article: https://www.dailyxtra.com/lgbtq2-conversion-therapy-168786
Matt's Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/mattash89
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On Belief: A Podcast About CultsThe Troubled Teen IndustryIn this episode, we discuss:
What kinds of kids get sent to these institutions
What kinds of rules are there at these places
What kinds of punishments happen
How everyone is turned into a snitch
What kinds of regulations govern these places
What recourse kids have if sent there
And much more
Links from this episode:
Troubled Podcast
Troubled podcast on social media: @talktroubled
2007 Congressional Hearing on Child Neglect & Abuse in Residential Homes
2008 Congressional Hearing on Child Abuse & Deceptive Marketing by Residential Programs for Teens (incl GAO findings...2020-04-0717 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsRobert KellyWARNING This episode contains frank discussion of emotional, physical and sexual abuse of minors
In this episode, we discuss:
How Jim became aware of the initial allegations against R Kelly
How R Kelly targeted his victims
How R Kelly controlled his victims
What we know about his co-conspirators
Does R Kelly know he's an abuser?
How "The Settlement Factory" kept R Kelly abusing people for years
And more...
Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-03-2415 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathWidowsIn this episode, we discuss:
How young widows are treated differently than older widows
What strange things people say to you when you're a widow
How people often try to burnish a dead spouse instead of being realistic about their lives
What taboos there are around dating again
How being a young widow changes how you parent
And more.
Lost and Found can be found on the web: https://lostandfoundto.com/ and on instagram: @lostandfoundto2020-03-1917 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsActs 29: Part 2In this episode, we discuss:
Why Dana quickly learned it's not ok to question things
What happened when Dana chose a bible passage to discuss in group
What happened to a friend of hers who was asked to leave
What was the final straw for her
What she learned about the group after leaving
What life is like outside of the organization
And more...
Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-03-1718 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsActs 29: Part 1Dana 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.
In this episode, we discuss:
What is Neo-Calvinism?
What does Acts 29 believe?
What is the Acts 29 lifestyle like?
What happens in study groups?
What made her begin to question her committment?
And more...
Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-03-1017 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsToxic WorkplacesIn this episode, we discuss:
Some of the unusual requests made of him in the interview
How forcing candidates to work for free set up a culture of precarcity
What happened when he negotiated his salary
What illegal thing he was asked to do
The strange veneration of the group's leader
And more...
Follow Jordan at @jordanuhl on twitter or join his podcast at theinsurgents.substack.comSupport On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-02-2615 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsISKCON (Hare Krishnas) Part 2In Part 2, We discuss:
What it's like to leave a group and a marriage at the same time
Leaving a group when you're not legally free to work inthe country where you live
How having a son made Eric re-evaluate his experiences
When he knew it was time to leave
How he got out
What he did once he was out
And more...
Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-02-1918 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsISKCON (Hare Krishnas)Eric joins me to discuss:
How his family beng involved in an LGAT might have primed him to join ISKCON later in life
What the belief system of ISKCON is
How restrictive the lifestyle can be
Why ISKCON is full of contradictions of practice vs doctrine
How love and marriage are handled
What the Devotee-Guru relationship looks like
And more...
Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-02-1116 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsThe LDS Church Part 2In this episode, we discuss:
The ways in which the Church operates like Scientology
The pressure put on women
What makes Mormon marriages perilous
What sealing is
Why if you're sealed to a man, you had better hope you die first
And more...
Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-02-0415 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathComplex Grief with Lindsay Joy TaylorIn this episode, we discuss:
Traumatic loss as an infant
What people say to children when they lose parents
The perils of being high functioning while grieving
When she knew she needed therapy
How to navigate therapy when your memories are scant
How she turned her pain into a new career
And more...
2020-01-3016 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsThe LDS ChurchIn this episode, Marie and I discuss:
What do Mormons actually believe?
What are the expectations put on every member of a Mormon Family?
How are Mormon sons and Mormon daughters raised differently?
What does courtship look like in the church?
What does the church actually teach about homosexuality?
What is life like for women at BYU?
And much more...
Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-01-2816 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathEquine LearningIn this episode, we discuss:
The neuroscience of why we bond with horses
Why Gail decided to change her life to work with horses
What the primary benefits of Equine Learning are
Who is an ideal candidate for Equine Learning
What types of activities comprise Equine Learning
What horses can teach us about grief
And more...
2020-01-2318 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsNarcissists with W. Keith CampbellIn this episode, we discuss:
What preconditions cause Narcissism
How to tell if you're dealing with a Narcissist
Narcissists in the workplace
Narcisissts in relationships
Narcissists as parents
What makes Narcissists the perfect Cult leaders
How to protect yourself from Narcissists
And more...
Visit http://wkeithcampbell.com for more infoSupport On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-01-2116 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsGlynn Washington on Heaven's GateGlynn Washington and I discuss:
Why he wanted to revisit Heaven's Gate
Why there are people who are sad they missed their chance to join the departed
What chilled him to his bone in the interview process
What it was like for him growing up in a cult
What it's like for an African American man to be in a cult with White Supremacist doctrine
What it was like to leave his cult
What he learned in covering Heaven's Gate decades later
And more...
Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-01-1414 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathLaurie KilmartinLaurie Kilmartin joins me to discuss her experiences with hospice and the death of her father.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why she decided to write jokes about her dead dad
How her family reacted to her making jokes about the aburdity of death
What you should make sure you do with your relatives while they're still alive
What to do when you're drowning in a dead person's stuff
What it's like watching the Oscars with your dead dad
And more...
2020-01-0916 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsXXXXXXXThe 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.
The problem is, LGATs have always been pure moneymaking operations with no credible therapeutic basis.
In this episode, Kate and I discuss:
How she got involved with XXXXXXX
What actually happens inside the seminars, day by day
Why people were sobbing in the bathrooms
Why the seminar tells you to call and make amends with relatives, even if they abused you.
What happened...2020-01-0715 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsSoka Gakkai International with Juana Castanheira PART TWOJuana Castanheira, our survivor of SGI contacted me after her episode to ask to further articulate what processing out of a cult looks like.
In this episode, we discuss:
The shame and guilt of leaving
What happened when she tried to resign from her leadership position at SGI
Why she later worked again for SGI
Her experiences with MLMs
Her experiences with Transcendental Meditation and her sister being in the group
And much more...
Special Guest: Juana Castanheira.Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2020-01-0115 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathSuicideIn this episode we discuss:
Does everyone have suicidal ideation?
How do you know whether you're having a fleeting thought of suicide or it's something more
How to be a supportive family member, friend, partner to a person who is suffering suicidal ideation
What can you do if you're a family member, friend, partner and you're concerned for a person suffering from suicidal ideation
When is hospitalization recommended?
Should you try to place an involuntary hold on a person who is suffering?
And more...
2019-12-1918 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsJon AtackIn this episode, Jon Atack and I discuss:
How he got involved in Scientology
What training Scientologists get on recruitment
Why we don't train kids how to spot predators, narcissists, and psychopaths
What we should be teaching children
Why it seems like more people are joining cults
And more...
Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2019-12-1721 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathDeath DoulaIn this episode, we discuss:
What does a Death Doula Do?
What kinds of things can you ask a Death Doula for?
How Death Doulas can help facilitate better communication around death
What Death Doulas DON'T DO
When you should engage a Death Doula
How can you become a Death Doula
And much more....
2019-12-1217 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsOvercoming Cult Trauma With PsychedelicsChelsea Lockwood, author of this Medium Piece Joins me to discuss her time in the Jehovah's Witnesses, leaving, and healing through Ayahuasca ceremonies.
In this episode, we discuss:
How aware children are made of the apocalyptic nature of the Jehovah's Witness beliefs
Corporal punishment in the Jehovah's Witnesses
What types of abuse she was privy to while a member
What it's like to be a child with extreme panic attacks
How she discovered Ayahuasca
What psychedelics have taught her about her life experiences
And much more...
Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2019-12-1015 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathFunerary TraditionsIn this episode we discuss:
The history of the Jewish Funeral in America
What happens from the time a Jewish person dies to the funeral
What makes Jewish funerals different from Protestant funerals
What happens at the unveiling
Why Muslim bodies are prepared by volunteers
What happens in the preparation of Muslims for burial
What prayers are said at a funeral
Why there are no Quran passages on Islamic headstones
What is the history of the Jazz Funeral?
What to expect from the parade to the Repast
How did black communities band together to ensure their members received...2019-12-0517 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsAbusive Relationships with Donna AndersonIn this episode, we discuss:
How to identify a problematic partner
How sociopaths target and manipulate partners
Why love bombing is important to both cults and abusive partners
Whether we're as good at identifying liars as we thing
The similarities between cult leader behaviours and abusive partner behaviours
How to get out of a bad relationship
And more...
Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2019-12-0316 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsNew Kadampa TraditionDr 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.
In this episode, we discuss:
Who is (Was?) Kelsang Gyatso
The differences between New Kadampa Tradition and mainline Buddhism
The hypocritical belief system
What it's like to live on site
Why some say NKT encourages sadistic behaviour
How NKT is like NXIVM and Scientology
And more...
Special Guest: Dr. Michelle Haslam.Support On Belief: A Podcast...2019-11-2616 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathEMDR with Dr. Roger SolomonWhat is EMDR? In this episode, we discuss:
The science behind this treatment
Who can benefit from it
Who is precluded from doing it
What the phases of the treatment are
What happens in a session
What kind of results can people expect?
And more...
https://www.emdr.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl9GoXIzBzQ2019-11-2117 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsThe WorkIn this episode we discuss:
How the group was not prepared for kids attending outside schools
What kind of weekly schedule the members had
How the group handled questions about the doctrine
How Brother Julius disciplined followers
How the group was at the mercy of Brother Julius' whims
How Sarah got through it with the help of parties and teenage rebellion
And more...
Special Guest: Sarah Ficca.Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2019-11-1916 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathPet Grief Part TwoIn this episode we discuss:
Different kinds of Pet Loss and why each has unique challenges
Do pets miss their owners in a divorce?
What can you do to actively move your grief forward
Why our bond with service animals complicates grief
Am I crazy for throwing a pet funeral?
And much more...
Special Guest: Adam Clark.2019-11-1415 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsTony OrtegaTony 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:
Why the Scientology/Nation of Islam alliance isn't so unusual
What kinds of retaliations the Church has made against him and those closest to him
What we know about the FBI's Trafficking case against the Church
Why the media was reticent to report on the Danny Masterson allegations
Are there still people in "The Hole?"
Where is Shelly Miscavige?
And much more...
Special Guest: Tony Ortega.Support On...2019-11-1220 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathPet Grief Part OneWendy Van De Poll, Certified End of Life and Pet Loss Grief Coach and Bestselling Author, joins me to discuss the tough topic of Pet Grief.
In this episode, we discuss:
How to mentally prepare for losing a pet
Should you be present when your pet is euthanized
Why we still trivialize pet loss grief
Should you get a new pet right away?
Should you throw away all the items from your deceased pet?
How to talk to kids about Pet Grief
And much more...
2019-11-0717 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsTranscendental Meditation (TM)Aryeh Siegel was a member of Transcendental Meditation in the 1970s and early 1980s. In this episode, we discuss:
Why TM hides its religious origins
Why TM fought in court to not have a translation of the Puja made public
What the science is on the TM technique
How TM leverages celebrities, including Tom Hanks, Jerry Seinfeld, Oprah, and Ellen.
Why TM is making a big push for schools in low income districts
Whether you can be physically harmed doing TM
And much more...
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Movie- David Wants To FlySpecial...2019-11-0515 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathThe Right to Die With Exit International's Philip NitschkeWhile most of us respect that the terminally ill or very old might want to exercise their right to die, not many have come around on the idea that any adult with mental capacity should have the right to end their life on their own terms.
Philip Nitschke joins me to explain why Exit International provides information and works to move legislation past a medicalized model to bring this crucial right to more people.
In this episode, we discuss:
Societal taboos around this topic
The interest by the general public in understanding this right
What are...2019-10-3116 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsSteve HassanSteven 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.
Steve joins me for an hour to discuss:
How the CIA went about trying to build a Manchurian Candidate in the 1960s
How Trump's parental ties and upbringing made him into an ideal person to lead a cult
How Trump found...2019-10-2959 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathChild GriefIn this episode, we discuss:
How to prepare children if someone they know is going to die soon
How to help children understand what death is before it happens in the family
How to recognize normal child grief patterns
When to know if a child's grief is more complicated
How do other factors (such as the media, divorce, or animal deaths) complicate child grief
What to never say to children who are grieving
And much more...
Special Guest: Andrea Warnick.2019-10-2417 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsTara YogaMy guest Guy joins me to tell me his insider knowledge of a group called Tara Yoga, which last year became the subject of a Guardian investigation into their Asia-based Ashrams where multiple allegations of rape surfaced.
Guy and I discuss:
How he became aware of the classes
How he found a community
How his community tried to start a study group and was rebuked
How Tara profits off of non consensual pornography
What happens at Tara's retreats
Why the Ashrams had masage parlors
And more...2019-10-2200 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathCaitlin DoughtyCaitlin Doughty answers questions from kids and myself alike. We discuss:
What are the legalities of cannibalism?
Will animals dig up my body if I'm not buried deeply enough?
Can you be cremated on a funeral pyre in America?
Can you still be buried alive?
And many more...
Special Guest: Caitlin Doughty.2019-10-1717 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsSoka Gakkai International with Juana CastanheiraThis week, former member of Soka Gakkai International, Juana Castanheira, joins me to talk about her time in the group.
We discuss:
How she and her brother were recruited
How she knew she was all in
What is the significance of the 'scroll?'
What demands were put on her as she rose through the ranks
Why she never once complained
When she decided to leave
And more...
Special Guest: Juana Castanheira.Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2019-10-151h 05
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathAdam Cayton-HollandCONTENT WARNING: EPISODE CONTAINS FRANK DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE.
In this episode, Adam Cayton-Holland talks about the death by suicide of his younger sister right when his career was about to take off.
In this episode, we discuss:
What his family was like
How his sister Lydia's mental health changed
What the family did to intervene with Lydia
How Adam's grief manifested
What Adam learned about his family's grief
What kind of therapy worked for him
And more...
Special Guest: Adam Cayton-Holland.2019-10-1047 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsOneTaste With Ellen Huet and Ruwan MeepagalaEllen 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.
Ruwan Meepagala joins me to discuss his time in the organization.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why women wanted to join OneTaste
Why the group deliberately marketed their courses to Silicon Valley
What Orgasmic Meditation is
What drew participants to work for the organization
What kinds of Quid Pro Quo were encouraged in the office
How consent lines were blurred for many
...2019-10-0815 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathHistory of GriefBrandy Schillace and I discuss:
What we know about grief from what's available in recorded history
What the Reformation did that changed the way we view the dead
How the Victorians turned even death into a commercial endeavour and an opportunity for class markers
How the traditional American way of mourning came to be
What social media is doing to shape our way of grieving
And more...
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Buy Death's Summer Coat hereSpecial Guest: Brandy Schillace.2019-10-0316 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsMunchausen By Proxy With Dr. Marc Feldman and Judy TienkenIn this episode, we explore Munchausen By Proxy, a disease that, while not fully understood by doctors, is having a pop culture moment.
Dr. 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.
In this episode, we discuss:
The profile of a Munchausen By Proxy perpetrator
Whether perpetrators know they're abusing their children
What the prognosis is for helping victims of a Munchausen By Proxy perpetrator
What...2019-10-0114 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathMorticianMortician and Funeral Director Erin Bodishbaugh explains what being a mortician is like.
In this episode, we discuss:
What kinds of people become morticians
Why mortician school weeds out the goths
What an average day at work is like
What are the misconceptions about dead bodies
What surprises they've had on the job
Everything you've ever been curious about with cremation
What requests they've had to turn down
What the best eulogy they've ever witnessed was like
And more...
Special Guest: Erin Bodishbaugh.2019-09-261h 05
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsCult Therapy with Rachel BernsteinIn this episode Rachel Bernstein lifts the veil on what Cult Therapy is about.
We discuss:
What types of services cult therapists provide
Why she must observe subtle cues from her patients
What families can do to cope with waiting for family members to leave
How to be a supportive family member when a loved one does leave a cult
What the unique challenges are for cult survivors
How to access resources if you need a cult counsellor
And more...
Visit Rachel Bernstein's website
Find out more about the IndoctriNation podcast...2019-09-2415 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsCross Post: Hear the first episode of On Grief: a Podcast about Death Free NowPlease note: this episode is not intended to endorse the use of substances that are illegal.
In 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.
I 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.
...2019-09-1951 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsHate Groups with David NeiwertDavid Neiwert joins me to discuss White Supremacist Hate Groups and how their recruitment, control, and proliferation are cult-like. In this episode, we discuss:
How easy it is to recruit people with the internet
Why White Supremacists go for young people
How White Supremacist ideas spread
Why your child could be getting radicalized when they play games online
What the threat level of White Supremacist terror is
Whether White Supremacist terror can be contained
The role the mainstream media and law enforcement have in spreading White Supremacist ideas
How to get a loved one out of these groups
...2019-09-1756 min
On Belief: A Podcast About Cults***SPECIAL TEASER FOR ON GRIEF: A PODCAST ABOUT DEATH***It's the one thing we're not supposed to talk about.
Each 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.
Coming this week with interviews with:
A mortician on what happens to your body when you're embalmed
An expert on the history of why we grieve the way we do
Caitlyn Doughty, author, Funeral Director and partner in The Order of the Good Death
And many, many more.
See you soon
Visit https://ongrief...2019-09-1701 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsCatherine Oxenberg on Cults and FamiliesCatherine Oxenberg candidly reveals details of her daughter'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.
In this episode, we discuss:
Catherine's initial objection to ESP (the training that would become NXIVM)
What the 'therapy' part of NXIVM's training looked like
Why she eventually stopped taking classes
What happened when Catherine realized India was in over her head
How Catherine snapped into action to deliver a plan that would not only pull her daughter out...2019-09-0315 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsDe-Programming With Mia DonovanMia Donovan discusses with me:
What were the conditions that led to the discovery of De-Programming?
Who was Ted Patrick?
What were Ted's credentials
Ted began his career working on his own son
What techniques did Ted discover?
Why was Ted repeatedly sued and brought up on charges?
And more...
Special Guest: Mia Donovan.Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2019-08-2716 min
On Grief: A Podcast about DeathI DiePlease note: this episode is not intended to endorse the use of substances that are illegal.
In 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.
I 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.
...2019-08-2351 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsJehovah's Witnesses Part 2 with Jerry MinorBefore 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:
What it feels like to have one parent in the Witnesses and one parent outside
What kinds of pressures are put on Witness kids
How real the threats of the Apocalypse and Demons are
What he knew about the child abuse scandals that have plagued the witnesses
What he knew about Jehovah's Witnesses lobbying the government for consideration
And more...
Content warning: there is a brief mention of suicidal ideation
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On Belief: A Podcast About CultsJehovah's Witnesses Part 1 with Dawn Wilburn-SaboeIn 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.
We discuss:
How children are expected to contribute in services
How children are expected to live
What it's like to be 'the kid who has to sit in the hall for the national anthem'
What it's like to be a teen in the Witnesses
What it's like to have to answer to elders for normal sexual exploration
What it's like to be disfellowshipped
And...2019-08-1315 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsQuiverfull with Guest Heather DoneyIn this episode, Heather Doney, raised in Quiverfull explains:
What homeschooling was like for her
The burdens and fears of children responsible for their younger (and infant) siblings
What kinds of strains are put on Quiverfull families
How boys and girls are raised differently
Why Quiverfull families eschew medicine, even when it can save a mother's life
And more...
Special Guest: Heather Doney.Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2019-08-0615 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsQuiverfull with Guest Kathryn JoyceIn this episode, Kathryn Joyce, author of Quiverfull: Inside The Christian Patriarchy Movement (ASIN: B0029Y76I4)
Discusses what Quivefull followers actually believe. We discuss:
Where is church for Quiverfull families?
What is "Home Churching?"
Why is Homeschooling so important to these families?
Why Quiverfull families are distrustful of the government
Why some families live desperately close to the poverty line
And more...
Special Guest: Kathryn Joyce.Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2019-07-3015 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsMLMs with Sasha Zazzi & Katie Young, Rachel Lloyd, and Fallon MoreyMulti Level Marketing might seem like a harmless hobby for stay at home moms, but make no mistake: they can ruin lives.
Learn how MLMs are like cults:
They profile people in hard spots in their lives
They promise an instant family
They control many aspects of your life
They will shun you if you question the leaders
And more...
Special Guests: Fallon Morey, Katie Young, Rachel Lloyd, and Sasha Zazzi.Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2019-07-2315 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsCult Hopping & NXIVM Trial Update With Guest EJ DicksonGuest 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.
In this episode, we discuss:
The lurid nature of the testimony
Surprises revealed in court
Whether key figures are still supportive of Keith
Whether these verdicts are precedent-setting
How people cult hop
What makes a person cult hop
And more...
Special Guest: EJ Dickson.Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2019-07-1649 min
Blocked PartyKaren Geier v. Ed KrassensteinKaren Geier (writer, On Belief podcast) proves to be a dream guest as she's blocked by a long-time nemesis of the podcast, Ed Krassenstein, who follows up blocking her with a weird series of emails that do nothing to dispel the Krassenbrothers' creepy vibe. The Blocked Boys also get their shots in on Candy Crush: The Game Show, Chuck Wendig's horrible tweet, video game documentaries, the U.S. Women's Soccer team, and we end the show with the most Canadian Top 3 yet.If you want to spend your Candy Crush money on something more worthwhile, why not...2019-07-151h 20
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsFalun Gong With Guest Ben HurleyIn this episode, Ben Hurley unmasks the Falun Gong and explains why it is so appealing to so many.
We discuss:
How a walk in the park set him on his journey
What the feeling of meditation is like for him
What the Falun Gong believe
What kind of leader Li Hongzhi was
How Shen Yun is the pretty face for Falun Gong
What happens when Shen Yun rolls into town
And more
Special Guest: Ben Hurley.Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2019-07-0917 min
49th ParahellConcrete Crisis (with Karen Geier)It's been yet another week of terrible, mind-numbing discourse, so three-time guest Karen Geier returns to the show to help me break down Portland's Ngo Go Zone, the Patriot Prayer rally, concrete milkshakes, right wing disinformation and much more. Support the show on Patreon: http://patreon.com/49thParahell2019-07-051h 25
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsFLDS with Guests Leona Bateman and Briell Decker BlanchartLeona 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.
In this episode, we discuss:
What courtship training is like
How marriages in FLDS are arranged
How questioning couples discuss their doubts with each other
What happens when you get engaged to Warren Jeffs
How people escape
What life is like after you leave the FLDS
And more...
Special Guests: Briell Decker Blanchart and Leona Bateman....2019-07-0217 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsFLDS with Guest Brenda NicholsonBrenda Nicholson grew up in FLDS under Rulon Jeffs and eventually under the rule of Warren Jeffs.
While 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.
In this episode, we discuss:
How her family got into the FLDS movement
What it was like being a student of Warren Jeffs
How marriage in FLDS works
How the rules were enforced
What happened when a new rule was introduced
And more...
Special Guest: Brenda Nicholson....2019-06-2519 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsHillsong with Guests Lea Ceasrine, Rick Alan Ross, and Tanya LevinGuests Lea Ceasrine, Rick Alan Ross, and Tanya Levin join me to discuss Millennial Mega Church of the stars, Hillsong.
In this episode, find out:
The church's strict Pentecostal origins
How a trip to America dramatically changed the focus of the church by its founders
How Hillsong solicits money
Where the money goes
What secrets are Hillsong leaders hoping will be contained within Australia's borders
And more...
Special Guests: Lea Ceasrine, Rick Alan Ross, and Tanya Levin.Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2019-06-1815 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsLarge Group Awareness Training With Guests █████, ███████, & █████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.
I spoke with 3 ex members of Large Group Awareness training students about their experiences. They explained:
Why anyone would tell a group of strangers about the worst day of their lives
How meditation, team building exercises and attack therapy combine to make people feel invincible
How these groups give students a sense of...2019-06-1121 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsMessianic Jews with Guest Rabbi Michael SkobacIf you've ever wondered what Jews For Jesus or other groups in the Messianic Judaism extended universe actually believe.
In this episode, we discuss:
The origins of Messianic Judaism
How Messianic Jewish groups recruit
How Messianic Jewish groups appropriate Jewish symbols and give them a Christian spin
What Messianic Jewish groups actually believe
Is there harm to the Jewish community?
And more...
Special Guest: Rabbi Michael Skobac.Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults2019-06-0416 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsAum Shinrikyo with Guest Sarah HightowerContent warning: Frank discussion of abuse and murder
You may vaguely remember the Tokyo Subway Sarin attack, but that's not where the Aum Shinrikyo story begins or ends.
Guest Sarah Hightower explains:
How Shoko Asahara was an opportunist and bully from childhood
How Asahara was a multiple time grifter before settling on creating a cult
The day-to-day lives of adherents
What Poa was
Why a failed bid to intall Aum members in Japanese Parliament spurred Asahara to pursue chemical and biological weapons
And more...
Special Guest: Sarah Hightower.Support On Belief...2019-05-2816 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsThe Family with Guest Chris JohnstonContent Warning: Frank discussion of child abuse
In this episode, Chris Johnston tells us:
Who was Anne Hamilton-Byrne?
How did she grow her cult out of a well-placed yoga studio?
How Anne took advantage of countercultre symbols like mysticism and LSD and used them to target rich conservatives
How Anne was able to grow her brood of children
How The Family evaded police and the homeschooling authorities
What happened to the children of The Family?
And more...
Buy Chris' book: https://www.amazon.com/Family-shocking-true-story-notorious/dp/1925321673Special Guest: Chris Johnston.Support...2019-05-2150 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsNXIVM With Guest Brock Wilbur**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.
We at On Belief would like to thank the intern at the law firm for their patronage in the $5 tier.**
Brock Wilbur sits down to discuss how he became aware...2019-05-141h 00
TRASHFUTURE*Preview* No Safe Spaces in Airport Security feat. Karen GeierIn this week's bonus episode, Riley, Milo, and Hussein speak with writer Karen Geier (@karengeier) about Butt-mentum—the sudden ubiquity of Pete Buttigieg—as well as other topics to include the Extinction Rebellion protests and an *insane* denunciation of Heathrow Airport by a man writing for Conservative Woman. It's good, folks.
If you want to access the full episode, get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/26364575
Please vote for us at this year's British Podcast Awards, and make us the toast of the dumbest possible award show on the planet: https://www.briti...2019-04-2605 min
On Belief: A Podcast About CultsWhat IS a Cult? An Interview with Rick Alan Ross of the Cult Education InstituteWe delve into the mechanics of cults:
What are the specific warning signs of cults?
How do you know if your yoga class is a front for a cult?
What does cult recruitment look like now vs other points in history?
Which groups are the greatest threat to the most people today?
This week's episode is an interview with cult expert Rick Alan Ross of the Cult Education Institute. http://culteducation.com/
More in-depth notes and links for this episode are available at http://onbelief.comSpecial Guest: Rick Alan Ross....2019-04-1912 min
49th ParahellEpisode 21: Ashamed Boys (with Karen Geier)This week returning guest Karen Geier joins the show to talk about Doug Ford, the Conservative Party, Trudeau, the media bailout, the postal strike, the relation between the decline in labor unions and modern economic alienation, Gavin McInnes quitting the Proud Boys, Hillary Clinton's tone deaf comments on European immigration and much more. Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/49thParahell2018-11-231h 24
Posting Through ItEpisode 34: The MilCaps Debate (11/13/18) ft/ Millennial Capitalists of America & Karen GeierIn episode 34, host Jared engages in robust debate with the founder of Millennial Capitalists of America and honors fallen poster Karen Geier. We talk about Juul rollbacks, Amazon HQ2, and the comeback of Vine as "Byte."Show Karen some love: twitter.com/karengeierDebate the MilCaps: twitter.com/milcaps_USAThe call-in voicemail inbox is (202) 630-0580Patreon: patreon.com/shtpostpodcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shtpost.substack.comSupport the showSubscribe to the Posting Through...2018-11-1459 min
Big Gross MoviesBGM-271-1976-A Star is Born with Karen GeierThis week we pack up a case of Jack Daniels and head back to 1976 to have a look around and watch it's second highest-grossing movie A Star is Born with special guest Karen Geier! We go over the tale of a cool but also awful bank robbery before wading into the boozy swamp of Streisand that is A Star is Born.2018-10-311h 07