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Episode 303: Zendik Farm
On Belief: A Podcast About Cults
06/09/20 • 16 min
In 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...
Episode 118: Catherine Oxenberg on Cults and Families
On Belief: A Podcast About Cults
09/03/19 • 15 min
Catherine 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, but would put Keith behind bars
- What Catherine learned for the first time watching the trial
- And more...
Special Guest: Catherine Oxenberg.
Episode 224: Acts 29: Part 1
On Belief: A Podcast About Cults
03/10/20 • 17 min
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.
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...
Episode 302: The Inner Matrix
On Belief: A Podcast About Cults
06/03/20 • 17 min
Guest 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.
Episode 205: Soka Gakkai International with Juana Castanheira
On Belief: A Podcast About Cults
10/15/19 • 65 min
This 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.
Episode 115: Jehovah's Witnesses Part 1 with Dawn Wilburn-Saboe
On Belief: A Podcast About Cults
08/13/19 • 15 min
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.
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 more...
Special Guest: Dawn Wilburn-Saboe.
Episode 114: Quiverfull with Guest Heather Doney
On Belief: A Podcast About Cults
08/06/19 • 15 min
In 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.
Episode 116: Jehovah's Witnesses Part 2 with Jerry Minor
On Belief: A Podcast About Cults
08/20/19 • 16 min
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:
- 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
You can listen to Jerry's podcast here
Special Guest: Jerry Minor.
Episode 113: Quiverfull with Guest Kathryn Joyce
On Belief: A Podcast About Cults
07/30/19 • 15 min
In 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.
Episode 207: Steve Hassan
On Belief: A Podcast About Cults
10/29/19 • 59 min
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.
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 himself controlled by the only people who would lend him money after his business failures
- How Evangelicals and Fundamentalists can support a man who has been immoral most of his life
- What significance NLP played in Trump's election strategy
- How groups like The Family will ensure that candidates like Trump will be there for them
- And more...
Special Guest: Steve Hassan.
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How many episodes does On Belief: A Podcast About Cults have?
On Belief: A Podcast About Cults currently has 66 episodes available.
What topics does On Belief: A Podcast About Cults cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Podcasts, Belief and Religion.
What is the most popular episode on On Belief: A Podcast About Cults?
The episode title 'Episode 303: Zendik Farm' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on On Belief: A Podcast About Cults?
The average episode length on On Belief: A Podcast About Cults is 21 minutes.
How often are episodes of On Belief: A Podcast About Cults released?
Episodes of On Belief: A Podcast About Cults are typically released every 7 days, 1 hour.
When was the first episode of On Belief: A Podcast About Cults?
The first episode of On Belief: A Podcast About Cults was released on Apr 19, 2019.
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