Episode 205: Soka Gakkai International with Juana Castanheira
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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.
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.
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Episode 204: OneTaste With Ellen Huet and Ruwan Meepagala
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.
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
- And More...
Special Guests: Ellen Huet and Ruwan Meepagala.
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