From Insider to Expert: Cult Psychology with Dr. Janja Lalich
05/03/21 • 55 min
Connect With The Contributors:
- Dr. Janja Lalich: http://cultresearch.org/ Twitter = @Janja_Lalich, and Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/Janja-Lalichs-Cults-Extremism-Page-183221905078546/
- Dr Leslie Carr: www.lesliecarr.com and @DrLeslieCarr on Twitter and Instagram
Links From This Episode:
- Some additional information about The Milgram Shock Experiments: https://www.simplypsychology.org/milgram.html#:~:text=Results%3A-,Results%3A,18%20variations%20of%20his%20study.
- Dr. Lalich mentions the NXIVM cult and there are two good documentaries if you haven’t seen them. There’s The Vow on HBO (https://www.hbo.com/the-vow/season-1) and Seduced on Starz (https://www.starz.com/us/en/series/seduced-inside-the-nxivm-cult/59967).
- Dr. Lalich also references the Heaven’s Gate cult and there’s also a very thorough documentary about that on HBO (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate:_The_Cult_of_Cults) but (a note from Leslie): This is the stuff of nightmares so watch out if you’re extra-sensitive.
- We also talk about QAnon and HBO did a series about that as well: https://www.hbo.com/q-into-the-storm
- The Cult of Trump by Steven Hassan (for those who are curious): https://www.amazon.com/Cult-Trump-Leading-Explains-President/dp/1982127333
Connect With The Contributors:
- Dr. Janja Lalich: http://cultresearch.org/ Twitter = @Janja_Lalich, and Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/Janja-Lalichs-Cults-Extremism-Page-183221905078546/
- Dr Leslie Carr: www.lesliecarr.com and @DrLeslieCarr on Twitter and Instagram
Links From This Episode:
- Some additional information about The Milgram Shock Experiments: https://www.simplypsychology.org/milgram.html#:~:text=Results%3A-,Results%3A,18%20variations%20of%20his%20study.
- Dr. Lalich mentions the NXIVM cult and there are two good documentaries if you haven’t seen them. There’s The Vow on HBO (https://www.hbo.com/the-vow/season-1) and Seduced on Starz (https://www.starz.com/us/en/series/seduced-inside-the-nxivm-cult/59967).
- Dr. Lalich also references the Heaven’s Gate cult and there’s also a very thorough documentary about that on HBO (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate:_The_Cult_of_Cults) but (a note from Leslie): This is the stuff of nightmares so watch out if you’re extra-sensitive.
- We also talk about QAnon and HBO did a series about that as well: https://www.hbo.com/q-into-the-storm
- The Cult of Trump by Steven Hassan (for those who are curious): https://www.amazon.com/Cult-Trump-Leading-Explains-President/dp/1982127333
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Surviving Toxic Families with Dr. Sherrie Campbell
- Dr. Sherrie Campbell: www.drsherriecampbell.com. Instagram = @Dr.Sherrie, Twitter = @Dr_Sherrie, and Facebook = SherrieCampbellPhD.
- Dr Leslie Carr: www.lesliecarr.com and @DrLeslieCarr on Twitter and Instagram
Links From This Episode:
- David Pelzer, A Child Called It: https://www.amazon.com/Child-Called-Childs-Courage-Survive/dp/1558743669
- The Myers Briggs Personality Inventory: https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/
- Educated, a memoir by Tara Westover: https://www.amazon.com/Educated-Memoir-Tara-Westover/dp/0399590501
- Resilience by Erik Greitens: https://www.amazon.com/Resilience-Hard-Won-Wisdom-Living-Better/dp/0544705262
- But It’s Your Family... (Dr. Sherrie’s book on the subject discussed today): https://www.amazon.com/But-Its-Your-Family-Aftermath/dp/1642790990
- The Genetics of Bipolar Disorder: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637882/ (please note that this articles shortens Bipolar Disorder to “BPD” which is highly unusual; “BPD” is usually the shorthand for Borderline Personality Disorder and they are not the same thing.)
Next Episode
Covid, Your Government, and You
Connect With The Contributors:
Bart Magee: https://www.accessinst.org/ Twitter @bartmagee @accessInstSF Insta @bartmagee @accessinstsf
Blythe Adamson: blytheadamson.com Twitter: @DrBlytheAdamson Instagram: @DrBlytheAdamson
Luis Perez: https://www.ifrsf.org/ https://www.drluisperez.com/
Links From This Episode:
- FAA Traffic by the Numbers: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/by_the_numbers/
- Forbes article about global air travel: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tamarathiessen/2020/04/01/40-percent-less-flights-worlwide-air-travel-restrictions/?sh=914607e60790
- Washington Post - 96% of covid cases have been transmitted indoors: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/04/13/covid-outside-safety/
- El Pais article about how aerosols function indoors: https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-10-28/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air.html
- Covid impacts the latino population at three times the rate of white people: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-california/california-latinos-contracting-covid-19-at-three-times-rate-of-whites-idUSKCN24T2UI
- How to Hug During a Pandemic (NYT): https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/well/family/coronavirus-pandemic-hug-mask.html
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