69 episodes

Musings and audio journal of a former cult member and former British man now living in Montreal, Canada.

Englishman In Montreal Daniel Mounter

    • Society & Culture

Musings and audio journal of a former cult member and former British man now living in Montreal, Canada.

    I'm back!

    I'm back!

    Where did I go, and why? Why am I coming back to this relic of the pandemic? All will be explained in this short re-opener.

    • 13 min
    The Beginning of the End

    The Beginning of the End

    As it becomes clearer that I can no longer continue working for the EB while not being a follower of their system, I weigh up the U turn they took over technology which helped exponentially to my being disenchanted with their whole system.

    • 13 min
    A Break In The Country: my Last EB-Run Job

    A Break In The Country: my Last EB-Run Job

    All the fun of the farm! How I adapted quickly to all the new skills and tasks in a very different environment. The fun in turning a £500 implement into a £10k implement with a 30 minute pressure wash...

    • 16 min
    The Big Commute: when 35 miles is an eternity

    The Big Commute: when 35 miles is an eternity

    In more depth why commuting was both liberating and limiting. How I came to make decisions related to my needs and not be overruled by unreasonable demands. How I handled a violent road rage incident. How McDonald's led me astray from the E B System!

    • 25 min
    Creating my own milieu, and the "thin end of the wedge"

    Creating my own milieu, and the "thin end of the wedge"

    How I managed to evolve my own job tasks, and how contact with normal people helped me to normalise my own life. How opening my mind helped me to open the box I had been unsuccessfully trying to keep shut.

    • 17 min
    Painful Severance; Moving Onward And Upward

    Painful Severance; Moving Onward And Upward

    How I correctly anticipated the emotional fallout from telling my first boss I was moving on. Introducing the principle that the excitement of a honeymoon is easily quenched. Why I had no time for the EB System guilt trip.

    • 14 min

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