65 episodes
On Belief: A Podcast About Cults Karen Geier
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- Religion & Spirituality
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2.7 • 64 Ratings
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We all would like to think that we're immune to being persuaded, but were that true, advertising wouldn't work, the best candidates would always get elected, and our personal relationships would always be equitable.
On Belief examines why, with so much information available to us to dissuade us from joining harmful groups. I ask people who have had first hand experience with harmful groups and sects how they were seduced, how they were tricked, and how they got out.
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Neurodiversity and Cults
In 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/
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Unification Church
In 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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Cult City Tours
In 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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Matthew Remski
Matthew 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/
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Bikram Yoga
In 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...
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Customer Reviews
Boring
Everyone has a podcast these days. Gotta scroll through garbage like this to find a gem.
Poorly Vetted and Often Irresponsible Storytelling
These are stories from indviduals without good questions from a responsible and thoughtful journalist or interviewer.
Fails to engage
Fails to define or present a theory on cults and does not add much to the topic. Dry and slow narration. Most content behind a paywall.