On Belief: A Podcast About Cults

By Karen Geier

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 alway... more

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The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.

On Belief: A Podcast About Cults episodes:

February 22, 2022Episode 318: 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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September 14, 2021Episode 317: 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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August 16, 2021Episode 316: 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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June 21, 2021 Episode 315: 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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April 12, 2021 Episode 314: Janja Lalich
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March 03, 2021Episode 313: 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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February 17, 2021Episode 312: The Salvation Army
In this episode, we discuss:
What are the core beliefs of the Salvation Army?
Is it really organized like a Military?
What are services like for kids?
What is the leadership path like?
What kinds of ceremonies are there?
Where does the Bell Ringer money go?
What's the Salvation Army stance on the LGBTQ+ community?
And more...
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January 28, 2021Episode 311: Growing up LDS
In this episode, we discuss:
What kinds of demands are put on children in the church from an early age
How activities were sex segregated
What rules her parents followed
What happens to children of divorce in the LDS church
What it's like to go to BYU
What it's like to question at BYU
All about the honor code
And more...
For more about The Modesty Talks, visit: https://themodestytalks.com/
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January 06, 2021Episode 310: Jehovahs Witnesses and Growing Up
My guest joins me to discuss:
Being born into the Witnesses
What Jehovah's Witnesses believe about parenting
What her mother believed about parenting
What an average week looks like for a Jehovah's Witness kid
What happens when your mom is disfellowshipped
And more...
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November 25, 2020Episode 309: Church of Christ
In this episode, we discuss:
How the Church of Christ differs from 'mainstream' Christianity
How her parents, wanting her to have some religious education, inadvertently changed her trajectory in life
What the main teachings of the church are
What happens when you have a chastity doctrine at a highschool with boarders
What the church camp experience is life
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