The Sensibly Speaking Podcast
1) Speaking of Cults...Let's Talk Cult Recovery with Michael Shemwell
This week I welcome Michael Shemwell, host of the Shunned podcast and a former member of the Jehovah's Witnesses. We met while filming the Jubilee production about cults and here discuss our mutual ex...Show More
2) The Problems of Growing Up in Scientology with Pamela Williams
This week I welcome back Pamela Nickel Williams, whose new memoir about her time growing up in and around Scientology has now been released. Pam has quite a story to tell and I hope you'll give it a l...Show More
3) Speaking of Cults...The Occult Roots of Nazism and Scientology
This week I welcome back podcast favorite Jon Atack to discuss his brand-new book, "If Scientology Ruled the World: Nazi Occultists, Sex Magick, Space Aliens, and the Second Coming." This book is as w...Show More
4) Speaking of Cults...The Secret History of the Mormon Church
This week I welcome back Bryce Blankenagel and Shannon Grover to discuss events the Mormon Church would rather you don't know about. There's a lot and we only scratch the surface in this episode. Enjo...Show More
5) Speaking of Cults...The Secret History of the Mormon Church
This week I welcome back Bryce Blankenagel and Shannon Grover to discuss events the Mormon Church would rather you don't know about. There's a lot and we only scratch the surface in this episode. Enjo...Show More
6) Speaking of Cults...The Cult Foundations of the United States ft. Jane Borden
This week I welcome author Jane Borden, who recently published Cults Like US about the cult roots of American society and how these have perpetuated to this day in many of the moral and social values ...Show More
7) Speaking of Cults...Why Smart People do Dumb Things (REM Model again)
This week I am revisiting the REM Model (TM) and discussing more real-world examples of how it might be used to help figure out or understand ourselves and other people and why we do some of the crazy...Show More
8) Speaking of Cults...Why Diddy Got Away With It
In this week's shorter-than-usual podcast, I give a full rundown on the indictment and trial of Sean Combs and why it was that he completely got away with years of domestic abuse and coercion. "Diddy"...Show More
9) Speaking of Cults...Your 30-Minute Guide to Understanding Cultic Belief (The REM Model)
Here is your explanation for why people act the way they do, why people join and stay in cults and why people will fight to the death for some of the most irrational and hateful beliefs and ideas. If ...Show More
10) Speaking of Cults...Abuse in the Community of Jesus ft. Ewan Whyte
This week I welcome Ewan Whyte, a man who grew up in an incredibly abusive Christian Nationalist group called the Community of Jesus and who was sent to Grenville College - a boarding school under the...Show More