Steven Hassan (@CultExpert) has helped thousands of individuals and families recover from undue influence (authoritarian control). With over 40 years of experience, he is sought after as one of the foremost authorities on undue influence and controlling groups and individuals. He is the founder of the Freedom of Mind Resource Center, and a founding collabora ... Show More
Oct 16
1398: Months After Choice, Still No Room to Rejoice | Feedback Friday
Since episode 1287, exhaustion has turned to regret and your church has shut you out. Can you forgive yourself, or will shame win? It's Feedback Friday!And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take y ... Show More
1h 13m
Nov 2020
Steve Hassan - The Moonies, Trump, and QAnon
<p>Episode 5: Lola and Meagan interview cult expert Steven Hassan on his experience joining the Moonies in the 70s, his book The Cult of Trump, what Trump has in common with cult leaders, how modern cult indoctrination happens online, and how to respond if someone in your life ha ... Show More
1h 5m
Aug 2021
538: Help a Know-It-All Behave Better, with Mark Goulston
Mark Goulston: Talking to Crazy Mark Goulston is a Founding Member of the Newsweek Expert Forum and a Marshall Goldsmith MG100 Coach, who works with founders, entrepreneurs and CEOs in dealing with and overcoming psychological and interpersonal obstacles to realizing their full p ... Show More
32m 31s
Aug 2020
The Sad, Dangerous, and Predictable State of Qanon
Today we talk with Aum Shinrikyo expert Sarah Hightower about the increasing danger of Qanon, how cults grow, and what we can possibly do to help people lost to them. We recorded this a day before some genius asked the president about it in public and he responded how cool they a ... Show More
56m 19s
Sep 2019
[Rerun] Jordan Peterson on Wonder, Creativity, and the Personality of Political Correctness
Today we have Dr. Jordan Peterson on the podcast. Dr. Peterson has taught mythology to lawyers, doctors and business people, consulted for the UN Secretary General, helped his clinical clients manage depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, and schizophrenia, served as ... Show More
39 m
Apr 2021
Jordan Peterson: The Psychology of Earning More Money
<p>“Generally, someone else’s comment is unlikely to bring you to a halt unless you value that comment.”</p><p>Today's guest is Jordan B. Peterson. He’s known for teaching mythology to lawyers, doctors and business people, helping his clinical clients manage depression, obsessive ... Show More
1h 7m
Jul 2025
#112 Rick Alan Ross - Do Cult Leaders Believe Their Own Lies?
<p>Rick Alan Ross is an American deprogrammer, cult specialist, and founder and executive director of the non-profit Cult Education Institute. Frequently appearing in the news and other media, discussing groups some consider cults. Ross has intervened in more than 500 deprogrammi ... Show More
1h 54m