Part One: How L. Ron Hubbard Lied His Way to Godhood
Sep 2023
Scientology SUCKS | Ft. Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, and Jon Atack
<p>Today’s episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.</p> <p>We’re back with another greatest hits mashup this week, pulled together from the Little Bit Culty archives for your late listening pleasure because…well…we can’t quit you - not even for a short late summer, early fall hiatus. ... Show More
39m 2s
Oct 2022
Tom Cruise and an Explosive Scientology Book
Matt is joined by Mike Rinder, former senior executive of the Church of Scientology. They discuss the moment he decided to leave Scientology, Tom Cruise’s current standing in the church, the impact of 'Top Gun: Maverick,' the internet’s damning influence on the future of Scientol ... Show More
33m 42s
Jan 2024
413. Raised by Thetans in a Galactic Gulag | Aaron Smith-Levin
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson speaks with former-Scientologist and podcaster Aaron Smith-Levin. They explore his upbringing within the “church,” how Scientology entices new members, the basis for Dianetics in Freudian psychology, the religiously inspired twist only found behind multiple ... Show More
1h 28m
Oct 2022
Cults: Manipulation Tactics, Celebrity Involvement, Escape w/ Lola Blanc + Meaghan Elizabeth
Joining the Deux U classroom this week are Cult survivors Lola Blanc and Meaghan Elizabeth. On their podcast, Trust Me, they talk to fellow survivors, former and current believers, experts, and everyone in between to try to get to the bottom of how extreme belief happens, who's s ... Show More
1h 5m
Jan 2022
Episode 228 - Scientology - Part 1: The Maternity Ward of Questionable Religious Sects
In part 1 of this 2 part series, Hannah and Suruthi peer under the slippery stone of Scientology’s sinister origins. They track the life of founder L. Ron Hubbard, from the birth of Dianetics, to the constantly shifting goalposts of engrams, and of course the conception of the Se ... Show More
1h 43m
Aug 2023
Par amour, treize ans de vie secrète
<p>Tom Cruise. John Travolta. Priscilla Presley. Elisabeth Moss. Et même, en France, Xavier Deluc, héros de la série Section de recherches. Tous ces acteurs ont un point commun: ils sont membres de l'Église de scientologie. Religion aux États-Unis, association condamnée pour ... Show More
1h 1m
Nov 2022
I am NOT Joining Scientology
<p>As promised to finish up cult month/October, we are bringing back last week’s anonymous guest and Scientology survivor for a part 2 continuation of last week's episode! and this time, we are focusing on some of the negative aspects of it.</p><p>Today, on Almost Adulting, we’re ... Show More
33m 8s
Nov 2022
281: Mike Rinder—I'd Like to Buy a Vow
<div>Bestselling author Mike Rinder drops by to discuss his new memoir, <strong><em>A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientoloty,</em></strong> his time in "the hole," and how he went from saving the world <em>with</em>scientology to saving the world ... Show More
1h 34m