A podcast about cult hacking! Cracking the cult code to understand what they are, how they work, how people leave and how to make sense of the world after leaving. Father and daughter team, media graduate Celine, and former cult member now organizational psychologist Stephen, explore how cults work, why they are so dangerous and the experience of leaving and making sense of the world. They speak to cult hackers from all over the world, from ex members to academics, from writers to filmmakers, and from therapists to activists. https://pod.link/1540824671 https://www.patreon.com/culthackers https://culthackers.com/ Music is Snap by Purple Planet Music Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Episodes
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Celine asks her dad about being a humanist. Why did he become one? What is it? What do humanists believe? Is it the same as being an atheist? What stance do humanists have towards religion? These questions and many more answered in this episode.
Useful links
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
It's Crohn's and Colitis awareness week and in this special bonus edition Stephen presents an interview from 2019 with Celine about her first attack, and diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease at the age of 16. #ItTakesGuts
Crohn's & Colitis UK
https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/get-involved/awareness-week-2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
The Crown, Selma, The Imitation Game - all based upon true events and people. How accurate should they be? Does it matter if they make stuff up. Celine and and Stephen dig into this question in this week's episode of What Should I Think About..
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
A banned game in his youth, Stephen explores why fundamentalist Christians feared D&D, and then Celine patiently explains how to play to the confused and slightly grumpy dad.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
"That's woman thinking!" What should we think about old films that contain what we would now see as problematic themes or scenes? Stephen enjoys pointing out some problems in some of Celine's favourites - "Seven brides for seven brothers" and "Calamity Jane", and they both consider "The Al Jolson Story" and the visceral effect it had on them.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Celine and Stephen are alarmed at the safety record of the Holodeck on numerous iterations of Star Trek as well as wondering what we should think about the apparent regularity of holograms achieving consciousness, and the casual way this astonishing phenomenon is treated.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
What should we think about theories about ancient aliens and the TV show that's one of Stephen's guilty pleasures. Celine gets Stephen to reveal his early dalliance with fringe theories and the day he met some of the Ancient Alien dudes.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Celine and Stephen ask what should we think about people who are members of a cult? Are cult members especially gullible? How do cults use psychology to manipulate their members? Stephen also shares his own experience in being raised as a Jehovah's Witness.