We meet with Geoffrey Wallis, author of 'A Voice From the Inside: Notes on Religious Trauma in a Captive Organization.' He shares his experience of leaving the Jehovah's Witness church, which he identifies as a captive organization, and the psychological and emotional trauma that ensued once he began to seriously question his beliefs and deconstruct from his religion.
Read moreEp: 175 - (The John Frum Cult) Cults Vs. Religions - The Psychology of Cults
What are the fabled “Cargo Cults” of the pacific? Indigenous tribes that were overwhelmed by technology. So much that they began to worship the American Servicemen as gods. We explore religions vs. cults. What makes a cult?
Read moreEp: 125 - (Stalker Preview Episode) Satanic Panic- (Part 3) False Confessions - The Psychology of Satanic Panic and False Confessions
False confessions and allegations rock the 1980's and countless lives are permanently impacted.
In this final installment, Prof. Michael Drane explores the psychology behind false claims of abuse in society and how this fuels Satanic Panic.
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Ep: 90 - The Handmaid's Tale VS The FLDS Cult
A theocratic totalitarian government and a cult. What are the differences in the dystopia of the Handmaid’s Tale Vs. the oppression of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saint Cult. What are the psychological similarities between them, and how is Warren Jeffs still holding power over his followers?
Read moreEp: 89 - God Told Me to Do It - The Psychology of Command Hallucinations?
In 2008, Vince Li, while in a psychotic state, decapitated and cannibalized a person. Voices in his mind commanded him to do it. Li was found criminally not responsible due to mental illness. Is he a danger to the public or deserve a second chance? The religious-type command hallucinations?
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