Nov 29, 2019
Vi La Bianca is the co-host of the ACA's "Secular Sexuality" and "Talk Heathen" shows. But she wasn't always an atheist...as it turns out, Vi grew up in a fundamentalist family cult.
In this episode, Vi and I make use of established models of cults by experts, and apply it to her life growing up. How can she describe...
Nov 24, 2019
After literally months of delays, rescheduling, etc., I have finally been able to track down the elusive Dr Janja Lalich for a great podcast interview!
Dr Lalich is not only a sociologist and a cult expert, she is also a cult survivor too. This places her in the unique position to be able to give incredible insights as...
Nov 15, 2019
This
week's guest is former evangelical pastor and now atheist, Dave
Warnock. What's Dave's story? If you know anything about him at
all, you'll know that he travels all over the country speaking on
the topic of being an atheist...and facing death apart from
religious dogma.
A few
years ago, Dave was diagnosed with...
Nov 13, 2019
This
special edition of MindShift Podcast features Renee Cordeschi, an
ex-Jehovah's Witness and survivor of both domestic violence and
sexual abuse as a member of the Watchtower
organization.
On
the 22nd of November, 2019, in Melbourne, Australia, the Witnesses
are holding a massive conference entitled "Love
Never...
Nov 10, 2019
I've
finally gotten back to this subject of dominion theology--and in my
research, I've come across an expert on the subject: Dr Andr̕e
Gagn̕̕̕e of Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec,
Canada.
Dr
Gagn̕̕̕e and I provide a helpful overview of this important
and timely subject, raising awareness of this...