بهترین پادکست های Sects (2025)

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The Jesus Christians – Part 2 52:47

10d ago52:47

52:47

In Melbourne you might have picked up a book or a comic from a Jesus Christian outside Flinders Street Station, or you could have seen their religious graffiti messages along Sydney’s railway lines. But while they portray themselves as an altruistic Christian community living life by faith and rejecting the money motivation of work, former members …

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The Jesus Christians – Part 1 46:53

17d ago46:53

46:53

The media coverage of the Jesus Christians tends to outweigh their size. Most people who have heard of them recognise the name ‘The Kidney Cult’, derived from an initiative where numerous members have donated one of their kidneys to a stranger. What may be surprising is that the person who first suggested that name was the Jesus Christians’ founder…

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Bonus Episode: A New Media Narrative at Decult 1:01:05

1M ago1:01:05

1:01:05

Sarah moderated a panel discussion at the recent Decult conference in Christchurch, New Zealand, entitled 'A new media narrative: Survivor-focussed cult reporting'. The panel featured MISA survivor Bec Sonkkila, documentary filmmaker Natalie Malcon, RNZ investigative reporter Anusha Bradley, and media law Professor Ursula Cheer. This bonus episode …

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The Revival Fellowship 1:07:36

2M ago1:07:36

1:07:36

The Revival Fellowship is a Pentecostal Australian sect that believes in Bible Numerics, a thoroughly debunked theory about numerical patterns found within the Bible. It also teaches British Israelism, generally considered to be unscientific and ahistorical and by some as a justification for racism. The Fellowship would say its teachings are in lin…

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Running River: the Divine Madness School 1:05:04

3M ago1:05:04

1:05:04

AJ was sent to the Running River school in around 2007, to attend kindergarten when she was five or six years old. The school was headed up by longtime Divine Madness community member Nancy Monson, and founder Marc ‘Yo’ Tizer didn’t have a whole lot to do with it. AJ stayed in the school up until sixth grade, when a new teacher became concerned and…

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ICAM & The Freedom Train Project 52:12

4M ago52:12

52:12

Dr Tabitha Chapman is the founder of The Freedom Train Project, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides crucial services for individuals exiting cults or coercive environments. One initiative of the project is International Cult Awareness Month (ICAM) which just concluded its third annual instalment in August 2024 with a focus on policy and cults. In …

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Cults & Healthcare Neglect 1:00:37

5M ago1:00:37

1:00:37

Dr Caroline Ansley is the founder of Centrepoint Restoration Project, a website that serves as a connection point, archive of information and safe landing space for former children of New Zealand’s notorious Centrepoint cult – with which Caroline has personal experience. She is also a General Practitioner, with over 20 years' clinical experience in…

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Universal Predator with Esther Rockett 58:36

6M ago58:36

58:36

You may recall the name ‘Esther Rockett’ from episode 2, season 3 of this podcast, which was all about Universal Medicine – Serge Benhayon’s esoteric healing cult in the Northern Rivers region of NSW. Esther has been blogging about the more alarming elements of Serge’s ‘modalities’ since 2012, and he sued her for defamation in 2015. The case went t…

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Cult Information and Family Support with Tore Klevjer 46:33

7M ago46:33

46:33

Tore Klevjer has been involved with the volunteer charity organisation Cult Information and Family Support (CIFS) since its very formation almost three decades ago, in 1996. Avid listeners of this podcast will know that the end of every episode mentions CIFS. We’re lucky in Australia to have this incredibly dedicated group of volunteers who support…

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Escaping Twin Flames with Cecilia Peck & Inbal B. Lessner 58:31

8M ago58:31

58:31

Cecilia Peck and Inbal B. Lessner are the director/producer/editor team behind the award-winning Escaping Twin Flames, a three-part documentary series for Netflix about Twin Flames Universe – a cult you may remember from season 5. This powerhouse duo has turned their talents to investigating high-control groups over their last couple of projects, w…

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Interview Episode: LGATs with John Hunter PhD 1:34:28

9M ago1:34:28

1:34:28

For his 2017 PhD, John Hunter put forward a hypothesis that offers insights into both the “transformational” experiences associated with large group awareness training (LGAT) participation and the common claims of psychological harm and problematic behaviour associated with participation. Dr Hunter presented his work at the 2023 International Culti…

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Message from Sarah 5:25

9M ago5:25

5:25

A little update from Sarah about what to expect with Let's Talk About Sects now that we're winding up the sixth season of the show. Don't worry, we're not going anywhere! But there are a few small changes to make sure that this project remains sustainable. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ltaspod https://www.ltaspod.com/supporters Subscrib…

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The Retreat: a Divine Madness Update 1:34:25

10M ago1:34:25

1:34:25

In the last episode of season 5, we looked into a Boulder, Colorado community then known as Divine Madness and led by Marc Tizer, usually referred to as 'Yo'. Its members were recognised for some amazing results in ultramarathons. At the time of researching that episode, updates about the current status of the group were hard to come by. Deru Youma…

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Interview Episode: The Troubled Teen Industry with Emma Lehman 35:45

11M ago35:45

35:45

Journalist Emma Lehman is the creator of the independent podcast Gooned, which dives into the Troubled Teen Industry or TTI – a network of for-profit congregate care facilities for youth ranging from wilderness programs to therapeutic boarding schools. In the podcast, Emma interviews survivors, parents, staff members, experts and activists. Across …

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Avatar 49:44

11M ago49:44

49:44

Harry Palmer created Avatar after his presidency of the Church of Scientology's Elmira Mission ended in the mid-1980s, as a result of legal proceedings around trademark infringement. Avatar says that it aims to create an 'enlightened planetary consciousness' or EPC through its courses, which are expensive and numerous. Former students say they have…

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Interview Episode: Thomas Parsons 1:15:57

12M ago1:15:57

1:15:57

Thomas Parsons joined the Twelve Tribes community in Hiddenite, North Carolina in April 2019, and left in November 2021. With Hiddenite being the unofficial headquarters of the organisation, he had direct contact with a number of senior leaders of the Tribes. Following last week’s live episode release, this conversation with Thomas provides an inte…

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Woodford Folk Festival Live Show: The Twelve Tribes 1:15:22

12M ago1:15:22

1:15:22

This episode was recorded live at Woodford Folk Festival on 1 January 2024. Many people in the audience would have come across the Twelve Tribes previously at that very festival, as they used to build a big Common Ground cafe by the lake where tens of thousands of festival-goers ate and drank over the years. Numerous wonderful people have devoted t…

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Interview Episode: The Hate Next Door with Matson & Tawni Browning 43:26

1y ago43:26

43:26

Matson Browning is a law enforcement officer who, along with his wife Tawni, spent years undercover infiltrating various hate groups to research and report on the rise of hate crimes and white supremacy in the United States. Together they wrote the book The Hate Next Door: Undercover Within the New Face of White Supremacy, which was published in Ju…

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Interview Episode: Chabad and Zionism 1:24:43

1y ago1:24:43

1:24:43

Yaakov Aharon and Shula Kirovsky’s lives in Sydney’s famous beach suburb of Bondi were lived largely separate from mainstream society, within the Chassidic sect of Chabad. Their families’ lifestyles were a world away from the fashionable bikini and boardshorts-wearing demographics usually associated with the area. Though Yaakov disconnected himself…

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Interview Episode: IndoctriNation with Rachel Bernstein 53:48

1y ago53:48

53:48

Rachel Bernstein is an LA-based therapist who has specialized in cult intervention and re-acclimation for over 30 years. She serves on the advisory board of the International Cultic Studies Association and has worked with the Department of Justice providing support to cult survivors. Over the years she has made many media appearances as a cult expe…

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Xenos / Dwell – Part 2 1:03:59

1y ago1:03:59

1:03:59

Xenos was originally set up as a leaderless group that rejected the structures and trappings of mainstream churches. Springing forth from the Jesus Movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s, it focused on meeting in people’s homes and embracing members from the youth counter-cultures. So why does the church’s own website admit to a history that in…

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Xenos / Dwell – Part 1 57:21

1y ago57:21

57:21

Xenos was originally set up as a leaderless group that rejected the structures and trappings of mainstream churches. Springing forth from the Jesus Movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s, it focused on meeting in people’s homes and embracing members from the youth counter-cultures. So why does the church’s own website admit to a history that in…

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Theatre of All Possibilities / Odyssey Study Group 1:02:25

1+ y ago1:02:25

1:02:25

In many ways, this theatre troupe and Fourth Way school became the most secretive this podcast has looked into yet. Most members didn’t know each other’s jobs, marital status, or even surnames. They didn’t see each other outside of what they referred to as ‘the work’, they didn’t know the classes they were going to each week had anything to do with…

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International Cult Awareness Month: Andrew Pledger and BJU 1:59:33

1+ y ago1:59:33

1:59:33

Andrew Pledger was raised in the Independent Fundamental Baptist movement, and after completing his homeschool education, attended Bob Jones University. He is the creator of the limited podcast Surviving Bob Jones University: A Christian Cult. His podcast explores the school’s history, the psychology of fundamentalism, the criteria for cults, and s…

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International Cult Awareness Month: Sarah 47:33

1+ y ago47:33

47:33

Sarah is a cult survivor, domestic violence survivor, and a survivor of trafficking and modern slavery. She wouldn’t have been able to name these things as she was experiencing them, or even for some time in the aftermath. Like many cult survivors, Sarah can draw a line between the coercive behaviours that she experienced in the high-demand organis…

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Let's Talk About Sects

Sarah Steel

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Better Sects

Matthew Chambers

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BreakUp Sects

BreakUp Sects

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Sects Ed

A History of Unorthodox Faiths

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The Jesus Christians – Part 2 52:47

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The Jesus Christians – Part 1 46:53

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Bonus Episode: A New Media Narrative at Decult 1:01:05

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The Revival Fellowship 1:07:36

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Running River: the Divine Madness School 1:05:04

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ICAM & The Freedom Train Project 52:12

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Cults & Healthcare Neglect 1:00:37

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Universal Predator with Esther Rockett 58:36

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Cult Information and Family Support with Tore Klevjer 46:33

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Escaping Twin Flames with Cecilia Peck & Inbal B. Lessner 58:31

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Interview Episode: LGATs with John Hunter PhD 1:34:28

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Message from Sarah 5:25

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The Retreat: a Divine Madness Update 1:34:25

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Interview Episode: The Troubled Teen Industry with Emma Lehman 35:45

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Avatar 49:44

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Interview Episode: Thomas Parsons 1:15:57

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Woodford Folk Festival Live Show: The Twelve Tribes 1:15:22

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Interview Episode: The Hate Next Door with Matson & Tawni Browning 43:26

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Interview Episode: Chabad and Zionism 1:24:43

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Interview Episode: IndoctriNation with Rachel Bernstein 53:48

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Xenos / Dwell – Part 2 1:03:59

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Xenos / Dwell – Part 1 57:21

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Theatre of All Possibilities / Odyssey Study Group 1:02:25

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International Cult Awareness Month: Andrew Pledger and BJU 1:59:33

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International Cult Awareness Month: Sarah 47:33

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