Speaking of Cults
A podcast about cults, coercive control and recovery. Formerly called the Sensibly Speaking podcast, in this weekly show host Chris Shelton interviews cult survivors, psychologists and other professionals and specialists about the topics of cult recruitment, retention and recovery.
Episodes
Episodes
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
#336: Talking to Cult Members (Live)
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
This week we went live in our new studio space to give some information and tips on talking to people who have a very different mindset from yours. There were some great live questions along the way I also got to answer. Enjoy!
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Saturday Mar 19, 2022
#335: Cults and Emotional Needs, Part 3 ft. Rachel Bernstein
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
This week I am once again joined by therapist Rachel Bernstein, a long-time friend and associate who has been on the show many times and helps us this time dissect our emotional needs and how these relate to getting involved in cults and other unsavory ventures. There’s a lot packed in to this episode. If you haven’t checked out Parts 1 and 2, watch those first! Enjoy!
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Saturday Mar 05, 2022
#333: Growing Up in the Moonies (Part 1) ft. Jen Kiaba
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
This week I am once again joined by second-generation former Moonie (Unification Church) Jen Kiaba, this time to discuss her personal story. This is not for the faint-of-heart as there are details about child labor trafficking and physical abuse in this podcast, but this is as real as it gets when it comes to what destructive cults like the Moonies are doing right now to the children of their members and why they must be stopped.
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Friday Feb 25, 2022
#332: Cults and Emotional Needs (Part 2) with Rachel Bernstein
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Friday Feb 25, 2022
This week I am once again joined by therapist Rachel Bernstein, a long-time friend and associate who has been on the show many times and helps us this time dissect our emotional needs and how these relate to getting involved in cults and other unsavory ventures. There’s a lot packed in to this episode. If you haven’t checked out Part 1, watch it first! Enjoy!
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Saturday Feb 19, 2022
#331: Being Raised by a Narcissist with Anna Dau
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
This week I welcome guest Anna Dau who has a story to tell of abuse and escape from an ultra-conservative family situation involving coercive control through religious belief. This is all too common across all landscapes, not just religion, and we hope that getting her story out there will help others in similar circumstances.
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Saturday Feb 12, 2022
#330: The Psychology of Coercive Control
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
This week I thought I should deliver a rundown on what exactly it was I have been studying for the last 1.5 years in the Psychology of Coercive Control program and what I got out of it as a sort of summary of the whole thing and what this means for my channel. Enjoy!
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Saturday Feb 05, 2022
#329: Cults and Emotional Needs (Part 1) ft. Rachel Bernstein
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
This week I am joined by therapist Rachel Bernstein, a long-time friend and associate who has been on the show many times and helps us this time dissect our emotional needs and how these relate to getting involved in cults and other unsavory ventures. There’s a lot packed in to this little episode. Enjoy!
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Saturday Jan 22, 2022
#328: Cults, Education and Controversy ft. Jen Kiaba
Saturday Jan 22, 2022
Saturday Jan 22, 2022
This week I am joined again by Jen Kiaba, a second-generation survivor of the Unification Church (the Moonies) and a fellow student on the same psychology of coercive control program I am currently finishing up. We had a great chat this week about cults, the rigors of an academic education and a lot more. Enjoy!
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Your Host
Hello, my name is Chris Shelton and I am an author, consultant, podcaster, videographer, and former cult member. Welcome to my podcast!
Who is Chris Shelton?
Chris started a YouTube channel which has over 45,000 subscribers, produces the Sensibly Speaking podcast each week and has produced hundreds of videos laying out the scam of Scientology, educating on critical thinking and interviewing former members of Scientology and other destructive cults, as well as a range of therapists, cult exit counselors, educators and media personalities. Chris has also given talks and presentations around the United States about his experiences and has been featured on numerous podcasts and television shows. He was featured on Leah Remini’s Scientology and the Aftermath on A&E and served as a consultant to the show for its first two seasons. He has also written a critical analysis of Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard called Scientology: A to Xenu – An Insider’s Guide to What Scientology is Really All About, available on Amazon in printed form, e-book format and as an audio book.