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 Jul 04, 2020
Rick Lockhart II and I Talk #BlackLivesMatter
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
This week I am joined by Rick Lockhart II, co-host of “In Black & White” on the YFNANews as well as “Color-Full Circle with Rick & Al”. We discuss our mutual concerns and common ground on the topic of Black Lives Matter, both as an organization and a social movement and various reasons for why bias, perception and ideological pitfalls might get in the way of achieving human rights.
YFNANews link
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Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
This week I am joined by Benjamin Boyce, fellow YouTuber and alumnus of Evergreen State College in Washington. We get into some nitty-gritty discussion of Benjamin’s experience at the college and how much of what happened with Black Lives Matter there was a sort of precursor to what is happening now with BLM across the country.
Benjamin Boyce on YouTube
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Saturday Jun 20, 2020
A Talk with a Critical Thinking Stripper ft. Erin Louis
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
This week I welcome a wonderful and very special gust, Erin Louis, author Expose Yourself: How to Take Risks, Question Everything, and Find Yourself. We discuss her past as a stripper, she answers my numerous silly questions about the sex trade and her experiences in it and then we discuss critical thinking, which she has literally written a book about. I hope you’ll give this one a watch because it’s a lot of fun. Enjoy!
Erin’s book on Amazon
This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp
BetterHELP Link
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Friday Jun 12, 2020
We Love Critical Thinking! ft. Dr. David Kyle Johnson
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
This week I welcome Dr. David Kyle Johnson, a professor of critical thinking, to talk turkey about how critical thinking is taught and its results, how anyone can easily apply some of the most basic and important principles and what all of this has to do with how we live our lives. Enjoy!
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Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Keeping the Faith ft. Dr. Tim Sledge
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
This week I welcome Dr. Tim Sludge, former Evangelical minister and creator a nationwide Christian support group before he lost his faith and realized that he had been pushing beliefs he no longer held. He has since written books and spoken on the topic of faith, meta-spirituality and atheism and he’s also a helluva nice man. I think there’s a lot to learn from him. Enjoy!
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Saturday May 30, 2020
How We Think We Think ft. Dr. Jonas Kaplan
Saturday May 30, 2020
Saturday May 30, 2020
This week I am joined once again by cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Jonas Kaplan to discuss brains and thinking and what is going on up there when we’re doing that. There’s a lot to know and in this episode we explore what thought consists of, how emotions are a form of rational thought and a lot more.
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Saturday May 23, 2020
The Rise and Fall of Wokeness ft. Dr. James Lindsay
Saturday May 23, 2020
Saturday May 23, 2020
I am joined once again by Dr. James Lindsay, critical theory critic who helps me discuss the rise and fall of “wokeness” in the American/Western cultures. We have some real fun talking about this and I learned a lot. I hope you’ll give it a chance and listen with an open mind. Enjoy!
My first podcast with Dr. Lindsay
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Saturday May 16, 2020
Apostates and Honor Violence ft. Hari Parekh
Saturday May 16, 2020
Saturday May 16, 2020
This week, I am joined by psychologist Hari Parekh from the UK, author of the first actual academic study done on the topic of apostasy and hidden honor-based violence that is perpetuated against family and friends who have renounced their religious faith (among many other reasons). We discuss this subject in detail, how academia has failed us on this up to now and how hopefully we can now start seeing a sea change in how academia deals with destructive cults and abusive behavior.
Hari Parekh’s paper
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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.