On Belief: A Podcast About Cults

Karen Geier

We all would like to think that we're immune to being persuaded, but were that true, advertising wouldn't work, the best candidates would always get elected, and our personal relationships would always be equitable.

  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Episode 318: Neurodiversity and Cults

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • Why she found herself in a high demand group
    • How she felt targeted racially and because she was neurodivergent
    • How decision making played into why she stayed
    • What it was like to go from one group to another
    • And more...

    Priscilla's website: https://whova.com/web/icsaa_202207/

    The ICSA website: https://www.icsahome.com/

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    22 February 2022, 5:00 pm
  • 17 minutes 39 seconds
    Episode 317: Unification Church

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • The basic beliefs of the Unification Church
    • What it's like for kids
    • What are the rules, and are they different by gender?
    • What is the companion book to the Bible that the Unification Church uses?
    • What are the political beliefs of the church?
    • And more...

    Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults

    14 September 2021, 10:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 33 seconds
    Episode 316: Cult City Tours

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • How much real estate the church owns in Clearwater
    • What the Scientologists do there
    • What happens when David Miscavige comes to town
    • The influence the church has over local politics
    • What happens when they get heckled
    • And more...

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    16 August 2021, 10:15 pm
  • 17 minutes 17 seconds
    Episode 315: Matthew Remski

    Matthew shares his wealth of knowledge in this week's episode and we discuss what the heck "Conspirituality" is.

    Find Matthew's podcast here: https://conspirituality.net/

    And Matthew's website here: http://matthewremski.com/wordpress/

    Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults

    21 June 2021, 9:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 13 seconds
    Episode 314: Janja Lalich
    12 April 2021, 4:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 44 seconds
    Episode 313: Bikram Yoga

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • What drew her to yoga
    • What it costs to do the 2 month intensive
    • What happens at the 2 month intensive
    • Why vegans began to eat burgers
    • Why white instructors spoke in put-on "Indian" accents
    • And more...

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    3 March 2021, 11:00 pm
  • 16 minutes 31 seconds
    Episode 312: The Salvation Army

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • What are the core beliefs of the Salvation Army?
    • Is it really organized like a Military?
    • What are services like for kids?
    • What is the leadership path like?
    • What kinds of ceremonies are there?
    • Where does the Bell Ringer money go?
    • What's the Salvation Army stance on the LGBTQ+ community?
    • And more...

    Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults

    17 February 2021, 5:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 49 seconds
    Episode 311: Growing up LDS

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • What kinds of demands are put on children in the church from an early age
    • How activities were sex segregated
    • What rules her parents followed
    • What happens to children of divorce in the LDS church
    • What it's like to go to BYU
    • What it's like to question at BYU
    • All about the honor code
    • And more...

    For more about The Modesty Talks, visit: https://themodestytalks.com/

    Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults

    28 January 2021, 5:00 pm
  • 17 minutes 47 seconds
    Episode 310: Jehovahs Witnesses and Growing Up

    My guest joins me to discuss:

    • Being born into the Witnesses
    • What Jehovah's Witnesses believe about parenting
    • What her mother believed about parenting
    • What an average week looks like for a Jehovah's Witness kid
    • What happens when your mom is disfellowshipped
    • And more...

    Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults

    6 January 2021, 6:00 pm
  • 17 minutes 17 seconds
    Episode 309: Church of Christ

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • How the Church of Christ differs from 'mainstream' Christianity
    • How her parents, wanting her to have some religious education, inadvertently changed her trajectory in life
    • What the main teachings of the church are
    • What happens when you have a chastity doctrine at a highschool with boarders
    • What the church camp experience is life
    • And more...

    Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults

    25 November 2020, 4:00 pm
  • 17 minutes 36 seconds
    Episode 308: Conspiracy Theories

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    Read Will on The Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/author/will-sommer

    Will Sommer has been covering conspiracy theories since the inception of Pizzagate. He joins me to discuss what drives people to believe seemingly incomprehensible conspiracy theories.

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • What is the genesis of Pizzagate?
    • Why did people believe and amplify Pizzagate?
    • Why didn't Pizzagate end when Comet Pizza was shot up?
    • What is QAnon?
    • How do people get progressively deeper into QAnon?
    • What are the societal impacts of collective belief in conspiracy theories?
    • And more...

    Support On Belief: A Podcast About Cults

    14 October 2020, 7:00 pm
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