- 1 hour 4 minutesBrendan Tighe, A "Young Sea Org Member"
Brendan Tighe was born and raised in Scientology. By age five he was a cadet in the Sea Organization and went on to work in the Office of Special Affairs, the Renovations Organization and as a Security Guard at the Flag Land Base. In this conversation between Christie and Brendan he shares interesting stories from his life in Scientology including interactions he had with David and Shelly Miscavige.
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Valerie was a former Scientologist who worked in the Guardians office and was a spy planted in the FBI by Scientology. In this episode, she talks about her abusive relationship with her ex-husband, how Scientology protected him and how she finally escaped. This is a horrifying story of abuse, bravery and resilience.
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Mike talks with Sarah and Nippy who escaped the NXIVM cult and were featured in the HBO documentary, The Vow. They now host A Little Bit Culty podcast shining a light on cult-like groups and environments, and helping victims recover. We highly recommend Sarah's best selling book, Scarred, and her Ted talk, How To Spot a Cult.
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Visit the Mike Rinder store for merch -- t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, mousepads and more: ...25 June 2024, 9:00 am - 59 minutes 24 secondsIan Rafalko "Raised in Scientology"
Ian Rafalko was raised in a prominent Scientology family. He joined staff at Atlanta “ideal org” and married a scientologist. Eventually he broke free, lost his wife and family and spoke out in a viral TikTok about his father Dr. Eric Berg. Ian shares about his time in the church and how he has moved forward in life since leaving scientology.
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Karen Pressley is a former Sea Org member who worked directly with David Miscavige at the international scientology base, and was in charge of the Celebrity Centre. She shares how she got into scientology, stories about her experiences in the Sea Org, how she purged scientology from her mind and what she has been up to since leaving.
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Sarah Mole was the BBC Panorama producer that Mike came to know through her work on their two scientology episodes. In the first, Mike was a spokesman for the cult, in the second, he was a whistleblower. Sarah talks about what impressions Scientology and Mike made on her and the strange journey they have traveled from antagonists to friends.
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Visit the Mike Rinder store for merch -- t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, mousepads and more: ...4 June 2024, 9:00 am - 56 minutes 50 secondsScientology's Big "Blood on Your Hands" Lie Exposed
Breaking down the facts that have now been revealed proving scientology was lying (and KNEW it) when they claimed Leah Remini and Mike Rinder had "incited" the murder of a scientology security guard in Australia in 2019. They had ALL the facts, but until now, they had remained secret. Their brazen lying relied on the documents that have now come to light never being public.
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Visit the Mike Rinder store for merch -- t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, mousepads and more: ...31 May 2024, 9:00 am - 1 hour 1 secondValerie Ross: Scientology Spy in the FBI
Valerie shares about her time in the Guardian's Office, learning what Hubbard wrote about espionage, and then putting this into practice as a spy employed in the Los Angeles office of the FBI. We also talk about her interactions with L. Ron Hubbard, Mary Sue and Diana.
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Visit the Mike Rinder store for merch -- t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, mousepads and more: ...28 May 2024, 9:00 am - 1 hour 11 minutesRick Moxon: Scientology's Fair Game Poster Child
High level scientologist and lawyer Kendrick (Rick) Moxon is an operative who has been carrying out scientology Fair Game activities since the mid-1970's, and he continues to this day. He was recently caught trying to frame Leah Remini for "inciting violence" against scientology but it backfired spectacularly.
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Mike Rinder, Christie Collbran, Claire Headley & Marc Headley discuss the significance of the new PR position of scientology with respect to disconnection, the euphemism they have come up with to describe it, and the actual practice and personal experiences of this abusive policy of scientology. This episode originally aired on YouTube.
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Visit the Mike Rinder store for merch -- t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, mousepads and more: ...21 May 2024, 9:00 am - 53 minutes 56 secondsMichele Adair: Former Navy Mental Health Counselor
Mike speaks with Michele Adair, who was a Mental Health Counselor in the Navy for 11 years and is now married to Rachael Hastings, one of David Miscavige's former camerawomen. Michelle shares helpful information and advice from her years of providing therapy to people who have been traumatized.
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