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#183 BONUS EPISODE - Live Session With Elgen Strait at Crimecon UK 2022


In this bonus episode I speak with Elgen Strait from the Falling Out Podcast live at Crimecon UK in London 2022. Elgen, his podcast and activism work have been a catalyst for others to leave the Unification Church, just as he did as a second generation member. You can find Elgen's work here - https://www.fallingoutpod.com/

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#182 Interview with Spencer Schneider & Esther Friedman - Odyssey Study Group


In this week's episode I speak with returning guests Spencer and Esther as we discuss and compare each individual experience within Sharon Gan's esoteric "school" the Odyssey Study Group. Spencer's memoir "Manhattan Cult Story" is available to pre-order today with an official release date of July 5th. You can find your copy here -

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#181 Christian Nationalism - Interview with Dr Clint Heacock


In this episode I chat with Dr Clint Heacock about his show The Mindshift Podcast, about Clint's life growing up in a non-denominational Christian environment and his journey into deconstruction and educating others. This conversation is particularly prevalent given the overturning of the RoeVSWade Ruling by the US Supreme Court today.

Clint's Podcast - mindshiftpodcast.co.uk/

Ciria's Show "Cults and Overcoming" - youtube.com/channel/UCq5yaIICS…

The Frankie Files - anchor.fm/frankie-tease

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#180 BONUS EPISODE - Interview with Journalist Andrew Gold


In this episode I chat with @On the Edge with Andrew Gold about his life as a journalist. We talk UFO's, Cults, Exorcism's and other interesting subject matter that Andrew covers on his own podcast "On The Edge"

Disclaimer - Specific conversations around Cults doesn't start until around the 1 hour mark as I was interesting in learning about Andrew as an individual before getting into the details of his "Exorcism" documentary.

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#179 The Armed Forces - United States Marine Corps - Interview With a Female Veteran


In this episode I speak with D, a female veteran of the US Marine Corps. In this instalment, D talks about her many brushes with death, her recruitment into and time with the US Marine Corps and what her life looked like after being a part of this high-demand organisation. I am thankful that I was given the chance to have this conversation and thankful for D's contribution to the show. I find her strength and positivity inspiring.

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Radio Free Mormon: 248: A Fathers’ Day Special Episode


I want to commemorate Fathers’ Day by playing some stories told by my father back in 2009 before his passing in 2011. And it’s not my fault if the majority of his stories seem to center around me.

I love you, Dad. I miss you. And I’m glad I got to have you for my father.

Happy Fathers’ Day, everyone!



Radio Free Mormon: 247: The Patriarchal Blessing from Hell!


What happens when a Patriarch gives a blessing with serious ramifications to LDS Church leadership? Quite a bit, as it turns out! Tune in and find out what happens in this amazing but true story of a patriarchal blessing gone amok!


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Radio Free Mormon: 246: Movie Review! Under the Banner of Heaven!


Tonight I am joined by my good friend Scott, the host of Rameumpton Ruminations, to review the Hulu series, “Under the Banner of Heaven.”

RFM and RR–Putting the fun back into fundamentalism!


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Friendica 2022.06


And we are now running the latest version of Friedica. I had some apprehension about the upgrade since everything broke when I tried the release candidate a while back, but everything seems to be running smoothly.

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions/issues.



#178 Sukyo Mahikari - With Special Guest Ronit Plank


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In this episode, Ronit lends us her tender voice to read the testimony of a survivor of the Japanese New Religious Movement known as Sukyo Mahikari. With little known about the group around the world, it is imperative to share experiences where possible and through her written responses to interview questions, Alice is allowing us to do just that.

Sukyo Mahikari Prayer Video - youtube.com/watch?v=AS5Zreiio1…

Thank you so much Ronit for collaborating with me on this project. To find Ronit and her work follow her website that includes details of her memoir "When She Comes Back" and her current podcast "Let's Talk Memoir"

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RADIO FREE MORMON: 245: From TBM to RFM, Part 2


RFM sits down with John Dehlin of Mormon Stories to discuss how RFM graduated from Mormonism after spending forty-years as a member.
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#177 KwaSizabantu - Interview with Author Erika Bornman


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In this episode I speak with author Erika Bornman who has been on a mission to highlight the abuses of those involved with KwaSizabantu. A survivor of this religious movement, Erika has used her story and experiences to expose how leadership have abused and exploited members for decades. Not only has she penned this incredible book, she has been working tirelessly with other victims and survivors, collecting their testimonies and showing the world exactly what happens at KSB to congregants and most notably - to children.

TW - comes with themes of systemic child abuse and child sexual abuse, themes of grooming and shunning.

Erika's book "Mission of Malice" - amazon.com/Erika-Bornman/e/B09…

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KSB Alert & Daniel's Essay's - ksb-alert.com/


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Radio Free Mormon: 244: The Dan Lafferty Interview


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In July of 2000, on the sixteenth anniversary of the double-murders of Brenda and Erica Lafferty, Utah radio host Tom Barberi arranged an interview with Dan Lafferty who was, and continues to be, serving a life-sentence in prison.

Dan Lafferty relates in horrific detail the events leading up to the murders, as well as the murders themselves.

*TRIGGER WARNING*–Due to the graphic nature of the events covered in the interview, this podcast is not suitable for all audiences.



#175 Conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


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In this episode I speak with Jon who was converted to the LDS church. He journey into Mormonism started with a brief interaction with fellow members at a bus stop and soon his life changed forever. Jon talks us through the high-demands of the church and what is expected of individuals in order to get permission to enter certain parts of LDS temples and take part in various ceremonies. Jon also speaks about the difficulty in deconstructing his experiences once he decided to leave the Mormon faith. Jon has done incredible research and provided many resources including his own work - jlamothe.net/

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#174 The Body - An Interview with Journalist Syran Warner


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This week I chat with investigative journalist Syran Warner about his life leading up to cult journalism and how he decided to pursue looking into a group known as "The Body". Since we had this conversation there have been huge developments in the case. You can learn more about all of this by visiting the links below or by waiting for our update episode which I hope to bring to you soon.

Syran's Website/Online Magazine - thebodyintl.com/

Syran's TikTok @syranwarner - tiktok.com/search?lang=en&q=%4…

Troubled's Call to Action for Indigenous Residential School Survivors & Their LinkTree -

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Radio Free Mormon: 243: An Evangelical Talks With RFM!


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RFM gets interviewed by Steven Pynnaker of Mormon Book Reviews. Steve is an Evangelical Christian and a scholar of all things Mormon, to boot! Both Steve and RFM touch on a number of interesting subjects in this two-hour interview.




#173 Children of God - Interview with a British Survivor


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In this episode I chat with Angela about her experiences growing up in the Children of God with a focus on the discipline given to young children, the constant upheaval and destabilisation thrown onto members, family separation and human trafficking. This episode contains sensitive themes including child abuse so please listen with discretion. From second generation Children of God member to thriving survivor with an extensive further education and a powerful voice, Angela is now advocating for others by using her experiences to highlight systemic abuse still on-going in the now-called Family International.


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#172 Interview with Author Heather Grace Heath - "Lovingly Abused" - A Conversation About The Institute for Basic Life Principles, Advanced Training Institute & Educational Neglect


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In this episode I chat with the incredible author Heather Grace Heath about her memoir "Lovingly Abused - A True Story of Overcoming Cults, Gaslighting & Legal Educational Neglect". We discuss her life growing up in Bill Gothard's IBLP & ATI and the problems around homeschooling and educational neglect. From Heather's website -

In this highly relevant memoir, blending raw honesty and humor, Heather Heath’s story begins with her mother’s search for escape from childhood trauma, becoming perfect prey for a cult. It follows Heather’s coming of age journey while enduring gaslighting, educational neglect, suicide attempts, purity culture, realizing she was in a cult once she was physically trapped, the painful choice to be shunned for becoming a paramedic, marriage, divorce, spiritual deconstruction, trusting again, reluctantly homeschooling through a pandemic, and finally discovering her own faith. Giving each reader insight into a hidden world using pop-culture comparisons, you’ll feel as if you were having a real-life conversation with her.

This book’s mission is to raise public awareness of hidden children all over America who are legally educationally neglected under the guise of religion. Seeing one such family on TV is a cult’s convenient distraction from the thousands of women and children who are invisible.

Heather has committed to distribute fifteen percent of the book’s sales profits to The Coalition for Responsible Home Education, The Vashti Initiative, and The Amish Heritage Foundation; non-profits supporting a child’s right to an education and providing guidance to those leaving the abusive practices hidden behind religion, with little to no resources for independence. As similar non-profits emerge and funds allow, more of her profits will be allocated to them.

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“Anarchism stands for the liberation of human mind from the dominion of religion & liberation of the human body from the coercion of property; liberation from the shackles & restraint of government. It stands for a social order based on free grouping of individuals”-Emma Goldman


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Whoever said size matters clearly didn’t know the impact this tiny book would have.

Eric Schaeffer’s “A Lie Told Often Enough Becomes the Truth: Exposing How the Watchtower Deceives Jehovah’s Witnesses”

Coming soon on the #monthlymemoir giveaway.
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Last week I wrote a post saying “I liked the Handsmaid’s Tale as a fictional book. But perhaps Atwood was onto something. Her writing and themes that lead up to the establishment of Gilead sound similar to today’s headlines”. 2 days ago Atwood wrote for the Atlantic.
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High control groups often discourage gaming, warning about the 'dangers' of Satanic influence. On the @WhatSITA podcast we welcome back Germ @mentallydzd to talk about the benefits of games: community, memory, psychology and fun! #Gaming #DnD #Cults #EXJW pod.link/1540824671/episode/…
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Every guest speaker here is guilty of taking money from the Moonies, a human trafficking organization.

@GoldmanSachs , your chairman Barroso is accepting these funds, in direct violation of your own internal policies on human trafficking.

@issesg, maybe GS shareholders shd knw?

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An honour to chat with @angelamaria80 on the latest episode of the cult vault discussing Angela’s childhood in the Children of God and her subsequent escape to independence and individualism. 💪🏻 ❤️ #CoGTFIsurvivors

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Episode 173 is live. I had the privilege of chatting with Angela about her experiences growing up in the Children of God. Another important conversation given the questions on female autonomy and the quiverfull mentality in the world today.
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Any England-based cult survivors/ children of cult survivors interested in getting involved in an upcoming docuseries for television? #cults #cultsurvivors


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Creativity can be a collaboration. It can also be a solo endeavour. What makes people think they have dictatorship, dominion or any say at all in other peoples processes and projects? This has baffled me since I was a drama student in school and is bothering me today.


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Partner messaged. I have a book at home that has just been delivered. Trying to show restraint and finish working before running home to open my new present!! 📕


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For May I am featuring @BksliddenHarlot book “Lovingly Abused - A True Story of Overcoming Cults, Gaslighting & Legal Educational Neglect” as the #monthlymemoir giveaway. A large % of sales goes to orgs helping survivors! For a chance to win:LIKE,FOLLOW&RETWEET ends May 31st
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