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    jon atack, family and friends

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    jon atack, along with his son sam, present a series of educational podcasts on how to spot, avoid, and overcome unethical manipulation of all kinds – from destructive cults and abusive relationships, to advertising, groupthink, bullying and more. join us in our hope to create a world where people are taught from infancy to stand up for their rights, look deeper into what they’re being told, and to question everything!

    from time to time we will also be sharing “lighter” fare – podcasts on art, music, and literature, featuring jon’s younger son dan on guitar, sam’s amazing paper sculpture.

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    untangling the myth of narcissism with Chris Shelton, MSc Sep 14, 2022
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    Craig Malkin of the Harvard Medical School has defined narcissism as 'feeling special.' We question this definition and even the use of the word 'narcissism' to describe people who demand adulation because they don't feel love. A wide-ranging discussion that also questions the use of symptoms to define psychiatric conditions, the authoritarian nature of our society, and the danger of human predators and hatemongers.


    Taking on Scientology in the law courts - with Karen De La Carriere Sep 14, 2022
    Show notes

    Jon Atack coaches the audience on suing Scientology after years and years of experience in handling SCN litigation.


    Putin's guru and the new Russian Empire with Joe Szimhart Aug 20, 2022
    Show notes

    Putin's advisor Alexander Dugin wants to reclaim Russia's empire through conquest. He hates science and technology and longs for the time of Ivan the Terrible. He'd like to stop the machines, destroy the Internet and return the Russians to serfdom. Yet the Russians celebrate and support him. A discussion with Joe Szimhart.


    the polarized society with Kelvin Pierce Aug 16, 2022
    Show notes

    Kelvin Pierce wrote his book, "Sins of My Father" because he heard Donald Trump using the same rhetoric as his neo-Nazi father. Kelvin and Jon talk about the divisions in our society and the divisiveness of our politicians.


    links:

    debunking the protocols of the elders of Zion: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Protocols-of-the-Elders-of-Zion

    lyrics to "you've got to be carefully taught": https://www.britannica.com/topic/Protocols-of-the-Elders-of-Zion


    when should we speak out? - with Hoyt Richards Aug 16, 2022
    Show notes

    Should former members of authoritarian groups speak out immediately or should they wait until they're beyond the trauma of membership? Jon and director documentarian Hoyt Richards go into the fine print about speaking out.


    Hoyt talks with Steven Hassan: https://youtu.be/oTC_9v8gIvU


    traditionalism is fake history - with Christian Szurko Aug 06, 2022
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    Modern 'Traditionalism' is based on a shallow study of mysticism interfused with a lust for the End Days. Traditionalism inspired Putin to invade Ukraine and led to Donald Trump's attempt to isolate the US from the world. Many of our leaders listen to Traditionalist gurus who have created a new tribalism through a simplistic view of history. Jon talks with Christian about tradition and the danger of letting someone else do our thinking for us...


    The complete list of St. Nick's patronage:

    https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas/patron-saint/people

    NOTE: Yes, Jon knows that St. Nick's role is to help thieves (and other wrongdoers) *repent*, NOT to help them 'Nick their stuff,' but he couldn't resist the pun and will most likely get coal in his stocking for his trouble.


    Jon's appearance on "A Little Bit Culty" - https://www.alittlebitculty.com/season-3/blog-post-title-one-kldc6-en2f4-3cbje-bc9ak-ebcw6-e8fyn-xbkyn-sswxy


    Spike notes that she didn't miss out on Legos, and possesses an embarrassingly large collection dating back to the early 60s.


    traditionalism is fake news - with Mark Laxer Jul 26, 2022
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    Voltaire said that people who believe absurdities will commit atrocities. Traditionalism is the simplistic creation of a golden age to support ideas of tribalism and racial purity. It has taken hold of populist movements and generated a new and ill-informed rightist upsurge. In the US, it is represented by Steve Bannon - who put Trump in the White House and was his first Chief of Staff; in Russia, by Alexander Dugin who preaches the re-unification of the Russian empire; and in Brazil by Olavo de Carvalho - Bolsanaro's guru. These pundits follow the teachings of Mussolini's advisor Julius Evola. They claim spiritual insight, but are ignorant of the subtle and complex ideas of true mysticism, instead grabbing beliefs in human decline - the End Days or Kali Yuga - as if they were prophetic truth, rather than bronze age anxieties. Mark and Jon show how traditions are often inventions to create tribalist separation between people. They offer some solutions to move us towards a pro-social, pro-human democracy that is neither left nor right wing.


    Cult Recruitment and the Fear of Death - with Joe Szimhart Jul 16, 2022
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    Cult expert Joe Szimhart discusses attitudes toward death from prehistoric times to present cult recruitment. This fear makes us all vulnerable to cultic lures.


    The tyrant L. Ron Hubbard & his Sea Organization slaves - with Karen De La Carriere Jul 15, 2022
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    Scientology's most highly trained defector discusses Ron Hubbard's inhumane treatment of his followers - from throwing a pensioner who couldn't swim from four storeys into the sea to ordering a four-year-old to be locked in his ship's chain locker. Karen considers the attributes of a human predator given in Jon's book Opening Our Minds as they apply to Hubbard.


    signs of cult membership and how to help - with Frances Peters Jul 11, 2022
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    Recovery counselor Frances Peters talks with Jon about the signs that show someone has joined an extreme authoritarian group and how best to help them reconsider their involvement.


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