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S07E02 The National Apology Apr 30, 2019

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In this podcast we hear from Lara and Rita, who attended The National Apology given by the Australian Government to all child abuse survivors in Australia.
Rita tells her personal and harrowing account of how her family were treated by the elders when she revealed her child had been abused by a member of their congregation, and then how she was treated by the police as a comparison.
Lara explains how Eddie Puric, Steven Unthank and she talked to the past, present and possibly future Prime Minister of Australia and told them about the child abuse problem among Jehovahs Witnesses.

S06E23 Recovery Group 3 Apr 05, 2019

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In this episode I interview Ruben Ortiz, the founder of one of the biggest ex JW support groups on Facebook. Ruben talks about his life as a Jehovahs Witness, and the two words that woke him. He also discusses the joys and trials of running a support group of over 12000 members.

S07E01 Sheet Metal Jonas Feb 24, 2019

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In this episode, Lara and I interview the most interesting Norweigan Goat Farmer you have ever met. Listen to Jonas talk about how he was counselled for doing too much field service, how he supported his wife through a terrible illness, while the elders counselled his wife to leave him and how he woke up due, in part, to the fact that some mountains are flat.
Jonas is now part of a group organising a protest on the 25th March 2019 outside a court in Stockholm, because the Watchtower videos have been rated as unsuitable for children in Sweden, and any elder showing them in a Kingdom Hall could receive 2 years in prison.
If you are at all able, please join Jonas in his peaceful protest outside the courthouse trying an edler for showing unsuitable material to children inside a Kingdom Hall.
Jonas can be contacted via Facebook, Plat Jonas, or via his Youtube channel, Goatlike Personality: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP0Skh44p2zLjnVeB6rcTkQ/videos
The video giving information about the protest can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfmUB-XRdrg

S06E24 So Long and Thanks for all the Fish Feb 14, 2019

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The final podcast of season 6 gives the last word to Andrew Mogford, an ex Jehovah's Witness diagnosed with terminal mouth and throat cancer, and having only days to live from the recording of this podcast on 13th February 2019.
Andrew bravely spoke out against the practice of shunning despite not being disfellowshipped or shunned himself.
Because of his cancer, the recording is sometimes difficult to listen to, but please have the patience to afford Andrew the respect he deserves for remaining so positive in the face of his own terminal cancer.
Read about Andrew here: https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/hold-dying-devon-businessman-uses-2497270
Watch Andrew's videos here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0qNlf466Ko

S06E22 Hugh James Law Jan 20, 2019

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In this eposide I interview two lawyers experienced in bringing civil cases against organisations who are vicariously liable for sexual abuse suffered by children. One of only three law firms in the country who have worked on behalf of victims of Jehovahs Witness child sexual abusers, Hugh James is a law firm with offices in London and Cardiff. Alan Collins and Samuel Barker have thoroughly researched the issues of Watchtower Society and understand the unique factors that make it hard for former members of Jehovah's Witnesses to disclose their abuse.
They explain how Watchtower can be held liable in court for the child sexual abuse, and why bringing a civil case against the organisation is just as important as bringing a criminal case against the abuser.
If you wish to talk to Alan or Samuel about a possible case they will travel to you, or meet you wherever you feel most able to talk comfortably.
Hugh James website: https://www.hughjames.com/
Alan Collins can be reached here: https://www.hughjames.com/person/alan-collins-sexual-abuse-solicitor/
Samuel Barker can be reached here: https://www.hughjames.com/person/samuel-barker/

If you wish to be part of a submission to IICSA and have a specific greivance that you are willing to add in confidence to the submission please contact me via Facebook or email me at lougoode@hotmail.com (DO NOT give me details of your submission, I will pass your name on to Samuel who put together the submission).

S06E21 What Would Jesus Do? Jan 02, 2019

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This fascinating podcast interviews David Fitzgerald, public speaker, historical researcher, founder of the world’s first Atheist Film Festival and Evolutionpalooza!, San Francisco’s oldest annual Darwin Day celebration, and author of 'Jesus: Mything in Action', 'NAILED: Ten Christian Myths that Show Jesus Never Existed at All', 'The Complete Heretic’s Guide to Western Religion',
david talks to JW Community Podcast about his fascination with religion and about the evidence that suggests Jesus never existed at all.

S06E20 Sisters stories Nov 24, 2018

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An interview with two fascinating woman about how they navigated the cult, and two very different experiences of discovering they were gay.
Listen to life stories of Raika and Suzi, what their lives were like in the cult, how they woke up, how they came out, and how they have managed their lives outside the cult.
Raika shares her extremely personal journey through childhood abuse, marriage and betrayal, suicide and her subsequent life after leaving the cult.
Suzi talks about how it is to be reinstated solely to satisfy family, and then to be double shunned due to a refusal to deny her authentic self.

S06E19 Avoid JW Oct 24, 2018

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An interview with the other fascinating and formidable activist you have never heard of.
Lara and I speak to the creator of the website Avoid JW, which Watchtower Society has spent considerable time, effort and money on trying to eradicate from the internet.
Listen to Jason Wynne talk about the secret agenda behind judicial committees that he believes should be made public so that all Jehovah's Witnesses can know the criteria they are really being judged by.
Jason also discusses the situation in Ireland where elders helped his family report a case of child abuse to the police that did not involve a Jehovah's Witness, but then refused to report a case of child abuse to the police when the perpetrator was a Jehovah's Witness. Find out the incredible action Jason took, that made him public enemy No1 in Ireland.

S06E18 In Memory of Angela Jean Shipperley Oct 08, 2018

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Listen to the heartbreaking interview with Alvin who talks about his wife, who lost her life just after childbirth due to her adherence to the no blood doctrine.
Alvin also explains how his doubts years later led him to getting a copy of the transcript from the Coroners Inquest, which revealed what the Watchtower really thinks of the blood substitute that they recommend to Jehovah's Witnesses to take as a safe and effective alternative to blood.

S06E17 How the Faithful and Discreet Slave were killed Sep 18, 2018

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‘Lara Kaput and Louise Goode interview Steven Unthank. Find out how he killed off the 'faithful and discreet slave', how he got Jehovah's Witnesses included in the Australian Child Abuse Royal Commission, how he got the Watch Tower Society to swear under oath in a court case that he was not an apostate, and how he managed to have the website JWLEAKS.ORG declared 'not an apostate website' by the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses

Link to the transcript of the video: https://www.facebook.com/groups/JWPodcast/ then find the PDF in 'group files'.

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