IndoctriNation
Hosted by Rachel Bernstein and Rachel · IndoctriNation
4.8from 844 ratings
- 493
- Episodes
- 152
- Transcribed
- 844
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About IndoctriNation
Welcome to IndoctriNation: A weekly podcast covering cults, manipulators, and protecting yourself from systems of control.
- Publisher
- IndoctriNation
- Category
- religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 15 Apr 2019
- Latest episode
- 23 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
152 of 493 episodes have a transcript.
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Finding Your Way Back to Yourself: Nicola Ranson on Life After Rajneeshpuram
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Awe, Certainty, and Charisma: Yuval Laor on the Psychology of Cult Leadership
9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Jon Atack on Scientology, Authoritarianism, and the Psychology of Belief
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Finding Your Way Back to Yourself: Nicola Ranson on Life After Rajneeshpuram
Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But it was very much the opposite. This is a beautiful line. I wrote down what you said. You found solace in silence. That is quite compelling. And if you can talk a little bit about that, because I think that is one of the appeals for a lot of people when they get involved in something where there's meditation, where there's spirituality, there's prayer. And they were raised in something or their life felt more chaotic. And in their head, it was more chaotic. And so it's one of these experiences that makes people feel, I think, good and safe. Like whoever is helping to provide that silence, that calm, they then might feel really drawn to or indebted to, even though that's not how their life is going to be looking soon. […]
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- Nicola Ranson
- Yuval Laor
- Jon Atack
- Jules Evans
- Renee Swanson
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- 4.7 / 5
- 540 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 304 ratings
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Rachel Bernstein and Rachel host the show. Published by IndoctriNation.
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