jon atack, family & friends
Hosted by Jon Atack · jon atack, family and friends
4.7from 98 ratings
- 256
- Episodes
- 37
- Transcribed
- 98
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 1M
- YouTube views
About jon atack, family & friends
Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jon-atack-family--friends/subscribe (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jon-atack-family--friends/subscribe) Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/jon-atack-family--friends/subscribe (https://anchor.fm/jon-atack-family--friends/subscribe) 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.
- Publisher
- jon atack, family and friends
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Oct 2020
- Latest episode
- 17 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
37 of 256 episodes have a transcript.
17 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why L. Ron Hubbard Said Dianetics is Hypnotism with Amir Essalhi
10 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Liana Shanti, the "InstaScammer" - with Kacey from the Cult Vault
3 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
AI, the end times and the Huns with Joe Szimhart
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Why L. Ron Hubbard Said Dianetics is Hypnotism with Amir Essalhi
Published 17 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We know that it's different to sleep. But if he was saying it makes one less aware and that the idea, and he says in Dianetics, the mental science of modern health, that this is the opposite of hypnotism, that we're waking people up. And he knew full well, he knew absolutely well that there are two distinct states that that hypnotism induces. In January 1950, Alron Hubbard was given a commission by Art Sepos, who was the head of the medical publishing house, Hermitage House, to write what would become Dynetics, Modern Science of Mental Health. And he turned to his associate, Don Rogers, who I corresponded with at some length. […]
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- Amir Essalhi
- Kacey
- Joe Szimhart
- Hoyt Richards
- Joe Kelly
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- YouTube views
- 1,134,792
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 57 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 41 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
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- Quality
- 91
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 90
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