Mind Games
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Podcast Overview
<p>What if you could hypnotize yourself into a better you? Or…. secretly hypnotize others into giving you anything you want?</p> <p>That’s the promise of NLP, which emerged in 1970s California and then took over self-help… in spite of its connection to a gruesome unsolved murder in the late 1980s . </p> <p>NLP is the secret sauce connecting life coach Tony Robbins, Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort, pick-up artist Ross Jeffries, as well as NXIVM, the most infamous sex cult of the 21st century.</p> <p>Journalists and best friends Zoë Lescaze and Alice Hines investigate the controversies behind NLP, put the techniques to the test on themselves, and ask the ultimate question: is mind control real?</p> <p>Mind Games tells the story of NLP and its crazy cast of disciples, including the fake doctor who invented it at a New Age commune, took it to Fortune 500 boardrooms, and whose gruesome murder trial did little to stop its rise. The biggest mind game of all? NLP may actually work.</p>
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1/12/2026
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Recent Episodes
March 17, 2026
Meeting Bandler
<p>After following Neuro-Linguistic Programming from a groovy West Coast commune to the inner circles of NXIVM, we track down its elusive creator, Richard Bandler. Our search leads us to a London seminar, where Alice experiences his techniques firsthand. Finally, we hear from the man himself and decide once and for all if NLP is a tool worth using, or a pseudoscientific hustle best left alone.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
March 10, 2026
NXIVM
Co-founder Nancy Salzman explains how she integrated Neuro-Linguistic Programming into NXIVM and how leader Keith Raniere manipulated these techniques for control in this interview.
March 3, 2026
The Pickup Artist Playbook
Host Zoë Ball and Alice explore the controversial world of pickup artists with hypnotist Ross Jeffries, uncovering surprising parallels with journalistic tactics.
10 total episodes available with 10 transcripts
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- What is Mind Games?
<p>What if you could hypnotize yourself into a better you? Or…. secretly hypnotize others into giving you anything you want?</p> <p>That’s the promise of NLP, which emerged in 1970s California and then took over self-help… in spite of its connection to a gruesome unsolved murder in the late 1980s . </p> <p>NLP is the secret sauce connecting life coach Tony Robbins, Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort, pick-up artist Ross Jeffries, as well as NXIVM, the most infamous sex cult of the 21st century.</p> <p>Journalists and best friends Zoë Lescaze and Alice Hines investigate the controversies behind NLP, put the techniques to the test on themselves, and ask the ultimate question: is mind control real?</p> <p>Mind Games tells the story of NLP and its crazy cast of disciples, including the fake doctor who invented it at a New Age commune, took it to Fortune 500 boardrooms, and whose gruesome murder trial did little to stop its rise. The biggest mind game of all? NLP may actually work.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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