WTF is on my Mind?!

WTF is on my Mind?!

Hosted by Mark Vicente · Mark Vicente

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71Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
139
Episodes
85
Transcribed
1,664
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2022
First episode
823K
YouTube views

About WTF is on my Mind?!

Author, Speaker, Whistleblower and award-winning Director Mark Vicente was behind the sleeper hit “What The Bleep Do We Know?!” Several books have been written about the film’s remarkable grassroots marketing campaign, which led to its unprecedented success. Mark was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1965. Taking his first photograph at age four, he quickly discovered his passion for being behind the camera. After attending film and drama school in South Africa, he began working his way up the ranks of the camera department, from Assistant to Operator to Cinematographer. His first big break came as Director of Photography on the musical “SARAFINA,” starring Whoopi Goldberg. In 1992, he set his sights on Hollywood and relocated to Los Angeles to shoot his first studio picture for Disney; “FATHERHOOD,” starring Patrick Swayze and Halle Berry. At the age of 26, he became one of the youngest cinematographers to shoot a big-budget studio picture. Over the next few decades, he went on to shoot an additional 14 feature films and numerous documentaries, music videos and commercials. Mark soon found there were in him, untold stories he desperately wanted to express as a Director. He was driven by the conviction that tales of greatness, nobility and introspection could be exciting and financially successful. Perhaps because of the very obvious race and class iniquities in South Africa, he found himself propelled to question certain fundamental assumptions at a very young age. Beliefs about human behavior, cosmology, religion, existentialism and mysticism. Along the way, he stumbled into a few situations where leaders with malignant pathologies (masquerading as saintly philosophers) spoke the talk of self-improvement but did untold damage to their followers... and him. Looking back, he can now say he has been in at least two cults. His last foray into personal growth and his defection from NXIVM was chronicled in the HBO series “The Vow”. Mark and a few plucky whistleblowers exposed the criminal activities of the organization, resulting in multiple arrests and indictments. He doesn’t consider himself a cult expert, but by his own admission, “I’m an expert in being screwed over, waking up, and knowing how to spot them.” He’s got a pretty salty approach to most things and is fascinated by the myriad patterns in the human psychodynamic that create the best and the worst in civilization. Join Mark as he unpacks a whole range of topics to do with: Psychology, Consciousness, Morality, Narcissistic Abuse, Spirituality, Cults, Propaganda, Science, Filmmaking, and Philosophy.You never quite know what you’re going to get, as it really does depend on… WTF is on his mind?!

Publisher
Mark Vicente
Category
society & culture · true crime · tv & film
Language
en
Explicit
Yes
First episode
30 Sept 2022
Latest episode
8 Nov 2026
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Latest episodes

85 of 139 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 8 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Russell Brand, Apartheid & Smear Campaigns.

  2. 25 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Narcissists, Sociopaths & Family Court | Dr. Catherine Barrett

  3. 18 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Bottling Up Rage: Why People Pleasing Ends Badly w/ Nick Pollard

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Russell Brand, Apartheid & Smear Campaigns.

Published 8 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I go, well, what do you think I should do? And they go, well, I think you should call these people and let them know who you really are. And like, let them know that these are, these are untruths and these are lies. And I thought about it for a second. I was like, yeah, no, I don't think I'll do that. […]

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  • Catherine Barrett
  • Nick Pollard
  • Carol Merchasin
  • Dr Heather Berlin
  • Dr Ramani Durvasula

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YouTube views
822,766
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
757 ratings
Spotify
4.8 / 5
907 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

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Social presence
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YouTube
93
Engagement
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