This week I examine the concept of free will and whether or not we have it. This interest has sprung as a direct result of my recent studies and connecting dots between neuroscience, psychology and cult studies. This is not meant to be the definitive end statement. I want to start the conversation, not end it. Enjoy!
References for this podcast:
Incognito by David Eagleman Free Will by Sam HarrisThe Righteous Mind by Jonathan HaidtThe Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan HaidtThe Secret Life of the Brain by Mariano SigmanConsciousness Explained by Daniel Dennett
The post Sensibly Speaking Podcast #185: You Have No Free Will – Watch This Podcast! appeared first on The Sensibly Speaking Podcast.

You may or may not have seen the videos or heard anything about Sovereign Citizens, but they are a thing and they are growing. In this podcast, we take it all apart starting with who this group is, what they basically believe and the kinds of trouble they have caused because of their delusory thinking including real violence. John P. Capitalist is a big contributor this week and I think you’ll find his wealth of knowledge on this topic to be very enlightening.
The post Sensibly Speaking Podcast #184: The Cult of Sovereign Citizens ft. John P. Capitalist appeared first on The Sensibly Speaking Podcast.

This week I am joined by Sunny Pereira, former Sea Org member and case supervisor, to discuss how Scientology auditing is organized and delivered, including what the case supervisor function is and how very different this is from any normal psycho-therapeutic setup. Enjoy!
The post Sensibly Speaking Podcast #183: Scientology and “Case Supervision” appeared first on The Sensibly Speaking Podcast.

This week, we finished our 30-day social media detox and time away from television and media. It’s almost impossible to overstate the number and significance of the changes which occurred to each of us and together. We tried to summarize some of them here in this week’s podcast. Enjoy!
Can We Autocorrect Humanity
Do a Social Media Detox article
The post Sensibly Speaking Podcast #182: Our 30-Day Off the Internet Challenge appeared first on The Sensibly Speaking Podcast.

This week I am joined by Rachel Bernstein, licensed therapist and cult recovery expert, to discuss “doubling down” and why people will cling to beliefs which have been proven to them to be untrue but which only makes them believe it more. This led to many examples from social media and some discussion on that topic as well, including how arguing is wholly but counter-intuitively a bad idea.
The post Sensibly Speaking Podcast #181: The Psychology of Social Media ft. Rachel Bernstein appeared first on The Sensibly Speaking Podcast.

This week, I am again joined by former Sea Org member and CST staffer Dylan Gill, who illuminates us on many aspects of the Hubbard advices and directives surrounding the mystique of CST. This leads us to many places of conversation including some of our thoughts on how Shelly Miscavige fits into all this.
The post Sensibly Speaking Podcast #180: Much More About CST ft. Dylan Gill appeared first on The Sensibly Speaking Podcast.

What do Scientology training classes actually consist of and how are they run? What happens when you sign up to become a Scientology auditor? How are you treated? How are you supposed to learn? What is this “word clearing” all about? And why should young people especially be kept as far away from all this nonsense as possible? All of these questions and more are answered in this extensive (and long overdue) breakdown of how Scientology auditor classes are run and what they teach.
Bridge to Total Freedom Part 1Study Tech videoBasics of Scientology SeriesKeeping Scientology Working video
The post Sensibly Speaking Podcast #179: Why Scientology Training is Worse Than You Think appeared first on The Sensibly Speaking Podcast.

This week I am joined by Katrina Reyes, former Sea Org member and now declared “suppressive person” who discusses her history entering the Sea Org at only 11 years old and how Scientology’s Sea Organization not only engaged in human trafficking back in the day but that this practice continues to this day.
The post Sensibly Speaking Podcast #178: Scientology Human Trafficking ft. Katrina Reyes appeared first on The Sensibly Speaking Podcast.