heretics.
What makes you a heretic? Journalist Andrew Gold believes that, in an age of group-think and tribes, we need heretics - those who use unconventional wisdom to speak out against their own groups, from cancelled comedians and radical feminists to cult defectors and vigilantes hunting deviants.
Learn from my guests how to rebel, think differently and resist social contagion. From Triggernometry's Konstantin Kisin and the world's most cancelled man Graham Linehan to Robbie Williams and atheist Richard Dawkins. These are the people living with the weight of their own community's disappointment on their shoulders.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 62 minutes
- Episodes
- 588
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
213. How I ended up in a meditation sex cult
Sarah Landry tells her story of escaping Paramahamsa Nithyananda, an Indian meditation cult.
Sarah Landry links:
https://twitter.com/sarah_s_landry
https://www.youtube.com/c/SarahStephanieLandry
An…
00:32:03 |
Sat 24 Dec 2022
212. Derek from Mythvision
Today’s episode is an absolute classic, because our guest Derek Lambert is just so candid and emotional as he tells his quite incredible story. Derek grew up with an alcoholic father in a religious h…
01:09:29 |
Thu 22 Dec 2022
211. NXIVM vs Scientology Part 1
Kelly Thiel - a former member of the NXIVM cult - joins me and former scientologist Aaron Smith-Levin to discuss the similarities between the two cults.
Kelly Thiel links:
https://kellythielbook.co…
00:59:30 |
Mon 19 Dec 2022
210. Are Politicians Cult Leaders? Therapist & Ex-Scientologist
This is part 2 of a discussion with my old Libertarian friend Karlyn Borysenko and former scientologist Aaron Smith-Levin. We had a lot of fun discussing and political parties, cults, and loads more!…
00:49:46 |
Sat 17 Dec 2022
209. Evangelism, Satan & Comedy | Holly Laurent
Holly is a performer, director, podcaster and comedian. She’s a lot of fun, and she breaks down her own background of growing up evangelical.
Holy Laurent links:
https://www.hollylaurent.com
https:/…
01:08:40 |
Thu 15 Dec 2022
208. Robbie Williams Part 2
This is part 2 of the interview with Robbie. He’s one of the most famous people on the planet, in an illustrious career stretching across three decades. He was a hero for me growing up, I just loved …
01:00:29 |
Mon 12 Dec 2022
207. What Makes A Cult? | Therapist & Ex-Scientologist Discuss
I discuss whether cults share certain properties with political parties and ideologies with my old Libertarian friend Karlyn Borysenko and former scientologist Aaron Smith-Levin. We all have differin…
00:46:05 |
Sat 10 Dec 2022
206. Aryan Brotherhood Founder | Part 2
This is part 2 of the interview with Michael Thompson. He is the founder of the Aryan Brotherhood, a racist prison gang. My mate and co-host Shaun Attwood is no stranger to true crime, having worked …
01:21:59 |
Thu 08 Dec 2022
205. The child sacrifices of Africa
Today is really quite an impactful and emotional episode, so I do warn you that we talk about some really gruesome things today, and it’s up to you whether you want to hear about that on this fine su…
01:02:35 |
Mon 05 Dec 2022
204. Why Julian Assange Matters
And now it’s time for something completely different. Well, not that different. It’s an episode about Julian Assange, the Australian editor of Wikileaks who released information in 2010 that had been…
00:33:47 |
Sat 03 Dec 2022
203. ROBBIE WILLIAMS: Fame, Belief & Rivals
Today, I interview an icon. He’s one of the most famous people on the planet, in an illustrious career stretching across three decades. He was a hero for me growing up, I just loved him, I loved – an…
01:00:22 |
Thu 01 Dec 2022
202. MLM Cults Took My Life From Me - Josie Naikoi
Today’s episode is a cautionary tale about multi-level marketing companies. Josie Naikoi was in one of these MLMs. She has since started her own brilliant YouTube channel with documentaries about cul…
01:04:53 |
Mon 28 Nov 2022
201. Debating the Mexican ‘Barrio Nazi’ Pedro Gonzalez
The Barrio Nazi is a reference to Pedro Gonzalez’s twitter description, and it’s evidently something that has been thrown at him. Barrio because he is Mexican-American, and Nazi because he holds pret…
00:33:51 |
Sat 26 Nov 2022
200. Black holes: the weirdest things in the universe
Becky Smethurst is an astrophysicist, author and youtuber with a huge channel called Dr. Becky. She has won all sorts of prizes in physics and astronomy, but her best ability is being able to break d…
01:07:52 |
Thu 24 Nov 2022
199b. Shock Danny Masterson Trial Update (That 70's Show Scientologist)
Tony Ortega takes us through a shock update in the Danny Masterson Trial - the jury is very much out.
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01:04:38 |
Mon 21 Nov 2022
199. Aryan Brotherhood Founder
This was a challenging episode, because I interview the founder of the Aryan Brotherhood, a racist prison gang. My mate and co-host Shaun Attwood is no stranger to true crime, having worked on both s…
00:54:47 |
Mon 21 Nov 2022
198. The Proud Boys: Extreme Right-Wing Cult Behind Donald Trump in 2024?
Andy Campbell is a writer from the Huffington Post. He just released a book about the Proud Boys, the Right-Wing Neo-Fascist group in the US that only allows in men, and engages in political violence…
00:59:18 |
Sat 19 Nov 2022
197. Interviewing Andrew Tate & Cults: James Altucher Part 2
Today is part 2 of my episode with James Altucher that I did out there at his home in Georgia. James is simply one of the most fascinating people I’ve ever spoken to, so I had to get him on the show.…
01:07:03 |
Thu 17 Nov 2022
196. Living BIBLICALLY for a Year | AJ Jacobs
AJ Jacobs is an author, journalist and lecturer. He lived for a year like the bible, and wrote the book The Year of Living Biblically, which is just amazing. An absolute riot, so so funny, laugh out …
01:12:44 |
Mon 14 Nov 2022
195. Michael Jackson Innocence Debate | Aphrodite Jones
Today’s guest Aphrodite Jones is an American author, reporter and television producer who hosts the TV series True Crime with Aphrodite Jones. She also wrote the book Michael Jackson Conspiracy, whic…
00:35:02 |
Sat 12 Nov 2022
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