Speaking of Cults
Chris Shelton
Show overview
Speaking of Cults has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 319 episodes. That works out to roughly 480 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 7m and 1h 52m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Education show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 33 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Chris Shelton.
From the publisher
A podcast about cults, coercive control and recovery. Formerly called the Sensibly Speaking podcast, in this weekly show host Chris Shelton interviews cult survivors, psychologists and other professionals and specialists about the topics of cult recruitment, retention and recovery. This also includes non-religious cults and extreme political movements including the more divisive elements of MAGA and left-wing culture war issues. There is nothing off-limits but we always try to be respectful of the people involved even if we do not respect the beliefs or actions involved.
Latest Episodes
View all 319 episodesSpeaking of Cults...Things All Cults Do with Anne Peterson
Speaking of Cults...Leaving Mormonism
Speaking of Cults...Scientology Basics Debunked with Jon Atack
Speaking of Cults...Christian Nationalism and the Hobby Lobby Facade with Michael Blanding
Speaking of Cults...Dealing with Religious Trauma ft. Anna Clark Miller, LMC
Speaking of Cults...The Violent and Horrible Origin Story of Mormonism
Speaking of Cults...The Children of Landmark/Forum with Lindsey Hartzel
Speaking of Cults...The Psychology of Narcissism with Dr. Tina Paone
Speaking of Cults...Scientology Games and Abuse ft. Jon Atack
Speaking of Cults...The Struggle of Scientology with Matt Pesch
Speaking of Cults...Scientology, WISE and Delphi with Natalia Hirsch
Speaking of Cults...The Scientology Experience with Natalia Hirsch (Part 3)
Speaking of Cults...Carlos Castaneda the Guru Cult Leader
Speaking of Cults...Taking Cults to Court with Carol Merchasin
Speaking of Cults...Scientology and the Arts with Geoff Levin
Speaking of Cults...The Scientology Experience with Natalia Hirsch (Part 2)
Speaking of Cults...Scientology Beliefs Debunked (part 2)
Speaking of Cults...The Scientology Experience with Natalia Hirsch (Part 1)
Speaking of Cults...Scientology's Musical Phase with Geoff Levin
Ep 511Speaking of Cults...A Different Look at Narcissism & Cults
EToday I am sharing some recent observations and learning on the subject of narcissism - a timely topic given our current world situation - and relate observations of political philosopher @VladVexler to cult leaders and why things are always so madhouse insane around them. Enjoy!