Episodes: 257
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 12.6k subscribers
Instagram: 913 followers
Publicly listed emails
joncavenatack@gmail.com
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Jon Atack - Author, educator, and researcher known for his work on cults, coercive control, authoritarianism, and manipulative belief systems.
Sam Atack - Jon Atack’s son and co-host, contributing to the show’s educational discussions about manipulation, critical thinking, and harmful group dynamics.
Michelle Haslam - Consensual Non-monogamy, Open Relationships, Polyamory, And Challenging Fixed Beliefs.
Chris Shelton - Scientology, Thought Control, Authoritarianism, And How People Are Persuaded To Accept Implausible Or Harmful Beliefs.
Steve Moffic - How People Want To Be Remembered, Mortality, Humanity, War And Peace, And Prosocial Behavior.
Joe Szimhart - Hero Myths, Cult Formation, Authoritarian Narratives, And The Ways Stories Can Become Doctrines.
Why L. Ron Hubbard Said Dianetics is Hypnotism with Amir Essalhi
October 17, 2026
Amir left his executive position at Scientology's Scottish HQ at the beginning of 2026. He has been asking Jon questions since then. The answers should prove useful to anyone trying to unpick Hubbard's invasive system. In the book Science of Survival, in 1951, Hubbard said: ‘a pre-clear after he closes his eyes will begin to flutter his eyelids. This a symptom of the very lightest level of hypnotic trance’ However, in the Hubbard Dianetic Auditor Course, re-introduced in 1977 and sold...
Liana Shanti, the "InstaScammer" - with Kacey from the Cult Vault
October 10, 2026
Liana Shanti has just been ordered to pay $40 million in a libel suit. She started out as a wellness guru and then sold astrological predictions to her burgeoning following. She claims psychic powers and followed the Scientology playbook - selling blue sky to followers, and vilifying and slandering anyone who saw it for what it was. Learn about her Akashic grids and the mother and father wounds with Kacey from the Cult Vault. And then listen to her detailed podcast, for which she interviewed ...
AI, the end times and the Huns with Joe Szimhart
October 03, 2026
Cult specialist Joe Szimhart has been reading a history of the Huns, which shows that some Romans believed that they would bring the End Times. It made Joe think about the flurry of concern over AI as Armageddon, which led to a debate about Peter Thiel's preaching about the End Times as described in various recent books. Throughout history, the End Times have been anticipated. Ron Hubbard wrote secretly that his Scientology existed solely to prevent the Second Coming of Christ (for which ...
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The publicly listed email for jon atack, family and friends: joncavenatack@gmail.com.
Podseeker estimates jon atack, family and friends reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
jon atack, family and friends typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Clinical or mental-health expertise, research or academic experience, professional knowledge of cults and coercive control, relevant lived experience, or authorship and public education in critical thinking and abusive-group dynamics. Common among recent guests: Relevant clinical or academic credentials; Books or substantial public writing; Public education or advocacy on cults, coercive control, or authoritarianism. Recent guests include Michelle Haslam, Chris Shelton, and Steve Moffic.
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