Making the Cult Mindset Make Sense
it can be very frustrating to watch people fall into a cult and become the very worst versions of themselves. What is going on in… Read More »Making the Cult Mindset Make Sense
destructive cults
The Stanford Prison Experiment
It’s popular among cult apologists and some academics to invalidate the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment as total bunk but that’s not actually the right way… Read More »The Stanford Prison Experiment
Cults and Scapegoats
Does extremism thinking breed a kind of thinking where scapegoats become necessary to maintain belief in the flawed dogma? In a word, yes and in… Read More »Cults and Scapegoats
Using the BITE Model
There are many models and frameworks of how cults are put together and Steve Hassan’s BITE model is one of the most popular. Is it… Read More »Using the BITE Model
The Psychology of Cultists and Extremists
Remember when masks were a huge controversy and people were going to war over having to wear them? What was that all about? How do… Read More »The Psychology of Cultists and Extremists
Critical Conversations 9.27.24 – We Have to Talk About Diddy
In this weeks’ show, we discuss the indictment of Sean Coombs, i.e. Diddy, for decades of abusive, specifically misogynistic sexual predation and coercive control. It’s… Read More »Critical Conversations 9.27.24 – We Have to Talk About Diddy