The Sensibly Speaking Podcast is a weekly show, posting a new episode each Saturday, covering current events and topics from a skeptical, humanist and critical thinking approach. Join Chris Shelton as he goes over varied topics from critical thinking to science to talking in detail about hot topics in the news . Tired of just hearing the mainstream media’s interpretation of events? Want some sensible talk? Then join me here each Saturday!
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 23 days 17 hours 40 minutes
Sensibly Speaking Podcast #155: Scientology, Drug Abuse and Recovery ft. Nathan Rich
This week I talk to third-generation former Scientologist Nathan Rich about not just his history in Scientology as a teen, but his incredible journey of recovery since including a seven-year stretch of horrific drug abuse.
Sensibly Speaking Podcast #154: Love, Terror and Brainwashing ft. Alexandra Stein
This week I have Dr. Alexandra Stein, social psychologist and author of the book Love, Terror and Brainwashing. We discuss various aspects of cult behavior and psychology.
Sensibly Speaking Podcast #153: Debunking all the Bullshit ft. SciBabe
This week I have the sometimes crass, sometimes downright vulgar but always informative Yvette d’Entremont, aka SciBabe, with me to talk about the nonsense of Gwenyth Paltrow’s Goop, David Wolfe’s avocados and all the rest of the health woo and other p...
Sensibly Speaking Podcast #152: Scientology, Sales and Shelly ft. Ron Miscavige Snr.
This week I talk with Ron Miscavige Snr, former Scientologist and Sea Org member and also the father of Scientology’s current leader, David MIscavige. We discuss life on the Sea Org base in Riverside as well as his impressions of Shelly Miscavige,
Sensibly Speaking Podcast #151: Cultish Countries Around the World ft. John Sweeney
This week, guest John Sweeney is on board. An active BBC journalist who took on the Church of Scientology in 2006 and faced off with the Church’s senior executives, and who has since been in North Korea, Russia and almost every country in the Middle Ea...
Sensibly Speaking Podcast #150: Growing Up in the Hare Krishnas ft. Nitai Joseph
This week, second generation former Hare Krishna, Nitai Joseph, guests on my show to discuss growing up with Hindu beliefs and how this led to him joining a splinter group of the Hare Krishnas and how this affected his family and his life.
Sensibly Speaking Podcast #149: Scientology vs. Psychiatry – The War Over Mental Health
I received an academic paper recently from Dr. Stephen Kent, sociologist from the University of Alberta and his research assistant, Terra Manca, published in 2012 about the conflict between Scientology and psychiatry.
Sensibly Speaking Podcast #148: ICSA Conference and Cult Recovery (Livestream)
This week, I did a live stream of my podcast from Philadelphia, where I am attending the International Cultic Studies Association’s annual conference. I was part of two presentations here and I discuss those and what cult “recovery” has meant for me pe...
Sensibly Speaking Podcast #147: Don’t be a Jerk! – Being Civil When It Matters Most
This week, I address the all-too-common language we are hearing these days about the need for violent uprisings and riots to combat the growing fascism of the Trump administration. Conversely we see similar calls on the Right and this is becoming ridic...
Sensibly Speaking Podcast #146: Get Out of Your Echo Chamber!
This week, I talk about the phenomena of echo chambers, especially on social media and in the news, and how these are affecting us. I relate how echo chambers create mindsets that are very similar to what happens to people in destructive cults.