Comments on: My Recent Chat With Dr. Susie Meister https://www.mikerindersblog.org/my-recent-chat-with-dr-susie-meister/ Something Can Be Done About It Fri, 04 Feb 2022 21:40:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kathryn https://www.mikerindersblog.org/my-recent-chat-with-dr-susie-meister/#comment-454322 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 21:40:16 +0000 http://www.mikerindersblog.org/?p=2443245#comment-454322 I hadn’t realized that my two favorite podcasts had gotten together like this. I love it. Can’t wait for your book Mike!

]]> By: Sandi https://www.mikerindersblog.org/my-recent-chat-with-dr-susie-meister/#comment-348317 Fri, 19 Jun 2020 20:21:25 +0000 http://www.mikerindersblog.org/?p=2443245#comment-348317 I went to high school with Susie. She was the year ahead of me – she graduated with my brother. I remember when she did road rules…. it was pretty cool to recognize someone on TV. A few years ago I remember her doing something (maybe a podcast) with some of the moms from Dance Moms (show filmed in Pittsburgh- our hometown) and I think she was getting her PhD at that time. Anyway, I remember them being funny. I look forward to listening.

]]> By: 6organs https://www.mikerindersblog.org/my-recent-chat-with-dr-susie-meister/#comment-348218 Fri, 19 Jun 2020 05:48:10 +0000 http://www.mikerindersblog.org/?p=2443245#comment-348218 What really piqued my interest in this post was the comment about Susie having participated in an MTV “reality” show. I hadn’t thought about The Real World or Road Rules for eons now. It seemed like a cool thing to participate in when I was in junior high and I remember watching both series from 1998 to 2000 (I can’t say I have distinct memories of the season of Road Rules that Susie was on, but I definitely know I watched it at the time). By the time I hit high school I was flabbergasted that I had ever thought those shows entertaining. It was obvious that the shows’ goals weren’t to reflect any type of reality about college-age young adults, but rather place them in scenarios where they were encouraged and rewarded for hooking up and/or fighting with their fellow roommates.

I came across this great article penned by Susie: https://medium.com/@susiemeister/cast-aside-life-after-reality-tv-63bb7430977b. It discusses that exact phenomenon just mentioned about how the shows may have been unscripted yet they were still entirely set up to yield predictable results. None of that was surprising to me, but I was surprised to learn how many participants went through various struggles following the taping of their season. So if you ever watched one of those MTV shows I recommend checking out that article because it was definitely illuminating.

]]> By: Skyler https://www.mikerindersblog.org/my-recent-chat-with-dr-susie-meister/#comment-347999 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 02:12:53 +0000 http://www.mikerindersblog.org/?p=2443245#comment-347999 See what I mean about posting a lot of disjointed posts when I don’t take the time to watch the entire show and organize my thoughts?

Well, when I heard Mike talking about how he and his family can be having dinner in a restaurant and people approach him and ask for an autograph … it’s pretty easy to see there are both good aspects and bad aspects to that. But in the time of COVID, I know it doesn’t need to be said that you must be very careful when interacting with strangers in public … well … I’m sure you know what I want to say.

Oh Damn it! I cannot remain silent.

MIKE RINDER! You are one of the good people on this planet. If you get sick and die because you signed an autograph for some stranger who asked you … I will be so angry and disappointed with you.

You are one of the good ones here. We cannot afford to lose you. Please. Please. Please. Do not do anything stupid like that. I will be so disappointed if you do. Please Mike.

I know this does not have to be said. But you know what? It DOES have to be said. Damn it!

]]> By: Skyler https://www.mikerindersblog.org/my-recent-chat-with-dr-susie-meister/#comment-347990 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 01:29:38 +0000 http://www.mikerindersblog.org/?p=2443245#comment-347990 I just started watching. It would probably be best for me not to post until I have watched the entire show and organized my thoughts. Otherwise I have a tendency to make a whole lot of strange posts.

But when I heard Mike say he was happy because he felt that he and Leah had accomplished some useful result, I just couldn’t contain myself.

Mike! Just look at today’s headlines! You don’t think that you and Leah had something to do with the rape charges going forward? I think you two had a great deal to do with that. Please, do not sell yourself short. People (including me) believe you to be a hero for a some very good reasons – many good reasons in fact.

BRAVO MIKE!

P.S. Can you see about enabling us to use bold? I sure would have liked to put “BRAVO” in bold!

]]> By: Balletlady https://www.mikerindersblog.org/my-recent-chat-with-dr-susie-meister/#comment-347983 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 23:53:38 +0000 http://www.mikerindersblog.org/?p=2443245#comment-347983 According to reports Danny Masterson is facing a court date in L.A. in September.

Actor Danny Masterson has been charged with “forcibly raping three women” between 2001 and 2003, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced on Wednesday.

Arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 18 in the Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles. He was charged with three counts of rape by force or fear.

According to the D.A.’s office, Masterson is accused of raping a 23-year-old woman between January and December 2001, and in April 2003, he allegedly raped a 28-year-old woman. Then, in between October and December of that year, he is accused of raping a 23-year-old woman whom he invited into his Hollywood Hills home.

]]> By: Loosing my Religion https://www.mikerindersblog.org/my-recent-chat-with-dr-susie-meister/#comment-347959 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 17:47:57 +0000 http://www.mikerindersblog.org/?p=2443245#comment-347959 Great Mike! Inspiring. It was really really cool to know what the Aftermath has done. Great news about the book you are writing. Please forward your mission. We are all with you.

]]> By: Golden Era Parachute https://www.mikerindersblog.org/my-recent-chat-with-dr-susie-meister/#comment-347955 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 17:23:00 +0000 http://www.mikerindersblog.org/?p=2443245#comment-347955 I’ve listened to this podcast for a few years now. Glad to see you were on it, Mike.

Leah Remini and the Aftermath was an amazing show in exposing the exploitation and abuses of the Church of Scientology. It makes you wonder if Scientology could have ever been a good organization, even without the abuses. It seems like the they are a direct result of Hubbard’s teachings; ergo, an ultimate outcome of the actual religious doctrine, not just the current practice of the Church.

]]> By: Scott H https://www.mikerindersblog.org/my-recent-chat-with-dr-susie-meister/#comment-347954 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 17:17:51 +0000 http://www.mikerindersblog.org/?p=2443245#comment-347954 In reply to Rip Van Winkle.

It’s great to hear you’re recovering from the horror that is Scientology, I wish you and your loved ones all the best.

]]> By: Anna https://www.mikerindersblog.org/my-recent-chat-with-dr-susie-meister/#comment-347953 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 16:55:13 +0000 http://www.mikerindersblog.org/?p=2443245#comment-347953 Reality TV? What?!!!!
It’s called a docuseries…!

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