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Episode 34: Journalist and Author John Sweeney

March 29, 2021 By Mike Rinder 47 Comments

Our friend and scientology nemesis, journalist, author and podcaster John Sweeney, joins us this week. John was for many years a correspondent for the original TV investigative magazine show, Panorama.  He did a program about scientology for Panorama in 2007, where I was one of the "handlers" on behalf of scientology. It was a catalyst for me leaving -- I was in London defending scientology and Miscavige from the "chaos merchants" at the BBC.  After I had left, I did a second Panorama show with John explaining some of the things that had happened in that first program. We had a lot to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: BBC, Cathy Bernardini, David Miscavige, Fair Game Podcast, Hunting Ghislaine, john sweeney, Justice4Mom, Leah Remini, media, Mike Rinder, Panorama, Pinellas County Sheriff Report, podcast, Scientology and Me, SHeriff Report, Taryn Teutsch, The Church of Fear, The Secrets of Scientology, Tommy Davis

John Sweeney’s Classic Scientology Expose

September 26, 2018 By Mike Rinder 64 Comments

I was looking through old scientology shows and came across this one from 2010. I had not watched it in many years, but found it fascinating. Obviously, my views about scientology have changed. But I have a much greater appreciation for the show now having worked on 3 seasons of Scientology and The Aftermath. This is a terrific piece of investigative reporting and a finely crafted show that contains a LOT of information. John Sweeney and his brilliant producer Sarah Mole did a masterful job of putting this together.  They battled with the legal constraints imposed on them by the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Interviews, Scientology Tagged With: BBC, David Miscavige, john sweeney, media, Panorama, Scientology

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