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Off The Deep End

June 25, 2022 By Mike Rinder 32 Comments

  I watched the excellent 4 part documentary The Deep End about spiritual (cult) leader Teal Swan. I had never heard of her until I saw this doc. This trailer will give you some idea of who she is: The filmmakers, Jon Kasbe and Bits Sola have done a remarkable job of showing the world of Teal Swan. They were given astonishing access to Swan and her followers over three years. What unfolds is a fascinating study of control and domination by a cult leader reminiscent of so many others. Bits Sola was also a producer on The Vow (the mesmerizing HBO doc on Keith … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Bikram, Bits Sola, David Miscavige, Dianetics, Freeform, Hulu, It's a Little Bit Culty, Jim Jones, Jon Kasbe, Kaeith Raniere, L. Ron Hubbard, Nippy Ames, Sarah Edmondson, Teal Swan, The Deep End

Episode 20: Jonestown Survivor Capt. Yulanda Williams

December 14, 2020 By Mike Rinder 18 Comments

This week we welcome Acting Captain of the SFO Police Department, and survivor of Jim Jones People's Temple, Yulanda Williams. Yulanda has an incredible story that was only touched upon briefly in her appearance in the final regular episode of The Aftermath Season 3 Episode 13 Church and State. I will post a link here as soon as it's available:   Yulanda's parents joined Jim Jones's People's Temple when she was young, and she eventually ended up in Guyana, where Jones told his followers he was creating the utopian society. Her story of how her family became involved and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Podcast Tagged With: Jim Jones, Jonestown, SFO PD, Yulanda Williams

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mikerinder Mike Rinder @mikerinder ·
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Great take! It would be the most dangerous thing he ever did…

Chris Shelton, MSc @ChrisSheltonMsc

The only stunt I want to see this man perform is speaking out publicly against Scientology.

It would quite literally be the most dangerous thing he could ever do, far more so than these so-called "dangerous" stunts where his life was NOT really on the line at all. https://twitter.com/BritishGQ/status/1557314444392292352

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leahremini Leah Remini @leahremini ·
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Did you think Scientology scared us away?

Not a chance…the Fair Game podcast is back!

@MikeRinder and I will continue to hold Scientology accountable for its abuses.

Check-out our latest trailer and subscribe to the Fair Game podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

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More excellent sleuthing from the relentless exposer of #scientology lies. Bet they HATE Freedom of Information laws at this point....

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Theft By False Pretenses: Scientology’s 9/11 Scam http://azhlynnes.blog/2022/08/10/theft-by-false-pretenses-scientologys-9-11-scam/

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#FairGamePodcast with @LeahRemini and me will be back wherever you get your podcasts at the end of August!
Now twice a week.
And you can record your questions for Listener Q episodes at http://fairgamepodcast.com just click on "submit a recorded question."
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We believe discriminatory rhetoric, misinformation, and hate speech have no place anywhere which is exactly why we’re fighting Scientology, its lies, and hypocrisy.

Including those spread by Scientology front groups like the Stand League.

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