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Fair Game Podcast

March 14, 2022 By Mike Rinder 35 Comments

We are taking off for Spring Break, so no new episode. I am taking the family to New York City for the week. Re-listen to any episodes you may have missed. Or re-listen to those you especially enjoyed. I guarantee you will get more out of them the second time through, there is always information that slides by because there is SO MUCH to learn. I also recommend Jon Atack's podcast (Jon Atack, family and friends) on YouTube. I have some postings pre-prepared, and there will be the usual Thursday Funnies and Regraded Being.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Fair Game Podcast, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder

Episode 80: Tony Ortega Inside the Scientology Bubble

March 7, 2022 By Mike Rinder 20 Comments

  We welcome our old friend Tony Ortega back to the Fair Game podcast to talk about  the current state of scientology, their ongoing financial crimes and the devastation COVID 19 has wrought on their information control. Tony is a gold mine of information about the cult, and our chat was no exception. He documents the world of scientology on his daily blog: The Underground Bunker. Tony's two books on scientology: Battlefield Scientology   Unbreakable Miss Lovely   We talk about Miscavige's Pandemic bulletin of March 2020:   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Bert Schippers, COVID-19, Efrem Logreira, Fair Game Podcast, Leah Remini, Mark Fladd, Mike Rinder, ny org, Stay Well Booklets, Tony Ortega

Episode 79: Roberta Blevins MLM Whistleblower

February 28, 2022 By Mike Rinder 31 Comments

This week, it IS Roberta Blevins. Sorry for the error in thinking it was her episode last week. We spoke with Roberta Blevins, a former member of a Multi-Level-Marketing (MLM) scam known as LuLaRoe. The similarities between MLM's and cults are legion. Peer pressure. Information control. Even Fair Game tactics. Roberta discusses her experiences and her work today as a whistleblower against what she calls "Commercial Cults." Her story gives an insight into this world and she is an engaging voice warning others not to get trapped as she was. Roberta was featured in the Amazon Prime doc … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Amazon Prime, Fair Game Podcast, Leah Remini, LuLaRich, Mike Rinder, Roberta Blevins

Episode 78: Dylan Gill and Church of Spiritual Technology

February 21, 2022 By Mike Rinder 10 Comments

  My apologies -- I mistakenly thought Roberta Blevins episode was airing this week. It is in fact our fascinating interview with Dylan Gill. Roberta will air next week, so you have that to look forward to!   We talk to Dylan Gill, former executive of Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) about the organization established to preserve Hubbard's words in the event of a nuclear holocaust for all future civilizations, what the symbols etched into the ground mean, the various homes built for Hubbard after his death that are maintained to this day, and much more. Dylan has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Bonnie View, Church of spiritual technology, Creston, cst, Dylan Gill, Fair Game Podcast, L. Ron Hubbard, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Petrolia, preservation of the tech, Tremontina, Tuolomne

Episode 77: Jefferson Hawkins

February 14, 2022 By Mike Rinder 14 Comments

We are joined by Jeff Hawkins, an extremely talented, thoughtful and articulate former Sea Org member to recount his experiences with David Miscavige, his role in making Dianetics a bestseller again the 80's and his journey into and out of scientology. He is the author of 3 books on the subject.   Jeff's brilliant book Counterfeit Dreams     Leaving Scientology     Closing Minds     The Sociopath Next Door   One of the famous Dianetics "Question" ads from 1980's that Jeff created, returning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Podcast Tagged With: A History of Violence, AC 360, Anderson Cooper, Closing Minds, Counterfeit Dreams, Dianetics ad, Fair Game Podcast, jeff hawkins, Leah Remini, Leaving Scientology, Martha Stoutt, Mike Rinder, Skyhawk Studios, The Aftermath, The Sociopath Next Door

Episode 76: Professor Aharon Friedman

February 7, 2022 By Mike Rinder 28 Comments

  Aharon Friedman is a professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, a former scientologist and today serves on the Board of the Israeli Center for Cults’ Victims. Unlike L. Ron Hubbard, he really IS a nuclear physicist, his official title is Head - Schlesinger Knowledge Center for Accelerators and Radiation Sources. We talk about his experiences in scientology, what drove him to escape and his work helping victims of cults today. The brilliant book Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl about his time in Nazi concentration camps and what he learned from his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Podcast Tagged With: Aftermath Foundation, Aharon Friedman, All About Radiation, Debbie Cook, Dissemination Drill, Ideal Orgs, Leah Remini, Man's Search for Meaning, Marriage Hat, Mary Sue Hubbard, Mike Rinder

Episode 75: Marc Headley on Scientology and the Internet

January 31, 2022 By Mike Rinder 22 Comments

We welcome back our old friend Marc Headley to talk about Scientology and the internet, including covering the bonkers domain names scientology has registered, and how they have unsuccessfully attempted to control access to information on the World Wide Web.   Marc's wonderful book: Blown For Good The Audiobook version   The Scientology Money Project blog article listing many of the scientology owned domains:   A YouTube video listing some of the troll domains registered by scientology:   The Jokers & Degraders PL/HCOB: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Podcast Tagged With: AC 360, Alex Gibney, Alexa ranks, Andreas Heldal-Lund, Blown For Good, Fair Game Podcast, Going Clear, Inch Wives, Jokers and Degraders, Leah Remini, Marc Headley, Marty Rathbun, Mike Rinder, Mike Rinder's Blog, Netflix, rottenrat.com, Scieno Sitter, Scientology And The Aftermath, Scientology Money Project, South Park, Trapped in the Closet

Episode 74: Julian Wain on WISE

January 24, 2022 By Mike Rinder 25 Comments

  We speak to our old friend and Leah family member Julian Wain about his experiences with WISE (World Institute of Scientology Enterprises) companies and how they implement high pressure sales techniques into dental and chiropractic offices, and are recruitment agencies for scientology. I did an earlier post about these WISE Guys   This is the entry on WISE in Wikipedia   Here is the definition of "Hard Sell" contained in the official scientology dictionary -- this is the sanitized version. The meaning in scientology fundraising circles is "do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast, WISE Tagged With: Debbie Hughes, Fair Game Podcast, Greg Hughes, Hard Sell, Hy Levy, Julian Wain, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Sterling Management, Time magazine, WISE, World Institute of Scientology Enterprises

Episode 73: Operation Clambake Founder Andreas Heldal-Lund

January 17, 2022 By Mike Rinder 39 Comments

  This week we have a treat -- we talk with the creator of Operation Clambake, and one of the earliest non-scientologists to go head-to-head with scientology in the fledgling days of the internet. We cover how he got involved and why and some of the key things that have happened along the way. If you listened to our recent episode with Tory Christman you will know Andreas played a significant role in Tory escaping scientology. He was also instrumental in the Jason Beghe video that went viral on the internet. Jason Beghe's video on Mark Bunker's site. Operation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: Andreas Heldal-Lund, Jason Beghe, Karin Spaink, Leah Remini, Mark Bunker, Mike Rinder, Scientology Fair Game podcast, Tory Christman, Zenon Panoussis

Episode 72: Stefani Hutchison Exposing the Lies

January 10, 2022 By Mike Rinder 62 Comments

We bring back one of our favorites this week, the wonderful Stefani Hutchison. Stefani was never a scientologist, but has taken up the cudgel of exposing the lies of scientology on her excellent blog: Confront and Shatter   In this episode, we cover some of the sleuth work Stefani has done, investigating the claims made by scientology and their front groups. You can find the stories on her blog, and I am also listing them here. It is pretty conclusive evidence that when scientology claims they are "working with the Red Cross" or had a "partnership with..." or "they handed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game Podcast Tagged With: 9/11, Bellavista, Cadeaux Bakery, Caribou Coffee, Clearwater, Colombia, Confront and Shatter blog, COVID-19, Cucuta, Fair Game Podcast, Father Perez, Father Timoteo, FDNY, Freewinds, FSU, Gavina and Sons, International Maritime Organization, Kansas City, L. Ron Hubbard, Leah Remini, Lebanese Red Cross, Mike Rinder, New York Firefighters, Scotland Yard, Seattle, Speedway, St. Louis, Stay Well Booklets, Stefani Hutchison, Tampa Police, Twin Cities, volunteer ministers

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Counterfeit Dreams - Jeff Hawkins
Blown For Good - Marc Headley
Abuse at the Top - Amy Scobee
Unbreakable Miss Lovely - Tony Ortega
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Fair Game - Steve Cannane
Inside Scientology - Janet Reitman
A Piece of Blue Sky - Jon Atack
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My Billion Year Contract
Escaping Scientology - Karen Schless
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