Jim Harold is a paranormal expert. Jim Harold links: https://jimharold.com https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jim-Harold/e/B005BMH1MW https://twitter.com/thejimharold Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aaron Smith-Levin is a former scientologist, and we talk today about Katie Holmes' escape. Aaron Smith-Levin links: https://www.youtube.com/c/GrowingUpInScientology https://twitter.com/GrowingupinSCN Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Professor Wilfred Reilly is an African American political scientist and author of Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About. Professor Reilly's links: https://twitter.com/wil_da_beast630 https://www.amazon.com/Hate-Crime-Hoax-Lefts-Campaign/dp/1621577783 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Taboo-Facts-Cant-Talk-about/dp/162157928X Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rob Moreton is a lawyer and Youtuber. We talk today about the Parade Car Killer and the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp trial. Rob Moreton links: https://twitter.com/LumberLaw https://www.youtube.com/c/lawlumber Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is Part 2 of our talk with Kelly Thiel - a former member of the NXIVM cult - and Aaron Smith-Levin - a former scientologist. Kelly Thiel links: https://kellythielbook.com https://www.instagram.com/thekellythiel Aaron Smith-Levin links: https://www.youtube.com/c/GrowingUpInScientology https://twitter.com/GrowingupinSCN Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...
Richard Grannon is an expert in psychology. Richard Grannon links: https://www.youtube.com/c/RICHARDGRANNON https://twitter.com/RichardGrannon1 Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sarah Landry tells her story of escaping Paramahamsa Nithyananda, an Indian meditation cult. Sarah Landry links: https://twitter.com/sarah_s_landry https://www.youtube.com/c/SarahStephanieLandry Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today’s episode is an absolute classic, because our guest Derek Lambert is just so candid and emotional as he tells his quite incredible story. Derek grew up with an alcoholic father in a religious household. As you’ll hear, he goes through some incredible highs and lows – mostly lows – in his adolescence, falling into addictive use of opiates and becoming addicted to heroin. He also became devoutly religious between episodes of intense drug use. Derek Lambert links: https://www.youtube.com/@Myt...
Kelly Thiel - a former member of the NXIVM cult - joins me and former scientologist Aaron Smith-Levin to discuss the similarities between the two cults. Kelly Thiel links: https://kellythielbook.com https://www.instagram.com/thekellythiel Aaron Smith-Levin links: https://www.youtube.com/c/GrowingUpInScientology https://twitter.com/GrowingupinSCN Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. ...
This is part 2 of a discussion with my old Libertarian friend Karlyn Borysenko and former scientologist Aaron Smith-Levin. We had a lot of fun discussing and political parties, cults, and loads more! Karlyn Borysenko: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGTrP78wxs0OmJVxsDInVFw Aaron Smith-Levin: https://www.youtube.com/@GrowingUpInScientology Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Holly is a performer, director, podcaster and comedian. She’s a lot of fun, and she breaks down her own background of growing up evangelical. Holy Laurent links: https://www.hollylaurent.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mega/id1425141892 https://vimeo.com/495321330 Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is part 2 of the interview with Robbie. He’s one of the most famous people on the planet, in an illustrious career stretching across three decades. He was a hero for me growing up, I just loved him, I loved – and still love – his music, but also his ability to entertain, his candidness and his sensitivity, which have always been so present in his music. Shaun links: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0pdktx9M6EcOsRg5LdLlXg Jen links: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0WzakZWmOFiAeQMVY2hgQ A...
I discuss whether cults share certain properties with political parties and ideologies with my old Libertarian friend Karlyn Borysenko and former scientologist Aaron Smith-Levin. We all have differing view points, but I do hope you enjoy this discussion. Karlyn Borysenko: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGTrP78wxs0OmJVxsDInVFw Aaron Smith-Levin: https://www.youtube.com/@GrowingUpInScientology Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com...
This is part 2 of the interview with Michael Thompson. He is the founder of the Aryan Brotherhood, a racist prison gang. My mate and co-host Shaun Attwood is no stranger to true crime, having worked on both sides of it – as a journalist and presenter and also the boss of an organised crime ring in the States that smuggled ecstasy. Michael Thompson links: https://livelearnandprosper.org/ Shaun Attwood: https://www.youtube.com/user/derickatt https://twitter.com/shaunattwood https://www.instagram.c...
Today is really quite an impactful and emotional episode, so I do warn you that we talk about some really gruesome things today, and it’s up to you whether you want to hear about that on this fine sunny or grey drizzly day or night, or wherever you are. Annie Ikpa is a hero to me, because she fought to end child sacrifice in Uganda. Annie Ikpa links: https://www.childrenontheedge.org Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgol...
And now it’s time for something completely different. Well, not that different. It’s an episode about Julian Assange, the Australian editor of Wikileaks who released information in 2010 that had been obtained from the US Military. Here to talk us through the debate are Dave Decamp, a podcast host and news editor at AntiWar.com, and Dan Cohen, journalist and filmmaker. You’ll get one side today, which is the free Assange side, so do bear that in mind. I hope you enjoy! Dan Cohen links: https://tw...
Today, I interview an icon. He’s one of the most famous people on the planet, in an illustrious career stretching across three decades. He was a hero for me growing up, I just loved him, I loved – and still love – his music, but also his ability to entertain, his candidness and his sensitivity, which have always been so present in his music. Shaun links: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0pdktx9M6EcOsRg5LdLlXg Jen links: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0WzakZWmOFiAeQMVY2hgQ Andrew Gold links:...
Today’s episode is a cautionary tale about multi-level marketing companies. Josie Naikoi was in one of these MLMs. She has since started her own brilliant YouTube channel with documentaries about cults – it’s called Not The Good Girl – go check it out. Josie Noikoi links: https://www.youtube.com/c/JosieNaikoi Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Barrio Nazi is a reference to Pedro Gonzalez’s twitter description, and it’s evidently something that has been thrown at him. Barrio because he is Mexican-American, and Nazi because he holds pretty right-wing views. As many of you know, I see myself as a centrist, or a moderate, and online I’m often insulted as a centrist dad despite having no children, or enlightened centrist, which is supposed to suggest people in the middle are arrogant or know-it-alls, or whatever. I hold that I’ll talk ...
Becky Smethurst is an astrophysicist, author and youtuber with a huge channel called Dr. Becky. She has won all sorts of prizes in physics and astronomy, but her best ability is being able to break down that complex stuff into enjoyable, accessible and easy to understand bites for lay people like us. She talks today about what would happen if you fell into a black hole, what the science of Interstellar gets wrong, the movie, and what will happen at the end of the universe. Rebecca Smethurst link...
Tony Ortega takes us through a shock update in the Danny Masterson Trial - the jury is very much out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This was a challenging episode, because I interview the founder of the Aryan Brotherhood, a racist prison gang. My mate and co-host Shaun Attwood is no stranger to true crime, having worked on both sides of it – as a journalist and presenter and also the boss of an organised crime ring in the States that smuggled ecstasy. Michael Thompson links: https://livelearnandprosper.org/ Shaun Attwood: https://www.youtube.com/user/derickatt https://twitter.com/shaunattwood https://www.instagram.com/shauna...
Andy Campbell is a writer from the Huffington Post. He just released a book about the Proud Boys, the Right-Wing Neo-Fascist group in the US that only allows in men, and engages in political violence. Andy Campbell links: https://twitter.com/AndyBCampbell https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/andy-b-campbell/we-are-proud-boys/9780306827464/ Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Today is part 2 of my episode with James Altucher that I did out there at his home in Georgia. James is simply one of the most fascinating people I’ve ever spoken to, so I had to get him on the show. He made millions selling his website company – and then blew it all over the next couple years. He since made and lost millions many times. James Altucher links: https://jamesaltucher.com https://twitter.com/jaltucher https://notepd.com Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instag...
AJ Jacobs is an author, journalist and lecturer. He lived for a year like the bible, and wrote the book The Year of Living Biblically, which is just amazing. An absolute riot, so so funny, laugh out loud, but also really moving and existential because he really takes on that life. AJ Jacobs links: https://twitter.com/ajjacobs http://ajjacobs.com Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Today’s guest Aphrodite Jones is an American author, reporter and television producer who hosts the TV series True Crime with Aphrodite Jones. She also wrote the book Michael Jackson Conspiracy, which provides vivid details that people never saw in the news. She accuses the accusers of Michael Jackson of being grifters in search of a big pay day. It's very important to remind you listeners that my guests’ views do not reflect my own, far from it. But she does also raise interesting points about ...
My guest today is Rob Henderson, who is thought to have coined the term Luxury Beliefs and has been lauded by the likes of Jordan Peterson and former New York Times writer Bari Weiss, who each did a podcast episode about this very theme. Rob Henderson links: https://twitter.com/robkhenderson https://robkhenderson.substack.com https://www.robkhenderson.com Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad...
Chris Shelton is an author, anti-cult activist and youtuber. He holds a masters in coercive control, and spent 17 years in the Sea Org, the heart of scientology. Today, on this belated (second!) Halloween special, we discuss the 5 scariest cults. Chris Shelton links: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisShelton1492/videos https://twitter.com/ChrisSheltonMsc https://mncriticalthinking.com Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_...
A round table discussion free speech with Viva Frei, Coleman Hughes and Ivory Hecker Coleman Hughes links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/coldxman Website: https://colemanhughes.org/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ColemanHughesOfficial Viva Frei links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thevivafrei Locals: https://vivabarneslaw.locals.com/post/203182/welcome-to-viva-barnes YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzGiDDKdphJ0GFvEd82WfYQ Ivory Hecker links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/IvoryHecker W...
Conor Powell is the host of the brilliant podcast Lords of Soccer. We will talk about corruption in football, how World Cups were hosted during brutal dictatorships in Argentina and Chile, and how insane it was to give Qatar the world cup to host. Conor Powell links: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LtmKpVgSQaY7SBv9W5oVr https://twitter.com/ConormPowel Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choi...
