Podcasts
The questions this week include: Why is scientology popular with dentists? What happened to Pat and Annie Broeker? And much more.
David Miscavige and Pat Broeker brief the scientology world on the shore story they concocted about the death of L. Ron Hubbard.
The list of recommended reading from Leah to help heal yourself after being in a cult.
Leah and Mike answer questions from listeners: from scientology beliefs to the 411 on Leah’s nails, we cover a lot of ground.
How scientology handles those who claim they had scientology auditing in past lives.
The steps dictated by Hubbard to return to “good standing” after you have been declared a Suppressive Person
Mark Bunker has been a lightning rod for scientology Fair Game for more than 20 years. Now he is elected to the City Council of scientology’s spiritual headquarters.
Tampa Bay Times reporting on scientology buying up property in Clearwater
Tracey McManus updates her earlier story about the scientology properties remaining empty
I analyze the propaganda put out by scientology about their economic and political clout in Clearwater
Mark Bunker beats scientology stalking horse in the City Council election
Scientology continues to harass Bunker with relentless and ridiculous demands
Leah and Mike talk to Mark Vicente about the HBO documentary series, The Vow, the similarities with Scientology and common themes of high control groups.
Steve Cannane joins Leah and Mike to talk about his book, Fair Game and his experiences reporting on scientology and tracing the history of scientology’s most notorious policies.
Steve Cannane on Australian national TV show Lateline reporting on the abuses of Scarlett Hanna, daughter of Australian scientology president Vicki Hanna
Steve exposes child sexual abuse
Steve Cannane reports on Valeska Paris imprisonment on the Freewinds
The Quinten McDermott scientology expose
The first book by Janis Gillham/Grady
The second book detailing the history of the Sea Org
“People attack scientology: I never forget it, always even the score.” L. Ron Hubbard
Hubbard describes finding “buttons” and what people are seeking to protect and using that for restraint.
Hubbard describes costing “enemies” their jobs.
Scientology smear sites on Karen de la Carriere — financed by tax exempt money
The book Alex Gibney’s HBO documentary was based on.
Scientology placed an ad decrying the documentary before they had even seen it.
This is a small selection of the smears on Alex Gibney by scientology
Leader of Scientology’s father, Ron Miscavige, talks to Leah and Mike about how he has been Fair Gamed. Nobody is immune from Hubbard’s tactics and policies.
A detailed explanation of the PI evidence that was “vanished”
Leah and Mike discuss the origins of Fair Game and what prompted L. Ron Hubbard to seek to “utterly destroy” those he named as enemies. They cover what they have experienced and continue to experience, despite Scientology claiming Fair Game has been canceled.
The L. Ron Hubbard documents that detail Fair Game
Hubbard’s views on psychiatry and why they became his “enemy”
Hubbard’s plan which ultimately resulted in the conviction of 11 senior scientologists for espionage against the US Govt
Excerpts from the legal filing in the criminal prosecution case
Excerpts from the legal filing in the criminal prosecution case
My blog posting concerning the “Doctor Parking Lot Incident”
A second posting concerning the “Doctor Parking Lot Incident” and subsequent lies about the “assault”
Jeffrey Augustine’s blog post dissecting the lies in scientology’s claims about the “assault” on Mike Rinder’s ex-wife
THese PI’s were paid in excess of $10 million over a decade to conduct covert surveilance
The groundbreaking series by St Pete Times reporters Joe Childs and Tom Tobin
Leah and Mike talk with Paulette Cooper, a journalist who became the object of the single largest Fair Game campaign in history. She was framed, sued, smeared, spied on and harassed. And ultimately vindicated when the FBI raided scientology and uncovered their secret operations.
The blog post that goes with this podcast contains numerous links to articles that expand upon the discussion with Paulette
Hubbard’s directive to use R2-45 (shooting someone in the head with a .45 pistol)
A full description of R2-45
The Hubbard bulletin concerning joking in scientology
One of the scientology “operations” that was carried out against Paulette Cooper with the objective of getting her incarcerated in a mental institution.
One of the forged bomb threats scientology created to get Paulette indicted.
The writings of Hubbard that explain why scientologists lie
The Wikipedia entry on Snow White — the plan to infiltrate enemies of scientology
Award-winning investigative journalist Richard Behar — author of Time magazine’s shocking cover story, “The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power,” which ignited scientology’s 10 year Fair Game assault on him — talks about Fair Game and the recent controversy over VP hopeful Karen Bass’ statements about scientology.
The May 6, 1991 Time cover story by Rich Behar
Behar’s 1986 Forbes article
Behar’s 2020 Forbes article
Rich Behar interviewed on CNN when Going Clear premiered on HBO
The first article from the scientology conspiracy theory booklet
When a family member who was never a scientologist attempted to conduct a welfare check on her uncle, the former scientology President, Heber Jentzsch —
who reports say is sick, being tortured and has not been seen in public for over 10 years — she immediately became the target of Fair Game. She tells the story to Leah and Mike.
What does scientology teach about illness, disease, depression and death. No surprise, it’s unconventional.
See this blog post for an analysis and more detail about scientology beliefs and practices
Hubbard’s claims for curing disease and preventing colds in Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health.
L. Ron Hubbard claim in his book A History of Man.
Hubbard claims “at least 8 cases” had been treated with Dianetics after medicine “gave up.”
Hubbard equates “medicos” with monkeys who “monkey around” and make things worse.
Leah and Mike describe Fair Game, update on things that have happened since the end of the Aftermath Series and what will be covered in future episodes.
Hubbard’s policy dictating how scientologists are to treat those declared “SP”.
The “cancellation” is the use of the term because it causes “bad public relations” but NO CHANGE in how enemies are to be treated.
Hubbard directing the use of process R2-45 (shooting in the head with a .45 caliber revolver) on Suppressive Persons (SP’s). These people are “enemies of mankind, the planet and all life.”
Hubbard decrees anyone who criticizes scientology has crimes — “Embezzled funds, moral lapses, a thirst for young boys — sordid stuff.”
Hubbard says: “Act completely confident that those crimes exist. Because they do.”
