205 - Unfollow - Megan Phelps-Roper

You Are Not So Smart

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4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2021

⏱️ 110 minutes

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In this episode we sit down with Megan Phelps-Roper, the author of Unfollow, a memoir of her time in Westboro Baptist Church, and an exploration what it took to convince her to leave. I interviewed Megan for my upcoming book, How Minds Change, and in this interview you will learn all about assimilation and accommodation, cult deprogrammers, and the steps Megan says one must take if they want to change someone's mind.- Vote for You Are Not So Smart at The Webby Awards! Link here: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2021/podcasts/general-series/science-education - Show notes at www.youarenotsosmart.com Patreon: http://patreon.com/youarenotsosmart

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1:21.0	Welcome to the You Are Not So Smart Podcast.
1:24.9	Episode 205.
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