327: Tony Ortega Doesn't Like Bullies Either

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 39.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Substack journalist Tony Ortega has been covering Scientology for decades, and he weighs in on what the Danny Masterson double conviction means for the future of the "church."

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Read his Rolling Stone Article about the trial here

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0:00.0	Hey guys, it's the way I heard it episode number three 27.
0:07.0	This one's called Tony or Tega.
0:10.0	Doesn't like bullies either.
0:12.8	Explain Chuck.
0:14.5	Well, as people may already know since when we've had two people on associated with
0:21.7	Scientology in the past, Spankytale or Mike Rinder, the biggest Bougaboo up your butt
0:29.2	about Scientology is that they're bullies and you don't like bullies.
0:33.4	And I don't like bullies.
0:34.8	No, I mean, to be fair, who does?
0:37.0	I mean, who really walks around going, you know what?
0:39.8	The bullies are getting short shrift these days.
0:42.2	Let's hear it for the bully.
0:43.9	I'll avoid all hung out with a bully.
0:45.9	I mean, they can't be all bad, but I don't know.
0:49.7	Well, look, I hope those of you listening aren't put off by the fact that this is the
0:55.0	third conversation we've had on this podcast that involves Scientology.
1:00.4	We're having it for a couple of reasons.
1:03.0	First of all, my guest is Tony or Tega and there is no journalist on planet earth who
1:08.9	has dedicated more time, more thought and endured more harassment for writing about this
1:16.3	particular topic than Tony.
1:18.5	He's been at it now for nearly three decades.
1:21.5	So here early on in our conversation, the incredibly weird and totally unscriptable way that he
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