Episode 30 – Dianetics
The Worst Bestsellers
Worst Bestsellers
4.5 • 609 Ratings
🗓️ 14 September 2015
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
Kait, Renata, and their pre-clear guest Sigrid (@SigridEllis) read Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard, a man who is on record as not believing in second drafts. It’s definitely the worst thing we’ve ever read, and also now we’re afraid we’re going to get sued. Why didn’t we just keep reading Nora Roberts books? Because then, dear listeners, we wouldn’t be able to explain to you how to clear all your engrams and reach Tone 4. You’re welcome.*
* We are not actually licensed auditors and cannot promise to clear any engrams whatsoever. Please don’t sue us.
Content warning: This episode contains discussion of abortion, attempted abortion, and domestic violence.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: How We Cleared Ourselves of Dianetics
The Apostate: Paul Haggis vs The Church of Scientology by Lawrence Wright
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Televangelists
Candy pairing: Kait says an apple with a razor blade inside, Renata says a misprinted Laffy Taffy, Sigrid says Candy Blox.
Coming up next: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the worst bestsellers, where we read about definitely not hypnotism, so you don't have to. |
| 0:17.5 | I'm Kate. |
| 0:18.4 | And I'm Renata. |
| 0:19.6 | And for this episode, we read Dianetics by Elrond Hubbard. |
| 0:23.6 | Joining us to discuss the core text of Scientology is freelance editor, air traffic controller, |
| 0:29.6 | and suppressive person, Sigrid. Hi, Sigrid. Hello. Hello. So, I have to say, |
| 0:36.9 | I think, I think that we've made a severe mistake, Kate. |
| 0:41.3 | I think we really should have followed through and started Nora Roberts fan club. |
| 0:47.8 | And then we could have read a Nora Roberts book instead of this. |
| 0:52.6 | It is true. |
| 0:59.0 | So I think we've said before on the podcast that we need to make a chart that goes from a really good book that we liked to the Christmas sweater, which was |
| 1:05.5 | previously the worst book we ever read. I say previously because this is the worst book we've ever read. |
| 1:13.2 | It really is. I really, we need to make a certificate for Sigrid to just appreciate her |
| 1:18.5 | dedication. Well, I kind of feel like this is a little bit my fault. Because I was, I was reading |
| 1:25.1 | going clear the Scientology expose and talking about how awful it sounded, |
| 1:30.6 | and I'm pretty sure I emailed you guys to say, are you ever going to cover Dianetics? |
| 1:36.0 | It's true. You did do that. |
| 1:37.7 | Although we had been talking about it a little bit before that, I think. |
| 1:42.1 | I think it was right around the time. |
| 1:43.9 | Kate and I have both also read Red Going Clear, and think it was right around the time. Kate and I both have both also read |
| 1:45.7 | Red Going Clear, and I think this is around |
| 1:48.0 | the time the Going Clear documentary |
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