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Fair Game

Episode 40: Cult Expert Dr. Steven Hassan

Fair Game

Leah Remini & Mike Rinder

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.89.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2021

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Leah and Mike welcome Dr. Hassan this week for a wide-ranging discussion about scientology and other cults, undue influence, hypnotism and methods of control. Steve is a former Moonie, who is now internationally recognized expert in the field of cults.

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Alright, well here we are another episode of Scientology Fair Game. Hello Mikey.

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Hi Lely. Happy to see you and your smiling face. I know the people that listen to this got

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a wonder what are you what are they talking about but we do a zoom call where we can see each

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other and our guests so that it's easier to talk but we don't air a video of the show.

0:28.0

Which people want but yeah well I'm not so enthused about that. I know because

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everybody has to look good. Yeah and you can't make all the weird facial expressions that

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you know whatever it's easier. Yes exactly exactly. Well welcome to another

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episode of our podcast Scientology Fair Game with us today is a distinguished guest.

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We've also had this guest on the aftermath and so we thank you. We want to introduce

1:02.0

our guest Mike. Yes sure you know this is someone who if you are interested in the

1:11.0

subject of cults this person is someone that you know all about. He is a former

1:18.0

former moonie but today he's a leading expert on cults undue influence and unethical hypnosis

1:26.0

which is something I definitely want to ask him about. He recently appeared in the

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Heavens Gate doc that was on HBO Max and in seduced inside the nexium cult that was on

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stars. He's the author of several books on cults combating cult mind control releasing

1:46.0

the bonds impairing people to think for themselves freedom of mind helping

1:51.0

loved ones controlling people cults and beliefs and the last book that he wrote

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and published the cult of Trump. He's the founding director of Freedom of Mind

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Resource Center. Please welcome and we as we welcome Dr. Steve Hassan. Hi Steve.

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So nice to have you with us. Hi Mike. Hi Lee I was just remembering that we saw

2:17.0

each other at Marcy Hamilton's child USA Gala fundraiser where you both got an

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award I believe. Yes. Yes we did. And I listen to your work I I saluted you when we

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