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Fair Game

Episode 54: The Sea Organization Deep Dive with Hana Whitfield

Fair Game

Leah Remini & Mike Rinder

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.89.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Leah and Mike do a deep dive into the Sea Organization with Hana Whitfield, one of the first Sea Org members. Hana joined L. Ron Hubbard in Las Palmas in 1967, and went on to Captain various Sea Org ships and bases. We cover the early years of the formation of the SO, her recollections of Hubbard, his "Mission Into Time" and much more.


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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to another episode of Scientology Fair Game. You notice I always have to take a pause.

0:10.0

They're like, because I still don't have to stand.

0:13.0

Hi Mikey.

0:14.0

Hi my name.

0:15.0

Hi my name.

0:16.0

Hi Lily.

0:17.0

Well do you want to introduce our guest?

0:20.0

I would love to introduce our guest because our guest today is someone whom I have known for a very long time.

0:28.0

In fact, both she and I would probably not like to admit how long we have known each other for.

0:35.0

Because it gives away our age.

0:38.0

But she is one of the most gentle, kind, smart and tough people that I have ever had the pleasure of dealing with.

0:55.0

And she has done a great deal since escaping from the sea organization to bring the abuses of Scientology to light.

1:06.0

So welcome Hannah with filled my long dear friend.

1:13.0

Wow. Thank you so much Mike and it's wonderful to be here. Thanks for the privilege and thank you Leah.

1:20.0

Always a pleasure. Thank you for gracing us. I adore you and I applaud you.

1:28.0

Like Mike said for the work that you continue to do and I have to say I want to like Mike when you were talking about how long you've known each other.

1:35.0

Yeah.

1:36.0

It does say a lot about your relationships with people that you know even though you went through a traumatic because we're not all friends.

1:45.0

So let's face it like there's a lot of people who leave Scientology, leave the seawork that we don't know or we know and keep a safe distance.

1:57.0

And there are people like you said like Hannah.

2:01.0

We call this group our OGs because there's a core group right that have that have remained close since leaving a very traumatic and and horrible time of your lives and and and who are doing the work.

2:19.0

And so I just I think it's a beautiful thing Mike for as horrible as you were that people call you a friend. I say that jokingly but you know because some people have left Scientology and the seawork and think you knew everything that was going on.

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