Episode 68: Chris Shelton on Cult Apologists

Fair Game

Leah Remini & Mike Rinder

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.8 • 9.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2021

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

This week Leah and Mike talk to their old friend Chris Shelton about cult apologists. These are the people who make a career (often lucrative) out of offering expert academic opinions in support of "New Religious Movements" -- cults. It's a racket that scientology has used to gain credibility.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another fair game podcast.
0:07.0	Hi Mikey.
0:08.0	Hi Lili.
0:09.0	How's things out there today?
0:11.0	Not bad but the day has just begun so there's always a chance that things have got to
0:16.0	shit.
0:17.0	Well there's always the chance that it could be a great day too.
0:21.0	This is true.
0:22.0	This is very true Mike.
0:23.0	I have to start thinking.
0:24.0	Yeah there you go.
0:25.0	This is I'm a glass hub full kind of guy.
0:28.0	Yeah I like it.
0:29.0	All right we have a guest with us.
0:32.0	Friend I should say.
0:34.0	Yeah.
0:35.0	Chris Shelton.
0:36.0	Welcome.
0:37.0	Hi Chris.
0:38.0	Hi.
0:39.0	So happy to be here again.
0:41.0	Yes.
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