Exposing Scientology (with Investigative Journalist Mark Bunker)

Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

IRONCLAD

Society & Culture

4.9 • 648 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Mark Bunker is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, filmmaker, the founder of Xenu TV, and is the Vice-Mayor and Councilman for Clearwater, Florida’s 2nd district. The district is also a homebase for the Church of Scientology, which owns much of its downtown. He also was a contributor to HBO’s film Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief and has been featured on the A&E show Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath. In this episode of Change Agents, an IRONCLAD Original, Andy Stumpf talks with Mark about allegations of abuse by the Church of Scientology and allegations of efforts to hide them. SPONSOR: Change Agents is presented by Montana Knife Company. Use CODE "CHANGEAGENTS10" for 10% off your first order at https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Shop IRONCLAD Apparel: https://shop.thisisironclad.com/ Change Agents is an IRONCLAD original. Visit https://www.thisisironclad.com to learn more. Be sure to subscribe to @thisisironclad on YouTube and major social platforms. Follow us on Social - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ThisIsIRONCLAD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisisironclad TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisisironclad Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://thisisironclad.com/newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	They told the doctor, hey, we're going to take care of her. She'll be fine. They took her back to the Ford Harrison, put her in a room, locked her up there for 17 days, where they put her on what Hubbard called the introspection rundown or baby watch.
0:16.5	Forced her, at one point, they used a turkey baster to get her medications into her, the sedatives.
0:26.3	Her condition was deteriorating fast. She started, you know, barking like a dog, thinking that she herself was El Ron Hubbard.
0:40.3	She was smearing her feces on the wall.
0:42.3	I mean, it's heartbreaking to read this.
0:46.3	And all the, at the same time, you know, she's begging for help and
0:52.3	silence is all she got.
0:58.0	How can I help? How can I be useful in ending needless suffering?
1:02.0	Do not be afraid of work that has no end.
1:08.0	We have to organize a social movement.
1:11.6	We have an opportunity to lead by example, versus just talking, hot air.
1:17.6	I think the more people in this fight, the more we grow, eventually it could change.
1:22.6	The people are the ones that can make the change.
1:25.6	Welcome back to Change. The people are the ones that can make the change.
1:32.3	Welcome back to change agents, everyone,
1:35.9	an Ironclad Original presented by Montana Knife Company.
1:40.0	This week, we are going to be talking about Scientology.
1:42.2	And my guest is Mark Bunker.
1:48.0	Mark is an Emmy award-winning journalist, filmmaker, and the founder of Zeno TV.
1:54.0	He is the vice mayor and councilman for Clearwater, Florida, their second district to be specific.
1:59.8	This district is also a home base for the Church of Scientology, which owns much of the downtown. And he started Zinu TV in 1999 to expose allegations of deceptive and abusive practices
2:07.1	by the Church of Scientology.
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