Kidnapping American Royalty: The Patty Hearst Story | The Psychology of Cults with Alexandra Stein | 100
Even the Rich
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🗓️ 8 February 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Patty Hearst would eventually put the SLA in her rearview mirror; she’d go on to have two kids and act in a string of John Waters films. But through the years, the debate has continued: was Patty really brainwashed, or did she voluntarily join the SLA? To help answer this question, Brooke and Aricia are joined by author and social scientist Alexandra Stein. Alexandra studies the psychological tactics cult leaders use to brainwash their subjects. She also has first hand experience with cults, having survived a decade in one. Alexandra will explain why it’s so hard to leave a cult and what can help people break free.
To learn more about her story, check out Alexandra’s memoir: http://www.alexandrastein.com/inside-out-a-memoir-of-entering-and-breaking-out-of-a-minneapolis-political-cult.html
And her latest book, Terror, Love and Brainwashing:
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| 0:07.6 | Please be advised. |
| 0:08.8 | This episode contains mentions of sexual assault. From Wonder, I'm Brooke Sifran. |
| 0:18.0 | And I'm Areia Skidmore Williams. And this is even the rich. |
| 0:24.6 | Okay, so before we start the show, there's something I need to say. And I've been |
| 0:29.2 | waiting a long time to say it. Happy anniversary Arishah. This is our 100th episode of even the rich. |
| 0:36.3 | I know I'm still pinching myself. I mean we're finally getting to go into syndication. |
| 0:43.0 | I know it's such an exciting time. |
| 0:45.0 | Okay, maybe not that, but we do have a bonus episode for our riches to celebrate hitting the 100 mark, |
| 0:52.0 | and we're going to answer all of our listeners burning questions |
| 0:54.5 | about the show, like do we have any juicy |
| 0:56.5 | celeb gossip from our pre-ETR life as valets, |
| 0:59.9 | and do we have any celebrities we've covered |
| 1:01.7 | that have ever gotten in touch with us after listening? |
| 1:04.4 | Yeah, one of our favorite stories actually. |
| 1:07.4 | Yes, and you know we love a good story, which takes us to our guest today. |
| 1:12.0 | Author and Social Scientist Alexandra Stane, |
| 1:14.8 | who also has a very interesting story to tell. |
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