Scientology - Pt1: "Mom, I Am Your Mother"
Was I in a Cult?
Liz Iacuzzi
4.5 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2026
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
This week we're back on Scientology. And until they stop destroying families and draining bank accounts, we'll keep talking about it.
Liz Gale, a third generation ex-Scientologist and author of Confessions of an Ex-Scientologist Pothead, grew up privileged in the church in the 80s and 90s - Scientology royalty, some could say, connected to the Miscavige family, boarding schools, the works. But privilege doesn't protect you when the doctrine teaches your mother that loving you too much is dangerous. That comforting you when you're hurt will damage your soul. That sending you away at eight years old is the most maternal thing she can do to protect you from traumatizing you more. This is a story about what happens when a "religion" crawls between a mother and her child and severs the most primal bond we have.
Liz is funny as hell. She's also been through hell. And she's not done talking.
This is Part 1 of 2. Listen, then call your kids and tell them you love them.
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| 0:00.0 | The views, information, or opinions expressed by the guest appearing in this episode solely |
| 0:04.4 | belong to the guest and do not represent or reflect the views or positions of the hosts, |
| 0:09.4 | the show, podcast one, this network, or any of their respective affiliates. |
| 0:14.5 | Let's pretend we're a pregnant first-time Scientology mom. |
| 0:18.0 | We're lying in bed and we're like eight months pregnant thinking, who's this baby? |
| 0:21.1 | Who are they going to be? |
| 0:22.4 | They're going to be someone who just passed away. |
| 0:24.8 | There's trauma in passing away. |
| 0:26.9 | But you're thinking that you're receiving this spirit that just underwent this trauma into your body, really. |
| 0:33.5 | Is there anything more invasive than that? |
| 0:35.1 | You're just thinking about like everybody dying out there and they're just going, |
| 0:38.0 | coming into your body. |
| 0:40.4 | So is Razball. |
| 0:51.4 | Welcome to was I in a cult. |
| 0:53.5 | I'm Liz Ayakousi. |
| 0:55.0 | You said that last week. |
| 0:56.0 | I did. |
| 0:57.0 | I'll continue to repeat yourself. |
| 0:59.0 | And I'm Tyler Esam, which I also said last week. |
| 1:03.0 | But I didn't say this line, which is we're back with Scientology. |
| 1:09.0 | As we should be. |
| 1:10.0 | You know, until that place is no longer recruiting, innocent people, hypnotizing them, |
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