Tom Cruise and an Explosive Scientology Book

The Town with Matthew Belloni

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.3 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Matt is joined by Mike Rinder, former senior executive of the Church of Scientology. They discuss the moment he decided to leave Scientology, Tom Cruise’s current standing in the church, the impact of 'Top Gun: Maverick,' the internet’s damning influence on the future of Scientology, and more—all detailed in his new book 'A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology.' Email us comments, questions, or ideas at [email protected] Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Mike Rinder Producer: Craig Horlbeck Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Bill Simmons.
0:01.5	I have some good news for you.
0:02.7	The hottest take.
0:03.7	It's back.
0:05.3	Oh yeah.
0:06.1	Monday through Thursday, four times a week,
0:07.9	you heard from me, Chris Ryan,
0:09.3	Sean Fantasy, Mallory, Wazden, Lambry,
0:11.6	Van Lathen, Julie Lippman,
0:13.2	many other ringer staffers.
0:14.4	You get one take, you got a defendant to the death,
0:16.5	sports takes, pop culture takes, food takes,
0:19.9	airplane takes? Oh yeah, it's coming back. First
0:22.6	episode drops, August 29th. It is Thursday, October 6th. Mike Rinder is one of the most
0:34.1	fascinating people in the media business. He was indoctrinated into Scientology as a child in Australia and joined Elron Hubbard,
0:41.2	the religion's founder, and some of his most fervent followers during those early days of
0:46.1	this quasi-religion.
0:47.9	During that time, Mike joined the Sea Org, the group's version of a clergy class, signing
0:53.4	that infamous billion-year contract,
0:55.8	and he traveled the world on Hubbard's boat, ultimately landing in the U.S. and becoming
0:59.5	one of the highest-ranking Scientologists, and ultimately he was their spokesperson slash
1:04.2	enforcer under the second leader, David Miskovich, who still runs the group today.
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