Season 8
Familias Horribles: Alicia Markowitz on No Contact and Finding Freedom from Family Abuse
Family is supposed to be your safe place—but what happens when home is the original high-control group? In this episode, Alicia Markowitz, co-host of the Spanish-language podcast Familias Horribles, joins us to talk about growing up in a...
Summer bonus: Sarah & Nippy on Blown for Good: Scientology Exposed
In this summer bonus episode, we joined Claire Headley on Blown for Good: Scientology Exposed for a wide-ranging conversation about our new book, A Little Bit Culty: Navigating Cults, Control and Coercion, and the patterns that connect S...
Alicia Duncan on Coercion, Coverups & Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying Program (Part 2)
In Part 2 with Alicia Duncan, we get into the really juicy stuff: the loaded language, the euphemisms, and the whole “don’t say the scary word or everyone clutch their pearls” universe around MAID. Alicia breaks down how terms like auton...
Alicia Duncan on Coercion, Coverups & Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying Program (Part 1)
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. In this episode, we’re joined by Alicia Duncan for a conversation that takes ALBC somewhere new: not a traditional cult, but a deeply troubling story about coercion, undue influence, narrative con...