About this show:
Cult thinking. Groupthink. Black and white thinking. “Loud, vocal thinkers’ and how extreme sound bites dominate the modern media landscape thanks to algorithms, painting a ‘majority picture’ when most people are not living out those extremes in day-to-day lives.
It’s quite a time to be alive, and also a time when it’s very easy to let the fear of something cloud our ability to judge the reality of a situation fully. Is “Apatheism” a new way forward?
I’ve always been fascinated by people we turn into our saviours and gurus, as well as charismatic authoritarians who sweep in and seduce us in our personal or collective vulnerable times..
That moment we start rationalising and making excuses for a cult leader, where perhaps a couple of years ago, we’d have been dead against that very thing/person we now defend…
On Monday, I explore the murky waters of freedom, autonomy, cults and social systems with Professor of Political Science and Constitutional Law, Adam Scott Kunz, who specialises in cults and political philosophy and has worked alongside the famed Dr Janja Lalich, considered a global authority on cults, until her recent retirement.
This show is NOT an attack on anyone, your beliefs, your religion, the diet you feel healthiest on or other held views, but a show to see how we can ensure we are “critical thinking” and not just believing we are, and how we can balance beliefs with values with freedom and come together on common overlaps that benefit us all and how we all struggle with freedom and belonging and ‘others’.
One thing I know for sure after this conversation is that the best thing is to know we don’t know anything for sure. So there you go!
I hope you tune into this fascinating exploration…
Alexx Stuart
Founder of Low Tox Life and the Low Tox movement
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About Adam Scott Kunz
Adam Kunz is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he teaches political theory and constitutional law classes. His research focuses on egalitarian theories of justice, civil discourse and tolerance, and freedom for and from religion. He is a leading expert on cults and authoritarian groups. His latest book, To Hell with Heaven: An Introduction to Apatheism, draws from his experience leaving Mormonism to argue that when it comes to religious extremism, rather than “fight fire with fire,” moderates should embrace passive resistance.
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Title show track, by LIOR.
Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up” – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.
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