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- Court TV 5/5/23: A Look Inside the Daybell Doomsday Cult
- Psychology Today 4/6/23: How AI Can Be Used to Manipulate People
- Nuancehoe YouTube channel 3/21/23: Ex-Mormons Ask Cult Expert Steven Hassan Questions. Eyes Get Teary.
- Mormon Stories Podcast 3/17/23: Recovering after Mormonism with Dr. Steven Hassan
- Mormon Stories Podcast 3/16/23: Joining and Leaving the Moonies / Unification Church – Cult Expert Dr. Steven Hassan
- Daily Beast 3/3/23: The Mysterious ‘Sisterhood’ Tearing Families Apart
- Go Ask Ali Podcast 3/2/23: Anyone Could Join a Cult w/ Dr. Steven Hassan
- ABC Nightline segment on Hulu 2/17/23: Under His Spell: Sarah Lawrence Dad Turned Predator
- NPR Here & Now 2/14/23: How easy is it to get trapped in a cult?
- WBUR Here & Now Op-Ed 2/14/23: Hulu’s new cult doc ‘Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence’ proves what Trump and QAnon know: It’s actually very easy to manipulate people’s minds
- Scary Mommy 2/7/23: I Caught My Kid Googling Porn. Now What?
- Daily KOS 2/6/23: Televangelists Claim that Biden is a Demon
- American Psyop Podcast with Wes Clark, Jr. 1/31/23: Bonus Episode with Dr. Steven Hassan
- Five Minute News: the Weekend Show with Anthony Davis 1/29/23: Top Cult Expert EXPOSES the SECRETS of MAGA Mind Control
- Jon Atack, Family, and Friends 1/28/23: authoritarianism, expertise, and why we have hope
- Skeptic: the Michael Shermer Show 1/28/23: Combating Cult Mind Control, Freedom of Mind, and The Cult of Trump
- Psychology Today 1/19/23: Labor Trafficking is Human Trafficking
- New York Society for Ethical Culture 1/8/23: Steven Hassan: ‘January 6: Two Years Since the Violent Coup Attempt
- The Jerusalem Post 12/25/22: ‘Christian’ missionary cult targets J’lem kids with party – report
- Psychiatric Times 12/22/22: The Psychiatric Best Of: And the 2022 Winner Is… Freedom of Mind
- Psychology Today 12/20/22: Human Trafficking: Sex Trafficking- How traffickers use undue influence on their victims
- Growing Up In Scientology with Aaron Smith-Levin 12/16/22: Escaping from Scientology & Other Cults w. Dr. Steve Hassan
- The Current with Matt Galloway 11/29/22: Japan launches inquiry into Unification Church, aka the Moonies
- Here, There, and Everywhere: A Beatles Podcast 11/25/22: Ep. 34 – Dr. Steven Hassan
- Uncovering the Truth Podcast 11/14/22: Social Media is Rewiring the Human Brain
- Mobius Executive Leadership: the Next Practice Institute 10/25/22: How to Determine the Integrity and Trustworthiness of Spiritual Teachers and Communities
- The Five 8 10/21/22: XXIV: Instant Cult Classic Dr. Hassan appears at 29:17-55:06
- In Reality Podcast 10/18/22: The Hidden World of Political Cults
- Salon 10/18/22: When Does a Political Movement Become a Cult?
- Colorado Times 10/5/22: ‘Reefer Madness’ and the Troubled Teen Industry
- Psychiatric Times 9/30/22: The Freedom and Suppression of Jazz in Russia
- Psychology Today 9/27/22: Phobias: A Tool of Cult Indoctrination
- Artful Living 9/21/22 Why Americans Can’t Resist Multilevel Marketing Schemes
- Voice of America News 9/20/22: Trump Seen Moving Closer to QAnon Conspiracy
- NHK World – Japan News 9/15/22: Unification Church’s ex-member explains how it gains political influence
- Chelsea Suarez 9/12/22 How To Get Loved Ones Out of Network Marketing | Interview with Cult Expert Dr. Steven Hassan
- MeidasTouch Network – The Weekend Show 9/4/22: Top Cult Expert DISSECTS the MAGA Cult and how to BREAK THE SPELL
- NHK World – Japan News 9/2/22: Ex-Unification Church Member Details Group’s Political Influence
- Donald Trump Controversy 8/22/22: Trump and Pompeo Attended a ‘Moonies’ Event Amid Japan Controversy
- Business Insider 8/20/22: Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo spoke at a ‘Moonies’-affiliated event, despite Japan controversy
- First Nations Cares Webinar 8/17/22: Mind Control and Colonization – Part II
- Uncovering the Truth Podcast 8/8/22: Jim Jones, Tony Robbins, Undue-Influence w/ Cult-Expert Dr. Steven Hassan
- Worldwide: The Unchosen Church 8/3/22 Ep 1.11: The End Times and Final Revelations
- The Daily Beast 7/31/22: Shinzo Abe’s Assassin Succeeds in Twisted Plot to Expose Japan’s Deep Ties with ‘Cult’
- Big Picture Science 7/25/22: Skeptic Check: Shared Reality
- Business Insider 7/25/22: Mass weddings and cult accusations: Who are the ‘Moonies’ and what is the Unification Church?
- RADICALIZED: Truth Survives Podcast 7/18/22 EPISODE 33: Cult of Trump, Cult of Flynn, Cult of Dugin with Special Guest Dr. Steven Hassan
- The Sydney Morning Herald 7/17/22: Why do smart people join cults? And how do they get out of them?
- The Washington Post 7/12/22: How Abe and Japan became vital to Moon’s Unification Church
- Insider 6/27/22 4 signs that someone you know has joined a cult, according to a mind-control expert
- Banfield News Nation 6/23/22: Ex-Google worker claims religious sect members pushed him out
- Thom Hartmann Program 6/20/22: Cult Expert Sees 95% Chance of Worsening Trump Violence
- Worldwide: The Unchosen Church 6/15/22: “God Speaks to Us:” An Insider’s Guide to the Worldwide Church of God
- Times of London 6/15/22: Tik Tok Star Miranda Derrick ‘in Thrall to Cult’, say family
- The Independent UK 6/15/22: ‘Someone is influencing Ginni’: How the wife of a Supreme Court justice became part of the ‘Trump cult’
- Salon 6/13/22: Cult expert Steven Hassan sees 95% chance of worsening pro-Trump violence
- The European Society of Hypnosis 6/2/22: An Interview with Steven Hassan (page 14)
- Center for Humane Technology 6/2/22 How Social Media Features Parallel Cult Techniques
- MLM Conference 2022 6/1/22 Session 7: How do victims recover & https://vimeo.com/726035054
- “Your Undivided Attention” podcast 5/26/22 Cults, Social Media & Shared Manipulation Techniques
- Dave Troy Presents 5/26/22: Cults & Disinformation with Dr. Steven Hassan
- Psychiatric times 5/22/22 Combating Cult Mind Control
- SpyTalk Podcast 5/19/22: Going Mental
- Your Undivided Attention Podcast 5/5/22: How To Free Our Minds with Cult Deprogramming Expert Dr. Steven Hassan
- Yale News 4/27/22: Religious group facing “cult” allegations looks to recruit members on Yale’s campus
- BBC Reel 4/26/22: The psychological tricks that make cults so dangerous
- Stand Up! With Pete Dominick 4/18/22 SE Cupp sits in for Me and Interview’s Cult Expert Dr. Steven Hassan Episode 586
- The Aquinas 4/10/22: The Risk of Cancel Culture
- Hill Reporter 4/7/22: WATCH: Cult Expert Explains How Ginni Thomas has Been ‘Radicalized
- TEDxMidAtlanticSalon 4/6/22: The Psychology of Dictatorship
- Inside Edition 4/5/22: Does Ginni Thomas’ Cult Past Explain Her Interest in QAnon and 2020 Election Conspiracy Theories?
- Greater Boston 4/5/22: How to know if you’re in a cult — and get out
- Newsweek 4/2/22: Trump ‘Loved to Gossip’ With Ginni Thomas About Who Was Disloyal: Grisham
- The Independent 4/1/22: Ginni Thomas: New footage shows MAGA activist ‘exposing’ self-help cult in the 1980s
- MSNBC News 4/1/22: From cult to Court: How Ginni Thomas found her influence
- Raw Story 4/1/22: Cult expert claims this never-seen-before footage features Ginni Thomas discussing Lifespring experience
- Business Insider 3/31/22: Newly unearthed footage shows Clarence Thomas’s wife Ginni Thomas discussing her spiritual struggles after leaving a cult
- The Independent 3/25/22: Bad Vegan Sarma Melngailis and the curious allure of cults
- The Rise and Fall of LuLaRoe 3/22/22 Ep.5: The Psychology of MLMs
- TEDx Boston 3/7/22: TEDxBoston: How to tell if you’re brainwashed?
- ABC Australia Overnights: How do cult leaders gain such a strong influence on their followers?
- Psychiatric Times 2/19/22: Putting the New Framework into Practice
- International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism 2/16/22: Influence, Authoritarianism, and Cults
- Psychiatric Times 2/12/22: A New Framework: Exploring Efficacy
- BBC Learning English EPISODE 220210 2/10/22 Leaders share their tips for success: Keeping mental health in focus: Steven Hassan
- BBC Learning EPISODE 220208 English 2/8/22 Cults: The dark side of leadership
- Psychiatric Times 2/5/22: Responding to Authoritarian Cults and Extreme Exploitations: A New Framework to Evaluate Undue Influence
- The Control Variable 2/3/22: True Believers
- Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen 1/14/22: Special Report!! The Making of a MAGA Fanatic + A Conversation with Cult Expert Dr. Steven Hassan
- Psychology Today 1/14/22: Multi-Level Marketing Groups Operate Much Like Cults
- FNCARES 12/13/21: Mind Control and Colonization – FNCARES Fall Talk 2021
- Snopes 12/8/21: QAnon Group Holed Up in Dallas Awaits Trump and JKF’s Return (Still)
- Psychology Today 11/23/21: The Definitive Guide to Helping People Get Past “The Big Lie”
- Everyday Cults. Everyday People. Podcast 10/15/21: BEHAVIOR- Love is Stronger Than Mind Control
- Everyday Cults. Everyday People. Podcast 10/9/21: INFLUENCE – from mild to extreme and everything in between
- Narativ Live with Zev Shalev 10/6/21: Cults, Covid and Mind Control Part 1
- Narativ Live with Zev Shalev 10/6/21: Cults, Covid and Mind Control Part 2
- 980 CKNW Weekend Mornings 10/3/21: How anti-vaccine tactics and social media go hand in hand
- CNN NewDay TV Appearance 10/2/21: What cult expert thinks about the anti-vaccine movement
- Psychology Today Blog 9/30/21: Mental Health, Suicidal Feelings, and Authoritarian Cults
- CNN Business 9/29/21: Anti-vaxxers are using the same tactics as cults do to attract followers on social media
- Psychology Today Blog 9/20/21: Shunning: The Trauma of Being Cut Off
- Rolling Stone 9/18/21: ‘Oh My God, We’re In a Cult’: New Docuseries Shows the Dark Side of Clothing Brand LuLaRoe
- USGAudio Podcast 9/15/21: The Followers: Madness of Two
- Roys Report 9/13/21: Trump Appears at ‘Moonie’ Event; Cult Expert says Unification Church “Interwoven” into GOP
- Narativ Live with Zev Shalev 9/12/21: A Bear in Our House Part 1
- Insider 8/31/21: Cult experts explain why R. Kelly’s accusers would stay in his orbit despite harrowing abuse allegations
- WGN Radio 8/29/21: Cult expert Dr. Steven Hassan talks about the following of R. Kelly
- Inverse.com 8/17/21: Cults are going virtual, but deprogramming needs one old-school tactic, say experts
- Finding Humanity Podcast 8/11/21: Episode 7 – Indoctrinated: Helping Cult Members Find a Way Out | Janja Lalich
- The Thom Hartmann Program Live 8/09/21:– Steven Hassan – ‘Good way to die’: An AR-15 worshiping Moonies sect mobilized for Jan. 6 and is recruiting the far right to its apocalyptic vision (Dr. Hassan appears at 1:08)
- Raw Story 8/03/21: ‘Good way to die’: An AR-15 worshiping Moonies sect mobilized for Jan. 6 and is recruiting the far right to its apocalyptic vision
- Vice TV 7/28/21: Vice Versa: Crusaders
- World Mental Health Coalition 7/17/21: A Project for National Healing: Authoritarian Cults, Shared Psychosis, and Media Indoctrination
- ICSA 2021 Annual Conference 7/14/21: The Cult of Trump: How to Speak Respectfully & Strategically to Promote Re-Eval + Q&A (Steve Hassan)
- The Boston Globe 7/9/21: RC leader dismisses students’ criticism as ‘attack’
- The Jordan Harbinger Show 7/1/21: 529: Qualms about QAnon Mom and Her Starseed Schtick | Feedback Friday
- PolitiFact 6/30/21: Misinformation and the Jan. 6 insurrection: When ‘patriot warriors’ were fed lies
- Psychology Today Blog 6/20/21: Freedom of Mind for LGBTQ People
- Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) 6/17/21: Church fighting pandemic restrictions is cult-like, former worshippers, expert allege
- Bialik Breakdown 6/17/21: Steve Hassan: Spotting a Cult, Hidden Hypnotism & Indoctrination in the Digital Age
- The Farm Podcast 6/7/21: Cults, Mind Control, and the Rod of Iron Ministries w/ Steven Hassan & Recluse
- Psychology Today Blog 6/5/21: Understanding Cults: The Basics
- Slate 6/1/21: The Man Who Wants to Free Trump Supporters From “Mind Control”
- The Lincoln Project 6/1/21: The Cult of Trump
- Sojourners 6/21: WHEN CONSPIRACY THEORIES COME TO CHURCH How to deprogram followers of Trumpism and other extremist cults.
- ABC Science 5/23/21: Believers in QAnon and other conspiracy theories reveal how they climbed out of the rabbit hole
- Hebrew College 5/20/21: Cults & Conspiracies: An Introduction for Clergy and Educators with Dr. Steve Hassan
- Poynter – Politifact 5/13/21: Speaking the Truth: Mind control and fact-checking
- PolitiFact 5/13/21: United Facts of America: Christiane Amanpour on truth, objectivity and the assault on democracy
- Multilevel Marketing 5/1/21: The Consumer Protection Challenge Hosted by The College of New Jersey School of Business April 30th / May 1st
- Multilevel Marketing Conference 5/1/21: Panel 6 – How do MLMs recruit and retain participants?
- Scientology: Fair Game with Leah Remini & Mike Rinder 5/10/21: Episode 40: Cult Expert Dr. Steven Hassan
- Psychology Today Blog 5/8/21: Protect Children from Harm by Destructive Cults
- Psychology Today Blog 4/13/21: The Definitive Guide to Helping People Trapped in a Cult
- Independent 4/2/21: ‘They mix social media branding with the deep pull of religion’: SoulCycle, OneTaste, and the cult of wellness
- Commonwealth Club of California 3/30/21: Cult-like Behavior in Extreme Trump Followers
- Business Insider 3/28/21: Former Moonies cult members are working with families of QAnon believers to help their loved ones get a grip on reality
- The Jordan Harbinger Show 3/26/21: 487: Connect with Cult Father, or Don’t Even Bother? | Feedback Friday
- Salon 3/25/21: QAnon and the Trump cult: Expert Steven Hassan on whether they can be saved
- Psychology Today 3/23/21: Why Cancel Culture By Anyone Is Harmful and Wrong
- LA Times 3/18/21: QAnon’s ‘collateral damage’: Families struggle to pull loved ones back from the brink
- The Guru Magazine 3/17/21: Family Denies Sedona Guru Kaia Ra’s Bizarre QAnon-like Claims
- KGNU ChatChat – Claudia Cragg 3/11/21: How To De-Cult a #Trumpie Or Your #QAnon Friend
- Access Hollywood 3/11/21: Inside The Minds Of Cult Leaders: Expert Exposes Key Traits The Notorious Figures Share
- Nevada Public Radio 3/8/21: After QAnon, How Do Families Mend Relationships?
- 88.5 WMNF MidPoint with WMNF News Thursday 3/4/21: The Cult of Trump
- NPR 3/3/21: ‘Exit Counselors’ Strain To Pull Americans Out Of A Web Of False Conspiracies
- A Little Bit Culty Podcast 3/1/21: Cults 101: Dr. Steven Hassan & The BITE Model
- Gizmodo 3/1/21: QAnon, CultTok, and Leaving It All Behind
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) Background Briefing 2/27/21: Mount Eliza ashram guru Russell Kruckman accused of sexually abusing multiple women
- Majority 54 Podcast 2/25/21: S3E38 Ted Cruz’s Human Suit
- The Daily Beast 2/24/21: Olympian McKayla Maroney Ensnared in Mystery ‘Cult’ the Church of the Master Angels
- Mormon Stories Podcast w/John Dehlin 2/23/21: 1400: HOW TO HELP A LOVED ONE WHO BELIEVES IN QANON – CULT EXPERT STEVEN HASSAN
- Politico 2/19/21: ‘This Crap Means More to Him Than My Life’: When QAnon Invades American Homes
- The Jordan Harbinger Show 2/18/21: QAnon with Steven Hassan & Jordan Harbinger
- Newsy 2/18/21: QAnon ‘ReQovery’ Meets Reality: U.S. Is Far Behind In Deradicalization
- ICSVE Panel Discussion 2/11/21: Understanding Q-Anon
- Stand Up! With Pete Dominick 2/10/21: 283 Former FBI Ali Soufan and Cult Expert Dr Steven Hassan
- New England Psychologist 2/9/21: Adoption of QAnon beliefs similar to cult following
- CNN Newsroom Brooke Baldwin 2/8/21: S2021 E26
- CNN Business Perspectives 2/4/2021: I was a member of a cult. Here’s how to bring QAnon believers back to reality
- The Lincoln Project (LPTV) 2/2/21: The Breakdown: Rick Wilson and Tara Setmayer
- WNYC The Brian Lehrer Show 2/1/21: Losing Families to QAnon
- Elite Daily 2/1/21: What Happens To Trumpism After Trump? This Isn’t Over
- The Boston Globe 1/29/2021: Q&A: The end of Cult 45? Steven Hassan was in a cult and has studied cults for decades. He says Trump’s most ardent followers need help breaking out of theirs.
- NECSI COVID Community Action Summit 1/28/21: A Cult Expert’s Advice on Dealing with Anti-Vaxxers and General Vaccine Hesitancy
- Dagens Næringsliv Paper 1/28/21: THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN SUBMACHINE GUN
- MPR News with Kerri Miller 1/26/21: How to help a loved one who is caught in a web of conspiracy theories
- Big Picture Science Podcast 1/25/21: Skeptic Check: Shared Reality
- TBZ Brookline 1/25/21: Our Fellow Americans with Dr. Steven Hassan and Rabbi Tiferet Berenbaum
- The Hill 1/24/2021: QAnon enters new period of danger, opportunity
- Washington Post 1/22/21: Trump is gone, but Marjorie Taylor Greene is keeping up the cult
- CTV News 1/21/21: These Canadians lost their loved ones to Qanon. Is there any hope of getting them back?
- Inverse 1/21/21: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL REASON WHY PEOPLE JOINED A UFO CULT. Heaven’s Gate director Clay Tweel talks psychology of cult membership.
- Vanity Fair 1/21/21: “SO MANY GREAT, EDUCATED, FUNCTIONAL PEOPLE WERE BRAINWASHED”: CAN TRUMP’S CULT OF FOLLOWERS BE DEPROGRAMMED?
- CNN Appearance 1/19/21: Dr. Steven Hassan on The Cult of Trump with Alisyn Camerota
- Raw Story 1/19/21: Cult expert tells CNN how to deprogram Trump’s most fanatical supporters
- Katie Couric Interview 1/12/21: Former Cult Follower Describes How President Trump Has Created a Cult Following.
- San Francisco Chronicle 1/17/21: Experts see cult-like behavior in Trump’s most extreme followers. Breaking them free may not be easy
- NorthJersey.com Christopher Maag 1/12/21: The ‘Cult of Trump’ can be healed. It will take years of work and empathy, not shouting
- WBZ4 CBS Boston: Author Steven Hassan Discusses His New Book, ‘The Cult Of Trump’
- Nevada Public Radio 12/9/20: Nevada QAnon Followers Spread Online Conspiracy Theories In Real Life
- BBC The Orgasm Cult 12/9/20: 8. Is One Taste a Cult?
- Vice News 12/18/20: How to Talk to Your QAnon Family During the Holidays
- The Boston Globe 12/17/20: A cult expert’s advice for celebrating with politically divided family over the holidays
- CNN 11/26/20: Here’s a cheat sheet for Thanksgiving’s inevitable politics talk
- MSNBC 11/20/20: The ReidOut 11/20/20 E2011021 featuring Steven Hassan, Mary Trump, & Joy Reid
- Today Extra, Australia TV 11/08/2020: Interview with Steven Hassan
- BuzzFeed News 10/29/20: These Teachers Are Struggling To Pull Their Students Out Of A QAnon Rabbit Hole
- Cosmopolitan 10/28/20: How to Help a Friend Who Believes in QAnon Conspiracy Theories
- Psychology Today 10/26/2020: Authenticity, Compassion and Overcoming Propaganda: Politics and Rhetoric Can Bias Us Against Equality
- NBCNews 10/24/20: If Trump loses the election, QAnon will also lose support — and eventually disintegrate
- TEDxMidAtlantic 10/22/20: Dismantling QAnon
- The GOOP Podcast 10/20/20: What Makes Us Vulnerable to Mind Control?
- STARZ Documentary 10/18/20: Seduced: Inside The NXIVM Cult
- Financial Times 10/15/20: Is QAnon a game gone wrong? | FT Film
- Mashable 10/3/20: Some people are more likely to believe conspiracy theories. Here’s how to know if you’re one of them
- The Associated Press 9/28/2020: Barrett tied to faith group ex-members say subjugates women
- Mashable 9/23/20: The most effective ways to support a loved one who believes in QAnon
- NBCNews 9/11/20: Trump’s QAnon followers are a dangerous cult. How to save someone who’s been brainwashed
- Forbes 8/26/20: How To Talk With—And Maybe Help—Someone Who Believes In QAnon And Other Conspiracy Theories
- Oprah Magazine 8/25/20: The Warning Signs of a Dangerous Cult Can Sneak Up on You-An expert explains how to spot the red flags
- Interview with Mike Faith 8/24/20: The Cult of Trump – An Interview w/ Steven Hassan About Cults, Deprogramming, and Defining a Cult
- The Cult of Trump 8/20/20: Book Trailer
- World News Group 8/19/20: Questions about QAnon: The apocalyptic internet movement QAnon is gaining followers by the thousands, and churches are slow to respond
- Psychology Today 8/7/20: Psychiatrist as Fly-On-The-Wall at Trump’s Axios Interview
- Medium, Interview with Sansu the Cat 8/6/20: “Cults,” Moonies, and Trump: Seven Questions for Steve Hassan
- MIT Technology Review 7/26/20: It’s too late to stop QAnon with fact checks and account bans
- Rutland Herald 7/25/20: On Faith: Trumpism is a cult
- American Dignity PAC 7/24/20: Documentary Trailer
- Point of Inquiry 7/23/20: Steven Hassan On Breaking Down The Cult Of Trump
- The Art of Being Dar – with Dar Dixon 7/7/20: The Steven Hassan Experience
- Conspirituality Podcast 7/2/20: Episode 6-Grappling with the Cult of Trump (w/Steven Hassan) (Dr. Hassan appears at 37:00)
- What to Reid with Joy-Ann Reid 6/30/20: Featured Author – Steven Hassan “The Cult of Trump”
- Byline Times 6/18/20: Veneration of Donald Trump Is a ‘Personality Cult’
- The Sun 6/18/20 ‘VIRAL’ MARKETING Coronavirus pandemic is helping doomsday cults recruit new followers
- Stand Up! with Pete Dominick 6/16/20: 127 Steven Hassan, Eric Segall, Michelangelo Signorile
- Today Extra, Australia TV 6/9/20: Interview with Steven Hassan
- Stand Up! with Pete Dominick 5/27/20: 113 SE Cupp and Cult Expert Steven Hassan
- Washington Monthly 5/23/20: We Need to Speak Honestly About the GOP’s Evolution Into a Conspiracy Cult
- TALES from the RABBIT HOLE, Mick West 5/14/20: Episode 44: Steven Hassan – Cults and Conspiracies
- Mark Vicente 5/3/20: WTF IS ON MY MIND? – EPISODE 1: ABUSING OUR EXISTENTIAL CRISIS
- Happymag.tv, Dan Shaw 4/30/20: Top End Girl, The Cult of Trump and more: Happy’s weekend reading
- Crime Beat on ArtistFirst Radio with Ron Chepesiuk 4/30/20: Steven Hassan, author of The Cult of Trump
- Business Insider 4/17/20: Trump falsely claimed his ‘authority is total’ as president. An expert on cults says this assertion could be taken right out of the ‘cult leader playbook.’
- The Intellectualist 4/16/20: Cult Experts Warn That Trumpism Has Become A Death Cult Akin To Jim Jones
- The Young Turks, The Damage Report 4/16/20: Trump sheeple in Michigan and other states have taken to the streets (Dr. Hassan appears at 41:23)
- Salon, Raw Story 4/7/20: Cult expert Steven Hassan: Trump’s “mind control cult” now faces an existential crisis
- Mother Jones 4/4/20: Cult Experts Warn That Trumpism Is Starting to Look Awfully Familiar
- Psychology Today 2/8/20: Is America Governed by a Cult? Several books suggest that President Trump is a cult leader. Is he really?
- Huffington Post 2/7/20: Trump’s Acquittal Shows The GOP Senate Acts Like A Cult
- EconoTimes 1/20/20: Lev Parnas and Michael Cohen say working for Trump is ‘cult-like,’ expert confirms comments
- Rawstory 01/21/20: A psychiatrist explains the disturbing truth about how Trump’s madness infected Alan Dershowitz
- Business Insider 1/17/20: Lev Parnas and Michael Cohen are right to think working for Trump was like being in a cult, according to a cult expert
- Los Angeles Times, Virginia Heffernan 01/10/20: Column: Call Trumpism what it is: a cult
- Cult Research, Jon Atack 1/9/20: RESPONSE TO BENJAMIN ZELLER’S ARTICLE: “THE CULT OF TRUMP? WHAT ‘CULT RHETORIC’ ACTUALLY REVEALS”
- Psychology Today, Ravi Chandra M.D., D.F.A.P.A. 12/23/19: The Cult of Trump: A new book describes the cult of partisanship
- Patheos, James Haught 12/16/19: Trump as Jim Jones?
- VOX 12/13/19: Is Trumpism a cult? A new book from a former cult member makes the case
- CNN Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter 11/24/19: New book says there is a ‘cult of Trump’
- WGBH, Greater Boston TV 11/7/19: Author Steven Hassan On Book ‘The Cult of Trump’ And How It Came To Be
- Daily Kos 10/22/19: Steve Hassan’s The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control
- Salon 10/22/19: Can members of the Trump cult be deprogrammed after the leader falls? Steven Hassan says yes
- Today Extra, Australia TV 10/21/19: Interview with Author Steven Hassan
- Daily Mail 10/16/19: Fake enemies, loaded language, grandiosity, belittling critics: Cults expert claims Donald Trump’s tactics are taken straight from playbook of Sun Myung Moon, David Koresh and Jim Jones
- Harper’s Bazaar 10/15/19: Why Is Anyone Still Supporting a Supervillain like Trump?
- The Raw Story 10/14/19: Ex-cult member imagines terrifying end game to Trump’s presidency: ‘He might take everyone with him — like Jim Jones’
- The Daily Beast 10/13/19: Take It From a Former Moonie: Trump Is a Cult Leader
- Medium 10/7/19: What Trump Has in Common With Cult Leaders
- Huffington Post 8/13/19: How MLMs and Cults use the Same Mind Control Techniques
- The Jordan Harbinger Show 8/13/19: 237: Steven Hassan | Combating Cult Mind Control Part One
- The Jordan Harbinger Show 8/13/19: 237: Steven Hassan | Combating Cult Mind Control Part Two
- VICE 11/14/18: A Former Cult Member Explains How He Escaped
- VICE 9/5/18: NXIVM, Jordan Peterson, and the Reincarnation of Ayn Rand’s Cult
- New York Times podcast with Charles Duhigg 8/6/18: Change Agent #3, “The Talk”
- The Daily Beast 7/26/18: Church Accused of ‘Terror’ Recruits on College Campuses
- Human Current Podcast 7/26/18: Episode 94 A Complex Systems Approach to Countering Mind Control
- Gizmodo 6/20/18: How Internet Spiritual Guru Teal Swan Targets Desperate People Online
- Gizmodo The Gateway Podcast 6/20/18: Teal Swann: Part 4 “Tribe”
- Mormon Stories Podcast, John Dehlin 6/6/18: What The Mormon Church Can Learn From Cults to Do/Be Better
- VICE 5/23/2018: A Cult Expert Tells Us Why the NXIVM Story Is Far from Over
- The Republic – azcentral.com 5/9/2018: Cults increasingly gain followers on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
- The Chauncey DeVega Show 3/6/2018: podcast episode 178
- Salon 3/6/2018: Is Donald Trump a cult leader? Expert says he “fits the stereotypical profile”
- CNN 2/13/2018: Are you susceptible to brainwashing?
- Southern Poverty Law Center 2/9/18: Anti-LGBT cult leader calls on followers to purchase assault rifles
- American Variety Radio Court Lewis 01/4/18: Direct Link
- VICE 11/23/17: How a Secret Society That Brands Women Sold Empowerment
- CNN/HLN Heaven’s Gate 11/15/17: Episode 5 “The Tape”
- WNYT 10/21/17: Boston man provides insights into cults
- VICE 8/11/17: How Cults Use YouTube for Recruitment
- Rolling Stone 7/19/17: R. Kelly: Was He Really Leading a Cult?
- WNPR The Collin McEnroe Show 4/11/17: Secret Governnment Mind Control Experiments (And Other Things Your Tax Dollars Paid For)
- 7 NEWS WSPA 2/28/2017: Experts weigh in on Word of Faith Fellowship abuse allegations
- A&E 1/17/17: Leah Remini: Scientology & the Aftermath, S01 Ep 8
- Joe Rogan Experience 8/7/15: Episode 680
- CNN 9/17/14: ISIS and Political Cult Phenomenon
- FOX25 Boston, 9/5/14: ISIS Recruitment Techniques
- The Boston Globe 2/4/97: Steve Hassan’s War on Cults ABC Nightline segment on Hulu
Interviews:
- Slate, Trumpcast, Virginia Heffernan 3/6/20: Trump’s Mind Control Madness. Tactics cults use to lure members
- Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff 2/19/20: EP. 148 STEVEN HASSAN “RE-ESTABLISHING CONTACT”
- SiriusXM Radio, Dan Rather’s America 2/11/20: Interview archived and available for SiriusXM radio subscribers (on demand)
- Mooch and the Mrs. with Anthony and Deidre Scaramucci 1/28/20: “The Cult of Trump” (Episode #72)
- Free Speech TV, Rising Up With Sonali 2/5/20: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control
- Faraday Speaks, Caleb Cain 2/3/20: Are you in a cult?! Steven Hassan & Faradayspeaks
- Rob Kall Bottom-up Show 1/14/20: Steven Hassan Exploring The Cult of Trump and His Supporters
- Slate, Trumpcast, Virginia Heffernan 01/9/20: Why People Fall for Trump’s Political Cult: A cult expert weighs in on Trumpism
- The Dom Giordano Program on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT Philadelphia: Steven Hassan | Author of ‘The Cult of Trump’
- Radio with a View radio show on WMBR 88.1 at MIT 12/15/19: Interview with Marc Stern
- Travis View, QAnon Anonymous 12/9/19: Episode 69: Exiting the Cult feat Steven Hassan
- Rick Ungar Show 12/3/19: [Interview with Steven Hassan] Highlight
- Falls Church News Press, Nicholas F. Benton 11/27/2019: Fear, Mind Control Drive Trump’s Cult
- Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter: Steven Hassan explains “The Cult of Trump”
- The Washington State Indivisible Podcast: #139: Is MAGA a Cult? A Discussion with “The Cult of Trump” Author Steven Hassan
- Sensibly Speaking Podcast with Chris Shelton 11/23/2019: #221: The Cult of Trump ft. Steve Hassan
- The TN Holler Podcast: THE CULT OF TRUMP with author & cult expert Steven Hassan
- the arts fuse 11/15/19: Book Review: “The Cult of Trump” — Deprogramming the GOP
- Nick Benton 11/14/19: Interview
- Telltale Atheist: Cult Expert Calls Trump A Cult Leader, And More, Podcast 72 [Interview with Steven Hassan]
- The Thinking Atheist, Seth Andrews: The Cult of Trump: with Steven Hassan
- House of Mystery Radio Show Podcast 11/4/19: The Cult of Trump – Steven Hassan
- The Young Turks, The Damage Report 11/2/19: The Cult of Donald Trump
- Strange Days Podcast with Fernand Amandi 10/31/19: The Cult of Trump
- David Pakman Show 10/28/19: Former Cult Member on How to Deprogram Trumpists
- The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVega 10/22/19: Ep. 26: Steven Hassan Explains Is It Possible to Deprogram Donald Trump’s Political Cult Members?
- WMNF 10/22/19: Cult Expert Explains How President Trump Uses Mind Control
- Between the Lines 10/16/19: Trump’s Malignant Narcissism, Paranoia, Lack of Empathy, Fit Psychological Profile of a Cult Leader
- Thom Hartmann 10/15/19: How to Break Through To Trump’s Cult
- Wall Street Journal 12/29/14: WSJ’s Jason Bellini on Brainwashing and Violent Extremism