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Surviving Scientology Episode 24 with Claire Headley

Escape from a Cult is never easy. In the Cult of Scientology, it has been a practice of tracking down the escapee like a hounded animal and bringing them back to the campus. This is founded on fear of what the escapee will reveal of what goes in behind the guard gates and their intense "Security" .

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Surviving Scientology Episode 23 with Maureen Bolstad

Former Sea Org member Maureen Bolstad describes her experienced the Church of Scientology's controversial Purification Rundown. A Medical Doctor signs off that the person can do the Purif, but then, Sea Org members or staff supervise it. .Purification Rundown requires a person to be in a dry sauna five hours per day. A person must also take increasingly high daily doses of niacin until they reach a 5,000mg maximum.  I have heard from some credible sources that there is an insistence on conti...

Surviving Scientology Episode 22 with Claire Headley

Claire Headley recounts events from her life as a senior Sea Org executive working in the Religious Technology Center (RTC). These events were stressful, abusive, and worsened by extreme sleep deprivation. This caused Claire to lose so much weight that she believed she had cancer. These events led Claire to secretly plan her very dramatic escape from the Sea Org.  Commanded by Captain David Miscavige, RTC can be correctly described as the "Internal Affairs" branch of the of the Church of Sc...

Surviving Scientology Episode 21 with Mark Fisher

Public money is used for espionage and blackmail. Tax exempt money used for *Religious infilatration* Ecclesiastical ! Mark Fisher was a very high-ranking Sea Org member who served as David Miscavige's personal assistant. Mark had significant insider details. When Mark left the Church in 1990 he went into business in Las Vegas with other former high-ranking Sea Org members including former CMO and even a CST Trustee. As a result, David Miscavige had the "Las Vegas Group" spied on for years b...

Surviving Scientology Episode 20 with Mark Fisher

Lots of previously undisclosed stories, Tom Cruise Stories. Hierarchy insider stories and always... continuing purges. Just another coup. Just another Purge. Just another bloodbath in the mentality of power and paranoid cosmic psycho-politics in the "Church" of Scientology Good history from Mark Fisher.

Surviving Scientology Episode 19 with Mark Fisher

Former Sea Org member Mark Fisher served as "Corporate Liason" a fictitious post or job to pretend separation of the the for-profit Author Services and the management of the Church. In Part one of this series, Mark talks about day to day operations giving up college for what he then thought was a "noble cause" Didn't we all ! Mark was spied on with Private Investigators for some 25 years after he left. ..

Surviving Scientology Episode 18 with Mike Rinder

Mike Rinder discusses the Scientology PR flack Sylvia Stanard's recent speech about Scientology at the Chataqua religious conclave. Stanard lied about Xenu, Disconnection, and other matters of substance. Stanard was evasive and refused to honestly answer questions. Mike Rinder makes the point that no Church of Scientology spokesperson can tell the truth -- and Rinder knows as he was the International Spokesman for the Church of Scientology for over twenty years. Mike Rinder makes the point ...

Surviving Scientology Episode 17 with Mareka Brousseau

Mareka Brousseau was born a third generation Scientologist. She discusses her childhood and the harsh conditions in Sea Org nurseries. Mareka signed a Sea Org contract when she was nine years old. Mareka's mother and stepfather are Haydn and Lucy James. Her husband John Brousseau did a couple of amazingly revealing interviews with Tony Ortega. http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/07/scientology_john_brousseau_mareka_james.php

Surviving Scientology Episode 16 with Mat Pesch

Mat Pesch, 30 year veteran discusses working conditions at Scientology's Flag Land Base in Clearwater, Florida. Topics include hard sales tactics used by the sales people to Scientology public,  Listen to the Intelligence gathering done on a target to extort maximum money. What are his buttons ? How much is his net worth ? Does he have a boat ? What investments ? The "FSMs" are the feeders that make 10% of money they extorts. The Church with frenzied shark feeding at the smell of blood. It's...

Surviving Scientology Episode 15 with Mat Pesch

Mat Pesch describes his time in the Scientology Sea Org.

Surviving Scientology Episode 14 with Chuck Beatty

Published on Jul 11, 2014 Former Sea Org member Chuck Beatty and Jeffrey Augustine discuss a perennial debate: Did L. Ron Hubbard appoint David Miscavige his successor, or, did David Miscavige seize power? Chuck also discusses his experiences in Author Services Incorporated and the way Miscavige used ASI to assume power over the Church prior to becoming COB RTC. Chuck describes how ASI was created as a legal way to funnel money to L. Ron Hubbard. Jeff mentions a little known fact: David Mis...

Surviving Scientology Episode 13 with Marc Headley

Marc Headley describes more details of life at Scientology's Gold Base. Even though the wealth is obvious and there are multi-millions available to purchase those slick "Ideal Orgs" the food company Sysco was not paid for weeks so no food was available at INT Base, the Church Headquarters. Whereupon rancid Tacos dipped in Oil were fed to the crew mixed in with old old meat. Listen to what happens...Marc also discusses his trip to Scientology's secret CST base in Trementina, New Mexico and m...

Surviving Scientology Episode 12 with Pete Griffiths

Pete Griffiths talks about his life in and out of Scientology Inc. How he was left with a 2000 British pound bill for an event and the subsequent events. Pete has been the target of obscene actions by office of special affairs, the intelligence division of the Church. These include associating him with Gay porn sites, pedophilia and other made up venom. Pete has united folk in different camps Critics, Exes, Indies, old Guard, Anons, and brought them together. He fights the abuses and atroci...

Surviving Scientology Episode 11 with Steve Hall

The first and earliest site on the Web which was most ex-Religious Technology Center and ex Sea org vets that exposed the internal conduct and behavior of the Scientology Cult hierarchy (Gold Base/Int base) was the site created by Steve Hall. http://www.scientology-cult.com/ Steve spent 22 years in the Sea Org (mostly at INT Base) and he shares his thoughts and stories in his first interview.

Surviving Scientology Episode 10 with Jackson Morehead

Gary "Jackson" Morehead is the former Security Chief of the Church of Scientology's secretive headquarters called Int Base (International Base). In Part 2, Jackson describes Life in a Cult ~~ Int Base. How Jackson almost killed a Private investigator by accident.  How a trailer load of secret documents, the history of Church management, cabinet after cabinet left the base for Long Beach and how David Miscavige handled it.

Surviving Scientology Episode 9 with Jackson Morehead

Gary "Jackson" Morehead is the former Security Chief of the Church of Scientology's secretive headquarters called Int Base (International Base). In this interview, Jackson clarifies certain misconceptions related to Int Base having to do with guns, a big wildfire, the razor fences, and even the urban legend that a Sea Org member once had David Miscavige locked in the cross-hairs of the scope of a high-powered sniper rifle. Located in San Jacinto, California, the Int Base is notorious for bei...

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Surviving Scientology Radio Episode 8 with Marc Headley

While Tom Cruise was being coached and trained to be a Scientology counselor, Marc Headley was selected to be his *guinea pig* as Marc calls it. In this episode Marc discusses his time with Tom and what the headquarters of Scientology did to pamper the big movie star. INT Base or GOLD Base as it is named, is the residence of the hierarchy of Scientology, the executives and Miscavige. Radio Podcasts

Surviving Scientology Radio Episode 7 with Chris Shelton

Chris Shelton explains how he was recruited into the Sea Org.

Surviving Scientology Episode 6 with Jefferson Hawkins

Jefferson Hawkins was THE Top Marketing Exec of the Church. He authored a completely engrossing and compelling book "Counterfeit Dreams" describes life at the hierarchy of Scientology Inc. 5x Assault and Battery from a "Global" ecclesiastical Leader. He covers the cruelty of escalating punishments and why they do not Fair Game him.

Marc Headley and Jeff Augustine Part 2 (Int Base Musical Chairs and more)

Mark Headley continues his discussion of Life at INT Base, the pinnacle of Scientology Inc. He describes the actual incident of "Int Base Musical Chairs" the most read thread of all time on Xenu.net capturing the *Scientology* world's attention. At least 350,000 read the story, counting the cross posts. Marc covers the darker more diabolical aspects of Office of Special Affairs which is emotional blackmail.   OSA actually called Child Protective Services to take away Marc and Claire's chil...

Surviving Scientology Episode 5 with Marc Headley

Marc Headley grew up in the Church of Scientology. He joined the Sea Org when he was a young teenager. Marc became an executive in Golden Era Productions at Scientology International Base in San Jacinto, California. In his executive position, Marc routinely worked directly with Scientology leader David Miscavige. Marc describes the actual incident in which David Miscavige flew into a rage and violently assaulted him. Marc describes other events and the general working conditions at Int Ba...

April 28: Claire Headley Interview part 2 with your host Jeffrey Augustine

Program Summary: April 28: Claire Headley interview part 2 with your host Jeffrey Augustine     Claire Headley grew up in the Church of Scientology.   Claire rose to great prominence in the Church and became a senior executive in the Religious Technology Center (RTC) where she reported directly to Shelly Miscavige.   In this two-part interview, Claire discusses in fascinating detail Shelly Miscavige, David Miscavige, life on Int Base, and her husband Marc Headley and how he blew from ...

April 28: Claire Headley Interview with your host Jeffrey Augustine

Program Summary: April 28: Claire Headley interview with your host Jeffrey Augustine     Claire Headley grew up in the Church of Scientology.   Claire rose to great prominence in the Church and became a senior executive in the Religious Technology Center (RTC) where she reported directly to Shelly Miscavige.   In this two-part interview, Claire discusses in fascinating detail Shelly Miscavige, David Miscavige, life on Int Base, and her husband Marc Headley and how he blew from Int Base.

Surviving Scientology Radio Episode 2 with Chris Shelton

Chris Shelton was a Sea Org member for many years. In Part 1, Chris gives a general overview of life in the Sea Org.

Surviving Scientology Radio Episode 1 with Mike Rinder

Mike Rinder and Jeffrey Augustine discuss Jillian Schlesinger, the recently leaked Church of Scientology 990-T tax filings with the IRS, and the disaster created by the Church of Scientology in South Africa. Jillian Schlesinger recently escaped from the notorious Church of Scientology slave labor force known as the Sea Org. Within three weeks of her escape, Jillian made of series of YouTube videos with Karen de la Carriere. These videos and Jillian’s story went viral. The Church’s Office of...