Do Cults Like Us?

This week we are re-running an episode from season 3:Neuro-linguistic programming, or NLP, is the communication technique used by coaches and cult leaders alike. John James Santangelo—a fan of Napoleon Hill— is an NLP expert who gives Jane a crash course. Jane is mesmerized, and according to Santangelo, might've even been hypnotized.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, host Jane Marie talks to two old friends that made a delightfully impactful choice about how to live their lives together.You can find more from Josh Gondelman here:Website: https://www.joshgondelman.com/Instagram: @joshgondelmanBluesky: @joshgondelman.bsky.socialYou can find more from Maris Kreizman here:Website: https://www.mariskreizman.com/Instagram: @mariskreizmanBluesky: @maris.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Arbonne member and Direct Marketing coach, Jennifer Rajala joins host Jane Marie to talk about life after MLM.You can find more from Jennifer Here:@jennifer.rajala Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, producer Dann Gallucci (filling in for host Jane Marie) sits down with journalist and author, Mary O'Hara, to talk about our big, beautiful - and shrinking - social services in the US, from the perspective of a UK transplant who's 2014 book "Austerity Bites" (10th anniversary version is out now) looks at the impact of the austerity measures put in place in the UK after the 2008 global financial crises. Spoiler - they we're and remain terrible for the average UK citizen. Perhaps a lesson for US voters at a time when the dismantling of government institutions and the slashing of social services we've taken for granted for decades, are contributing to an ever-growing income gap that has so many Americans feeling pretty helpless.You can find more from Mary here:Twitter (X) maryohara1Instagram maryoharawriterThreads maryoharawriterWebsite:https://www.maryoharaproductions.com/AUSTERITY BITES 10 YEARS:  US: https://tinyurl.com/yc3bfecf  UK: https://tinyurl.com/42yz9848 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane Borden has written a book all about cults, the key thesis of which is that Pilgrims, Puritans, etc. were part of a doomsday cult and that manner of thinking was what founded the United States.You can find more from Jane Borden on Instagram: @janeborden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, host Jane Marie sits down with journalist and author, Fortesa Latifi (rad name), to talk about the unholy marriage of perfect moms and child exploitation…family vlogs. You can find more from Fortesa Latifi here:Website: https://www.fortesalatifi.com/Instagram: @hifortesaTikTok: @hifortesa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, host Jane Marie talks to licensed esthetician, writer, and co-founder of the skincare brand Dieux Skin, Charlotte Palermino. Together, they try and suss out the topsy turvy world of beauty and skincare. Anyone know what skincare ingredients are actually good for your skin? Are all the parabins and petrolatums and chemical sunscreens really bad for us, or is it all just marketing? I'll give you a hint, It's all just marketing. Oh, and Charlotte gives Dann a free skin consult, soooooooo......To find more from Charlotte and Dieux Skin:Instagram: @charlotteparlerTikTok: @charlotteparlerDieux Skin: dieuxskin.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, host Jane Marie talks to Senior White House Correspondent for The Independent, Eric Garcia, who was recently charged with covering the Secretary of Health and Human Services, RFK Jr's, autism press conference. Eric, who is himself autistic, breaks down the pseudoscience and misinformation RFK Jr has been using the power of his office to disseminate, as the two of them search for the motives behind his crusade.You can find more from Eric Garcia here: Instagram: @ericmgarcia14Twitter: @ericmgarciaThe Independent: https://www.the-independent.com/author/eric-garciaWebsite: http://www.ericmgarcia.net/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, host Jane Marie combines two of her favorite things - magic and scam debunking - in an interview with mentalist and known psychic-skeptic, Dustin Dean.You can find more of Dustin's work here:TikTok: @dustindeanmentalistInstagram: @dustindeanmentalistYouTube: @DustinDeanMentalistWebsite: https://www.dustindeanmentalist.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About 10 years ago, Jane Marie was doing pretty damn good for herself. She was on her own, had a new baby and was working hard as an editor at the feminist website, Jezebel. Then, it all came crashing down when an editor at Gawker, the umbrella site Jezebel was published under, released a story about a recently discovered Hulk Hogan sex tape - including footage.Enter Peter Theil, who had been looking for a reason to settle a score with Gawker when the Hulk scandal fell squarely in his lap. Theil ended up funding Hollywood Hulk's long, costly legal battle and when it was all said and done, Gawker couldn't keep up with the Theil money being thrown at them. They also made a few mistakes during depositions and trial testimony out of, let's just say, hubris, that didn't curry favor with the Judge deciding the case. When Gawker fell, it took everyone associated with the site down with it.On this week's episode, Jane sits down with the once cocky and brash Gawker editor, AJ Daulerio (the one who decided to publish the Hogan story), to talk about the where and the why of it all and find out if anything's changed in AJ's life since the heady days of the 2010's.You can find more from AJ and his current work with The Small Bow here:Substack: https://www.thesmallbow.com/Instagram: @smallbownewsletterPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-small-bow-podcast/id1576208098 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.