Think you might be in a cult? Want to know the signs? Join Sarah Edmondson and Anthony “Nippy” Ames to talk about things that are..a little bit culty. Or in their case: a whole bunch of culty. As whistleblowers documented in the critically-acclaimed HBO series “The Vow,” Sarah and Nippy have a lot to say about their experience, and burning questions to ask people with similar stories. They’re here to help people understand, heal from, and avoid abusive situations one little red flag at a tim ...
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Read The Bull is the place for in-depth discussions about some of the biggest and well-known investing and finance books out there. We talk to authors about their books and discuss how they got published. Go to ReadTheBull.com for more information.
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Welcome to the podcast from the journal Addiction hosted by Dr Rob Calder - the social media editor for Addiction - alongside Ben Scher, Chloe Burke and Dr Elle Wadsworth. The podcast includes interviews with Addiction authors about their work, details about publishing in the journal, and other topics of interest to the field of addiction. This podcast is for researchers, clinicians, students, people with lived experience, and anyone with an interest in the topic. Hosted on Acast. See acast. ...
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The TaleWind pod features interviews with authors of books related to science, technology, and business.
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Comedian Erick Hellwig accepts his fate and lives in Podcast Hell with his friends.
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Celebrating our 13th year, The Hole is an unscripted interview podcast featuring uncensored dissections of life's lunacies. From comedic celebrity interviews, to musical guests or serious discussions, The Hole is your portal to peek behind the curtain of the world's most interesting people.
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Each week Breifne Earley talks to a different sports star from across the Irish sporting world. Including Olympians, Paralympians, World Champions, International athletes and the hottest sporting prospects for the future. Each week we put our guest to the Spotlight Sweat our own Sports Quiz to see which star knows the most about Irish Sport. Each guest also gets to demonstrate their musical taste by selecting the closing song of the show. Sporting Spotlight is broadcast weekly on Dublin City ...
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A Landmark Sampler: Anne Peterson, Rick Ross, and Rob Copeland
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This episode is sponsored by Better Help! To keep your culty content coming even while we’re on a bit of a hiatus, we whipped up this sampler platter of snippets from some ALBC episodes on the burning topic of Shmandmark, AKA Landmark Worldwide. This week, we’ll revisit insights into Landmark, its founder Werner Erhard (also known as Jack Rosenberg…
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To the Moon and Back: Lisa Kohn and the Unification Church
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Lisa Kohn likes to tell a story about these great seats she once had at Madison Square Garden — at her mother’s mass wedding. Yes, Lisa — the award-winning author of “To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence” — grew up in the Unification Church, also known as “the Moonies,” with her mom and a life of “sex, drugs, and squalor” in New Yo…
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Ep 113 - Live Heart Attack (feat. Ross Copeland)
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Ross Copeland joins Podcast Hell and we discuss Obama's house, criminals, bad date movies, hot dogs, Kamala Harris, The Olympics, the N word, are people good, haggling in Mexico, swimming team sex and more.By Erick Hellwig
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Post Narc Therapy: Robin Stern, Dr. Ramani & Dr. Christine Cocchicola
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This episode is sponsored by Better Help! The doctor is in! This week’s remix episode features conversations on personality disorders, controlling behaviors, and more. Suspecting a narcissist in your midst, or recovering from a controlling relationship? This episode might be perfect for you. This week, you’ll hear snippets from three different ment…
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The 15th episode of Read the Bull is the Fall 2024 Book Preview. Portfolio Wealth CIO Lee Munson joins host Stefan Prelog for an informative and in-depth discussion about timeless investing classics, finance beach reads and a new slate books to watch for this fall. Before they get to the list, Stefan talks to Lee about the recent market volatility …
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Ep 112 - Astroplay (feat. Dylan Fisher)
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Dylan Fisher stops by Podcast Hell to talk about astroturf, short shorts, foot fetishes, foot pain, Sapiens, movies, fame, journalism, Trump, the Gospels, medieval torture and more.By Erick Hellwig
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Witness Underground: Scott Homan on Music & The XJW Movement
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This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Is rock and roll an untapped conduit for healing after shunning? Filmmaker Scott Homan’s debut documentary feature “'Witness Underground”, sheds light on the experiences, creative expressions, and defection of ex-members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses community. The film delves into the journey of notable under…
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When the Heavens Went on Sale by Ashlee Vance
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Disclaimer: The content in this episode should not be considered financial or investment advice. Although this could change in the future, at the time of recording and releasing, the host did not own shares in any of the companies discussed. In When the Heavens Went on Sale, Ashlee Vance illuminates our future and unveils the next big technology st…
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Ep 111 - Go Bags & Tranq (feat. Brain McDaniel)
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My friend Brian McDaniel (TMZ) enters the universe of Podcast Hell and talks about being dressed by his wife, marriage, owning a dog, go bags, end times, wrestling, The Bowie Baysox, Tranq, documentaries, theme parks, NYC, the Dodgers and more.By Erick Hellwig
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Young people and disposable e-cigarettes with David Hammond
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In this episode Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Professor David Hammond about vaping. They discuss policy differences between the Canada, the UK and the US as well as changes relating to disposable vapes and the use of nicotine salts. They cover the environmental impact of some of these products before talking about the different choices available to po…
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The consequences of climate change—rising waters, extreme weather, record temperatures—are transforming our lives, as global warming accelerates more rapidly than scientists predicted even a few years ago. At the same time, the clean energy revolution is forging ahead faster than nearly anyone anticipated. As Tom Steyer sees it, these two trends to…
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Ep 110 - "I've Kidnapped Somebody" (feat. Rob Stern & Brad Stoll)
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Brad Stoll (@itsbradstoll) and Rob Stern (Adventure Beast, Not Safe with Nikki Glaser) are my guests on Podcast Hell and we discuss my new rug, eyebrows, Brad's calves (again), non-binary drill sergeants, drone wars, streaming, RuPaul fracking, siblings, seafood, Rob kidnapping two dudes and more.By Erick Hellwig
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Prodigal Daughter: Katherine Spearing on The Christian Patriarchy Movement
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This epiosde is sponsored by Better Help. What does a thriving life look like after surviving a cult? Katherine Spearing has some ideas about that, and some real life experience to back those ideas up. She survived the cult of the The Christian Patriarchy Movement, also known as the Stay-At- Home-Daughter Movement. And yeah: That’s as terrible as i…
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Biology is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Several aspects of the standard picture of how life works—the idea of the genome as a blueprint, of genes as instructions for building an organism, of proteins as precisely tailored molecular machines, of cells as entities with fixed identities, and more—have been exposed as incomplete, mis…
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On this episode of Podcast Hell, Erick runs by his lonesome and delves into family time, Blink 182, Shroom Gummies, The Bacon Brothers, The Jackson 5, Delta Upgrades, A1 Original Meat Sauce, negotiation and more.By Erick Hellwig
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Streaming Heroes: Sarma Melngailis, Tom Krumins & Ruthy Heiler
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This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Coming up for air from your latest binge-watch? This remix episode is for you. This week, we’re revisiting conversations with guests fresh off docuseries adaptations of their stories. For better or worse, these series highlight the unique cult experiences of their subjects, sharing their story with a wider …
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Boom and Bust by William Quinn and John D. Turner
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A conversation with William Quinn about Boom and Bust, which he co-authored alongside John D. Turner. Published in 2020, Boom and Bust explores financial bubbles across a number of different markets, geographies, and time periods. Why do stock and housing markets sometimes experience amazing booms followed by massive busts and why is this happening…
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Ep 108 - Coldplay Addict (feat. Rob Stern)
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The hilarious Rob Stern (Adventure Beast, The Rob Stern Show) joining Podcast Hell to delve deeply into bad breakups, getting advice from his wife, organizing closets, crazy college professors, lockdown dumps, the fun apocalypse, Waterworld, childhood movies, Pew Pews, Coldplay, old sex, Bill Belichick, house husbands, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles …
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The Army of Survivors: Grace French on Empowering Athletes
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This episode is sponsroed by Better Help. Content Advisory: This episode contains conversation about sexual assault. Please listen with care. Former Michigan State University and ex-USA Gymnastics Larry Nassar is serving upwards of 175 years in prison after admitting to molesting some of the nation's top gymnasts for years under the guise of medica…
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Opioids, cancer and mortality with Aleksi Hamina
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In this episode Ben Scher talks to Dr Aleksi Hamina from the Norwegian centre for addiction research at the University of Oslo and the Niuvanniemi Hospital in Finland. They discuss a recent paper co-authored by Dr Hamina in which the team matched large national datasets to identify excess mortality among people who use drugs that can be attributed …
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Erick Hellwig (America's Got Talent, Death Lives) rocks it by his lonesome on this episode of Podcast Hell and talks about Trump getting shot, drama on zoom calls, Love Island, A Few Good Men, gluten free calzones, Twisters, Trap, Deadpool 3, The Bacon Brothers, Blink 182, front organizations and more.…
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From Hell to Stanford: Cameron Black on Thriving After Abuse
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This episode is sponsored by Better Help! Here’s our conversation with Cameron Black, a 20-something Stanford University student who has overcome some very culty, very harrowing challenges. He chats with us about his healing process and the hard work of finding himself again after the abuse he experienced in a commune, a hellish Jesuit school exper…
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Ep 106 - Armie Hammer RETURNS (feat. Brad Stoll)
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Podcast Hell's prodigal son Brad Stoll (@itsbradstoll on Instagram) returns to the show for the first time in months to discuss my dog, the perfect shit, Soy Boys, Armie Hammer, sunburns, mass firings, Israelis, Kids, comedy sequels, mezcal, religiosity, Ozempic, working out, healthy pee color, his calves, Glengarry Glen Ross, puppetry, bad art and…
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This episode is sponsored by Better Help. On this week’s show, we’ll talk to Demetria. She was immersed in TwinRay — an Oregon-based shop and health center that organizes “mass global meditations for peace.” But our guest says there’s way more going on here than peaceful reflection. She talks about how TwinRay’s leaders exploit people for cash and …
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Erick rocks Podcast Hell by his lonesome and talks about the Angels-Tigers game, his new haircut, Soft 75, drinking water, election years, Hitler's Winter Home, plumbers and more.By Erick Hellwig
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The Polygamist’s Daughters: Anna & Celia LeBaron on Escape and Redemption
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This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Anna Lebaron is one of more than fifty children born to infamous polygamist cult leader Ervil LeBaron, aka “Mormon Manson.” So you can probably imagine that her upbringing was both extraordinary and devastating: As she recounts in her excellent book, The Polygamist’s Daughter, she lost multiple family membe…
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The 14th episode of Read the Bull is an unfiltered discussion with Scott Fearon, author of "Dead Companies Walking: How a Hedge Fund Manager Finds Opportunity in Unexpected Places," published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2015. If you want to know how a veteran long/short hedge fund manager approaches investing, this is the interview for you. Scott star…
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Ep 104 - Be·He·Moth (feat. Ryan Dee Gilmour)
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Comedian/producer Ryan Dee Gilmour (Murder In The Woods) drops in for the pod to chat about Mumblecore, Juneteenth, West Point, poems, how to pronounce "behemoth", Ricky Martin and more.By Erick Hellwig
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The Grotto: Crypto, NFTs, & An Online Hellscape (Part 3)
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This is episode is sponsored by Better Help. This week: The final installment of our talk with four people lured into The Grotto — a mostly online hub for digital art that turned into a kind of Ponzi cult with plenty of love bombing and possible fraud. Our guests — anonymous, but going by Charm, Kateryna, Shayna, and Fomo — say it all begins with J…
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The Grotto: Crypto, NFTs, & An Online Hellscape (Part 2)
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This is episode is sponsored by Better Help. On this week’s show, the second installment of our wide-ranging, in-depth, and ultimately hopeful talk with four people lured into The Grotto — a mostly online hub for digital art that turned into a kind of Ponzi cult with plenty of love bombing and possible fraud. Our guests — anonymous, but going by Ch…
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Ep 103 - BB Surgeons (feat. Chris O'Brien & Dan O'Brien)
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Brothers Chris O'Brien and Dan O'Brien (Grey's Anatomy, Whitney) drop into Podcast Hell, or should I say, I drop into Chris's house to do Podcast Hell, on this episode. We talk about timeshares, auditioning in New York, BB gun wars, squatting, Spinning In Butter, and more.By Erick Hellwig
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The Grotto: Crypto, NFTs & An Online Hellscape (Part 1)
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This episode is sponsored by Better Help. On this week’s show, we’ll talk to four people lured into The Grotto — a mostly online hub for digital art that turned into a kind of Ponzi cult with plenty of love bombing and possible fraud. Our guests — anonymous, but going by Charm, Kateryna, Shayna, and Fomo — say it all begins with Jaime Dubuar Dean, …
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Ep 102 - Hunched Angry Person (feat. Andrew Yurman Glaser)
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Andrew Yurman Glaser drops into Podcast Hell to talk about renaming The Staples Center, sports knowledge insecurity, being a better person, remembering names, teaching, high school gear, The Brighton Barons, cats killing birds, squatting, our twenties, drinking milk, jaywalking, safety regulations in Mexico and more.…
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A Cult Within a Cult: Charlotte Medlock on Guru Jagat
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This episode is sponsored by Better Help. TikTok-famous Charlotte Medlock was once swept up in the world of the late Guru Jagat, aka Katie Griggs, the Rama Institute and Kundalini. Charlotte wants you to know that this particular Russian nesting doll of Yoga, new-age West Coast-style spirituality, and female empowerment vibes wasn’t all love and li…
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Cannabis potency and psychotic experiences with Lindsey Hines
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In this episode, Dr Rob Calder talks to Dr Lindsey Hines about her study using longitudinal data to examine links between cannabis use, cannabis potency and psychotic experiences. Dr Hines talks about using Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) data - also known as 'Children of the Nineties' and discusses why psychosis and cannab…
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A conversation with Katherine Blunt about her 2022 book, California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric –– and what it means for America’s power grid. Pacific Gas and Electric was a legacy company built by innovators and visionaries, establishing California as a desirable home and economic powerhouse. In California Burning, Wall Street Jo…
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Lessons from the Titans by Rob Wertheimer, Scott Davis, and Carter Copeland
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A conversation with Rob Wertheimer about the book he co-authored in 2020, Lessons from the Titans: What Companies in the New Economy Can Learn from the Great Industrial Giants to Drive Sustainable Success. The conversation focuses particularly on the chapters that Rob authored in which he analyzes Caterpillar, Stanley Black & Decker, and United Ren…
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Ep 101 - Strawmansplaining (feat. Ross Copeland)
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My friend and hilarious comedian Ross Copeland joins Podcast Hell for a hearty chat about election fraud, John McCain, living in Guatemala, Mexican vacations, Guerreros de Oaxaca, Mount Kilimanjaro day hikes, reverse racism, Bioluminescence, Trump, RFK, Yang, Abortion, Eight Deer Jaguar Claw, Steelmanning, saying "I love you" to your dad, college d…
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A conversation with author Walter Isaacson about his 2021 book, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race. The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returned with a “compelling” (The Washington Post) account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution th…
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The Fund: Rob Copeland on Ray Dalio
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This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Is the famed hedge fund Bridgewater Associates operating a cult in plain sight? Or is it just a little bit culty? Journalist and author Rob Copeland joins us for a deep dive into Wall Street’s seedy underbelly, and the troubling story of Bridgewater’s founder—the pseudo philosopher-king Ray Dalio. You’ll wa…
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The 13th episode of Read the Bull is a fascinating conversation with Patricia Walsh Chadwick, author of "Breaking Glass, Tales from the Witch of Wall Street." Patricia enjoyed a 30-year career in finance and held roles as a research analyst, portfolio manager, director of research, and investment strategist. The book details Patricia's career, whic…
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Ep 100 - Rob Stern's Mistake (feat. Desiree Nash)
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Dez Nash is back for round 2 on Podcast Hell talking deaths on Everest, running into the wind, Evel Knievel, Rob Stern's podcast and more.By Erick Hellwig
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Securely Speaking: Attachment Nerd Eli Harwood (Part 2)
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This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Eli Harwood we can’t quite quit you just yet, but we feel very secure about it. The ever-quotable and mega-helpful licensed therapist, author, and educator is back again for another episode, and breaking down what attachment patterns can mean for cult survivors and seekers, parents and children, lovers and …
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Cannabis use in the US with Jonathan Caulkins
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In this episode Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Professor Jonathan Caulkins about self-reported cannabis use in the US between 1979 and 2022 and how those trends compare with alcohol use over the same period. The research focused on four specific time points, measuring cannabis prevalence against US policy changes. Dr Wadsworth and Professor Caulkins th…
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Ep 99 - Batman vs. My Dad (feat. Charlie Nadler)
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My friend Charlie Nadler stops by Podcast Hell for a relaxing stroll down memory land where we discuss club chairs, teleprompter comics, Alzheimers, Jeff Koons, college, reading and divorce.By Erick Hellwig
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Securely Speaking: Attachment Nerd Eli Harwood (Part 1)
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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Are cult leaders born or made? Did we get sucked into NXIVM because of our attachment styles? Was Vanguard always just wookin’ pa nub in all the wrong places? In this episode of A Little Bit Culty, licensed therapist and social media sweetheart Eli Harwood joins us for a chat about the way that attachment pa…
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Liz Galalis comes onto Podcast Hell and admittedly brings a bad attitude. Erick has one too. Tension ensues as they talk about Erick having great ideas, The French, Erick's name, NYC cab etiquette, David Boreanaz, We The Internet, dictators and more.By Erick Hellwig
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Patreon Replay: Sarah’s Mom Has Got It Going On
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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Happy Mother’s Day Monday, ALBC babies. To celebrate the occasion, we unlocked a Patreon episode starring none other than Sarah’s mom. We talk a lot about culty villains on this podcast, but we always want to highlight the heroes, too…and Ellen is an embodiment of what it looks like to heroically love someon…
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In this episode, Ben Scher talks to Dr Kathleen Page about her evaluation of an integrated care van that ran in Baltimore offering healthcare interventions and buprenorphine prescribing. Dr Page discusses using a cluster randomised trial to compare outcomes in different neighbourhoods (those where the van did and didn't go) and to explore whether t…
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Erick Hellwig walks a lonely road on Podcast Hell this week as he sits in a haunted hotel in Greensboro, N.C. and talks about The Idiot Box Comedy Club, the Greensboro Grasshoppers, not booking The Holiday Inn, the UFL and more.By Erick Hellwig
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