Ep. 109 | The Disturbing Cult of Scientology
This episode unpacks the bizarre, brutal, and brilliantly engineered rise of Scientology, from L. Ron Hubbard’s pulp fiction origins to David Miscavige’s iron-fisted control, exposing how a galactic sci-fi myth became a billion-dollar empire built on lies, coercion, and celebrity exploita
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