Surviving Scientology Radio

Mike Rinder and Jeffrey Augustine discuss the Church of Scientology in 2019 and look ahead to 2020.

Nathan Rich was born into Scientology. He endured hell as a teenager at Scientology's infamous Mace-Kingsley Ranch. Nathan's life spiraled out of control and soon he was living on the streets as a drug addict. Nathan tells a riveting tale of how he survived seven years of homelessness and self-medicating with street drugs and turned his life around. Nathan's new book Scythe Tleppo is now available on Amazon.

Adrian Vanegas was 17 years old and had just graduated high school in his hometown of Bogota. Adrian recounts many interesting stories of his time on staff in Colombia and gives us a look into Scientology in Latin America. Adrian left Scientology in 2005 and did a slow fade out from the organization.

Shastina Sandman is running in the GOP primary to nominate the Republican candidate for Congress in the 48th District of California. As part of her platform, Shastina opposes the widespread psychiatric drugging of children. Upon learning of her position, Scientology sent in an operative from its notorious front group Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR). The CCHR agent played upon Shastina's wanting to protect children and got her to support CCHR on her podcast. This is one way Scientology infiltrates

In this podcast Dr. Jeff Wasel and Jeffrey Augustine discuss the Scientology Refund-Repayment Fraud Survey. This survey represents the first ever formal attempt to quantify a specific institutional behavior of Scientology. In this instance, the legitimacy of Scientology’s claims of having a transparent refund/repayments policy, as well as the human cost of Scientology’s problematic financial behavior in this regard.

Mike talks about Scientology and the Aftermath‘s upcoming third season, which appears to be the reason for a new wave of Fair Game harassment from Scientology’s hired goons. Leah has observed Private investigators stalking her and following her. — At the same time that the church is trying to project a very different image with its new television network.

Leah Remini discusses her A&E show Scientology and the Aftermath, Scientology's Fair Game, the Aftermath Foundation, and other topics.

Katrina Reyes was eleven years old and living in poverty in Siberia, Russia when her mother joined the Church of Scientology. The Cult quickly exploited the mother and daughter and recruited them into it's notorious Sea Org. Katrina and her mother were shipped to Clearwater, Florida. Scientology used Katrina as child labor and she received no formal education. In Part 3 we hear how Katrina escaped from Scientology and started her new life.

Ron Miscavige is a dynamo of energy and a busy man. A New York Times bestselling author for his book "Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me" Ron has just re-released his 1974 album he did with Polydor Records. Called "Timeless" the album shows the range of Ron's talent on the trumpet. Ron talks about St. Hill in the early 1970's, Herbie Parkhouse, and reminisces about his session work and live performances with Chick Corea and Isaac Hayes.

Katerina was eleven years old and living in poverty in Siberia, Russia when her mother joined the Church of Scientology. The Cult quickly exploited the mother and daughter and recruited them into it's notorious Sea Org. Katrina and her mother were shipped to Clearwater, Florida. Scientology used Katrina as child labor and she received no formal education

GOP Political Consultant Robbie Olson and Jeffrey Augustine discuss Joy Villa's exploratory run for the US Congress. Robbie describes the way in which Joy represented herself as a Christian and how the Church of Scientology meddled in things.

Katrina was eleven years old and living in poverty in Siberia, Russia when her mother joined the Church of Scientology. The Cult quickly exploited the mother and daughter and recruited them into it's notorious Sea Org. Katrina and her mother were shipped to Clearwater, Florida. Scientology used Katrina as child labor and she received no formal education.

Valeska Paris "joined" the Cadet Org of Scientology at six years of age. Her younger sister and brother were also dumped at the Cadet Org when their father joined the Sea Org. The Cadet Org was at Stonesland, a hellish old building in England. Malnourished in filthy conditions, the children had to steal food, had no toilet paper or soap, and lived in abject poverty. Valeska survived starvation, sexual molestation, and mental and physical cruelty inside of Scientology.

Valeska Paris joined the Scientology Cadet Org at six years of age. She joined the Sea Org when she was 14 years old. As a teenager she was sent to Scientology's ship the Freewinds. Valeska discusses the surprise raid on the Freewinds by the French police in 1999 at St. Barts. Valeska describes the death of her stepfather Scientologist Albert Jaquier and the suicide of a member of a Sea Org member on the Freewinds She talks about her relationship to Shelly Miscavige.

Surviving Scientology Episode 52 with Karen Schless Pressley