The New Heretics

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: JW Ghost Stories | ft. Two exJWs

On this All Hallows Eve, @Yung_Logo and @Baren_Nick swap spooky stories from our lives as Jehovah’s Witnesses and beyond. We discuss the limits of our perceptions and sift through skeptical explanations for common uncanny reports. Also included: a Halloween haiku, horror movie recommendations, and shout-outs to exJW horror creators Scott R. Jones and Chris Stuckmann. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thenewheretics.substack.com [https://thenewheretics.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Transcending the Matrix | ft. exJW Lloyd Evans

Longtime cult activist and former Jehovah's Witness Lloyd Evans joins The New Heretics to discuss cult deconstruction, the benefits of psychedelics, and the complicated nature of reality and perception. For a wealth of JW counter-apologetics and cult activist content, please visit The Lloyd Evans Channel [https://www.youtube.com/@LloydEvans]and consider donating to the cause [https://www.patreon.com/cedars]. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thenewheretics.substack.com [https://thenewheretics.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Exposing the Whitmore Family Cult | ft. exMo Logan

exMo Logan joins The New Heretics to recount her experience in a "wayward teen" cult where abuse and mind control was rampant. Topics include the methods Whitmore Academy and Cheryl Sudweeks used to control its victims, the long-term effects of high-control groups, and how Logan has found peace and purpose in her life after waking up. Also featured is one of Logan's favorite poems, "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver. Read more about the Whitmore Academy and the lawsuit that was settled in 2008. [https://www.deseret.com/2008/11/19/20286788/ex-school-owners-ok-450-000-settlement/] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thenewheretics.substack.com [https://thenewheretics.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Meditations on Mindfulness | ft. Patrick Butler

Nick and Logo are joined by business executive and mindfulness enjoyer Patrick Butler to discuss his deconversion process out of fundamentalist Christianity and what he's taken from Buddhist thought. Specific information about mindfulness practice begins around the 1:48:00 mark. Other helpful resources mentioned in the conversation: "When Things Fall Apart" by Pema Chodron https://a.co/d/ctoTbZF [https://a.co/d/ctoTbZF] Jack Kornfield https://jackkornfield.com/ [https://jackkornfield.com/] Thich Nhat Hanh https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh [https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thenewheretics.substack.com [https://thenewheretics.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

An Atheist Defense of Mormonism | ft. Emerson Green

Philosophy YouTuber Emerson Green joins Nick and Logo to "steelman" Mormonism from a secular perspective. Christians and others in the West often malign The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as "Christianity with a bunch of weird stuff." But is that fair? Is Mormonism really weirder or less plausible than mainline Christianity? Included is a critique of a recent video released by YouTube channel Capturing Christianity that attacks Mormonism with flawed and hypocritical arguments typical of Christian apologetics: Check out more of Emerson's witty, good-faith philosophical and counter-apologetic content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCqBy2TfJbYXjqBL3cQOFUig Twitter: https://x.com/waldenpod Linktree: https://linktr.ee/emersongreen This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thenewheretics.substack.com [https://thenewheretics.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]