June 14, 2021
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#373 Another NXIVM Podcast
"Coercive control" is how cults like NXIVM entrap followers and how abusive partners dominate their victims.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
Tristan Capacchione
Audio Editor & Technical Producer
Cherise Seucharan
Reporter, CANADALAND
Damilola Onime
Producer, Wag the Doug

A growing movement is calling for a law against it. But what about the many people who want to surrender their will to others? Sarah Berman is the author of Don’t Call It A Cult, a deep investigation of NXIVM.

In this transcribed excerpt from the episode, she tries the NXIVM recruitment pitch on host Jesse Brown.

Don’t Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM, by Sarah Berman

Sponsors: DispatchFreshbooks, & Article

Additional music provided by Audio Network

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