heretics.

256. I Lost Both My Sons To A Very British Cult

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Every mom's worst nightmare: Rani Singh is a BBC reporter and former actress who found that both her sons - in their 30s - had left her for a cult kno...

255. Whistleblower: How Elites Are Getting Richer

02 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Whistleblower the Rebel Accountant explains exactly how the richest and most elite in our society are getting even richer. The rules seem to be set up...

254. Fighting Child Sacrifice In Haiti

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Susie Krabacher is the founder of Haiti Children, and has provided care and education to abandoned, orphaned and disabled children. If you’re looki...

253. Meghan Markle: The Inside Story

26 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist Vanessa Grigoriadis is back, this time to discuss her insider knowledge of the story behind Meghan Markle. She talks about her childhood, h...

251. Julia Haart: From Ultra Orthodox Jew to Reality Star

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Julia Haart is now a fashion mogul and reality star. But she grew up in an ultra orthodox extreme religious sect, and had to learn everything to adapt...

250. How scientology is taking over Hollywood

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ex-Scientologist Aaron Smith-Levin reacts to incredible new revelations about Tom Cruise, Scientology & Hollywood. It appears that his long time colla...

248. London Scientology Locked Me In A Room

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Barnes-Ross worked with Tom Cruise's daughter in London, and gives us a pretty unique insight into Scientology's operations in the UK. After bein...

247. Psychopathic Narcissist On Meghan, Tom Cruise & Roald Dahl

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

HG Tudor is back to discuss why he thinks Meghan Markle is a narcissist like him, what makes Tom Cruise tick, and everything wrong with changing Roald...

245. I Lost My Dad To Jehovah's Witnesses

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Harrison Cother is a former Jehovah's Witness who disassociated in September 2020, but lost everything in the process. Harrison Cother links: https:/...

244. Debate with a Current Scientologist

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Lohmann is an actress, ex Playboy model and a current Scientologist. Watch the Youtube interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zytnaovc_...

242. Ex-Hasidic Jew Who Lost Custody Of Her Kids

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chavie Weisberger grew up in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in New York. She identifies as queer, which made it extremely difficult to grow up in ...

241. Are our Brains Computers? | Prof. Paul Bloom

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Psychologist Paul Bloom is back to discuss what makes us human and whether our brains are like computers. Sponsors: Huel: A full, nutritious meal in a...

239. I Heard My Dad Kill My Mum | Collier Landry

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

At the age of 12, Collier witnessed his father murdering his mother and chose to go to the police. After his father's arrest, he was abandoned by both...

238. NXIVM Uncovered: Meeting Allison Mack & Keith Raniere

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vanessa Grigoriadis is an American journalist who managed to secure unique and exclusive access to NXIVM and other fascinating hidden worlds. Sponsor...

236. Steven Hassan On Cults

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Steven Hassan, former member of the Unification Church (Moonies), is an educator and mental health counselor specialised in destructive cults. Ge...

235. The Horror of Wrongful Conviction

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Flom and Maggie Freleng are on to discuss the horrors of wrongful conviction! Sponsors: Huel: A full, nutritious meal in a shake, with 40g prot...

233. 6 Emotional Needs Narcissists & Cult Leaders Exploit

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I talk to former scientologist Chris Shelton, who holds a master in Psychology and specialises in cults and coercive control. We discuss how cult lead...

232. Anthony Scaramucci: 11 Days Of Trump

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Anthony Scaramucci is an American financier who is known, among other things, for having served the shortest amount of time in the White House. Today,...

231. I Debate God About Free Speech

04 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I interview 'God' from the GodPod, and we debate about free speech. God links: https://thegodpodcast.com Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com...

230. The Gurus of the Internet | Helen Lewis

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Helen Lewis is a British journalist who works as a Staff Writer at the Atlantic magazine, based in London. She hosts the longform interview series The...

229. Pregnant Survivor Of Stabbing By A Serial Killer

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jane Boroski is a survivor of the Connecticut River Valley Killer. Today she shares her story with us, and talks about her PTSD and how she managed to...

228. Alec Baldwin Faces 5+ Years In Prison

28 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Hunley is a social commentator and today we discuss Alec Baldwin's case. Eric Hunley links: https://www.youtube.com/c/erichunley https://twitter...

227. Harry, Meghan & Everything Else - Coleman Hughes

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Coleman Hughes is a writer and philosopher with fascinating thoughts about everything from Meghan Markle & Prince Harry to racism in modern-day Britai...

226. Atheism VS Agnosticism

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Emma Thorne is an online personality, expert in atheism. Today, we discuss systems of beliefs, agnosticism, conspiracy theories and many other things....

225. The Shelly Miscavige Joke That Rocked The Golden Globes

21 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today Aaron and I discuss the disappearance of Shelly Miscavige, the wife of Scientology leader David Miscavige. Happy Saturday everyone! Aaron Smith...

224. Leaving Scientology

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We continue the interview with Aaron Smith-Levin, and he tells us how he managed to escape scientology. Aaron Smith-Levin links: https://www.youtube....

BIG CHANGE Announcement

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I've got the biggest announcement since the podcast started. Sign up here: http://patreon.com/andrewgold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

223. Royal Expert: Are They A Cult?

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tessa is a historian, writer, broadcaster, and a good friend of mine! We discuss today one of her topics of expertise: the Royals. Tessa Dunlop links...

222. The Great Reset

14 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Whitehead is an online commentator and he is here to discuss 'The Great Reset'. David Whitehead https://www.dwtruthwarrior.com/ Andrew Gold li...

221. Psychiatrist Analyzes Royal Sibling Rivalry & Andrew Tate

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sohom Das is a forensic psychiatrist and the creator of the YouTube channel 'A Psych For Sore Minds'. Today, we talk about personality disorders, ...

220. I Grew Up In Scientology!

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron is back on the Edge, but today he comes to talk about how it was for him to actually grow up in scientology. We find out what happened to his tw...

219. Jim Harold | Thoughts on the Paranormal

07 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Harold is a paranormal expert. Jim Harold links: https://jimharold.com https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jim-Harold/e/B005BMH1MW https://twitter.com/theji...

218. How Katie Holmes Left Tom Cruise & Scientology

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron Smith-Levin is a former scientologist, and we talk today about Katie Holmes' escape. Aaron Smith-Levin links: https://www.youtube.com/c/Growing...

217. Culture Wars + Elon Musk | Prof Wilfred Reilly

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Wilfred Reilly is an African American political scientist and author of Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About. Professor Reilly's links: htt...

216. Legal Updates: Rob Moreton

31 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Moreton is a lawyer and Youtuber. We talk today about the Parade Car Killer and the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp trial. Rob Moreton links: https:...

215. NXIVM vs Scientology Part 2

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is Part 2 of our talk with Kelly Thiel - a former member of the NXIVM cult - and Aaron Smith-Levin - a former scientologist. Kelly Thiel links: ...

214. Narcissism, Megan Markle & Jordan Peterson

26 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Grannon is an expert in psychology. Richard Grannon links: https://www.youtube.com/c/RICHARDGRANNON https://twitter.com/RichardGrannon1 Andr...

213. How I ended up in a meditation sex cult

24 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Landry tells her story of escaping Paramahamsa Nithyananda, an Indian meditation cult. Sarah Landry links: https://twitter.com/sarah_s_landry h...

212. Derek from Mythvision

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode is an absolute classic, because our guest Derek Lambert is just so candid and emotional as he tells his quite incredible story. Dere...

211. NXIVM vs Scientology Part 1

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Thiel - a former member of the NXIVM cult - joins me and former scientologist Aaron Smith-Levin to discuss the similarities between the two cult...

210. Are Politicians Cult Leaders? Therapist & Ex-Scientologist

17 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is part 2 of a discussion with my old Libertarian friend Karlyn Borysenko and former scientologist Aaron Smith-Levin. We had a lot of fun discuss...

209. Evangelism, Satan & Comedy | Holly Laurent

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Holly is a performer, director, podcaster and comedian. She’s a lot of fun, and she breaks down her own background of growing up evangelical. Holy ...

208. Robbie Williams Part 2

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is part 2 of the interview with Robbie. He’s one of the most famous people on the planet, in an illustrious career stretching across three deca...

207. What Makes A Cult? | Therapist & Ex-Scientologist Discuss

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I discuss whether cults share certain properties with political parties and ideologies with my old Libertarian friend Karlyn Borysenko and former scie...

206. Aryan Brotherhood Founder | Part 2

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is part 2 of the interview with Michael Thompson. He is the founder of the Aryan Brotherhood, a racist prison gang. My mate and co-host Shaun Att...

205. The child sacrifices of Africa

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today is really quite an impactful and emotional episode, so I do warn you that we talk about some really gruesome things today, and it’s up to you ...

204. Why Julian Assange Matters

03 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

And now it’s time for something completely different. Well, not that different. It’s an episode about Julian Assange, the Australian editor of Wik...

203. ROBBIE WILLIAMS: Fame, Belief & Rivals

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I interview an icon. He’s one of the most famous people on the planet, in an illustrious career stretching across three decades. He was a her...

202. MLM Cults Took My Life From Me - Josie Naikoi

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode is a cautionary tale about multi-level marketing companies. Josie Naikoi was in one of these MLMs. She has since started her own bri...

201. Debating the Mexican ‘Barrio Nazi’ Pedro Gonzalez

26 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Barrio Nazi is a reference to Pedro Gonzalez’s twitter description, and it’s evidently something that has been thrown at him. Barrio because h...

200. Black holes: the weirdest things in the universe

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Becky Smethurst is an astrophysicist, author and youtuber with a huge channel called Dr. Becky. She has won all sorts of prizes in physics and astrono...

199b. Shock Danny Masterson Trial Update (That 70's Show Scientologist)

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Ortega takes us through a shock update in the Danny Masterson Trial - the jury is very much out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

199. Aryan Brotherhood Founder

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This was a challenging episode, because I interview the founder of the Aryan Brotherhood, a racist prison gang. My mate and co-host Shaun Attwood is n...

198. The Proud Boys: Extreme Right-Wing Cult Behind Donald Trump in 2024?

19 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Campbell is a writer from the Huffington Post. He just released a book about the Proud Boys, the Right-Wing Neo-Fascist group in the US that only...

197. Interviewing Andrew Tate & Cults: James Altucher Part 2

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today is part 2 of my episode with James Altucher that I did out there at his home in Georgia. James is simply one of the most fascinating people I’...

196. Living BIBLICALLY for a Year | AJ Jacobs

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

AJ Jacobs is an author, journalist and lecturer. He lived for a year like the bible, and wrote the book The Year of Living Biblically, which is just a...

195. Michael Jackson Innocence Debate | Aphrodite Jones

12 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s guest Aphrodite Jones is an American author, reporter and television producer who hosts the TV series True Crime with Aphrodite Jones. She a...

194. The Luxury Beliefs Most of Us Can't Afford to Hold | Rob Henderson

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Rob Henderson, who is thought to have coined the term Luxury Beliefs and has been lauded by the likes of Jordan Peterson and former ...

193. The 5 scariest cults of all time

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Shelton is an author, anti-cult activist and youtuber. He holds a masters in coercive control, and spent 17 years in the Sea Org, the heart of s...

192. Free Speech | Coleman Hughes, Viva Frei & Ivory Hecker

05 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A round table discussion free speech with Viva Frei, Coleman Hughes and Ivory Hecker Coleman Hughes links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/coldxman Webs...

191. FIFA: the shady group behind the World Cup

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Conor Powell is the host of the brilliant podcast Lords of Soccer. We will talk about corruption in football, how World Cups were hosted during brutal...

190. Interviewing Andrew Tate & Cults: James Altucher

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

James Altucher is an American author, hedge-fund manager, entrepreneur and podcaster who has cofounded more than 20 companies, and is a chess master. ...

189. Isaac Arthur | Sci Fi Extrapolations!

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Isaac Arthur is a science communication futurist, he has a very popular youtube channel too called Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur – go check...

188. H'ween: Why We Believe in Ghosts | Danny Robins

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For Halloween, I've got Danny Robins, a BBC Sounds podcaster and playwright who investigates ghosts and paranormal belief. His play 2:22 is in the Wes...

187. Michael Shermer | Why people believe weird things

23 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Shermer has gained prominence and renown as the founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine, which investigates pseudoscience and supernatural clai...

186*. Scientology's That 70s Show Rape Allegations | Part 2

22 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’ll start today with a look at Tom Cruise’s feelings on the case. Catch up by listening to yesterday’s part 1, the previous episode.  Aaron S...

186. Scientology's That 70s Show Rape Allegations | Part 1

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron Smith-Levin is a former scientologist, and takes us through scientology’s involvement in Danny Masterson's trial (who you may know as the curl...

185. Interview with a narcissistic psychopath | HG Tudor

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s HG Tudor on the show today, and he is a psychopathic narcissist. We talk all about narcissism, empathy, how to leave a psychopath, how to rile ...

184. Scientology took my kids | Mike Rinder

16 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Rinder is one of the biggest names in the former scientology world, working in the heart of the Sea org for 25 years. He is an author and televis...

183. The Harvard astrophysicist looking for aliens

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s guest is astrophysicist and cosmologist Dr. Avi Loeb, the Frank B Baird professor of science at Harvard University. This interview was recor...

182. The Dark Powers Behind Everything | George Monbiot

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

George Monbiot discusses the intricate power systems and secrets behind the climate and the financial world. He is an activist and investigative journ...

181. Tom Cruise, Scientology and his 3 Wives

09 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Shelton is an author, anti-cult activist and youtuber. He holds a masters in coercive control, and spent 17 years in the Sea Org, the heart of s...

180. Fighter pilot discusses UFOs

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Graves is a former Lt. in the U.S. Navy and F/A-18F pilot, and he is here to talk about UFOs. This episode – like all my Saturday ones – was ...

179. James Altucher | How to fail up

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

James Altucher is simply one of the most fascinating people I’ve ever spoke to, so I had to get him on the show. He made millions selling his websit...

178. The sniper with PTSD & the longest kill

02 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Craig Harrison holds the record for the longest sniper kill, when he took out two machine gunners who were about to kill the rest of his team. Craig t...

177. The Chris Watts Family Murders

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sohom Das is a forensic psychiatrist and the creator of the YouTube channel 'A Psych For Sore Minds'. For today’s episode, Sohom is talking abou...

176. The Professor Rebelling Against Group-Think

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Todd Kashdan is a professor of Psychology at the George Mason university, where he is also the director for the well-being lab. But Todd has also writ...

175. A Woman's Guide to Flirting

25 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kezia Noble is one of the top dating gurus, perhaps even the world’s leading female dating and attraction expert. She helps men build up the confide...

174. The Crimes of King Charles III

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Norman Baker is a liberal democrat politician, and former Minister of State at the Home Office. He’s also an expert on the royal family, and has sev...

173. Shamima Beghum: Terrorist or Victim

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Drury is an adventure tourist, who appeared in Dark Tourist, the Netflix series with journalist David Farrier. We’ll talk a bit about that, a...

172. I became a gang member after suffering racist abuse

18 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lennox Rodgers co-founded along with his wife Bali the Refocus Project, where he mentors young kids who have fallen through the very gaps that are so ...

171. Tom Cruise & the Scientology Law Suits | Tony Ortega

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist Tony Ortega joins me to discuss the law suits currently affecting Scientology. This episode originally aired live on the Shaun Attwood you...

From Revisionist History: The Relative Age Effect

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I'm sharing a bonus episode from a podcast I love, Revisionist History. Revisionist History is bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast about t...

170. How to leave your Psychopath

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today, writer comedian and actor Maddy Anholt talks to us about how to leave your psychopath. That’s also the name of the book, which I would thorou...

169. Flat earth, trans & anti-vax | Prof David Farina

11 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Professor David Farina is known online for his YouTube channel Professor Dave Explains, in which he helps people understand the basics, and sometimes ...

168. The Murders of the Vatican Church | Kevin Annett

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Annett is a former minister of the United Church of Canada, he holds masters in Political Science and Divinity. After exposing the murder of chi...

167. The cult of reality TV | Jacques Peretti

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jacques Peretti is a multi-talented journalist, writer and documentary maker who, in his podcast "Edge of Reality', investigated the suicides in reali...

166. Finding out my dad was a child murderer

04 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rutherford was raised by adoptive parents in Toronto, where he had something of a neglectful or abusive childhood. After decades of dead ends he manag...

165. Depp, Heard & Elon Musk | Harvard Lawyer Lee

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Harvard Lawyer Lee is what she goes by online, and Lee is a 30-year trial attorney, mediator and of course Harvard Law Grad. She is also now a youtube...

164. Celeb Psychologist on eating disorders, trans & blaming others

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kati Morton is a licensed marriage and family therapist, who has appeared everywhere from CNN and ABS to The Hollywood Reporter and Huffington Post. H...

163. The Fake Psychic Mafia

28 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Vicky Baker is a BBC journalist and is here to talk about a mafia of psychics who colluded to share information about their clients.  Sign up throug...

162. After Meat - What's Next?

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Karthik Sekar is senior data analyst at Climax Foods and the author of After Meat. This was part of the Shaun Attwood true crime podcast, a segment in...

161. How Woke Ideology is Like a Religious Cult | Andrew Doyle

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Doyle is a writer and comedian, and has just devoted a beautifully written and well researched book about why woke culture and social justice a...

160. Amanda Knox asks Andrew about paedophiles

21 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode number 160, and today I wanted to show you the episode in which Amanda Knox – a former guest on this podcast – and her husband Chr...

159. The drug dealer who infiltrated North Korea

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim was appointed to take part in the Mads Brügger movie The Mole. Named as Mr. James, he was tasked with pretending to be an investor in North Korea...

158. From Children of God to Soldier | Daniella M. Young

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Daniella Mestyanek Young was born into the Children of God cult, where she was subjected to all sorts of abuse as a child. Daniella M Young links: ht...

157. Forensic Psychiatrist talks Biden & Will Smith

14 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sohom Das is a forensic psychiatrist and the creator of the YouTube channel 'A Psych For Sore Minds'. Go check it out! Link below. Dr Sohom Das l...

156b. BREAKING: Salman Rushdie (thoughts on)

13 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My thoughts on the breaking news about writer Salman Rushdie + a clip from ex-Muslim Yasmine Mohammed, from episode 35 of On the Edge with Andrew Gold...

156. From the Mafia to NYPD Detective Sargeant

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Codella is a former NYPD detective sergeant, who worked as an undercover officer and was heavily involved with the missing persons squad, special...

155. Ex-Scientologist - Doug Scott Kramer

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Doug Kramer was forced into the cult of scientology at nine years old when his father decided it would be a good idea for the family. Today he talks t...