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Big Talk: Inside The Church Of Scientology - PART ONE

4/28/202649 min

Scientology is often called the ‘celebrity religion’, popularised by names like Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Nancy Cartwright. Recognised by its long list of scandals and out-of-this-world belief system, Scientology sits in contrast to what many would class as a religion in modern society. So, what lies beneath the surface of the embattled billion-dollar organisation? Who is it’s founder, L Ron. Hubbard? And, how did Scientology turn into a money-making empire?

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Clips

Clear Demo Disasters And Kidnapping
Hubbard’s Plea For Help
Bigger Than The Wheel?
Self-Written Recommendation Letter
Invisible Sub And Bombs
Why Auditing Is Dangerous
Attempting A ‘Moonchild’
Start A Religion To Profit
Blueprint Of A Cult Leader

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 00:00

    [upbeat music] A Listnr production.

  2. Hannah· Host0:04

    Before we begin today's episode, we would like to start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we're recording today, the Gadigal people, and pay our respects to elders past and present. [upbeat music] Hi, I'm Hannah.

  3. Sarah· Host0:23

    And I'm Sarah.

  4. Hannah· Host0:23

    Welcome to Big Talk.

  5. Sarah· Host0:25

    [upbeat music] Big Talk deep dives into the big news stories that you've heard of but you don't know the serious and salacious details about.

  6. Hannah· Host0:31

    We revisit the most shocking headlines of the past that have shaped the world we know today. And in these next two episodes, we're looking at Scientology. [sighs] Oh.

  7. Sarah· Host0:40

    I'm so excited. I've been wanting to cover this topic since we, since the inception of Big Talk.

  8. Hannah· Host0:46

    I think the two, when we were initially kind of drafting ideas, the two that came up first were Scientology and Julian Assange.

  9. Sarah· Host0:53

    Yeah. Oh.

  10. Hannah· Host0:53

    And then Monica Lewinsky, which ended up being the debut episode as well.

  11. Sarah· Host0:55

    The other one is Hillsong.

  12. Hannah· Host0:57

    Oh, of course.

  13. Sarah· Host0:58

    [laughs] 'Cause I wanna go.

  14. Hannah· Host0:59

    Anything to do with cults- I'm also now going to go to the Church of Scientology [laughs] Are you?

  15. Sarah· Host1:04

    Out of curiosity, I think we should go.

  16. Hannah· Host1:05

    Oh, I'm sorry. [laughs] Sorry, so, uh, you've signed- [laughs] ... my excursion permission slip.

  17. Sarah· Host1:09

    Yes, I think.

  18. Hannah· Host1:09

    So, uh, you declared that like you had a booking. [laughs] I, I think I'm gonna book in to go to the, and I'm, uh, we're actually going together now. You've decided for me.

  19. Sarah· Host1:16

    But- This is very exciting ... part of why we haven't done it earlier is this is such a big topic.

  20. Hannah· Host1:21

    It is a big topic. I also loved on Big Small Talk on Tuesday, said to everyone, "We don't even get to the celebrity element." I thought, "That's the first time in history- [laughs] ... that Sarah's comfortably asserted

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