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Aftercult

Aftercult

Written by: Dave Mullins
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Conversations with former cult members, by a former cult member. Aftercult takes listeners inside some of the world’s secretive cults and religious sects through the eyes of believers who saw them up close. Aftercult is hosted by Dave Mullins, a former cult member who left Australia as a young man on an evangelical mission to Canada. Mullins walked out of the cult after ten years, together with his wife and young child, and arrived home confused and disillusioned. Two decades later, he’s coming to terms with the experience with rare honesty and clarity, with the help of other survivors.

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Episodes
  • 3: Carli McConkey & Universal Knowledge

    3: Carli McConkey & Universal Knowledge
    Mar 2 2026

    Dave speaks with Carli McConkey about her 13.5 years in the New Age school Universal Knowledge (formerly Life Integration Programmes, Survivor Principles) run by Natasha Lakaev. Carli shares a personal account of the abuse she suffered within the school and her long public legal battle to hold Lakaev to account and prevent harm to others. The impact of prolonged coercive control in a cult environment is discussed, including its capacity to render once-autonomous individuals subservient to harm.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • 2: Sarah Blasko & Pentecostalism, Hillsong, etc

    2: Sarah Blasko & Pentecostalism, Hillsong, etc
    Feb 18 2026

    Dave speaks to Sarah Blasko about her experiences growing up in a variety of churches, driven by her once-atheist father's search for answers in Christianity. Sarah reflects on her experiences in Hillsong (formerly Christian Life Centre) and Redeemer Baptist Church, among others, and the genesis of her music career in the church.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
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