A Reporter and a Sociologist Explain NXIVM

This podcast originally appeared on wnyc.org.

Josh Bloch, an investigative journalist and host of the CBC podcast Escaping NXIVM, joins us to discuss his work on the show and his interviews with a former member-turned-whistle blower.

Then, Janja Lalich Ph.D., a professor of sociology at California State University in Chico, speaks about why people join cults and her book Take Back Your Life: Recovering From Cults and Abusive Relationships.

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