Red Room

Welcome to my first ever, publicly released (from the archives!) episode of Red Room. In this episode I fill you in on what the future is going to be like, from an alleged time-traveller, I learned about the ancient myth of the skinwalker and pondered about shapeshifting in mythology and what kind of behaviour it was used contextualise to us mere mortals, in the mythology of Ancient Greece. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/redroompod/message

This week we take a deep dive into the Church of Scientology and their relationship to (and obsession with) celebrities. From alleged cover-ups, arranged marriages to using the charisma of the celebrity to spread their beliefs far and wide, there is no Scientology without the A-list celeb, and seemingly nothing they won’t do to keep their A-listers loyal followers. In this episode we cover the beginnings of this profitable relationship and how it was always L Ron Hubbard’s wish to be a celebrity Church. We also talk about how John Travolta got involved with Scientology, how they helped his career and reputation before casting him aside and how now, they seem to be doing little to cover his tracks. Of course we take a look at Tom Cruise, the Church’s alleged #2, and how the organisation have curated relationships, staff and an entire life for their most famous and devoted member. Video’s played Leah Remini interview at Scientology Celebrity Centre Hollywood 1998: https://youtu.be/FbENIJrPGyo John Travolta: Scientology has better tools than Catholicism: https://youtu.be/MEGVEqgGCME John Travolta talks Scientology on Charlie Rose 1999: https://youtu.be/ArFPrqJvlwI John Travolta Talks About Scientology on Charlie Rose Show (2005): https://youtu.be/vGl907oeoeQ Scientology and Battlefield Earth: https://youtu.be/VHDk8YvgNlw Tom Cruise Scientology Video - ( Original UNCUT ): https://youtu.be/UFBZ_uAbxS0 Tom Cruise's Heated Interview With Matt Lauer: https://youtu.be/tFgF1JPNR5E Tom Cruise's Freedom Medal of Valor acceptance speech at the church of Scientology: https://youtu.be/eZ8ciJZvjyk FBI REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS Scientology Under FBI Investigation For Work Done For Tom Cruise: Report: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tom-cruise-scientology-under-fbi-investigation_n_820250 Nazanin Boniadi’s FBI testimony: Cast as Tom Cruise’s girlfriend by Scientology: https://tonyortega.org/2017/05/10/nazanin-boniadi-fbi-testimony-cast-as-tom-cruises-girlfriend-by-scientology/ For weekly episodes of Red Room sign up to Patreon: www.patreon.com/redroompod For all enquires about this podcast please contact redroompod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/redroompod/message

There's an awful lot of talk about censorship in the media lately, but did you know a lot of the most viral information was only revealed because of an attempt to cover it up? The Streisand Effect is a phenomenon that occurs when an attempt to hide, remove, or censor information has the unintended consequence of increasing awareness of that information, often via the Internet. In this episode we cover a plethora of examples of the Streisand Effect, from where it gets it's name, political coverups gone wrong, all the way to literary censorship creating cult classics like Lolita. Finally we talk about Roko's Basilisk, described as "The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment of All Time", that went viral through the effect, possibly puts everyone who is aware of its existence in danger. Sign up for weekly episodes: www.patreon.com/redroompod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/redroompod/message

This month's freebie is an amazing and fun interview with celebrity psychic-medium & Good Witch, Patti Negri! Patti Negri is a Psychic-Medium and "Good Witch" best known for her recurring role on the Travel Channel and Discovery Plus's #1 show GHOST ADVENTURES.  She is the international best-selling author of OLD WORLD MAGICK FOR THE MODERN WORLD: Tips, Tricks and Techniques to Empower and Create a Life You Love. Patti's body of work includes appearances on dozens of shows including MASTER CHEF, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT, WipeOut, The Trevor Moore Show and Jeff Lewis' FLIPPING OUT. Patti has a popular weekly podcast called THE WITCHING HOUR. Patti's website: www.pattinegri.com Watch the video we mentioned, of Patti at The Cecil Hotel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYMMzcJhHG4 Sign up for weekly episodes: www.patreon.com/redroompod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/redroompod/message

So excited to bring you this episode of the pod with Shannon from FluentlyForward who is the QUEEN of blind items. She even has her own podcast and I guested on an episode over there last month, discussing the NXIVM cult. In this episode of the pod we sit down to discuss the blind items associated with billionaire's and my god... are they juicy. Follow Shannon IG: https://www.instagram.com/fluentlyforward/ Follow Shannon Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fluentlyforward Follow Shannon's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0B1RGr4ywF4Wn2wbNNYt2l?si=8eccba9f64f8465f Sign up for weekly episodes of the pod: www.patreon.com/redroompod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/redroompod/message

Hi everyone! This month's Off-Script Hot-Take I discuss my love of Warhol that was reignited through the new Netflix docu-series, I watch the Kardashian's so you don't have to (but you will because are all merely slaves to their machine) and view them and the show through the Warholian lens of instant fame, curated controversy and polished yet heavily contrived realities. Finally I ponder the importance of the villian and how we are all just jesters on the stage of The Theatre of the Internet. Enjoy! Some links: Tiktok 1: https://www.tiktok.com/@celebritymemoirbookclub/video/7087577461801635118?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 Tiktok 2: https://www.tiktok.com/@cozyakili/video/7086975588585442606 Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation intro: https://youtu.be/pupLQd3SRms Adam Curtis Hypernormalization (everyone should watch this imo): https://youtu.be/thLgkQBFTPw --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/redroompod/message

Welcome everyone! Today we are chatting about being Chronically Online ™️: from scrolling for hours on Tumblr to curating every inch of your life around an algorithm, chances are if you're listening to this you are chronically online too! As someone who 'grew up' so to speak, on Tumblr I wanted to chat to Eden Young (social editor of Polyester Zine) about our coming of age online, how Tumblr helped shape us as women and how we think future iterations of social media have shaped other young women to come. We chat about the many archetypes of femininity expressed via the internet and social media in the last 10 years and their importance. Follow eden here: https://www.instagram.com/doeeeyes/ Sign up for more content here: https://www.patreon.com/redroompod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/redroompod/message

This month we ponder the controversy surrounding Kim Kardashian wearing Marilyn Monroe's dress, with interviews with Scott Fortner of The Marilyn Monroe Collection and MJ Corey of Kardashian Kolloquium. Follow Scott: https://www.instagram.com/marilynmonroecollection/ Follow MJ: https://www.instagram.com/kardashian_kolloquium/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/redroompod/message