Critical Q&A

This is the audio version of Chris Shelton's weekly Critical Question and Answer show on his YouTube channel. In this show, Chris answers questions posed by viewers in the comments section of his Q&A videos or sent by email to AskChrisShelton@gmail.com. Questions cover a wide range of topics but tend to focus on Scientology and critical thinking, as well as Chris' personal experiences with and in the Church of Scientology.

Critical Q&A #474 – LIVE

This week we had a fun and nice long Q&A show, going over what the CMO is, clarifying maliphanies and cults, what “worker-oriented” means in Scientology and a lot more. Enjoy!

10-21
02:04:35

Critical Q&A #473 – LIVE

We had a fun live stream this week answering viewer questions including answers about oversharing on social media, “being there and communicating” in Scientology, a summary of the Salford coercive control program and a lot more. Enjoy!

10-14
01:12:31

Critical Q&A #472 – LIVE

This week we had a really fun and kind of personal Q&A show as we dived into the effectiveness of Scientology’s front groups, stage magic and trickery, a brief foray into SPTV and my channel and a lot more. Enjoy!

10-07
01:41:07

Critical Q&A #471 – LIVE

We had a fun Q&A show this week with a lot of Scientology coverage, including what God is according to Hubbard, whether Scientology is beneficial or not, how Hubbard claimed to “fix” EST and a lot more. Enjoy!

09-30
01:48:49

Critical Q&A #470 – LIVE

In this week’s Q&A we took a deep dive into Tom Cruise and ethics in Scientology, some thoughts on “therapy speak,” a look at Scientology in Clearwater now and a lot more. Enjoy!

09-23
01:08:55

Critical Q&A #469 – LIVE

We had a really fun and mainly political Q&A this week with answers about Linkin Park’s Emily Armstrong and 2nd gen cult members, Scientologists and Reiki, what a post-scarcity society would look like and a lot more. Enjoy!

09-17
01:31:52

Critical Q&A #468 – LIVE

This week we covered a lot of territory including Scientologists and vaccines, why ‘cult’ is such a bad word, whether trance states are harmful and a lot more. Enjoy!

09-09
02:03:37

Critical Q&A #467 – LIVE

Sorry for the delay in posting this week. We had a great live podcast this week answering questions about David Miscavige on Facebook, culty nations in history, how I would start a cult and a lot more. Enjoy!

09-03
01:48:07

Critical Q&A #466 – LIVE

We had a fun Q&A this week, which unfortunately had to end a bit early due to internet issues, but we covered some great questions about Scientology/cult indoctrination, Hubbard and the Star Wars phenomenon, the possibility of post-election violence this year and a lot more. Enjoy!

08-26
01:00:47

Critical Q&A #465 – LIVE

This week we had a fun Q&A going over a lot of stuff, including critical thinking vs creative thinking, a rundown on executive training in Scientology, some “stable data” from my life and a lot more. Enjoy!

08-19
02:00:04

Critical Q&A #464 – LIVE

This week we covered some interesting topics including how ex-cult members deal with organized religion, how gangs and cults have a lot in common with the Mafia, whether Scientology causes violence and a lot more. Enjoy!

08-12
01:21:43

Critical Q&A #463 – LIVE

This week it’s answers about Scientology’s Wall of Fire, what it means to let go of cult beliefs, why misinformation spreads so readily and a lot more. Enjoy!

08-05
01:56:49

Critical Q&A #462 – LIVE

This week we had a fun show covering such diverse topics as cult recovery, Scientology “OT powers,” a breakdown of postmodernism and a lot more. Enjoy!

07-29
01:17:04

Critical Q&A #461 – LIVE

This week we covered a lot of territory in our Q&A, including commentary about the current American political scene, a rundown on “hard sell” in Scientology, hypnotism and auditing and a lot more. Enjoy!

07-22
01:52:55

Critical Q&A #460 – LIVE

This week we had a fun and intense Q&A show talking about recent events in American politics, the full story of Marty Rathbun’s fall from grace, how the Survival Rundown is hypnotic conditioning and a lot more. Enjoy!

07-15
01:58:27

Critical Q&A #459 – LIVE

We had a great extended-length Q&A show this week and got a bit more political than usual but due to recent events, it was kind of necessary and important to do so. We covered Project 2025 and the upcoming election, cult recovery step-by-step, some thoughts on patriotism and a lot more. Enjoy!

07-08
01:44:49

Critical Q&A #458 – LIVE

This week we had a great Q&A show covering such diverse topics as cannabis/psychedelics in therapy and pseudoscience connected with this, how cults thrive online, lessons I took from Scientology and a lot more. Enjoy!

07-01
01:24:31

Critical Q&A #457 – LIVE

In this week’s really extended-length episode, we covered a lot of territory including a long answer about cult interventions, the pros and cons of hypnotism, Scientology’s rank hypocrisy over human rights and a lot more. Enjoy!

06-24
01:50:21

Critical Q&A #456 – LIVE

i was joined by my beautiful wife Melissa this week for the Q&A show and we had a nice time answering questions about reality in Scientology, how auditing induces euphoria, the meaning of life and lots of other fun stuff. Enjoy!

06-17
01:13:28

Critical Q&A #455 – LIVE

Our weekly Q&A sessions are going longer every week and I hope you’re here for it! We had a great time this week discussing Scientology’s Youth for Human Rights, some deep dive on Scientology’s ideas about body thetans, our US justice system and a lot more. Enjoy!

06-10
01:49:42

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