Blown for Good: Scientology Exposed
SamfunnReligion og åndelighetTrue crimeMarc Headley worked at Scientology’s secret desert compound, which houses all Scientology management, for 15 years. The 500-acre property is located deep in the California desert. The local townspeople were told lectures and films were made there. But is that all that was happening? It is the location of a multi-million dollar home for L. Ron Hubbard, built two decades after his death. It is the home of Scientology’s current leader, David Miscavige. So what really happens at the Int Base? Are the stories on the internet true? How does Scientology conduct management of its day-to-day operations? Could stories of armed guards, weapons, staff beatings, and razor wire fences be true? If so, how could a facility like this exist in modern-day America? Hundreds of staff tried to escape over the years. Some succeeded but were never seen or heard of again, and most failed. Why were people kept here? What really went on at the headquarters of Scientology? This is the story of what happened behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology.
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- How Scientology Turns Space Opera Into Spiritual Debt - Scientology Secrets #20 (01:15:42)
Send us a text A space opera with DC-8s, volcanoes, and billion-soul “implants” shouldn’t be the engine of a modern religion—yet that’s exactly the story that sits behind Scientology’s most guarded levels. We pull the curtain back on the Xenu narrative from OT III, lay out the official claims in plain English, and examine how secrecy, status, and relentless fundraising keep the bridge in motion long after the secret escaped the vault. We walk through the alleged Galactic Confederation backst...
- Secrets Under The Desert: Scientology’s Vaults Explained - Scientology Secrets #19 (Q&A) (01:08:55)
Send us a text A church that prepares for the end of the world tells you everything about its present. We dig into Scientology’s underground vaults built by the Church of Spiritual Technology—why they exist, how the etched steel archives are made, and the strange logic behind symbols carved into remote landscapes. The story gets less mystical and more material when you ask a simple question: who gets in, how, and what exactly is being protected? We also open the blinds on Int Base and the Ho...
- How Scientology Hides Its Past In Nuclear-Proof Vaults - Scientology Secrets #18 (01:00:43)
Send us a text A religion that etches its scriptures into stainless steel, presses its sermons onto gold records, and seals everything inside titanium capsules buried in mountains sounds like science fiction. We take you there—mapping Scientology’s Church of Spiritual Technology vaults from Twin Peaks and Trementina to Petrolia, Creston, and an old California mine—while unpacking the logic, the secrecy, and the human cost behind it all. We start with the industrial reality: how books become ...
- Inside Scientology’s Int Base Q&A - Scientology Secrets #17 (01:01:33)
Send us a text What does life at Scientology’s international headquarters actually look like when the cameras aren’t rolling? We open the map to Gold Base—also known as Int Base—and walk through who’s there, what they do, and why nearly everything meaningful flows through a single point of approval. From RTC and CMO International to Executive Strata and Golden Era Productions, we explain the org chart you never see in the glossy videos, and how AVC “authorizes, verifies, and corrects” plans t...
- Mapping the Secrets of Scientology Gold Base - Scientology Secrets #16 (02:01:38)
Send us a text A gleaming studio with a fence that listens. That’s the paradox at Gold Base, Scientology’s international HQ, where Golden Era Productions presents a pristine creative campus while security systems hum beneath the hedges. We take you through both worlds at once: pausing a polished promo film to identify the faces, jobs, and backstories you weren’t told, then riding a drone’s-eye map across soundstages, villas, tunnels, and the private grounds built for one man’s comfort and con...
- From Escape to Inventory: How Scientology Packed Our Lives into 60 Boxes - Scientology Secrets #15 (02:00:22)
Send us a text How we escaped the Sea Org in January 2005 and tried to get a basic life back. What followed was a masterclass in control: family emails crafted under supervision that said “love you” while enforcing disconnection; a senior exec telling us our declares were “on hold” when the paperwork was stamped the day after we fled; and a hostage-style handoff in a bus station lot where our dog and a rented truck full of bankers’ boxes were exchanged for signatures and a reaction to our dec...
- The Miscavige Dynasty: Family Control and Scientology's Top Man - Scientology Secrets #14 (01:00:26)
Send us a text Ever wonder what it's like when your boss is also your son? In this episode, we pull back the curtain on David Miscavige's complex relationship with his father, Ron Miscavige Sr., revealing the bizarre power dynamics that existed between them at Scientology's International Headquarters. Ron, a talented musician responsible for arranging music for Scientology events and videos, wasn't treated as family but as just another staff member subject to his son's approval and criticism...
- Scientology's Brutal Leader: Personal Encounters with David Miscavige - Scientology Secrets #13 (01:00:34)
Send us a text The curtain is pulled back on Scientology's enigmatic leader as Marc and Claire Headley share firsthand accounts of David Miscavige from their combined 30+ years inside the organization's headquarters. Their candid stories reveal a man obsessed with control, prone to humiliating outbursts, and increasingly paranoid about those around him. From bizarre personal encounters (like Miscavige mocking Marc about a Depeche Mode singer's suicide attempt) to shocking revelations about h...
- Scientology's Surveillance Machine and other Questions - Scientology Q&A #45 (00:59:55)
Send us a text Marc and Claire Headley discuss their upcoming joint podcast interview, their first time sharing their full Scientology experiences together, and answer audience questions about the inner workings of the organization. • Recently recorded a two-part, 12-hour podcast interview covering both Mark and Claire's escapes from Scientology • Latest information on Shelly Miscavige shows she was registered to vote at a remote Church of Spiritual Technology location in Petrolia, Californi...
- Sea Org Life: Inside the 109-Hour Workweek - Scientology Secrets#12 (00:59:32)
Send us a text Ever wondered what happens when you compress four decades of work into just 15 years? The math is staggering. At 109 hours per week—a conservative estimate—Sea Org members pack more work hours into their service than most people will complete in their entire careers. The schedule begins at 7:45 AM with a bus ride to the compound, followed by a brief breakfast and mandatory muster where every staff member is accounted for. Then comes production time—making movies, cleaning faci...
- The lawyers defending Scientology are becoming judges in California's Supreme Court - Scientology Secrets #11 (00:59:46)
Send us a text Ever wondered how Scientology manages to evade legal consequences for decades of alleged abuses? The answer lies in their sophisticated legal machinery – a system now raising serious ethical questions as former Scientology attorneys ascend to judicial positions. In this eye-opening episode, Marc and Claire Headley (former Sea Org members with 20+ years inside Scientology) analyze the recent appointment of William Hobbs Foreman to California's Supreme Court by Governor Gavin Ne...
- When Your Mother Writes Letters to Dead People Instead of Her Grandchildren - Scientology Secrets #10 (01:00:53)
Send us a text When a bizarre letter surfaced on the internet, Marc Headley immediately recognized the signature—"Trudy Hensley, Letter Writer." This wasn't just any Scientology recruitment attempt; it was written by Marc's own mother, who remains deeply entrenched in the organization while completely disconnected from her family. The letter itself is absurd enough: "Well done on purchasing a book in 1999!!!" it exclaims, attempting to recruit someone who bought a Scientology book 26 years a...
- Behind the Pages: Creating a Book That Scientology Couldn't Stop (01:00:22)
Send us a text Marc and Claire Headley share the behind-the-scenes story of how they self-published "Blown for Good," their exposé of Scientology's International Headquarters, despite the organization's history of blocking critical books. • Marc started posting stories online in 2006-2007 under the handle "blown for good" • Decided to self-publish in 2009 after learning how Scientology threatened publishers with costly litigation • Created their own publishing company to protect themselves f...
- Scientology's KSW: The Mind Control Blueprint - Scientology Secrets #9 (01:20:15)
Send us a text Marc and Claire Headley take a deep dive into Scientology's critical "Keeping Scientology Working" (KSW) policy, revealing how it creates a no-win situation where followers are trapped in a cycle of self-blame while protecting Scientology from criticism. • KSW establishes ten points that form Scientology's mental control system • The policy includes Hubbard's chilling statement: "We'd rather have you dead than incapable." • Every Scientology course begins with studying this po...
- Keeping Scientology Working: The Policy Behind Tom Cruise's Fanaticism - Scientology Secrets #8 (01:50:37)
Send us a text We delve into the most important policy letter in Scientology, "Keeping Scientology Working," which forms the foundation of every Scientologist's mindset and is especially evident in Tom Cruise's infamous 2004 turtleneck video. This document reveals why Scientologists act with such intensity and how the organization uses it to extract millions in donations. • Explaining how the International Association of Scientologists (IAS) events function as major fundraising opportunities...
- Hollywood Dreams and Celebrity Center Schemes - Scientology Stories #55 with Joy Villa (01:30:46)
Send us a text Joy Villa shares her harrowing journey from growing up in a Christian household to spending a decade in Scientology before finding her way to freedom through faith. Her story reveals how vulnerabilities from childhood trauma and artistic ambitions made her susceptible to Scientology's recruitment at Celebrity Center. • Raised Christian with a minister father and gospel singer mother who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia • Experienced sexual abuse between ages 3-5 and signif...
- Scientology's Latest Attack: Uncovering Their 2025 Fair Game Tactics - Scientology Attacks - Episode #2 (01:29:52)
Send us a text Twenty years after escaping Scientology's Sea Organization, we continue to experience the cult's relentless "Fair Game" policy firsthand. Last Thursday, we received a threatening email from Freedom Magazine—Scientology's propaganda arm—attempting to intimidate us over a business we closed in 2014. This intrusion marks just the latest chapter in their decades-long campaign to silence former members who speak truth about David Miscavige's abusive regime. The email exemplifies ho...
- From Scientology to Freedom: How the Church Attacks Defectors - Scientology Attacks - Episode #1 (01:07:11)
Send us a text Marc and Claire Headley share their 20-year journey of relentless harassment from Scientology since escaping the Sea Organization in January 2005. They detail the elaborate surveillance, infiltration tactics, legal threats, and family disconnection policies the Church employs to silence former members who speak out. • Left Scientology's Sea Org in January 2005 after 15 years inside • Received "Suppressive Person declares" without their knowledge • Scientology demanded $163,000...
- The Tragic Death of Stacy Moxon Meyer: Scientology's Dark Secret (01:23:34)
Send us a text Twenty-five years ago, on June 25, 2000, Stacy Moxon Meyer took her own life at Scientology's secretive Gold Base in Gilman Hot Springs, California. She was just 20 years old. In this powerful and emotional conversation, Claire Headley is joined by former high-ranking Scientology executive Tom DeVocht to uncover the truth behind this tragedy and expose the organization's elaborate cover-up. Claire and Tom take listeners deep inside the oppressive world of Scientology's Sea Org...
- The Truth About "Clear" Has Nothing To Do With Clarity - Scientology Secrets #7 (01:06:03)
Send us a text Marc and Claire Headley host a Friday evening Q&A session to answer viewer questions about Scientology while sharing insider experiences from their years in the Sea Organization. • Clearing up misconceptions about the state of "Clear" in Scientology and its marketing as a solution to life's problems • Revealing how Sea Org members were prevented from interacting with non-Scientologists in Clearwater • Explaining that Scientology has never "cleared" even a single city block...
- Working 100+ hours is just another week in the Sea Organization. Scientology Q&A #44 (01:07:37)
Send us a text Marc Headley unveils the grueling daily schedule of Scientology's Sea Organization members, from early morning musters to midnight cleaning sessions, and everything in between. • Sea Org members work approximately 100-120 hours weekly for about $50 ($45 after taxes) • Basic schedule runs from 9am to midnight daily, with additional all-nighters expected at least once weekly • Members perform "Chinese School" at musters, reciting Scientology definitions and policies in unison • ...
- Scientology's Alien Beliefs: Xenu, Galactic Federation, & the Secrets of the Sea Org with a Humorous Twist Scientology Q&A #43 (01:18:57)
Send us a text This episode originally aired on YouTube on December 15th 2024. Ever wondered why Earth might just be the universe's ultimate "prison planet"? Join me and my wife for an entertaining exploration as we unravel the fantastical alien narratives buried within Scientology's secretive doctrines. We tackle everything from the notorious Xenu and his Galactic Federation antics to the quirky rules against "coffee shop auditing." Our lively Q&A session spills the juicy details you've...
- Beyond Space Cooties: Tom Cruise's Alien Problem - Scientology Q&A #42 (01:24:53)
Send us a text We catch up with our community after a busy summer filled with family adventures, travel, and major progress with the Aftermath Foundation. Our oldest son graduated high school in May, our middle son is now a junior, and our youngest just started middle school – milestones that feel particularly meaningful given our own disrupted educations in Scientology. • Sharing photos from our summer travel including Portland, Las Vegas, and Denver • Updates on the Aftermath Foundation's ...
- From Sea Org to Freedom: Marc and Claire's Journey Beyond the Cult - Scientology Q&A #41 (01:01:08)
Send us a text Marc and Claire Headley host an impromptu Q&A session addressing audience questions about their experiences in Scientology's Sea Organization and life after leaving the cult. • Marc shares the infamous "Theta Potato" story about Scientologists using "postulates" to disable a parking enforcement officer's vehicle • Claire reveals she was removed from her position and put in "the hole" for refusing to divorce Marc at David Miscavige's insistence • Discussion of Miscavige's a...
- From Enforcer to Defector: Marty Rathbun's Complex Journey Through Scientology - Scientology Q&A #40 (02:03:46)
Send us a text Four former high-ranking Scientology members reveal the complex, troubling story of Marty Rathbun – once David Miscavige's right-hand man who later became one of Scientology's most significant defectors before mysteriously returning to defend the organization. • Marty Rathbun served as Inspector General of RTC and David Miscavige's primary enforcer despite escaping the Sea Org multiple times • Marc Headley recounts being physically assaulted by Rathbun during an interrogation ...