About this episode

Mat Pesch shares his experiences in Scientology and discusses the organization's history and key figures.

This week I welcome former Scientologist and Sea Org member Mat Pesch, someone who joined up in the 1970s, was early friends with Marty Rathbun and had decades of experience in Scientology at its highest levels. This is the first of a series of interviews with Mat to discuss not only his own time in Scientology but also the flavor of the subject and the times in which it has existed. In this episode, we cover Miscavige's early days and how he rose to power, who Marty Rathbun was and how he got involved and what things were like in the much wilder times. Enjoy!

People in this episode

Host: Chris Shelton

Guest: Mat Pesch

Topics covered

• Scientology
• personal experience
• David Miscavige
• Marty Rathbun
• Sea Org
• cults
• religion

Keywords

• Scientology
• Mat Pesch
• Marty Rathbun
• David Miscavige
• Sea Org
• cults
• religion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scientology, Sea Org

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