Dr. Steven Hassan: Are You In a Cult?

史蒂文·哈桑博士:你是否身处一个邪教之中?

What Now? with Trevor Noah

2026-02-19

1 小时 46 分钟
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In a conversation that’s equal parts psychological thriller and masterclass in influence, Trevor and Eugene sit down with world-renowned cult expert Dr. Steven Hassan. Recruited into the Unification Church (aka the Moonies) as a college student, Hassan rose through its ranks before ultimately breaking free — an experience that reshaped his life’s work and inspired his bestselling book The Cult of Trump.   From fringe groups to social media echo chambers, the trio unpack how and why ordinary people get swept into systems of extreme belief, the ways loyalty is engineered, and what separates healthy persuasion from manipulation. They also explore why the line between conviction and control is thinner and closer to home than we think. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • This is something that I'm picking up on already is many of the things that a cult might say to you are actually true.

  • Do you get what I'm saying?

  • I do think mankind is asleep in that way.

  • And we see it in what we eat, how we live, how we work, how we consume.

  • There is a level of like a sleep.

  • Sleepwalking.

  • Yeah, but I go like, yeah, no, this is true.

  • We're not in touch with our bodies anymore.

  • We're not in tune with our minds.

  • We act mindlessly.

  • If someone said that to me.

  • People walking down the street.

  • Yeah, yeah, yeah.

  • You know how many times I see people walk into the street on their phone and then a car has to swivel?

  • I'm like, yeah, we are.

  • So they would have me on that line.

  • If they said mankind's asleep, I'd be like, carry on.

  • But you're getting on another universal point that's really demanding, underlining,

  • and with a red pencil, that the ideologies have truthful, important things in it.

  • And they quote famous people who say really important things.