My name is Mark Viscente.

I'm a director, producer, writer, and troublemaker.

I'm not totally certain if the trouble finds me or I find it.

I'm most known as the director of the film What the Bleep Do We Know?

And as one of the Nixium whistleblowers featured in the HBO series, The Vow.

Let's just say I know a thing or two about cults.

I don't consider myself a cult expert, but I'm definitely an expert in being screwed over,

waking up, and knowing how to spot them.

And let me tell you, they're everywhere.

As you'll hear, I have a pretty salty approach to most things,

and I'm utterly fascinated by the patterns in human behavior that create the best and the worst in society.

I'm part geek, part rebel, and pissed off about a whole bunch of things.

Join me as I unpack a whole range of topics to do with psychology, spirituality, consciousness,

morality, cults, narcissistic abuse, science, filmmaking, and philosophy.

You never quite know where you're going to get,

as it really does depend on what the fuck is on my mind.

Well, hello there.

I've had a few false starts before recording this podcast. The lawnmowers are

everywhere today. It's a Saturday. A little known fact of those outside L.A., but when you're

shooting here in L.A. and people start noticing the lawnmowers come out and then you have to pay them to keep quiet.

The last rate I think was 300 bucks to get them to stop.

This happens very often.

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