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.

Welcome to my debrief of episode five of the vow season 2. Before I get started in this one, just a few little comments from some listeners, watchers

that I thought were kind of interesting.

There was somebody called Trust Number 1, I think, that said,

Great Letter, they were referencing my letters to the inside. Great letter, very well written, clearly said, great letter. They were referencing my letter to the inside.

Great letter, very well written, clearly expressed, and sequential.

If any of your words fell on deaf ears, I can only imagine how their inner landscape and

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