Syran Warner is a journalist and editor from Minneapolis who specializes in stories about cults and coercive control. Best known for breaking a story about a cult that originated in Alaska called The Body, Warner tries his best to be a Swiss army knife of a reporter in several formats. His original reporting has been featured in publications such as Newsweek and he is the editor of The Body International, an online magazine covering cult stories from all across the spectrum of undue influence.
In this fascinating conversation on cult journalism, Syran shares with Rachel some of the personal insights he's gained from his work and explains how he initially got pulled into the cult reporting world which he now occupies full-time. Throughout their discussion, Rachel and Syran unpack the emotional traumas inherent in these subjects and discuss the stories he's covered including R. Kelly and the disturbing Alaska-based group known as The Body.
Before You Go: Rachel reiterates the importance of journalism in the cult world explaining how the personal connections reporters feel to their stories drive the passion necessary to spread the truth about dangerous groups.
You can find more of Syran's work here:
https://thebodyintl.com/
Listen to the episode Syran references on Heaven's Gate here:
https://soundcloud.com/indoctrinationshow/on-heavens-gate-exit-statments
You can purchase Rachel's webinar series LIVING IN FREEDOM here:
rachelbernsteintherapy.com/webinar.html
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