Ross and Carrie stop by “Big Blue”, Scientology’s L.A. Ideal Org. They come for the free personality test, but stay for two additional tests and a sales pitch. Do they sign up for classes? Does Carrie need to fix her relationship before it’s broken? Is Ross 100% American? Find out in the first part of…
Ross and Carrie Audit Scientology (Part 2): We Stand Tall
Ross continues taking his Personal Efficiency course, and Carrie visits the semi-exclusive Scientology New Year’s party. Which one of them is accidentally sent into a Sea Org meeting? Who is given a free Church membership? What on Earth is an “upset”? And who the heck is Ross Blocker? The answers are within. http://traffic.libsyn.com/ohnopodcast/OhNoRossAndCarrie_76_RossAndCarrieAuditScientology_Part2.mp3
Ross and Carrie Audit Scientology (Part 3): Create-Create-Create
It’s the next leg in our bizarre and amazing Scientology journey. Ross moves on to Scientology’s “advanced” personal efficiency course, and finds it anything but efficient. As the only student in the entire class, he gets the chance to ask a lot of good questions, and get a lot of strange answers. Meanwhile, Carrie listens…
Ross and Carrie Audit Scientology (Part 4): Dianetics and Volcanoes
The “fun” continues as Ross and Carrie get certified in Dianetics. The pair spend 22 hours at the Church over a single weekend, learning how experiences are encoded in our cells, what an “engram” is, and how to audit your friends for neither fun, nor profit. Plus, find out the secret menu item for Scientologist…
Ross and Carrie Audit Scientology (Part 5): L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition
As our series rounds the midway point, join Ross and Carrie on a visit to the L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition. Let your eyes widen as you hear the various questionable biographical details of the founder’s life, from being the youngest-ever Eagle Scout to performing microbiological studies… by himself. Plus, Carrie tests the e-meter, Ross…
Ross and Carrie Audit Scientology (Part 6): The Celebrity Centre
We can’t think of a better way to spend a Sunday morning than to enjoy a nice brunch at the Scientology Celebrity Centre. We can think of few worse ways than to attend a breaking-into-the-industry seminar that starts 40 minutes late and goes for two hours. Find out how Tom Hanks made it big, and…
Ross and Carrie Audit Scientology (Part 7): The Way to Happiness
We’ve finally got what you’ve been looking for: the meaning of life. Yes, you’ve been thinking to yourself, “How can I be ultimately happy?” Well, the answer is in a 70-page booklet called “The Way to Happiness,” that is IN NO WAY affiliated with the Church of Scientology, other than being written by its founder,…
Ross and Carrie Audit Scientology (Part 8): The Purification Rundown Rundown
Ross prepares for Scientology’s hardcore detoxification program, in which he will sweat out his toxins in a sauna, chug niacin, and drink gross water until he’s free of the harmful effects of… peas? Meanwhile, Carrie digs into the dirt of what actually happens in one’s body during the rundown, and gets a formal invitation to…
Ross and Carrie Audit Scientology (Part 9): Getting the Boot
You’ve waited, you’ve suffered, and here it is: the final episode of our Scientology investigation. Find out how David Miscavige and his team gently kick Ross out of a church rally, what happens when Carrie tries to go back to attend an anti-psychiatry event at the church, and which of them accidentally gets invited to L….