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Special Guest: Chris Johnston
Special Guest: Chris Johnston
Chris Johnston is a journalist and author in Melbourne with a special interest in cults, sects and quasi-religions.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
On the 14 June 2019, news broke in Australia that many people had been waiting on for a number of years. That news was the death of this country’s most notorious cult leader, Anne Hamilton-Byrne.
In this bonus episode, I’m bringing you an interview with investigative journalist Chris Johnston, who has been looking into The Family for quite some time. He worked with director Rosie Jones on her recent documentary ‘The Cult of the Family’, and they also co-wrote a book together about the group and its history. Chris spoke to me from Melbourne.
CORRECTION: In this episode I mentioned that Chris Johnston is a senior journalist for The Age. He worked with The Age for 20 years but is not currently working there.
EPISODE LINKS
EPISODE LINKS
- The Family: The shocking true story of a notorious cult — by Chris Johnston & Rosie Jones, Scribe Publications, 2016
- The Family — Documentary film website
EPISODE DETAILS
EPISODE DETAILS
July 18th, 2019
55 mins 55 secs
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