Mike Rowe OBLITERATES Scientology with Journalist Tony Ortega | The Way I Heard It

In this clip from "The Way I Heard It" podcast: Substack journalist Tony Ortega has been covering Scientology for decades, and he joins Mike to discuss what he's learned.

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[aaronl]

They need to take their tax-exempt away from them again it's ridiculous

[travisdean]

Mike Rowe doin one of the things he does best, bringing the truth out front and center. Ya know….somebody’s got to do it and sometimes it’s a dirty job.

[MelloThatDude]

Can never get enough of Mike Rowe. Always working and always shining light on hard working Americans ! He's a true American!!

[allwaizeright]

My DAD who had a Masters Degree in English and a Masters Degree in Psychology - He read DIANETICS and he basically came to the conclusion that it was all WORD SALAD and CRAP..

[flyer]

I love it when the cults are being exposed!!!

[Mersipher]

Mike Rowe is a bad ass human. Kind, humble, articulate and rational. A true national treasure. Love to meet and buy him a beer some day. He's one of the few humans I base being a good person on.

[michaelmcgourty]

My dad was part of the IRS audit team, they tried to bribe him... Pathetic. Years later he found out they also went through his briefcase from a fellow agent who was a member of the church at the time.

[NelsonMontana]

As a young man with a curious mind I got into Scientology, mainly because Chick Corea (who was a hero of mine) swore by it. There are a few things that are beneficial from a philosophical/ psychological perspective, but it didn't take long for this 19 year old to figure out it was a cult, and I walked away from it.

[comfortouch]

In the early 1980's the 'church' tried to recruit me as a 16y/o. Thankfully a teacher caught onto what they were doing, not just with me, but other students as a group, and put a quash on it. I look back on that thinking how naive I was, and easily influenced, and how they were targeting that age bracket because of it. We were lucky to have an alert teacher on our side.

[clintprice]

Mike Rowe is an amazing man! He discusses things without pushing any point.

[WingItWithEthan]

I was invited to Scientology, but when the guy who invited me couldn’t articulate answers to the questions I had, I got a feeling it’s more like a cult.

[pablorages]

I don't think it's too hard to point out how INSANE Scientology is !

[ckrardin]

CAN saved my life as a Second Generation Cult member. Leaving the group I was in was so difficult and CAN, especially Cynthia Kisser were exceedingly helpful in my recovery from that horrible experience. Scientology also planted an actress, Laura Terrapin (her character name) who cozied up to CAN and even volunteered but in fact was a Trojan Horse for Scientology and if AKA Laura is still out there she should be ashamed of her actions!

[chaplainmattsanders]

Good interview. Important to continue to expose Scientology for the falsehood it is.

[CissyBrazil]

Fantastic discussion! I was involved with Scientology many years ago. It was for a very short time, because I found that they were more interested in me paying them a lot of money to continue. I broke off from them, and for about the next four years or five years, they harassed me to come back. Finally, I said I was going to call the police. I never heard from them again. What a relief. Lol

[coastalfamily]

Leah... Mike... you have to add Aaron Smith-Levin to that list! He is driving David M mad and being so effective and persistent in his efforts to bringing the ongoing story to the public. His YouTube channel Growing Up in Scientology is just *awesome*.

[valettehamilton]

It's crazy to think that the IRS is afraid of anything...more likely the top IRS brass have been paid off by Scientology and continue to be paid off through time unending.

[reddog-exdx]

Whenever I hear the word Scientology I'm reminded of a poor guy that got sucked into it years ago and took years to get out of. There are two kinds of people that check out Scientology. Those who are of sound mind and those who are hurting. Scientology prays on the later. They suck them in and drain their bank accounts telling them they need to get more and more books to get happiness. When one wants to get out they call you in the middle of the night and ask for more money or just to annoy you. It's really pathetic that an organization has to go to such outrageous measures. Mike, don't be surprised if you get a visit from two of them.

[Maxsmom]

Mike! Great video. I came here from Growing up in scientology's youtube chanel. You need to interview Aaron Smith-Levin! Also it is time to unfriend Grant Cardone, one of scientology's biggest donors!

[bumpedhishead]

A couple of years ago, Scientology moved into a building next to the 101 freeway in Ventura, CA that has a nice ocean view. On weekends, they have people on the street corners near the building with signs that say "Free Food". It reminds me of the Roadrunner cartoons when the Coyote would put out "Free Bird Seed" signs to lure-in the Roadrunner. It isn't clear what they really do inside that building, and I'm certainly not going inside to find out!