Leah Remini, Tom Cruise, and the "Space Opera" of Scientology (with guest Tony Ortega)




The Thinking Atheist Podcast show

Summary: Australia's Channel 7 produced a 10-part series called "Scientology: Black Ops" starting Leah Remini and Paul Haggis. Strangely, they cancelled the broadcast on the day it was scheduled to air. Did Tom Cruise - the world's most famous Scientologist - use his (significant) influence to silence criticisms of his religion? We speak to Scientology expert Tony Ortega about the story.<br><br>The Guardian article on "Scientology: Black Ops:" <a href="https://bit.ly/2DdE0z9" rel="noopener">https://bit.ly/2DdE0z9</a><br>Tony Ortega's article on Tom Cruise: <a href="https://bit.ly/3frNlk9" rel="noopener">https://bit.ly/3frNlk9</a><br>Leah Remini's book "Troublemaker:" <a href="https://amzn.to/2CZehuq" rel="noopener">https://amzn.to/2CZehuq</a>