The podcast - Behind the Bastards - did a two-episode podcast on Werner Erhard in January 2023. A few days ago - Reddit noticed it has gone missing from many places on the internet: . Quote Jackfacekilla: I’m trying to find these episodes but am having no luck. Any idea where to listen to them and why they were taken down? Baldbeagle73: I can't find it either. Lawyer trouble?
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bakkagirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > International University of Professional Studies > > She uses a methodology that enabled her to survey > the opinion of many 'coaches' associated with > Landmark Education, as to who was their greatest > influence, or who had exerted the greatest on the > field, and then drew the ine
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bakkagirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes, thank you, I am aware of Ms. Brock's > unbridled enthusiasm for Erhard. > > You might be interested to know that via a > grounded research-based study, conducted in an > unaccredited university, and never peer-reviewed, > Ms. Brock was able to create an epistemological > solar sy
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bakkagirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Query: Were the defrauded from the states > unemployment benefits related to Landmark > 'employees'? > > Does this suit resemble the tack the French > government took against Landmark? Yes, they were. Yes, very similar to what happened in France. More info at Cult News, Why did
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WHEN STUDENT FIELD CASE RESEARCH GOES AWRY: THE UNDISCOVERED “LANDMARK” FORUM Herbert Sherman, Kudret Demirkol, Komal Thakker Abstract Student field research has become an extremely popular instructional methodology employed both in undergraduate and graduate business programs and may be part of a traditional course or as a separate course of study This paper is a real life disguised case
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Forthcoming 2016, Capitalism and Society, Columbia University, Center on Capitalism A comment on Erhard and Jensen, “Putting Integrity Into Finance: A Purely Positive Approach” The Ethical and Scientific Offences of Erhard and Jensen Deirdre Nansen McCloskey1 Abstract: Erhard and Jensen try to produce a standard for “integrity” without ethical input. It is making bricks without straw. They fur
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bakkagirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > in this forum encountered a person name "Vikki > Brock" in any of the above organizations. > > I am asking because this individual produced a > dissertation on the 'origins of the coaching > field' that seems calculated to promote W.E. > > This grounded research studie
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bakkagirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dear L.E.S's, > > I am currently background checking individuals > involved in the coaching field, and particularly > those who have been previously inducted into est, > Landmark (all iterations) or the W.E. 'consulting > firm' Vanto. > > While not universal, I am findi
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newfuture Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just found a form that's used to sign people up > for the forum. > > It's the first time I have sat down and really > looked at their health warning. And I am further > 100% convinced that these people know what damage > they are inflicting on people and simply do not > give a da
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bakkagirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > See my comments in RED. > > Considering participating in any personal > development program can bring up a lot of > questions. Landmark, which is recognized as > one of the top leadership and development training > program providers in the world, BY > WHOM?has been observed
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bakkagirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "When Barbara McNair died in February, not a single obituary mentioned her role in bringing down the lawyer who effectively owned Erhard Seminar Training (est) and the pitchman himself, Werner Erhard." ... "Not a word about Erhard and est and the man who really controlled the operation, Harr
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bakkagirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I had not seen this paper posted before. > > > > I think the author nicely addresses the quasi- or > not even, religious aspects of est/Landmark. > > Bakkagirl The fact there is an entire academic paper on this topic, shows that it is a persistent topic throughout the history of the
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kdag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A couple of late, greats, (Burt Reynolds, Jill > Clayburgh), and it happens to be about Landmark: > > > Hilarious! Thank you!
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corboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > Norwegian Blues wrote: > > QuoteA friend got into Landmark through his > sister. The company was intense pressuring him to > spend more and more money on more courses and > materials, and to get more friends to join. > (Pyramid scheme/multilevel marketing style). > > Then h
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Did Werner Erhard lawyers threaten SF Weekly??? SF Weekly article from March 25, 2019, original title WAS: Yesterday’s Crimes: The Cult-Induced Confession How a cult-like self-help seminar from the 1970s helped solve one of the Bay Area’s most notorious murders of the 1960s. Bob Calhoun Mon Mar 25th, 2019 1:26pm Archived by the Internet Archive at link Archived by Cult
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Prelutsky, Burt. (February 15, 2016). "The Right Opinion: Musing About the Arts". The Patriot Post. The article calls the Landmark Forum Landmark Education Landmark Worldwide predecessor: "EST, a faddish New Age con game concocted by Werner Erhard". Relevant excerpt about EST / The Forum at: Quote "I think I first noticed it back in the 60s and 70s when people
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A bit more background information on Steven Zaffron aka Stephen Robert Zaffron : STEVEN ZAFFRON WAS CONVICTED OF MAIL FRAUD PER WERNER ERHARD BIOGRAPHY OUTRAGEOUS BETRAYAL: Steven Zaffron = convicted of Mail Fraud in 1982. Steven Zaffron = served Werner Erhard as an Est Trainer in Erhard Seminars Training EST. Steven Zaffron = current CEO of Vanto Group formerly known as Landmark Educ
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A bit more background information on Steven Zaffron aka Stephen Robert Zaffron : STEVEN ZAFFRON WAS CONVICTED OF MAIL FRAUD PER WERNER ERHARD BIOGRAPHY OUTRAGEOUS BETRAYAL: Steven Zaffron = convicted of Mail Fraud in 1982. Steven Zaffron = served Werner Erhard as an Est Trainer in Erhard Seminars Training EST. Steven Zaffron = current CEO of Vanto Group formerly known as Landmark Educ
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A bit more background information on Steven Zaffron aka Stephen Robert Zaffron : STEVEN ZAFFRON WAS CONVICTED OF MAIL FRAUD PER WERNER ERHARD BIOGRAPHY OUTRAGEOUS BETRAYAL: Steven Zaffron = convicted of Mail Fraud in 1982. Steven Zaffron = served Werner Erhard as an Est Trainer in Erhard Seminars Training EST. Steven Zaffron = current CEO of Vanto Group formerly known as Landmark Educ
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A bit more background information on Steven Zaffron aka Stephen Robert Zaffron : STEVEN ZAFFRON WAS CONVICTED OF MAIL FRAUD PER WERNER ERHARD BIOGRAPHY OUTRAGEOUS BETRAYAL: Steven Zaffron = convicted of Mail Fraud in 1982. Steven Zaffron = served Werner Erhard as an Est Trainer in Erhard Seminars Training EST. Steven Zaffron = current CEO of Vanto Group formerly known as Landmark Educ
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A bit more background information on Steven Zaffron aka Stephen Robert Zaffron : STEVEN ZAFFRON WAS CONVICTED OF MAIL FRAUD PER WERNER ERHARD BIOGRAPHY OUTRAGEOUS BETRAYAL: Steven Zaffron = convicted of Mail Fraud in 1982. Steven Zaffron = served Werner Erhard as an Est Trainer in Erhard Seminars Training EST. Steven Zaffron = current CEO of Vanto Group formerly known as Landmark Educ
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A bit more background information on Steven Zaffron aka Stephen Robert Zaffron : STEVEN ZAFFRON WAS CONVICTED OF MAIL FRAUD PER WERNER ERHARD BIOGRAPHY OUTRAGEOUS BETRAYAL: Steven Zaffron = convicted of Mail Fraud in 1982. Steven Zaffron = served Werner Erhard as an Est Trainer in Erhard Seminars Training EST. Steven Zaffron = current CEO of Vanto Group formerly known as Landmark Educ
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A bit more background information on Steven Zaffron aka Stephen Robert Zaffron : STEVEN ZAFFRON WAS CONVICTED OF MAIL FRAUD PER WERNER ERHARD BIOGRAPHY OUTRAGEOUS BETRAYAL: Steven Zaffron = convicted of Mail Fraud in 1982. Steven Zaffron = served Werner Erhard as an Est Trainer in Erhard Seminars Training EST. Steven Zaffron = current CEO of Vanto Group formerly known as Landmark Educ
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A bit more background information on Steven Zaffron aka Stephen Robert Zaffron : STEVEN ZAFFRON WAS CONVICTED OF MAIL FRAUD PER WERNER ERHARD BIOGRAPHY OUTRAGEOUS BETRAYAL: Steven Zaffron = convicted of Mail Fraud in 1982. Steven Zaffron = served Werner Erhard as an Est Trainer in Erhard Seminars Training EST. Steven Zaffron = current CEO of Vanto Group formerly known as Landmark Educ
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Here is some good background info regarding the mentality of the founder of the predecessor organization: A fair use news summary: Quote "60 Minutes" broadcast about Werner Erhard A News Summary/August 26, 2009 By Rick Ross Background Beginning in the 1970s a company named "est" (Erhard Seminar Training) sold courses, which are now often called "larg
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Some really good background information on the individual who wrote the material for The Forum: A fair use news summary, here: Quote "60 Minutes" broadcast about Werner Erhard A News Summary/August 26, 2009 By Rick Ross Background Beginning in the 1970s a company named "est" (Erhard Seminar Training) sold courses, which are now often called "large gr
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ConcernedandSad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm in tears right now reading all the threads > about Landmark on here. I'm so glad I found this > board because I thought I was going crazy. > > This was one of the kindest, most loving and most > loved people I have ever known. He got involved > with Landmark and he's
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est Family interview by Walter Cronkite's daughter Jack and Debby Erhard: The est Family, interview by Kathy Cronkite May be of interest. Kathy Cronkite (Walter Cronkite's daughter), interviews Jack and Debby Erhard at the start of the 1980's: ============ Jack and Debby Erhard: The est Family, interview by Kathy Cronkite (excerpted from book, On the Edge of the Sp
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Did Curbed LA call Landmark "a quasi-cult" and get away with it? Landmark Education recently changed their company name to Landmark Worldwide - also known as their beginning course Landmark Forum aka The Forum and previously known as Landmark Education LLC and Landmark Education Corporation among other names associated with the company such as Landmark Education Business Development
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QuoteSpookyM61Saw a void in reddit. So I created a subreddit on LGAT. If any of you are redditors, feel free to swing on by Share your research, info, news, experiences, cautionary tales on LGAT. Thanks for viewing. SpookyM61 PS: This forum has been helpful to me, thanks! Just trying to spread the knowledge around the net about this LGAT Scam! Thank you, this looks very informativ
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