Chris Shelton, MSc - Invidious

Chris Shelton, MSc

Welcome to Chris Shelton's YouTube channel.

This channel is about coercive control, cult recovery and critical thinking.

Chris used to be a Scientologist and escaped in 2013. In realizing just how deep the rabbit hole of manipulation and deceit of Scientology was, Chris created videos outlining how Scientology works. He then began talking to psychologists, sociologists and former cult survivors across the spectrum as part of his own recovery and this led to completing a Masters degree in the Psychology of Coercive Control. Coercion and abusive practices are routine in far too many religious and self-help practices. This channel is an effort to push back against that.

Weekly schedule:
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Sun: Critical Q&A
Mon: Straight Up and Vertical w/Tony Ortega
Wed: random live streams
Thu: Critical Cult News
Fri: Critical Conversations call-in show
Sat: Sensibly Speaking Podcast

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36:02

Danny Masterson's Criminal Appeal Critiqued - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 22 hours ago

843 views

1:13:31

Speaking of Cults...What is Healthy Sex After a Cult?

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 3 days ago

278 views

41:12

Can Scientology be Prosecuted in the UK? - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 1 week ago

1.4K views

31:50

Speaking of Cults...Why You Don't Trust the News Anymore

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 1 week ago

682 views

32:54

Former Scientologist Neil Gaiman Accused - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 2 weeks ago

1.9K views

7:57

Neil Gaiman and Scientology

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 2 weeks ago

2.3K views

28:29

Miscavige's Desperate Scientology Plans for 2025 - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 3 weeks ago

3.2K views

27:58

Mike Rinder has Left the Building - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 4 weeks ago

6.9K views

16:19

Speaking of Cults...What Mice Teach Us About our Purpose

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 1 month ago

595 views

42:18

New (and Ridiculous) Scientology Video Ads - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 1 month ago

1.6K views

33:41

Speaking of Cults...Does our Economy Create Cults?

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 1 month ago

529 views

27:28

Danny Masterson Appeals his Criminal Conviction - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 1 month ago

1.1K views

1:01:05

Speaking of Cults...Recovering from Religious Trauma with Helen Greene

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 1 month ago

440 views

16:40

Moving Forward into 2025

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 1 month ago

462 views

43:03

Scientology is a Real Estate Cult Now - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 1 month ago

1.8K views

1:14:49

Speaking of Cults...Scientology, Auditing and the Sea Org with Julie McKernan

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 1 month ago

1.3K views

33:38

Scientology's Actual Plans for World Domination - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 1 month ago

1.4K views

57:55

Speaking of Cults...Can Fiction Work Help Expose Cults? with Sadie Hoagland

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 1 month ago

413 views

26:44

The UHC CEO Killing - Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 1 month ago

9.3K views

30:41

Scientology's Irish Refugee Scam - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 2 months ago

1.4K views

46:20

Scientology is Getting into Politics - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 2 months ago

1.9K views

36:39

Quack Scientology Doctor Doubles Down - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 2 months ago

2K views

41:25

Mike Rinder, Cults and Current Events

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 2 months ago

12K views

34:08

Tom Cruise Still Flying His Scientology Flag - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 2 months ago

1.8K views

2:23:42

Speaking of Cults...Scientology's Repeating Pattern of Abuse ft. Julie McKernan

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 3 months ago

1.2K views

1:56:43

Scientology Statistical Mis-management - Part 2

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 3 months ago

530 views

1:06:28

Scientology Statistical Mis-management - Part 1

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 3 months ago

751 views

35:59

Top-Level Scientologist Speaks Out for Trump - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 3 months ago

1.4K views

1:57:40

The Cult of Trump

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 3 months ago

3.3K views

1:14:51

Speaking of Cults...A Reformed Sociopath's Origin Story with Shawn McCraney

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 3 months ago

988 views

33:14

UK Scientology at War with Protestors - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 3 months ago

1.5K views

1:20:54

Speaking of Cults...Not So Shiny or Happy People with Dr. Clint Heacock

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 3 months ago

1.5K views

28:59

A Scientologist Politician is Going to Prison - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 3 months ago

1.4K views

2:34:25

Speaking of Cults...Growing Up a Child of Scientology

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 3 months ago

1.2K views

33:55

Scientology UK Violating Regulations Again - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 4 months ago

1.4K views

1:04:26

Speaking of Cults...What Does It Take to DeCult? (with Anke Richter)

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 4 months ago

761 views

32:48

Tom Cruise Erased from Scientology Video? - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 4 months ago

2.3K views

1:59:26

Speaking of Cults...Where Neuroscience and Cults Meet

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 4 months ago

1K views

29:51

Scientology's Deadly Quack Doctor...Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 4 months ago

1.4K views

1:40:29

Speaking of Cults...Is Traditional Catholicism a Cult?

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 4 months ago

1.6K views

31:22

Scientologist Emily Armstrong Joins Linkin Park - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 4 months ago

1.9K views

1:33:36

Speaking of Cults...What You Don't Know About Critical Thinking

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 4 months ago

1.1K views

32:52

New OSA Whistleblower Comes Forward - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 5 months ago

1.6K views

1:00:24

Speaking of Cults...Overcoming Child Abuse in Religious Groups

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 5 months ago

465 views

26:39

Is a UK Scientology School Closing? - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 5 months ago

1.4K views

1:50:19

Speaking of Cults...Religious Extremism in America w/Rev Ben Cremer

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 5 months ago

3.1K views

33:16

Scientology's Roadmap to Destroying Psychiatry - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 5 months ago

1.1K views

57:30

Speaking of Cults...The Threat of Pseudoscience in Health

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 5 months ago

684 views

33:33

Tom Cruise's Eyerolling Olympic Stunt - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 5 months ago

1.6K views

1:22:09

Speaking of Cults...Project 2025 and Christian Nationalism

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 5 months ago

9.1K views

29:31

Tom Cruise's Latest Role is a Right-Wing Knight - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 5 months ago

1.4K views

1:22:57

Speaking of Cults...Christian Fundamentalism is a Cult

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 6 months ago

1.4K views

33:28

Aaron Kyro's Scientology Double Life - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 6 months ago

1.4K views

2:00:05

Speaking of Cults...Staying SAFE After a Cult

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 6 months ago

1K views

39:29

A Shrine to L. Ron Hubbard? - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 6 months ago

1.5K views

1:36:29

Speaking of Cults...Diving Deeper into the 2x2s

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 6 months ago

1.9K views

35:58

Neil Gaiman Stands Accused - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 6 months ago

2.1K views

1:45:06

Speaking of Cults...Foundations of Cult Recovery

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 6 months ago

789 views

30:25

Tom Cruise Choose Scientology Over Suri - Straight Up and Vertical

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 7 months ago

1.6K views

47:59

Speaking of Cults...The Blame Game and "Being Cause"

Chris Shelton, MSc

Shared 7 months ago

1.1K views