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If I’m Really Honest

Want to seek truth without tribalism? Wish you could be fully honest instead of carrying your team"s flag? This is a place where ignorance isn’t punished, curiosity is rewarded, and conflict doesn’t mean contempt. Host Jamin Coller sits down with people you’re not “supposed” to talk to - former extremists, outspoken pastors, rabbis, activists, skeptics, believers, and thinkers from every corner of the spectrum. They share stories and challenge ideas that most of us were taught to avoid, whether the

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63:35

Jamie Reed - Trans-kids Safety Advocate & Whistleblower

If I’m Really Honest ·

2025/11/20

In this episode of If I’m Really Honest, I sit down with Jamie Reed - a former case-manager at the Washington University Transgender Center in St. Louis - to explore her journey, the ethical and medical questions she raised, and what it means to reconsider deeply held beliefs about care, identity, and transformation. We dig into whistle-blowing, community backlash, the nature of belief, and how one can move from conviction to questioning.Jamie Reed on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/JamieWhistle

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59:45

Dawn Maslar - The Science Behind Attraction &...

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2025/11/13

What exactly is love? And why does our brain completely change when we fall into it — only to change back again two years later? In this conversation, biologist Dawn Maslar explains the neuroscience, hormones, and evolutionary roots of attraction, bonding, commitment, and long-term connection. We break down everything from the fear-based origins of attraction to why “the spark” fades and what real love actually is.Website – https://dawnmaslar.com MORE FROM JAMIN: Blog post -

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54:39

Anthony Magnabosco - Street Epistemology

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2025/11/06

Anthony Magnabosco, the public face of Street Epistemology, joins Jamin Coller to discuss what it means to have conversations that don’t devolve into debates. They explore the evolution of SE, how it differs from traditional apologetics or argumentation, and how curiosity and grace can reshape how we talk about deeply held beliefs. They also discuss the role of personal experience, emotional reasoning, and the challenge of questioning our own certainty.Links: Anthony’s

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49:56

Chris Germer - Self-Compassion

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2025/10/30

Dr. Chris Germer co-founder of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion and co-author (with Kristin Neff) of Self-Compassion for Burnout — joins Jamin Coller for an honest conversation about radical acceptance and the “voice of love.” They discuss non-fixing as a teaching posture, why warmth matters as much as awareness, and how curiosity turns empathy into compassion.Guest Links: ChrisGermer.com | Center for Mindful Self-Compassion | Self-Compassion.org More from Jamin Coller: IfImReallyHonest.com |

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76:02

Patrick Ryan – Ethics of Cult Deprogramming

If I’m Really Honest ·

2025/10/23

In this thoughtful conversation, I sit down with Patrick Ryan, veteran cult intervention specialist and longtime practitioner in the field of coercive influence. We talk through the evolution of cult deprogramming, how belief systems shift, the tension between gentle engagement vs. confrontation, and why many people leave high-control groups on their own terms. He also shares insight into cultic dynamics, and best practices for helping loved ones without burning bridges.Links & Resources: Cult

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57:25

Jim Rutt - God, Consciousness, and AI

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2025/10/16

What does it mean to be awake—as a human, or as a machine? In this wide-ranging conversation, Jamin Coller and Jim Rutt explore consciousness, religion, evolution, metaphysics, and whether AI can ever truly “wake up.”They unpack Game B, noble lies, mystical experience, and why the illusion of God might be as neurologically real as the love you feel for your child. Guest links: IfImReallyHonest.com 👉 Superfan page – Team Possibly Wrong #IfImReallyHonest #TeamPossiblyWrong

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62:52

Rick Alan Ross - Cults: Inside And Out

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2025/10/09

This conversation gets precise about what makes a cult a cult. Rick Alan Ross explains early warning signs, how authority gets sacralized, why “thought-terminating clichés” work, and what respectful, evidence-based interventions look like. We revisit Waco, NXIVM, and other case studies—not to sensationalize, but to learn how to spot coercion, preserve relationships, and protect loved ones.Guest links: • Cult Education Institute — https://culteducation.com/ Cult Education Institute • Cults Inside

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Michelle Dowd - Forager in an Apocalyptic Cult

If I’m Really Honest ·

2025/10/02

This episode features an honest, moving conversation with author and educator Michelle Dowd, whose memoir Forager: Field Notes on Surviving a Cult explores growing up inside a high-control religious community and building a new life beyond it. We discuss her forthcoming book A Prodigal Daughter, her Substack newsletter where she engages with readers, and her pilot series based on the stories of people who lived in and left the group.Michelle shares her experience of leaving the community, raising

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Songmi Han - North Korean escapee, feat. Casey Lartigue

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2025/09/25

In this powerful episode of If I’m Really Honest, Jamin Coller speaks with Song Mi, a North Korean defector who escaped at age 17 after years of hunger, surveillance, and propaganda. Song Mi shares how her mother’s escape opened her mind to the outside world, the dangers she faced crossing China, Laos, and the Mekong River, and what it was like to be monitored 24/7, endure public executions, and attend self-criticism sessions. She also explains how she learned about South Korea and the West, how

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Lynn Nadel - What Do We Really Know About The Brain?

If I’m Really Honest ·

2025/09/18

Cognitive maps, place/grid/time cells, H.M., consolidation, reconsolidation, and free will — this deep-dive with Dr. Lynn Nadel explores how the hippocampal formation knits space and time into experience, and why that matters for who we become. Resources and references mentioned in the episode are linked in the show notes.Guest links: UA profile – https://psychology.arizona.edu/person/lynn-nadel | The Hippocampus as a Cognitive Map (open access) – https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10103569/ |

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Tim Mills - From Missionary to Harmonic Atheist

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2025/09/11

In this episode of If I’m Really Honest, I sit down with Tim Mills, aka The Harmonic Atheist — a former pastor-in-training, missionary, and Bible memorization champion who spent decades deeply invested in evangelical Christianity before leaving the faith at 42. We explore his story of deconversion, the dominoes that began to fall during years of study, and how he now helps others heal from religious trauma. Topics include: Bible quizzing and memorizing entire books Missionary work in Papua New

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Rabbi Tovia Singer - What Pharisees Actually Believed

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2025/09/04

Today’s episode features Rabbi Tovia Singer (Outreach Judaism) offering a Jewish perspective on Jesus’s crucifixion, who/what “Messiah” means in Tanakh, how the Pharisees are portrayed, and what it really means to be “under the Law.” Whether you’re a Christian, a Jew, or just curious, this is a thoughtful challenge to common assumptions—shared in the tone this show prizes: seeking truth without tribalism. Guest links: • Outreach Judaism (official):

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Daryl Davis - Klan Whisperer

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2025/08/28

Music, empathy, and hard conversations with Darryl Davis—the pianist who has spent decades befriending people in hate-based groups and tracing rock & roll’s true lineage. We cover Elvis’s first spin on Dewey Phillips’ show, Sun Records, Little Richard vs. Pat Boone, Led Zeppelin’s “borrowed” blues, FCC/radio history, and why travel + dialogue still change hearts. Guest links: Official — YouTube Accidental Courtesy (PBS) — Wikipedia The Klan Whisperer (Amazon) —

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Jeff Schoep - From Hate to Humanity

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2025/08/21

In this episode of If I’m Really Honest, I sit down with Jeff Schoep, former leader of the National Socialist Movement, to talk about his transformation from extremism to advocacy. We explore why people are drawn to extremist groups, how fear and scapegoating shape radicalization, and the difficult process of leaving behind hate-filled ideology. Jeff shares the personal turning points, human connections, and values that guided him into a new mission: helping others find their way out. Get Jeff's

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Tovia Singer - A Rabbi Grades My Homework

If I’m Really Honest ·

2025/08/14

Rabbi Tovia Singer joins to walk through core Jewish readings of the Hebrew Bible: what messianic prophecies actually say, why the first century looks like the opposite of a messianic age, how genealogies and the Jeconiah curse collide with virgin-birth claims, and why Deuteronomy 30 and Ezekiel 18 undercut the idea that forgiveness requires a mediator. We also dig into the order of the Tanakh vs. the Christian Old Testament, “New Covenant” language in Hebrews, what “Chosen People” means, Noahide

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If I’m Really Honest – Trailer

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2025/08/12

What happens when curiosity beats tribalism? If I’m Really Honest is a podcast where ignorance isn’t punished, hard questions are welcomed, and disagreement doesn’t mean contempt. Host Jamin Coller talks with people from all sides—atheists, pastors, activists, rabbis, former extremists—to uncover the nuance in our most polarizing issues.

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