Mike Rinder Talks to Jeffrey Augustine About His Book “A Billion Years: My Escape From Scientology“

Podcast: Mike Rinder Talks to Jeffrey Augustine About His Bestselling New Book “A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology.“ Mike’s new book is available for purchase on Amazon. Summary: One of the highest-ranking defectors from Scientology exposes the secret inner workings of the powerful organization in this remarkable memoir. Mike Rinder’s parents began taking him to their local Scientology center when he was five years old. After high school, he signed a billion-year contract and was admitted into Scientology’s elite inner circle, the Sea Organization. Brought to founder L. Ron Hubbard’s yacht and promised training in Hubbard’s most advanced techniques, Mike was instead put to work swabbing the decks. Still, Rinder bought into the doctrine that his personal comfort was secondary to the higher purpose of Hubbard’s world-saving mission, swiftly rising through the ranks. In the 1980s, Rinder became Scientology’s international spokesper