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WTF is on my Mind?!

WTF is on my Mind?!

著者: Mark Vicente
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概要

Author, Speaker, Whistleblower and award-winning Director Mark Vicente was behind the sleeper hit “What The Bleep Do We Know?!” Several books have been written about the film’s remarkable grassroots marketing campaign, which led to its unprecedented success.

Mark was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1965. Taking his first photograph at age four, he quickly discovered his passion for being behind the camera. After attending film and drama school in South Africa, he began working his way up the ranks of the camera department, from Assistant to Operator to Cinematographer. His first big break came as Director of Photography on the musical “SARAFINA,” starring Whoopi Goldberg. In 1992, he set his sights on Hollywood and relocated to Los Angeles to shoot his first studio picture for Disney; “FATHERHOOD,” starring Patrick Swayze and Halle Berry. At the age of 26, he became one of the youngest cinematographers to shoot a big-budget studio picture.

Over the next few decades, he went on to shoot an additional 14 feature films and numerous documentaries, music videos and commercials. Mark soon found there were in him, untold stories he desperately wanted to express as a Director. He was driven by the conviction that tales of greatness, nobility and introspection could be exciting and financially successful.

Perhaps because of the very obvious race and class iniquities in South Africa, he found himself propelled to question certain fundamental assumptions at a very young age. Beliefs about human behavior, cosmology, religion, existentialism and mysticism. Along the way, he stumbled into a few situations where leaders with malignant pathologies (masquerading as saintly philosophers) spoke the talk of self-improvement but did untold damage to their followers... and him.

Looking back, he can now say he has been in at least two cults. His last foray into personal growth and his defection from NXIVM was chronicled in the HBO series “The Vow”. Mark and a few plucky whistleblowers exposed the criminal activities of the organization, resulting in multiple arrests and indictments. He doesn’t consider himself a cult expert, but by his own admission, “I’m an expert in being screwed over, waking up, and knowing how to spot them.” He’s got a pretty salty approach to most things and is fascinated by the myriad patterns in the human psychodynamic that create the best and the worst in civilization.

Join Mark as he unpacks a whole range of topics to do with: Psychology, Consciousness, Morality, Narcissistic Abuse, Spirituality, Cults, Propaganda, Science, Filmmaking, and Philosophy.You never quite know what you’re going to get, as it really does depend on… WTF is on his mind?!

© 2026 WTF is on my Mind?!
アート ノンフィクション犯罪 社会科学
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  • Russell Brand, Apartheid & Smear Campaigns.
    2026/11/08

    Recording from Cape Town, with Table Mountain out the window, my favorite mountain in the world.

    A second smear campaign is underway against me, this time aimed at my friends, my collaborators and the cult education crowd. My reaction this time surprised even me.

    After six days back in South Africa, I keep hearing the same thing from friends: their kids don't see color in the same way. So why is my feed full of reels telling me race relations here are collapsing? Who benefits from turning us against each other? I also dug out my old apartheid ID number, which ended in 000. That was my race classification.

    And Russell Brand has been found guilty. OK. Now do the grooming gangs. Why did it take so long for anyone to listen, and why were the people who mentioned it called Nazis?

    NARCISSIST'S PLAYBOOK, SOUTH AFRICA SCREENINGS

    Cape Town: Wednesday, 25 November, 6:00 PM, The Labia Theatre, Gardens
    Tickets: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/405156-narcissists-playbook-cape-town-screening/

    Johannesburg: Tuesday, 1 December, 7:00 PM, The Bioscope, 44 Stanley, Milpark
    Tickets: coming soon

    If you know press in South Africa, please send them info about the film.

    Narcissist's Playbook is available to rent at: https://www.narcissistsplaybook.com/

    WOMEN'S SHUTDOWN, SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER
    A nationwide shutdown against gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa.
    https://womenforchange.co.za

    ENCENDER EL CORAZÓN SOUNDTRACK
    The haunting score from the film I scrapped after leaving NXIVM, composed by my friend Mark Killian, with several tracks sung by Bonnie.
    Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/encender-el-coraz%C3%B3n-original-soundtrack/6830945651
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6nm0z1iMuJTmEh1avP1Akf?si=dWR5wFoZR6GnQxBbDslzYQ

    Stay curious.

    Support the show

    The views and opinions expressed by guests on WTF is on my Mind?! do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast or Mark Vicente. Any content provided by guests are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything.

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MarkVicente
    Website: www.markvicente.com
    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@markvicente7
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markvicente/
    X: https://x.com/markvicente
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mark_vicente
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markvicente/

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    19 分
  • Narcissists, Sociopaths & Family Court | Dr. Catherine Barrett
    2026/10/25

    Forensic psychologist Dr. Catherine Barrett has spent her career on both sides of abuse. Early on, she assessed sex offenders, sexually violent predators, and people found not guilty by reason of insanity. Today she consults for attorneys in family court, mostly for parents at risk of losing custody of their kids, and teaches future therapists at USC to recognize coercive control.

    Catherine was already working with offenders when she found herself in a narcissistic relationship of her own. We talk about why the signs are so hard to reconcile, even for an expert, and what that experience taught her.

    We also get into:
    Why therapists make good targets for abusers
    Why she believes so many sociopaths hide in philanthropy
    Covert narcissism, and why exhaustion is a warning sign
    Self-abandonment, and why too much empathy can be a trauma symptom
    What’s broken about family court, and why she thinks it should be abolished
    Why survivors get punished for speaking up
    Why charm can feel so right even when your gut says something’s off

    Find Dr. Catherine Barrett:
    http://www.cbpsychological.com
    Instagram: @cbpsychological

    Books mentioned:
    The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
    The Empath’s Survival Guide by Judith Orloff
    Fawning by Ingrid Clayton

    Watch Narcissist’s Playbook: http://www.NarcissistsPlaybook.com

    Support the show

    The views and opinions expressed by guests on WTF is on my Mind?! do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast or Mark Vicente. Any content provided by guests are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything.

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MarkVicente
    Website: www.markvicente.com
    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@markvicente7
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markvicente/
    X: https://x.com/markvicente
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mark_vicente
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markvicente/

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    1 時間 11 分
  • Bottling Up Rage: Why People Pleasing Ends Badly w/ Nick Pollard
    2026/10/18

    I found Nick Pollard, known online as 'The People Displeaser,' through his Instagram reels, and three days later we were recording this conversation. Nick is a coach and recovering people pleaser who survived a brutal childhood, three divorces, and an addiction that nearly killed him. He came out the other side with ideas that a lot of people find hard to hear.

    We talk about how people-pleasing quietly turns into resentment, why he calls it "little bottles of rage," and why the explosion almost always lands on someone you love. We get into why he doesn't buy the word "empath," what he saw after walking out of rehab and straight onto its staff, and why he thinks a lot of coaches need to stay in their lane. I also push him on the question I keep running into with my own audience: where does taking responsibility for your life end, and where does victim blaming begin?

    Nick also shares why Narcissist's Playbook hit him so hard, and what it showed him about his own past relationships.

    Nick's Instagram: @thepeopledispleaser
    Book: I Hope You Hate This, out January 26, 2027. Pre-order at www.ihopeyouhatethis.com

    Narcissist's Playbook Screenings
    Washington, D.C.: Free screening, Sunday, October 25, Sylvan Theater, National Mall
    Want to join the D.C. street team? Email outreach@narcissistsplaybook.com
    Cape Town, South Africa: Late November. Details coming soon.
    More U.S. screenings in December, with Europe and Australia planned for early 2027.
    Rent the film: www.NarcissistsPlaybook.com

    Patreon
    Behind-the-scenes footage from my trip back to Albany, New York, plus the conversations I don't have publicly: www.patreon.com/markvicente

    Support the show

    The views and opinions expressed by guests on WTF is on my Mind?! do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast or Mark Vicente. Any content provided by guests are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything.

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MarkVicente
    Website: www.markvicente.com
    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@markvicente7
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markvicente/
    X: https://x.com/markvicente
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mark_vicente
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markvicente/

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    1 時間 15 分
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