Called to Be Set Apart in the World 

Social Media Is the Devil's Domain 

Taking Back Territory Online

Edward Bernays and the Birth of Propaganda 

The Desensitization Campaign Explained 

The CIA Inside Music and Film Studios 

Predictive Programming and Outbreak Movies 

Who Benefits If This Is a Lie? 

The Perez Hilton Video: What Happened 

Content Warning and Prayer of Protection 

What I Saw and What Jesus Said 

Rituals Designed to Open Doors 

Are We Collectively Dissociating? 

Ariana Grande's "petal" Video 

Connecting the Ritual to the Video 

How to Protect Your Eye and Ear Gates

A man livestreamed himself being mutilated, and thousands of people reached for their phones to record it.

Content Warning: This episode discusses self-harm and graphic violence. The description of what Leah witnessed runs from approximately 33:50 to 35:30. Skip that window if you need to. The rest of the episode is safe to listen to.

They have been running a desensitization campaign for fifty years, and it worked. Leah traces the slow build from gorier films and occult symbolism in music videos to the moment a real human being harmed himself live on TikTok and the collective response was to repost it for engagement.

This episode connects Edward Bernays and the birth of propaganda, the CIA's long presence inside music and film studios, predictive programming through outbreak movies, and the Ariana Grande video Perez Hilton reviewed the day before his incident. It closes on the theory Leah cannot shake: that we are all operating in some degree of collective dissociation, and that the trauma making that possible is exactly what mind control exploits.

Supernatural Bible Sessions (monthly Bible study): https://supernaturalbiblesessions.com

Please do not go looking for either video. If you saw one and something has felt off since, close the door in prayer and tell someone you trust. And if you are struggling with self-harm or thoughts of hurting yourself, reach out to someone today. You are worth the help.

Pray for Perez Hilton, his three children, his mother and sister. Pray for Ariana Grande.

"If you have one foot in each kingdom, you are protected in neither."

-Leah Steele Barnett

Key Takeaways
The kingdom of darkness plays the long game. Fifty years of escalating gore, occult symbolism in music videos, and violence in video games built the tolerance that made a real livestreamed mutilation shareable content.
Edward Bernays, Sigmund Freud's nephew, built the American public relations industry and ran wartime propaganda. He is the reason you eat bacon and eggs, and the reason women started smoking. The Century of the Self documents how deliberate all of it was.
Predictive programming is observable. A wave of outbreak films in the early 2000s trained a fear response and a dependence on government answers, and in 2020 the public performed exactly that script. Watch what themes are running now to see what is coming.
Rap was shaped in collaboration between music executives and government programs with the specific intent of increasing violence in the Black American population. The CIA has had staff inside film studios and record labels for decades.
Perez Hilton reviewed Ariana Grande's petal video, in which she chainsaws a panel of industry executives and stands covered head to toe in blood, the day before his own incident. Pieces of entertainment built this way carry ritual intent and are designed to open doors.
The most disturbing part was never the video itself. It was how many people watched a human being in crisis and immediately calculated the engagement.

Protect your eye gates and ear gates daily. Research before you watch. Ask the Lord directly whether something is for you.

Featured Scripture

Romans 12:2

"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."

Application: A mind shaped by whatever the culture feeds it loses the capacity to test anything. Renewal is what restores that capacity. Fifty years of engineered desensitization is conformity running on a schedule, and the defense against it right in the Bible: guard what forms your mind, then test everything against the will of God.

Timestamps

00:00 — Called to Be Set Apart in the World 
04:30 — Social Media Is the Devil's Domain 
06:54 — Taking Back Territory Online 
09:20 — Edward Bernays and the Birth of Propaganda 
11:41 — The Desensitization Campaign Explained 
16:22 — The CIA Inside Music and Film Studios 
18:45 — Predictive Programming and Outbreak Movies 
21:11 — Who Benefits If This Is a Lie? 
23:37 — The Perez Hilton Video: What Happened 
29:30 — Content Warning and Prayer of Protection 
33:50 — What I Saw and What Jesus Said 
39:58 — Rituals Designed to Open Doors 
44:50 — Are We Collectively Dissociating? 
54:31 — Ariana Grande's "petal" Video 
58:43 — Connecting the Ritual to the Video 
1:03:24 — How to Protect Your Eye and Ear Gates

Resources and Connect

The Century of the Self (documentary on Edward Bernays and the birth of PR): Adam Curtis, BBC Two, 2002. Four parts, roughly four hours. Part 1: https://youtu.be/DnPmg0R1M04

The Assault on Truth: Freud's Suppression of the Seduction Theory: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, 1984: https://amzn.to/4wBDfoq

All books in Leah's Amazon Book Recommendations: https://amzn.to/3WscgNe

Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no cost to you.

Dr. Robin Perry Braun on Faith on the Fringe (trauma-based mind control and dissociation):

https://plinkhq.com/i/1894554711/e/1000783702683

Dr. Robin's own sites: https://drrobinbraun.com | https://ibrt.net

Faith on the Fringe (Leah's other podcast): https://faithonthefringepodcast.com

Kingdom Talk Podcast with Malaine Lea Butler:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kingdom-talk-podcast-with-malaine/id1813854951

Joyful Jesus (Sean's apparel brand): https://joyfuljesus.life

Tell Leah what you want covered this season: podcast@theleahsteele.com

Leah Steele Barnett:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theleahsteele

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leah_steele_barnett

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahsteeleofficial

Scriptures for Further Study

Romans 12:2. Do not be conformed to this world; be transformed by the renewal of your mind.

2 Timothy 1:7. God did not give a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.

2 Corinthians 4:4. The god of this world blinds the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see.

Psalm 101:3. I will set no worthless thing before my eyes.

2 Thessalonians 2:11. A strong delusion sent so that they believe the lie.

Philippians 4:8. Whatever is true, honorable, pure, and lovely, think on these things.

Matthew 6:22-23. The eye is the lamp of the body.

John 14:6. I am the way, the truth, and the life.

Matthew 7:7. Seek and you will find.

Genesis 1:28. Take dominion over the earth.




#TheCultureCast #Desensitization #OccultProgramming #PredictiveProgramming #MediaManipulation #Discernment #SpiritualWarfare #ChristianPodcast

A man livestreamed himself being mutilated, and thousands of people reached for their phones to record it.
Content Warning: This episode discusses self-harm and graphic violence. The description of what Leah witnessed runs from approximately 33:50 to 35:30. Skip that window if you need to. The rest of the episode is safe to listen to.
They have been running a desensitization campaign for fifty years, and it worked. Leah traces the slow build from gorier films and occult symbolism in music videos to the moment a real human being harmed himself live on TikTok and the collective response was to repost it for engagement.
This episode connects Edward Bernays and the birth of propaganda, the CIA's long presence inside music and film studios, predictive programming through outbreak movies, and the Ariana Grande video Perez Hilton reviewed the day before his incident. It closes on the theory Leah cannot shake: that we are all operating in some degree of collective dissociation, and that the trauma making that possible is exactly what mind control exploits.
Supernatural Bible Sessions (monthly Bible study):&nbsp;<a href="https://supernaturalbiblesessions.com">https://supernaturalbiblesessions.com</a>
Please do not go looking for either video. If you saw one and something has felt off since, close the door in prayer and tell someone you trust. And if you are struggling with self-harm or thoughts of hurting yourself, reach out to someone today. You are worth the help.
Pray for Perez Hilton, his three children, his mother and sister. Pray for Ariana Grande.
<blockquote>
"If you have one foot in each kingdom, you are protected in neither."
-Leah Steele Barnett
</blockquote>
Key Takeaways
<ul dir="ltr">
<li>The kingdom of darkness plays the long game. Fifty years of escalating gore, occult symbolism in music videos, and violence in video games built the tolerance that made a real livestreamed mutilation shareable content.</li>
<li>Edward Bernays, Sigmund Freud's nephew, built the American public relations industry and ran wartime propaganda. He is the reason you eat bacon and eggs, and the reason women started smoking. The Century of the Self documents how deliberate all of it was.</li>
<li>Predictive programming is observable. A wave of outbreak films in the early 2000s trained a fear response and a dependence on government answers, and in 2020 the public performed exactly that script. Watch what themes are running now to see what is coming.</li>
<li>Rap was shaped in collaboration between music executives and government programs with the specific intent of increasing violence in the Black American population. The CIA has had staff inside film studios and record labels for decades.</li>
<li>Perez Hilton reviewed Ariana Grande's petal video, in which she chainsaws a panel of industry executives and stands covered head to toe in blood, the day before his own incident. Pieces of entertainment built this way carry ritual intent and are designed to open doors.</li>
<li>The most disturbing part was never the video itself. It was how many people watched a human being in crisis and immediately calculated the engagement.</li>
</ul>
Protect your eye gates and ear gates daily. Research before you watch. Ask the Lord directly whether something is for you.
Featured Scripture
<blockquote>
Romans 12:2
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
</blockquote>
Application: A mind shaped by whatever the culture feeds it loses the capacity to test anything. Renewal is what restores that capacity. Fifty years of engineered desensitization is conformity running on a schedule, and the defense against it right in the Bible: guard what forms your mind, then test everything against the will of God.
Timestamps
00:00 &mdash; Called to Be Set Apart in the World 04:30 &mdash; Social Media Is the Devil's Domain 06:54 &mdash; Taking Back Territory Online 09:20 &mdash; Edward Bernays and the Birth of Propaganda 11:41 &mdash; The Desensitization Campaign Explained 16:22 &mdash; The CIA Inside Music and Film Studios 18:45 &mdash; Predictive Programming and Outbreak Movies 21:11 &mdash; Who Benefits If This Is a Lie? 23:37 &mdash; The Perez Hilton Video: What Happened 29:30 &mdash; Content Warning and Prayer of Protection 33:50 &mdash; What I Saw and What Jesus Said 39:58 &mdash; Rituals Designed to Open Doors 44:50 &mdash; Are We Collectively Dissociating? 54:31 &mdash; Ariana Grande's "petal" Video 58:43 &mdash; Connecting the Ritual to the Video 1:03:24 &mdash; How to Protect Your Eye and Ear Gates
Resources and Connect
The Century of the Self (documentary on Edward Bernays and the birth of PR): Adam Curtis, BBC Two, 2002. Four parts, roughly four hours. Part 1:&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/DnPmg0R1M04">https://youtu.be/DnPmg0R1M04</a>
The Assault on Truth: Freud's Suppression of the Seduction Theory: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, 1984: <a href="https://amzn.to/4wBDfoq">https://amzn.to/4wBDfoq</a>
All books in Leah's Amazon Book Recommendations: <a href="https://amzn.to/3WscgNe">https://amzn.to/3WscgNe</a>
Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no cost to you.
Dr. Robin Perry Braun on Faith on the Fringe (trauma-based mind control and dissociation):
<a href="https://plinkhq.com/i/1894554711/e/1000783702683">https://plinkhq.com/i/1894554711/e/1000783702683</a>
Dr. Robin's own sites: <a href="https://drrobinbraun.com">https://drrobinbraun.com</a> | <a href="https://ibrt.net">https://ibrt.net</a>
Faith on the Fringe (Leah's other podcast):&nbsp;<a href="https://faithonthefringepodcast.com">https://faithonthefringepodcast.com</a>
Kingdom Talk Podcast with Malaine Lea Butler:
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kingdom-talk-podcast-with-malaine/id1813854951">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kingdom-talk-podcast-with-malaine/id1813854951</a>
Joyful Jesus (Sean's apparel brand): h<a href="https://joyfuljesus.life">ttps://joyfuljesus.life</a>
Tell Leah what you want covered this season:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:podcast@theleahsteele.com">podcast@theleahsteele.com</a>
Leah Steele Barnett:
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theleahsteele">https://www.instagram.com/theleahsteele</a>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leah_steele_barnett">https://www.instagram.com/leah_steele_barnett</a>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/leahsteeleofficial">https://www.facebook.com/leahsteeleofficial</a>
Scriptures for Further Study
Romans 12:2. Do not be conformed to this world; be transformed by the renewal of your mind.
2 Timothy 1:7. God did not give a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.
2 Corinthians 4:4. The god of this world blinds the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see.
Psalm 101:3. I will set no worthless thing before my eyes.
2 Thessalonians 2:11. A strong delusion sent so that they believe the lie.
Philippians 4:8. Whatever is true, honorable, pure, and lovely, think on these things.
Matthew 6:22-23. The eye is the lamp of the body.
John 14:6. I am the way, the truth, and the life.
Matthew 7:7. Seek and you will find.
Genesis 1:28. Take dominion over the earth. 
#TheCultureCast #Desensitization #OccultProgramming #PredictiveProgramming #MediaManipulation #Discernment #SpiritualWarfare #ChristianPodcast

Welcome to The Cul✞ure Cast!



There’s a war on truth, and culture is the battleground.



From the rise of New Age deception to the subtle ways media, politics, and entertainment manipulate belief systems, the enemy is shaping narratives to pull people away from God. The Cul✞ure Cast is here to investigate, expose, and report on how today’s biggest cultural movements are influencing the masses—and what it means for believers who refuse to be deceived.



Through deep dives, real conversations, and uncompromising biblical analysis, we uncover the tactics being used to distort truth, normalize deception, and condition society to accept a counterfeit version of spirituality. This isn’t just another faith-based podcast—it’s a wake-up call.



If you’re ready to challenge the mainstream, question everything, and stand firm in God’s truth, subscribe now. The lies are everywhere. Let’s break them down—one episode at a time.

 

Welcome to The Cul✞ure Cast! 
There&rsquo;s a war on truth, and culture is the battleground. 
From the rise of New Age deception to the subtle ways media, politics, and entertainment manipulate belief systems, the enemy is shaping narratives to pull people away from God. The Cul✞ure Cast is here to investigate, expose, and report on how today&rsquo;s biggest cultural movements are influencing the masses&mdash;and what it means for believers who refuse to be deceived. 
Through deep dives, real conversations, and uncompromising biblical analysis, we uncover the tactics being used to distort truth, normalize deception, and condition society to accept a counterfeit version of spirituality. This isn&rsquo;t just another faith-based podcast&mdash;it&rsquo;s a wake-up call. 
If you&rsquo;re ready to challenge the mainstream, question everything, and stand firm in God&rsquo;s truth, subscribe now. The lies are everywhere. Let&rsquo;s break them down&mdash;one episode at a time.
&nbsp;

The Culture Cast

Desensitized & Collectively Dissociating - The Perez Hilton Ritual Explained